Full disclosure: Of Maravich's three members, Taffy has played in bands with two and known the third for almost half his life.

I walked into J Clyde's last week to grab a beer and talk to my friend who was bartending. I got my beer, a lot of racket, and not much conversation. You see, Maravich was playing a small show in support of a singer songwriter. The bar was fairly full and it was hard to make much out of the din, but I copped a demo before I left and will now share my thoughts on it.

Made up of former members of Brazil, Wasteland D.C., and Jim Fix, Maravich is a stew of influences that has yet to congeal. Track one is a snarling, Stooges-esque ripper with elements of classic rock and fast SST-style hardcore. "Out There" and "Go On" (tracks two and four respectively) have a quiet/loud/quiet/loud thing going on reminiscent of power-chord post-hardcore bands Small Brown Bike and Rival Schools, and "Kandor (my life in a bottle) splits the difference: droning hard rock in the style of "White Pony"-era Deftones mixed with the more up beat melodic post-hardcore.

The demo sleeve is decorated with a simple stamp and the insert offers only the song titles, band members names, contact information and flag of Indianapolis. The recording is fabulously messy, like a high quality practice tape. In an era where too many bands take themselves seriously, Maravich sounds like some dudes having fun in a basement.

There are a lot of disparate elements present in these songs but I think a year of writing and playing will result in more cohesive material.