Mr. Greg Ginn has yet another new ensemble who'll soon be releasing their debut album. They go by the name of (gulp) JAMBANG... and ya know what? They're good! You can hear some tracks at their MySpace site here. Yeah, OK, you hear the term "jamband" and you think white-boy frat kids w/ dreadlocks, bongs and 'Dead posters on their wall; or perhaps you think Dave Matthews Band and the John Butler Trio. Whatever the case, it's probably not good. Jambang sound more like a droney, elongated take on 'Flag ca. '85, or late-'80s Meat Puppets: lots of intertwining guitar lines playing off each other like Verlaine/Lloyd w/ a creepy piano backdrop. There's even a drugged-out psych groove throughout some of the jams, as shown on their standout track, "Of The Moment", and you try to telling me that song hasn't got a total Velvets/Spacemen 3/Wooden Shjips vibe running throughout its veins. I dig it, a lot. The album's out soon, and I'd say it's highly likely you'll be able to download the whole thing for free via one of Ginn's sites, much as you could w/ the Gone, Mojack and Texas Corrugators (a great platter, by the way) discs from last year. I think you'll be surprised...