Reviews of “Safe, Effective, and Fun”
With the release of their 4th studio album, Electric Needle Room (brothers, Matt and Steven Beat) seem to be at the top of their game. Safe, Effective and Fun has a more evolved and focused sound than heard on previous records, adding more kooky keyboard and synth noise with “techy” electro drum beats, somewhat recalling […]
Meeting the Band: Electric Needle Room
Omaha newbies Electric Needle Room By: Will SimonsIssue: March 18, 2009 Electric Needle Room inadvertently hold an outsider’s perspective to the Omaha music scene. In a town where a good number of the working musicians grew up alongside one another, played in bands together, partying and gossiping together along the ride, trying to elbow your way into the […]
A Pair of Nebraska Pop Festival Performers | Video Feature
Posted by bridge0814 on Thu, 08/23/2012 – 9:55am in bridget mcquillan, music, nebraska, nebraska pop festival, video by Bridget McQuillan In its fourth year, the Nebraska Pop Festival attracted bands from as far as Iceland and Germany, while still showcasing plenty of local artists and bands from around the Midwest. From July 10 to July 15, bands of all sizes and many […]
Electric Needle Room takes on the Presidents of the United States
Local teacher uses music to make social studies more memorable Reviews of Matt’s President songs Posted by Nick Spacek on Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:52 AM Kansas City-based indie-pop act Electric Needle Room is mostly the work of one man: middle school teacher Matt Beat. If you’ve ever tried to hold the attention of a 12-year-old for longer than 30 seconds, you […]
American history has a musical champion
Cover of the Electric Needle Room’s album, “The Presidents of the United States of America, Volume 1.” Most musicians sing about relationships, raging parties, love, life. But not Matt Beat. Matt Beat sings about dead presidents. Actual dead presidents. Like George Washington and Millard Fillmore. His one-man band, Electric Needle Room (bonus points if you can name the […]
The Electric Needle Room tackles the presidency — in song
Posted by Luke X Martin on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:35 AM Chances are, you’re not quite who you set out to be when you were in high school. Making it as a professional athlete takes more dedication and genetic predisposition than most people have, and those dreams of touring the country with your band are long gone. But […]