I never got into the whole heavy metal thing, but I did hear something that was kind of interesting on Friday. I was listening to the Jim Rome show on the radio (a sports show) and he was interviewing Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue. Sixx sounded like a really down to earth kind of guy, pretty laid back. Not at all like the kind of guy you would expect to be 'shouting at the devil', etc.
Apparently, there has been a book written about the band, and they are planning some kind of tour in '05 or '06. I have no idea why Sixx was on the Jim Rome show, unless Rome's just a fan and he'll do what he pleases with his own show. Anyway, I hope this brightens the day of all you Crue fans out there.
PS--BBlair, keep up the good work.
Russ W
- Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 17:35:07 (CST)
You talk about the Crüe and mention me in the same post. Why is that? Okay, so I like them. Whatever.
I've met Nikki and the rest of the band when I interviewed them a couple of years ago. He did seem pretty decent. It's amazing how some of these people are nothing like you'd imagine them to be. To this day, I'm still amazed how friendly and easy-going Alice Cooper was. He went out of his way to make us feel comfortable.
In our recent issue, I did an interview with the founder of Mushroomhead. They're one of those heavy metal, mask-wearing bands and I thought the guy would be an idiot or a jerk. Instead, he was friendly and intellegent. We ended up talking for nearly an hour. He's 33, as I am, and it was funny to hear him say that he didn't understand some of the new bands coming out.
b e blair
- Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 22:19:40 (CST)
Oh, I was going to say that the book they were probably talking about is The Dirt (I think that's right). It's the band's autobiography and it's being made into a movie. The group is also planning a final tour with all four original members to go along with it.
I'm familiar with Rome but don't regularly listen to him, so I don't know his normal practices but The Ticket (the sports radio station in Dallas) frequently talks music and has local bands on. Back when I was in the area, a few bands told me how much they loved The Ticket because it was one of the few places they could get on the air, even if for only an hour or so.
b e blair
- Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 22:25:32 (CST)
Look, Brian, the "mass Christian public" comment was a reversal of your own words. I have no objections whatsoever to charismata; frankly I wish we were more open to this sort of stuff in the c-o-c. But anti-intellectualism is as dangerous as anti-spiritism -- wouldn't you agree? Isn't self-criticism crucial to growth?
I'm sorry that you got the c-o-c hammer while your dad was in town for ramadan. I hope you realize that I am coming from a totally different place with my criticisms of Gibson and his movie. I would also separate carefully between criticism and judgment. I am in no way assessing Gibson's (or anyone else's) commitment to God or the value of their Christianity -- cf. Romans 2. Does the exposure of double-standards and intellectual laziness with irony and sarcasm qualify as judgment? I don't spare myself the same, by the way....
matt c.
- Tuesday, March 02, 2004 at 09:09:15 (CST)
Sorry, the above belongs in films....
matt c.
- Tuesday, March 02, 2004 at 10:38:15 (CST)
From my TMBG email list -
It’s officially secret and unannounced,
but we thought YOU should know….
TMBG full band performance secret show at SxSW in Austin, Texas Friday, March 19th late (last event) at the Parish Club At the SXSW Barsuk Records Review
TMBG will be performing many new songs of the upcoming EP and album.
Nathan
- Monday, March 15, 2004 at 11:40:26 (CST)
Caught Jimmy Le Fave at Gruene Hall on Friday night. He drew me in playing Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" and kept me there playing "Emotionally Yours," "Positively 4th Street," and "Just Like Tom Thumb Blues." It was probably the best value for a $10 cover charge that I've ever experienced.
If you've never been to Gruene Hall it's worth the trip to New Braunfels.
http://www.gruenehall.com/
Nathan
- Sunday, March 28, 2004 at 13:29:52 (CST)
Oliver's Army was nominated as best cover band in this year's Dallas Observer. We're very honored, and we'd like to win. If you are so inclined, you can visit the web site below and cast a vote for us. We would be most appreciative.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/musicawards/ballot2004/
PS If your conscience won't let you vote for something you haven't heard, go to:
www.oliversarmyband.com and click the link for "online music" to listen to 5 songs we recently recorded.
