Cincinnati City Beat
September 2004

Besides a good range of musical styles, the spectrum of energy was also found within the MPMF showcase programming. For Pittsburgh's This Band Is the You, Red Bull must've been on the rider, because the singer/guitarist thrashed about wildly during the band's searing set of high-energy Indie Pop at Jefferson Hall. Over at Crush, Chicago's gaberdine played a haunting brand of quiet "Chamber Pop" that should've left the crowd hushed. But, alas, it seems most people don't understand Slowcore etiquette. I heard more about Suzy So-and-So's sister's wedding than I did the band itself. Still, gaberdine took it all in stride and we give high praise to any band that can make kazoos sound mysterious and textural.