Pinebender and my Feelings for Cardinals...

Bummer that game 4 of the World Series got rained out last night. I had planned on that entertaining me for the majority of the night. I find myself rooting for Detroit even though I know I should be rooting for St. Louis since I live in Missouri, despite the I-70 rivalry and whatnot. I don’t even think that’s a big deal anymore since the Royals are pretty much worthless for the time being. I can’t really figure out why I dislike this Cardinals team so much. In the past I’ve usually always liked the makeup of their teams, but not this one. I like Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols; however the rest of the team just leaves me with a bad taste. That, and I get sick of hearing about how David Eckstein is somehow underrated when he has been a two time all-star and probably is brought up a million times in every telecast. I don’t think that’s underrated. He’s pesky, we get it, and I’ve heard his story enough to be able to recite it probably. I also don’t think it helps that they basically skidded their way into the playoffs with that horrific stretch that had near the end of the season. I guess in the end I hope the Tigers win. I honestly hope Kenny Rogers gets another start because that will be an absolute circus if that happens, which will be great television.

Yeah, there was no update yesterday. I got sidetracked when my grandparents dropped off some old camcorder footage they shot of me, my brother, and my cousins throughout the years. I spent a good couple hours just watching that. Weird that I don’t remember a lot of it and I absolutely hate the way I was when I was around 7 years old after watching it. Anyway, that’s what happened.


I did manage to spend quite a bit of time yesterday listening to the new record Working 9 to Wolf from Chicago’s Pinebender. I thought it was supposed to come out in November but apparently it’s already available on the Lovitt website and through Itunes. If you’re not familiar with Pinebender, you’re probably missing out. Their last record The High Price of Living Too Long With a Single Dream made me a fan for life and their newest is only doing more to solidify that. Pinebender plays music at a slower tempo that is fueled by a baritone guitar, another guitar, and thundering drums. Oh, and it’s played exceptionally loud on top of being incredibly dense and thick sounding. The best part is that they create some amazing crawling melodies that will hook someone in the best possible way. Its pretty music that just happens to be really fucking loud, which for me is almost the perfect combination.

Pinebender – Polly Gray [MP3]
Pinebender – Get. Grasp. Have. [MP3]

I do highly recommend this for anyone that is a fan of the whole Midwestern rock sound. If you like what you hear you can pick up the real deal from Lovitt right now. I also suggest picking up their second album as well, as it’s just as equally high on large guitars. That’s all, enjoy!