Banner Pilot - Resignation Day

Jenna - Lo-fi punk rock like punk rock is supposed to be… no pop shit. Heartfelt, gritty goodness.
Ron - Galloping drums, gravelly vocals, dude trying to frig off the bass. Double plus good.
Peter - Late 80's, early 90's hardcore, recently coming back into vogue. Not adult, not contemporary. Thank you Baby Jesus.
Seka - Makes me miss Adolescents, Samiam, All, Face To Face, Lag Wagon… beautifully simple and lovely.

Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain - CHHR2

Jenna - Great little newgrass record with traditional elements. Great banjo… Union Station, anyone?
Ron - Traditional bluegrass done really well, but Carrie's a bit too city. Knock out a tooth.
Peter - Adult Contemporary #4. Hard not to make Dixie Chicks reference. I don't understand this genre, whereas Dave keeps rosin behind his ear in case somebody's bow runs out.
Seka - Hassler? I did… That white suit's got to go. Let's see some tits.

Dirt Mall - Got The Goat By The Horns

Jenna - Straight ahead rock and roll music with predictable guitar solos and throbbing rhythm. Jet.
Ron - Slaughter - thinks it's punk but comes off as metal. Singer needs to commit.
Peter - Rock in the vein of New Bomb Turks, Spitfires, Electric Frankenstein.
Seka - Rock's obviously not dead… but it lost all its energy along the way.

John Eichleay - John Eichleay

Jenna - Ben Folds no piano, but indie instead… cool production, songs vary remarkably.
Ron - British Parlour ska. Anemic cabaret. Like Bob Dorough singing over V.A.S.T.
Peter - Lindsey Buckingham, Jason Webley, Morrissey, sure.
Seka - This guy from New York? I'm betting yes. At least, he'll claim it.

Green Room Rockers - Hoosier Homegrown

Jenna - Soulful ska music… straightforward, great horns, lots of cowbell… tons of fun!
Ron - 60's ska & dance party soul. What Pietasters are doing. Fun, lively… sweet organ & horns.
Peter - Great frat-house ska.
Seka - Booker T/James Brown... But substitute skanking for soul and funk. Nice, but not deep.

In Cadeo - In Cadeo EP

Jenna - Wonderful indie rock with tremendous depth and lyric musicianship… Built To Spill wishes they were this great.
Ron - Layers, builds dynamics… they make me lose track and run red lights.
Peter - Later Meat Puppets… or later Buffalo Tom. Highly melodic and dark college pop. Connells?
Seka - Though it's been done thousands of times before, this angsty noise-pop breathes fresh life.

It's Elephants - Little Trouble In Chinatown

Jenna - Noisy, incoherent rock music with hints of Chili Peppers and Soundgarden… but not as polished.
Ron - Garage sludge metal poorly produced but intriguing stoner rock. Worth checking out.
Peter - Thin Lizzy, Fugazi, Jawbox, Bluetip.
Seka - Got all the changes of Pixies, all the angst of Screaming Trees… Not too shabby.

June Star - Cora Belle

Jenna - Lucero indie style… less polished, more hillbilly. Beautiful guitar and nice melodies. Awesome.
Ron - Tom Petty partying with Shane McGowan. See: The Thin Man, then go back to drawing board.
Peter - Adult Contemporary #5. Jay Farrar crashes a test dummy.
Seka - Yaaaaaaaawn. Mostly boring alt. country… some nice bits, but sad, really.

Moosejaww - Seduce And Paralyze

Jenna - Nice melodies sung poorly. The dynamism of The Frames, but lacking prowess. Tone-deaf Buffalo Tom.
Ron - I'm not writing 2 W's. Off-key singer making Lemonheads.
Peter - The Urges sing about Moosejaw. It's in Alaska. Boy do The Urges rock!
Seka - 90's pre-grunge-core… nice guitar lines and droning off-key vocals. J. would be proud of what he wrought.

Mutlu - Livin' It

Jenna - Well-produced Jack Johnson-esque folky rock with heart. Can't go wrong with Amos Lee.
Ron - Makes me very angry. Amos Lee should be ashamed. Hell, Darryl Hall should be ashamed.
Peter - Adult Contemporary #3. Easy listening pablum. Upchuck of jazz.
Seka - A record with Darryl Hall? I mean, it's got to rock… or whatever.

Lee "Scratch" Perry - Repentance

Jenna - Perry once more creates his own genre… trip-dub… amazing slower dubby Reggae with atmosphere by tons.
Ron - I've never been turned on by a dude this old. Except that one time.
Peter - Very cool, sounds like summer. I'm actually okay listening to this for the rest of the night, but I've been forewarned that there's going to be a lot of Adult Contemporary tonight. Great.
Seka - This is exactly everything Gwen Stefani wants to be.

Andrew Ripp - Fifty Miles To Chicago

Jenna - Super funky AAA like Jason Mraz, but this guy says nothing… he is groovy though.
Ron - Better than Jamiroquai, not quite Stevie. Funky, sticky, sweaty, sleazy, yucky. Piss off.
Peter - Adult Contemporary #1. Equal parts Jamiroquai, Timberlake, and Zima.
Seka - Trying hard to be Stevie Jamiroquai doesn't make you that…. But he does have that hat.

William Walter & Co. - Late Night Solitaire

Jenna - The sort of folky acoustic rock Edwin McCain forced on the world. Touch of soul, nice production.
Ron - Decent MOR blues with indecent amount of Rod Stewart bullshit "rock" pronunciations.
Peter - Adult Contemporary #2. Inexcusable homage to Dave Matthews, John Mayer, etc.
Seka - Nice unassuming music for frumpies. Frathouse acoustic soul.