Thanks in advance for all who vote for us and especially to those who spread the word to unsuspecting family and friends to vote for us as well ;)
PPS They ask for personal information at the beginning of the ballot to cut down on voter fraud. Feel free to give them made up names/addresses/email. No sense in facilitating spam for me.
RB
- Monday, March 29, 2004 at 15:21:06 (CST)
I'd love to vote for Oliver's Army but Hard Night's Day is really good. I'm going to need some time to think about this.
Actually, looking over the ballot, I realize how much the scene has changed in just three years. I barely know about a quarter of those acts and, the ones I do, many of them are bands that formed fromt he ashes of other bands I was into.
The thing that I also notice is that, as usual, the Observer puts the same couple of bands in just about every category. They're notorious for having a list of favorites. I didn't see how nominees were selected but I'd bet that it's all done in-house. At least at FW Weekly we sent out the nominating ballot to something like 20 people (club owners, radio people, record store owners, etc.).
Still, it's good to see Oliver's Army included in the ranks.
b e blair
- Thursday, April 01, 2004 at 02:05:18 (CST)
It's mostly in house, but they do get input from station owners, club owners, and the like. It's a small group, though, and they vote for the same people all the time. Luckily for us, the guy who owns the Barley House is one of the nominators and he's a big fan. He's also a big fan of my nephew's band, Slobberbone, which is why their singer/songwriter Brent Best is always up for something.
Hard Night's Day won last year, and they're voting for us (or so they said. I'm sure thay're just being nice). Have you visited the band website yet? Those recordings make a pretty convincing case, I think. :)
RB
- Thursday, April 01, 2004 at 10:52:07 (CST)
RB,
Don't worry. You've got my vote. Those guys in HND have had more than enough attention over the years.
I didn't know that your nephew is in Sloberbone. I haven't heard them in awhile but I was really into those guys for a period of time.
b e blair
- Monday, April 05, 2004 at 16:47:57 (CDT)
Yeah, my nephew is Jess Barr (his mom's an elementary school teacher in Abilene). Jess plays on the last 2 Slobberbone records, Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today, and whatever the most recent one is called. He replaced Mike Hill, who played on Crow Pot Pie and Barrel Chested. Mike Hill left Slobberbone to start his own band, 12 lb. Test, whose bass player is Mike Alves. Mike Alves is the bass player for Oliver's Army. (One more link, and we'll get to Kevin Bacon).
I saw Jess at the Barley House last time Oliver's Army played there. He's just gotten married, and he said that Slobberbone is on hiatus. I don't know if that's just a break or if they split. Jess is working on a solo project, which I haven't heard. But he's really great on guitar, so I'm sure it's going to be good.
For those unfamiliar with Slobberbone, they're a bit like a harder edged Son Volt, only without all the navel-gazing.
RB
- Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 07:59:22 (CDT)
Slobberbone is supposed to play at Lubbock's 'Easter Bash' on Sunday, which takes place at a driving range less than a mile behind my house. You're all welcome to sit on our back deck and hear the whole #$(@#* show for free.
It is too loud, and I am too old.
RW
- Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 10:18:56 (CDT)
For the sake of Pete, someone please archive.
Jay
- Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 07:56:52 (CDT)
2002 and 2003 will soon be available in the sounds archive.
I hope this helps Pete out.
Webmaster
- Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 10:29:31 (CDT)
rob eby here, and i read in the houston paper about blender magazines list of the 50 worst songs of all time, (If you search, they also did a 50 worst bands of all time) using criteria like bad melodies, wretched performances, not making sense, and pomposity,
The article mentioned that this mag was fairly new and small, so maybe some of this was to generate talk, but when
#48 THE BEATLES “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 1968
42 SIMON & GARFUNKEL “The Sounds of Silence” 1965
If Frasier Crane were a song, he would sound like this
41 BILLY JOEL
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” 1989
Can you fit a cultural history of the twentieth century into four minutes? Uh, no
make the list, i wonder if they really were just preaching, and not trying to be objective, whatever that might mean for pop music.
Those out there more in touch with the music scene wanna offer their comments?
rob eby
- Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 15:18:30 (CDT)
I'm no music dude, but I'll respond.
My response is that I think it is difficult to set objective standards for evaluating pop music.
