10-22-11 - "Little Something" ~ Big Hurry

I've waxed eloquent about Big Hurry on a few previous occasions.  The point of this blog is to celebrate music, specifically music that I enjoy, and I very much enjoy this band, so there you go.  I hope you likewise enjoy this band, and some of the others that I post, although I realize that musical tastes differ.  That is why Nickelback are still making albums.


Friday night was the celebration concert for the release of Big Hurry's new EP, "Sink Or Swim."  It was a pretty high-octane show, kicked off with some DJ action, followed by a smokin' quartet of Brooklyn-based indie rockers, These Animals.  Then, the Big moment arrived - Big Hurry's set, complete with four catchy new tunes that comprise the EP.

They led off with new tune "Ordinary", then immediately dropped into "Little Something":

The tune starts off with a sweet little rhythm riff, then gains momentum as leading lady Kelly Tobias brings you the truth in lyrical form.  And when I say "gains momentum", I mean that's what the song is about - starting small and making something out of nothing, working your way to the top.


Of course, I can't help but direct you to yet another wondrous acoustic performance as captured by Draw Us Lines and featured in their Echo Chamber sessions.  Dani Buncher's percussive efforts on this track are mind-blowing, and the stripped down version allows the ladies' vocals to permeate your consciousness:

"Hey, we started back in the golden age
when clouds weren't Pittsburgh gray..."


For the record, while I support the use of "Pittsburgh gray" (if you've lived here, you know exactly what Kelly is talking about with that phrase) in the lyrics, our city is more than just a perpetually overcast steel town.  We may not have cloudless blue skies 24/7/365, but the city's glory does shine brightly in the sun on numerous days throughout the year.  Just don't want any out-of-towners getting the impression we're like Seattle where it rains year-round (oh wait, that's a stereotype too).


FREE download of this track available on Bandcamp: http://bighurry.bandcamp.com/track/little-something


EDIT (11-19-11): it seems the above link is no longer free, but now there's a FREE download of the remix on Bandcamp! (and you should just buy the album anyway, because it's schweet!)


PS - Check out Hugh's exclusive look into a Big Hurry practice session from a few days before this show:  Image of the Day - Little Something.  Hugh, of course, is another guy in Pittsburgh who takes much higher quality concert photos than I could hope to capture.  You should definitely take a look at some of his fine work.