Settled in the corner of an abandoned townhouse within the inner city of Baltimore about two years ago, I was introduced to a slew of bands that were opening for Cass McCombs. Aboretum and The Oxes are the only names I recall at this time, but one of the more fascinating instruments I watched that night was the musical saw. Equipped with a bow and - tada, a saw - I watched some dude go to town with one of these things. Anyway, the only reason I brought this up is because the a saw & bow are both inexpensive, and this online lesson seems like a quick way to get started. Oh, and today's band is Saw.

It seems impossible to find anything on Saw. Tumbleweed vacated the main site and my first search turned up the musical saw(result above), with the second returning bandsaw, as in carpentry. Not exactly what I was looking for. Saw's online home happens to be 80H Records which is almost exclusively an online label which means that all releases become available for download. An acoustic crossed with lyrics such as - "today I see through time, the forest, and the clouds...from Brixton to Beline." It's a creepy sounding listen at times, but well thought out.

Saw - Controlling My Fear
Saw - Through the Fire
Saw - It's Hard To See

The Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven(Letterman - Thanks T)

M. Ward to release new album in February

Added name by the comments section as we're going to have a couple people jump on board for various projects, so it's a way of identification. Keep you posted.

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