Like 'Sounds of Silence'...maybe the harmonies are kind of weird, but the song still has a way of hooking people in. Shall we call a song that so many people know "bad" in spite of its power over us? Does it become a 'guilty pleasure' that we must mention in shame?
This brings me to what I consider to be one of the greatest pop songs of all time: 'Every Breath You Take,' by The Police. The lyrics aren't that deep, the melody is pretty simple...there are many complaints we can make about it. And yet, it is another one of those songs that we can all sing along to, like it or not.
But then again, I admit to liking Styx, so my opinion counts for very little.
Russ W
- Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 18:40:25 (CDT)
Here's a list of Blender's top ten. Even though these were popular, I do have to agree that there are some real stinkers here. And of course, we probably don't want popularity to be synonymous with 'good music', or else this list would be some of the "greatest" songs of all time.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-04-18-worst-songs_x.htm
Oh, and this article says that they had to be hits to make the list, explaining why 'Who Let the Dogs Out' is not #1.
1. We Built This City Starship 1985
2. Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus 1992
3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung 1986
4. Rollin' Limpbizkit 2000
5. Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice 1990
6. The Heart of Rock & Roll Huey Lewis & The News 1984
7. Don't Worry, Be Happy Bobby McFerrin 1988
8. Party All the Time Eddie Murphy 1985
9. American Life Madonna 2003
10. Ebony and Ivory Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder 1982
Russ W
- Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 18:49:49 (CDT)
Ummm..."Who Let the Dogs Out" was a hit. It was just too cheesy to merit consideration for what purportedly is a list of songs which were meant to be taken seriously, according to the USA Today article.
Of course, this qualification seems to be completely arbitrary...their list does include some rather arguably cheesy entries such as "Dancing on the Ceiling", "Barbie Girl", "Rico Suave", and "Cotton Eyed Joe".
And Rob, I knew objectivity had gone out the window when they switched from objecting to "I Wanna Sex You Up" to slamming the guys' looks, to a detail that I don't want to go into here.
dave rigsby
- Friday, April 23, 2004 at 09:27:54 (CDT)
http://www.lubbockonline.com/images/042304/13579_512.jpg
You rang?
Rico Suave
- Friday, April 23, 2004 at 10:06:24 (CDT)
What, no one else is going to take the bait on best/worst/worst of the best pop music? Say it isn't so, Daryl Hall.
Russ W
- Monday, April 26, 2004 at 15:24:58 (CDT)
Why bother? I know of at least two previous polls for worst song ever, and both of them were public opinion polls, as opposed to some wannabe magazine.
Dave Barry ended up publishing a whole book about it after having a poll which attracted over 10,000 people and named "Macarthur Park" (by Richard Harris or Donna Summer, take your pick) as the worst. (Summer's version, the remake, managed to be 2½ times longer than the original, which is amazing, considering the original was over 7 minutes.)
And a rather obscure but long-running radio program called "Crap From the Past" (www.crapfromthepast.com) had an impromptu poll which named a song called "Love Letter" by an artist called "Giggles" as the worst song ever recorded. (The poll was conducted just after the song played for its first and last time on the program.) The song is available on the site, if you want to torture yourself for four minutes.
dave rigsby
- Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 12:48:12 (CDT)
Oliver's Army took a stab at writing an original, at the behest of ADV Films. It's going to be used as the music in a preview for an upcoming DVD release called The Get Backers. The song was written especially for the preview, so it's very short (1:21), but I'm pretty happy with it. The lyrics are nothing to do with the show, though the words "get back" feature prominently. We'll record it again at a future date with another verse and live drums, but ADV is using it as is right now, which is cool. You can hear the final results below.
http://www.tanksleyalves.com/OliversArmy/oasongs/GetBackFinal.mp3
RB
- Tuesday, May 04, 2004 at 09:59:30 (CDT)
Well done, Oliver. I can envision the DVD now....kind of a buddy movie, lots of chasing people on foot, double crossing, and sticking it to the man. I have not idea if that's what it's about, but that's what it did for me.
