Scott: Friday night, I caught a Pedro The Lion show roughly in the middle of nowhere. While I was content enough with just seeing David Bazan and company do their thing, the show was completely stolen by opening band Troubled Hubble from Batavia, IL. Their sound is a sort of mix between Built To Spill, Dismemberment Plan, Modest Mouse, and whatever the happiest band you've ever heard is. These are just some of the many gems on their 2002 LP Penturbia [review]:
» Troubled Hubble - Understanding Traffic
» Troubled Hubble - I Love My Canoe
For more information on Troubled Hubble, go to TroubledHubble.com.

Aubin: Earlier this month, Suburban Home released the debut from the band composed of members of Pinhead Circus and Jedi Five. Now, I don't know too much about either of those bands, but I do like this. It reminds me of The Descendents and Kid Dynamite with a little something different thrown in.
» Love Me Destroyer - Homecoming Brawl
» Love Me Destroyer - Beautiful Switchblade Knives Adam: No Choice has been around since the early 80s but I, and I assume a lot of you, haven't really noticed them on this side of the pond until recently. Here's a few tracks from their new album Dry River Fishing. It's an interesting mix of classic UK punk and the post Leatherface / Pegboy sound that comes out of No Idea.
» No Choice - Sonny
» No Choice - Scale Climber's Revenge