Used Strings Make Good Things

In an interesting twist on supporting local music and the Carter Albrect Music Foundation, Eye On The Sparrow Design's has come up with an interesting way to help you look good and help out a good cause.

Eye On The Sparrow Designs takes used bass and guitar strings from local musicians and turns them into bracelets and earrings. 25% of all sales go to the Carter Albrect Music Foundation. So, if you're a musician, please donate to the cause (you don't need old strings anyway, right?). Or, just go to the website and check out the pieces and purchase something.

Yeah, They Local

When it comes down to comparisons between John Dufiho's two bands, I Love Math are only slightly different than their counterpart Deathray Davies.  While Deathray Davies meanders the landscape of excellent indie rock, I Love Math roams the countryside of acoustic, alt-country leaning pop.  

The group is comprised of stand-out local musicians and are somewhat of a local supergroup: John Dufiho of Deathray Davies, Phillip Peeples of Old 97's, Jason Garner of The Paper Chase and Andy Lester of Slider Pines.  I Love Math has release two albums to their credit so far; their eponymous 2002 debut and this summer's wonderful Getting To The Point Is Beside It which contains the hauntingly beautiful "Only Clowns Are Scary."  It's a song that has very little to do with the fear of clowns and more to do with the great things in life you don't ever want to forget.

I Love Math definitely isn't a group whose album you put in to rock out to.  Instead, they are a band who you put their album in to enjoy a beautiful day with friends or without.  They are mellow without being candy-coated.

Their next show in town is with Salim Nourallah at Club Dada on November 15.

MP3:  I Love Math - Only Clowns Are Scary from Getting To The Point Is Beside It

MP3:  I Love Math - Volcanic Ash from Getting To The Point Is Beside It

I Love Math

One of my favorite local bands, I Love Math, has a record coming out on May 27 in the year of our Lord. The new disc is called Getting To The Point Is Beside It and it should be another good one.

If you're a fan of The Deathray Davies, Old 97's or The Paper Chase then you should probably check out I Love Math since members of those three bands are all in ILM.

You can check out their tour dates here, where they will be playing with the Old 97's. You can also check out their new cut "Josephine Street" down below.

I Love Math - Josephine Street (mp3)