Russ W
- Tuesday, May 04, 2004 at 18:25:30 (CDT)
hey, pretty cool song there, RB! when/where does the movie come out?
do y'all have albums released?
in austin news, Anything But Prettier (my new band!) will have their very first REAL gig on Friday, May 21st at a 6th-street club called the Vibe. if you're in the vicinity, come check us out! we're on at 10PM, opening for another local band, Nooner. we rock (we just got a drummer on sunday! luckily for us, a very talented, fast-learning drummer!), we're hot, we're worth the trip. oh yes. :)
julie
- Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 13:28:17 (CDT)
RB or evan, or anyone, really, i've been lookin' at buying a new bass. now, i know we got the fender and dano players here, but anyone got any experience with italia or dipinto basses? there are models in each line that get amazing reviews, sound great in various recordings, look incredibly cool...but i don't know anyone personally who's actually played one. and of course, noone in town stocks 'em. just curious if y'all have any experience with 'em...
julie
- Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 13:33:44 (CDT)
Sorry, Julie, I got nothin' in regards to what you're asking. I've never even heard of them, honestly. I've never really looked into the more obscure brands, I just stick with what I know. I guess I'm boring that way.
Evan
- Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 12:08:11 (CDT)
Julie and RW,
Thanks for the praise, and sorry to be so slow in answering. I don't know what the show is about at all, but I like Russ' imagined description. Since it's Anime, I fear it'll be about 2 guys with inexplicable superpowers who sing and dance while fighting a robeast from the spirit world. But the preview ought to at least rock.
I'll let everyone know when there's something on the market to listen to. This is our first foray into original music, but I think it bodes well. We'll see what happens.
Julie, I don't know much about basses anymore. I have a Fender and a Dano, and I like them both. But I hardly play either of them anymore (except when I give bass lessons on occassion). I haven't kept up with new brands for a couple of years. Sorry.
RB
- Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 09:30:39 (CDT)
New Magnetic Fields record: A+. Wow. Yowza. Duh-damn.
matt c.
- Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 11:11:16 (CDT)
Is it just me (a grad student with no disposable income), or are concert ticket prices just outrageous? Van Halen is coming to Lubbock's big arena. Tickets are $92 and $62. Shania Twain will be here for something like $86 and $71. And even Hilary Duff wants $44 and $49. Aerosmith was here recently, and I'm sure those were over $50.
I know that the money goes to more people than just the recording artists. But still, it seems excessive.
RW
- Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 09:49:35 (CDT)
The music world has lost one of its most unique and recognizable artists. Ray Charles died last night after a long bout with liver disease. His voice, style, and ability to touch multiple types of audiences endeared him to fans all over the world. He was 73. God Bless him. there will never be another who comes close.
Evan
- Friday, June 11, 2004 at 14:07:42 (CDT)
Oh yes, the Beastie Boys are back. Or is it that they never left?
I heard them on Letterman Tuesday (with their new single, Ch-Check It Out). Then yesterday afternoon, I was surfing channels and found, on MTV2, a collection of the 10 greatest BBoys videos, as voted by the fans. Number 1 was, of course, Sabotage.
The Beastie Boys provided some memorable songs from my high school and college years, so it kind of 'takes me back' whenever I hear them.
Russ W
- Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 14:55:07 (CDT)
The Beastie Boys may be back but, from the couple tracks I've heard, the new album isn't that good. It's just blah. The beats aren't there. The rhymes don't have the punch. They've become rather profane, all of a sudden.
Still, I need to listen to the whole album to render an official opinion.
b e blair
- Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 16:22:05 (CDT)
I admit to being a fair weather, greatest-hits-type of Beastie Boys fan. A greatest hits album could be really good, but I'm aware that each album is not necessarily top quality.
They're doing a concert on MTV2 Sunday at 8 pm eastern, FYI. I'll probably miss it, but who knows.
Russ W
- Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 18:02:06 (CDT)
Celebrate Bastille Day by listening to 'Bastille Day' by Rush.
Russ W
- Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at 15:28:30 (CDT)
Article about They Might Be Giants
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445923/site/newsweek/
RW
- Thursday, July 15, 2004 at 21:14:21 (CDT)
Tonight, I went to see the Bodeans wth Bob Schneider opening. It was a good show all around but I talked to the girl at the merch booth and she mentioned that she was from Austin. I kept thinking that she reminded me a lot of our own beloved LIsa.
Of course, she's not as pretty as Lisa but there were some similarities. I was tempted to ask her if she was related to Lisa but I realized how freaky that would make me look.
