
Chavez
The angular indie rock unit Chavez was led by singer/guitarist Matt Sweeney, the former frontman of New Jersey's Skunk. Following the group's demise, Sweeney joined the New York band Wider, which included onetime Live Skull drummer James Lo; when Wider dissolved in 1992, Sweeney began playing with ex-Bullet Lavolta guitarist Clay Tarver. Lo joined not long after, and with bassist Davey Hoskins, Chavez cut its first demo recordings in late 1993. Following Hoskins' exit and the recruitment of bassist Scott Masciarelli (also known a...[more]
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This super-deluxe re-mastered compilation has a triple-gate digipak: two CDs plus DVD, two 28-page books, the two original studio albums (1995's Gone Glimmering and 1996's Ride The Fader), non-album b-sides, compilation tracks from What's Up Matador and Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks, a previously unreleased track, two promo videos, a tour documentary, plus other DVD Easter eggs.
2xCD $15.99
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The angular indie rock unit Chavez was led by singer/guitarist Matt Sweeney, the former frontman of New Jersey's Skunk. Following the group's demise, Sweeney joined the New York band Wider, which included onetime Live Skull drummer James Lo; when Wider dissolved in 1992, Sweeney began playing with ex-Bullet Lavolta guitarist Clay Tarver. Lo joined not long after, and with bassist Davey Hoskins, Chavez cut its first demo recordings in late 1993. Following Hoskins' exit and the recruitment of bassist Scott Ma [ read more ]
CD $9.99
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Working from the basic foundation they established on Gone Glimmering, Chavez spins off into new territories on their second album, Ride the Fader. Equal parts post-hardcore punk and prog-metal, Chavez's music is intellectual guitar rock -- riffs are fractured and self-consciously asymmetrical, winding in on themselves and then turning inside out. What prevents Ride the Fader from becoming a tedious, pompous exercise in experimental rock is visceral directness, combined with detail. Cha [ read more ]
MP3 $10.49
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This super-deluxe re-mastered compilation has a the two original studio albums (1995's Gone Glimmering and 1996's Ride The Fader), non-album b-sides, compilation tracks from What's Up Matador and Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks,
MP3 $10.49
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Working from the basic foundation they established on Gone Glimmering, Chavez spins off into new territories on their second album, Ride the Fader. Equal parts post-hardcore punk and prog-metal, Chavez's music is intellectual guitar rock -- riffs are fractured and self-consciously asymmetrical, winding in on themselves and then turning inside out. What prevents Ride the Fader from becoming a tedious, pompous exercise in experimental rock is visceral directness, combined with detail. Cha [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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