I Know Literally Nothing About Exploding Star Orchestra But: They Are Touring And The Two Songs On Their MySpace Are Excellent

Sorry about this one guys. I really got nothing here. I’ve never heard of this band. I picked the news item from a list because I like their name. I’m not trying to be cute about my own laziness to write a story like how Joe B. or Scout Leader Kyle would, I genuinely can’t find much about them on the internet (they don’t even have a Wikipedia page!). Now it might seem like I’m stooping to insulting my fellow writers out of desperation, but the truth is that cranking out stories is fine for them. Joe lives in Boston, where nothing fun ever happens. And as for Kyle, I also wrote a lot of silly stories before I got pubes. Keep that imagination going, kid.

If you are a person who’s into any kind of thing, you should check out the two songs, “Stingray Part 2” and “Cosmic Tomes Part 2,” that are up on Exploding Star Orchestra’s MySpace. Apparently, they’re from an album these guys released in January called We Are All from Somewhere Else. The album consists of three parts that form a story, and the liner notes feature an impressive cast from the Chicago post-rock scene. Early next year, Thrill Jockey will be releasing Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra, an album featuring, uh... Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra.

Hey look! I do know something about them. I guess my headline contains a gross misuse of the word “literally.” Sorry, David Cross. Sorry, English.

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[Editor's note: Exploding Star Orchestra is an ensemble created by jazz musician Rob Mazurek (Tigersmilk, Isotope 217, Chicago Underground, Mandarin Movie). Bill Dixon is a trumpeter who co-founded the Jazz Composers Guild. Thanks for trying, Nat.]

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