Instead, I went to get another beer and enjoyed the end of the show.
b e blair
- Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 03:44:35 (CDT)
Brian Blair,
How's your online venture going these days? Is there any chance you might be interested in an unsolicited asubmission from me? If so, email me at omnisonicNOSPAM@msn.com (remove the NOSPAM)
RB
- Friday, August 06, 2004 at 00:21:00 (CDT)
Check out www.omguide.com for the latest from Blair, et al. There's even an interview with Richard Marx, which I found interesting. Way to go, BBlair.
RW
- Friday, August 06, 2004 at 10:16:26 (CDT)
The Richard Marx thing was kind of interesting. I was surprised how much he had been doing in recent years. Also, he's a really decent guy and real easy to talk to.
This next issue will have my Cowboy Junkies interview. I spoke to Alan and the one thing I take away from the interview is his recomendation to check out Chris Smither. I'm not really familiar with him. Are any of you?
This next issue should also have my review of the new Steve Earle, which I was disappointed in.
Thanks to all of you that check out what we're doing over there.
b e blair
- Sunday, August 08, 2004 at 11:21:09 (CDT)
08/21, lexington, ky. bob dylan opening for willie nelson, or vice versa. oh yeah, baby. two birds with one stone. anyone want to accompany us?
jlc
- Monday, August 09, 2004 at 09:54:50 (CDT)
why is DJLOGIC touring with john mayer and maroon 5? id like to see logic, but not pay $33 for the rest of the lineup.
jlc
- Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 18:29:56 (CDT)
Well, it's not Bob Dylan, and in the eyes of many not even the Cowboy Junkies. But I possess two tickets to see Don Henley perform in a 500 seat theater in his hometown of Linden, Texas. I haven't paid money to see a concert in over 8 years, but an intimate evening with a true rock legend seemed worth the investment.
Jay
- Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 09:07:45 (CDT)
Since BBB called me and reminded me I have a gig in Ft. Worth this Friday, it reminds me to tell all of you as well.
The Owen Temple Band will be at Woody's Tavern this Friday night. It in a big shopping complex off I-20 and Bryant Irvin Rd. Good bar, lots of good beer, TV's with lots of sports, etc. We always have a good time there, so I hope to see more Losers this trip.
Evan
- Monday, August 16, 2004 at 21:03:07 (CDT)
Evan,
Have a good show. An acoustic duo I play in called Duck & Cover is playing that night at the Magic Time Machine restaraunt in Addison, so I'll be unable to attend. Keep me posted next time you're in town.
RB
- Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at 18:30:08 (CDT)
the willie and bob show was great. willie was willie, and two of his sons and sister backed him up. ive always been amazed when in the company of one of willie's kids (normally paula in austin). i just stare and think, damn, you swam outta willie nutz! anyway, after a medley of classics, willie gave back to god with "Will the circle be unbroken" which led naturally into "I'll fly away". we were jiggin and kickin up dust. when god had his due, willie asked the crowd if anyone minded ole hank williams, and paid hank tribute longer than god, naturally.
after an intermission, clad in black save a white cowboy hat, bob suddenly appeared on stage as mysteriously as an icon could appear anywhere. he was just suddenly there, stage left, on the keyboard. he put on a helluva a rocknroll show, changing standard tunes like "hollis brown" into rocknroll madness. he said not one word to the crowd the whole show, not even when, after an extended prelude, a short little pigtailed man with flabby arms appeared in the middle of bob's show, center stage, and, seemingly high as an eagle, perfectly harmonized with bob in "i shall be released" which had the feel of a manifesto chant. i was about to kill myself with joy. great, great show.
oh, any nashvilleans want to go see bella fleck and the flecktones this weekend? $5 dancin in the district. wife has to work, so i need a pal. if not, in two weeks george clinton and the parliament etc are dancin in the district. either one.
jlc
- Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at 13:38:08 (CDT)
i am now singing with the st paul's episcopal choir. they actually pay quite a few vanderbilt vocalists to perform with them, so it is a pretty darn good choir, requiring a lot more work than what i thought it was going to require of me just not to look foolish. sept 26 we are performing durufle's requiem and 4 motets with a live orchestra. i really wasnt too familiar with durufle before rehearsals began, but i really dig his is counterintuitive timing and unconventional harmonies. can anyone recommend any durufle recordings? waltman?
