I'll be the first to admit, I've been called a music snob. It's not because I'll only listen to this or that, but not that...whatever that means. But it's cause I'm fairly vocal about what I don't like. I have no issues with MTV, VH1 or commercial radio, only bad tunes.

I've played in bands and had no success. I've known some people that played in bands and saw some success. So, I know when I hear a good tune, or more importantly something that I like.

And I'm all for supporting local music. The problem I find is when I was going out regularly to see bands, I usually left clubs disappointed. So, I stopped going out. Probably my loss, but with being selective, I set myself up to be surprised -- and today I was.

Being the features writer I often get pitches from organizations, people, bands...so that they can get some publicity. The problem is the can of worms it can open. Write about one...

Today I got one of those pitches for a band called Cheers Elephant. They're from Downingtown. Although I'm probably not going to write a story on them for the paper, I felt the need to here.

I was happily surprised by the tunes they have posted. They're playing at Rex's on Wednesday and I'm planning to go. I haven't been to Rex's in quite some time and am looking forward to it. I'm hoping to hear Sunrise Spaceships. My advice, check 'em out at http://www.myspace.com/cheerselephant and go to Rex's.