Centro-Matic

...Chris.... Missed you the past few weeks due to meetings. This week's music recommendation is uber-talented yet underknown Denton TX band Centro-Matic. Working class, psychedelic, lo-fi Americana. Front man Will Johnson is an incredibly...

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...Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, and folk master M. Ward. Additionally, Will Johnson of Centro-matic has taken up residence as drummer for the duration of the tour. With so many talents collaborating,...

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...rather than just one. also his South San Gabriel albums are amazing pieces of work, probably closer in sound to this collab than Centro-Matic. I've heard one of his two solo albums which is great too, he's very prolific. Was a bit...

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Few get more lonesome on record than Will Johnson and Jason Molina. I mean, sure Centro-matic can shake the rafters, and South San Gabriel can expand and overwhelm, and Magnolia Electric Co. often sound as big as the Midwestern sky they...

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...with one another. When the curtain opened on the Monsters' packed Orpheum show Tuesday night, the four plus drummer Will Johnson (of Centro-Matic) got right to it with a happy, hectic "Whole Lotta Losin'. " Kicked off by Ward's wispy vocals...

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November 3, 2009 I can't believe it took me so long to listen to Centro-matic. People have been telling me to do this for forever, it seems. Will Johnson sounds so injured (and sexy!) in this one. I picked this one to share with you guys...

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The LP debut from Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co.) and Will Johnson (Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel) plays out almost exactly as expected considering the ingredients: two men with the dark, dark blues, the tools of Americana at their...

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...of one. The set spanned the repertoires of all the Monsters minus poor Mike Mogis, who enjoyed less time in the spotlight than the drummer, Centro-matic's Will Johnson. They wove songs from Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket and M. Ward in with...

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...multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, as well as singer/songwriter M. Ward. At the Greek, the quartet--augmented by drummer Will Johnson of Centro-matic--played some traditional folk. Yet, the group also cranked out the brand of...

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...musical influence. Live, the group promises a show featuring solos, duets and full-band performances of songs old and new, with Centro-matic's Will Johnson helping out on drums. In the studio, however, the quartet resisted the urge to...

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