jlc
- Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at 22:35:15 (CDT)
Saw the aforementioned Henley show last night and it was great. The tiny theater held only 400 people, and we were 6th row, center stage. Could have proverbially spit on him had I so chose. He's actually touring right now and playing mid-size cities/venues such as Tulsa, Corpus Christi, Shreveport, etc. So he came complete with a 6 piece band, first rate sound and lighting. His musicians were phenomenal, of course. He played just about everything you would expect, and little you wouldn't. Just about everything on his greatest hits, and four Eagles songs. He's not the best singer, but live he sounded identical to his recordings...despite having a small cold. Told lots of stories about growing up in East Texas, and gave the background on some of the songs before he sang them. My favoite was in the late 80s he went to some chic Hollywood Hills party and watched Jack Nicholson hit on Michelle Pfiefer unsuccessfully. She seemed pissed off, distant, and lonely. So Henley went home and wrote "The Last Worthless Evening". Cool to hear that kind of story coming from him. And he didn't espouse his ultra liberal politics nearly as much as I suspected, though it was noticable when he amended lyrics in "The End of the Innocence" from "the tired old man that we elected king" (1st Bush) to "the brash young man that we elected king" (W). Had two encores totaling five songs, and ended with "Hotel California" and "Desperado", to no one's surprise. Was very pleased he didn't try to sing any new stuff, as I was far more interested in him filling time with stories about his old songs instead of plugging some new album no one cares about. Wished he'd have played "The Long Run", but didn't. Finally, not too many folks under 40 in the crowd. As Erin described it, kind of like being in the empty nesters class at church. Overall, it was money well spent.
Jay
- Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 09:23:52 (CDT)
Way cool, Jay. I know you'll remember that show for a long time.
Russ W
- Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 10:41:49 (CDT)
cool indeed jay.
jlc
- Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 14:10:03 (CDT)
Very nice, Jay. Shows like that are hard to come by these days.
Evan
- Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:58:45 (CDT)
so tomorrow's day of Austin City Limits music fest pits Elvis Costello against Bobby Bare, Jr. I can't decide which to see! and the conundrum made me think of you folks, for fairly obvious reasons. what a dilemma!
i missed neko case, since i didn't attend yesterday, but we caught her show the night before at the mercury. was quite amazing, as would be expected. opening for her were the Moonlight Towers, a local band which absolutely kicks butt. if they come to your town, i highly recommend y'all try to catch them. WARNING: i bought their album at the show, and yes, they played some songs live that were on the album, but the album entirely fails to catch their vaguely country vibe, which is really what i loved about them. i mean, they do pop well, too. but it was the country-pop where they really shone. in my opinion. go see 'em!
julie
- Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 22:38:58 (CDT)
Julie, if Bobby Bare Jr.'s recent album is any indication, I'd say go see his show. Damn, it's sooooo goooood. I can't wait to see him perform some of this stuff....
matt c.
- Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 23:59:29 (CDT)
i chose bobby bare. which was a wise choice, as the music was amazing, i was able to be up close AND in a chair and in the shade, and man. just amazing.
calexico this morning, front row, no obstruction at all between myself and them, was freakin' EXCELLENT! they're my new favorite band. yes.
julie
- Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 18:48:29 (CDT)
Hey, Julie, I'm interviewing Damon Gough (aka Badly Drawn Boy) for Brian Brair's online music mag. Send me some ideas about questions from you and that urban hipster crowd you hang with in Austin.
Nathan
- Monday, September 20, 2004 at 11:31:43 (CDT)
Those of you in the SA area probably know of the band I'm about to rave about. Two Tons of Steel is a badass rockabilly band from down that way and I got to see them last week when they opened for Owen Temple. They just plain rock. All the musicians in the band are top notch and have put a lot of time into sounding as authentic as possible. They do a good mix of original and covers, including "My Gal is Red Hot (Your Gal ain't Doodily Squat)". If you ever hear of Two Tons in your area, go see them. It will be worth your time.
Evan
- Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 13:28:27 (CDT)
Evan,
I heard them a year or so ago, Evan. They are well worth seeing, especially if the rockabilly holds a special place in your heart.
