via www.myspace.com/exnorwegianLook, the band members have last names like Garcia, and there's nothing even particularly Scandinavian-sounding about this homegrown trio. Formerly known by the definitely worse name of Father Bloopy, luckily, the band refreshingly mines musical territory often forgotten in these parts -- classic guitar power-pop of yesteryear. And filling this musical void has ensured that the band's short existence has been pretty damn stellar -- it regrouped as Ex-Norwegian just
It may seem like there's been a blog avalanche on Crossfade about the Pretty Faces, but it's because they deserve it. The Boca-based quartet is one of Palm Beach County's best-kept rock secrets -- a welcome, refreshing blast for fans of the Kinks, the Raspberries, Badfinger, and any number of other top rock acts who ably mixed barroom skronk with pop polish. The foursome has been slowly working its way south through South Florida's circuit, and recently released its second album, Another Sound.C
​To read past installments of Notes from the Soundboard, click here. One constant theme of this column is a fixation on bands and artists that somehow fell through the cracks that occur within pop music's lengthy trajectory. That's one hazard of rock's rich repertoire -- so many artists, but so little time to absorb it all. Fortunately, the industry's current obsession with reissues offers a second opportunity to rediscover music that may have been overlooked the first time around.Once such op
