Bob Parins w/ Josh Mease - $6

Bob Parins of Brooklyn might be most known these days as the bass player of California Folk-Rock band Vetiver, but a little investigation will reveal that he's been involved in a long, trailing cloud of interesting musical projects before he joined up with Andy Cabic and company (and since). Bob has played and recorded with the likes of Rufus Wainwright, the Clientele (with whom he appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Fruit Bats, and members of the Shins, to name a few. He has music in french film "Jusqu'a toi" (Parins/Manchon composition "Nowhere" sung by Sufjan Stevens) and the american "Paper Man" this year. Most impressive though are Bob's own recordings. the sound is eclectic yet familiar borrowing from a wide palate of sounds ranging from Flamenco music to T-Rex. Bob's 2nd solo effort "lucky Little guy" will be released in Wisconsin at Mother Fools on July 24th.

Josh Mease, originally from Houston, Texas, lives in Brooklyn, where he can often be found exploring the abandoned corners of the city, finding peaceful solace in cemeteries, empty swimming pools, and abandoned waterfronts. His debut LP, Wilderness, is the result of these wanderings.-- Each song evokes a scene from an imaginary world. The album takes us from the front porch summer swing sing-along "Days Like This" to the day-glo world of "White Diamonds" and ends with the ambient and beautifully strange "Tall Trees." Mease also shows a talent for love songs. "I See You," a duet featuring Jess Martins (Via Audio), is a lovely campfire stargazer about finding your other half - and "Eleanor" evokes silent movie imagery from the past. The topics of each song are diverse, but the theme remains that world of Mease's mind where the music and listener are safe from the daily hustle.