The Gaslamp Bazaar — SteamPunk Forum
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October 19th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Can I say what bands I like here? I found three awesome bands that I love on the net. I think they’re all steampunk. It’s hard to tell. I LOVE Steam Powered Giraffe (a Steampunk MIME band), Tragic Tantrum Cabaret and The Smart Brothers. Steam Powered Giraffe has songs that sound real modern, a song that sounds old fashioned WITH a mime dance, and a bunch of funny mime performances. They have stuff all over the net. Tragic Tantrum Cabaret has a really exotic Goth/cabaret sound for the girls, and they dress for the boys. The Smart Brothers - if I remember their names right - have a lot of music that reminds me of hippie folk-rock like Bob Dylan’s style. They must have been raised by hippie grand parents. That’s all I’m saying. I’m not sure if the smart brothers are steampunk or not, but they wear retro clothes and play retro music. None of these bands sound like Abney Park, or any of the more commercial steampunk stuff. They all sound different from each other. But that’s what I like about them. What if all the music did sound alike? Hmmm.