Nathan
- Friday, October 01, 2004 at 13:38:56 (CDT)
Hey -
For any of you guys interested in the Christian/worship genre of music...
I play Stick & bass on a new 2 CD set by Joann McFatter & Keith & Sanna Luker. Vol. I - "Cloud By Day" (avail. now). Vol. II - "Fire By Night" (avail. early '05).
The music on these CDs were from a live 2 night gig back in June '01 in Ft. Worth, TX. We rehearsed a song or 2 for about 15 minutes - then "performed" some 3+ hours of music non-stop. Joann (who's like the Miles Davis in the Christian music world) & the Lukers call this 'prophetic'. The rest of the music community call this 'improv'. Take your pick. Either way I am very happy to have been a part of it.
...and what's really weird is listening to what I was playing back 3.5 years ago before my extended vacation of music. It was one of the better musical nights in my life if I remember. Like seeing a snapshot from the past for the 1st time.
'Cloud' is available on the Luker's site - http://www.younghungrylions.com
Baggett
- Saturday, December 11, 2004 at 14:39:05 (CST)
Saw this article on CNN.com today. Thought you guys would really get a kick out of it, since many of you are so musically inclined.
The article is called "Review: The best of the best-ofs" and is a subjective ranking of 50 favorite rock hits collections. They start off asking the question, "What are the greatest hits' greatest hits?"
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/19/bestofs.one/index.html
How do you think they did?
Scott F.
- Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 16:39:53 (CST)
My mom sent me the new live cd from Neko Case, The Tigers Have Spoken, for xmas. These are recordings done with the Sadies and Jon Rauhouse. I've heard Neko Case play live three times, always with backup singers (usually Kelly Hogan and Carolyn Mark), Rauhouse on a wide variety of instruments and Tom Ray on double bass (no drums). This album has quite a different feel than these other shows I've seen, but the songs are excellently performed. Many of them do not appear on her studio albums. The record concludes with "This Little Light" and "Wayfaring Stranger." If you like country music, I highly recommend Case in general and this album in particular.
Here's a link:
http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/nekocase/51
Unfortunately no samples to download, but the itunes link on this page will have some.
matt c.
- Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 10:53:38 (CST)
Question: Is it an honor to have one's CD auctioned off on ebay?
Baggett
- Sunday, January 09, 2005 at 23:24:44 (CST)
Yes.
Bianco
- Monday, January 10, 2005 at 06:57:01 (CST)
Unless the opening price is one cent and it receives no bids! hehe
Scott F.
- Monday, January 10, 2005 at 16:44:24 (CST)
I've been meaning to put this out for a while.
In Nov. Wired magazine released an album with all tracks under a creative commons license (http://creativecommons.org/wired/) For all of these tracks you can rip, sample and mash to your hearts content. Just don't make any money on them. (some you can look at the site)
Anyway here are the tracks:
Beastie Boys / Now Get Busy
David Byrne / My Fair Lady
Zap Mama / Wadidyusay?
My Morning Jacket / One Big Holiday
Spoon / Revenge!
Gilberto Gil / Oslodum
Dan the Automator / Relaxation Spa Treatment
Thievery Corporation / DC 3000
Le Tigre / Fake French
Paul Westerberg / Looking Up in Heaven
Chuck D with Fine Arts Militia / No Meaning No
The Rapture / Sister Saviour (Blackstrobe Remix)
Cornelius / Wataridori 2
Danger Mouse & Jemini / What U Sittin' On? (starring Cee Lo and Tha Alkaholiks)
DJ Dolores / Oslodum 2004 (includes (cc) sample of "Oslodum" by Gilberto Gil)
Matmos / Action at a Distance
And here's the address to download a zip file of the them - http://www.loserfriends.org/wired_sample_mash_share.zip
Maybe you can do something cool with them.
nathan
- Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 11:42:59 (CST)
holy cow. the bonaroo music and arts festival (june 10-12 and 60 some miles from nashville) looks to be fantastic. perhaps many loserfest for jamband lovers? 3 day festival includes (not in order):
jack johnson
dave matthews
allman brothers
alison krauss
modest mouse
bela fleck
john prine
mars volta
earl scruggs
widespread panic
driveby truckers
gourds (austin's own)
citizen cope
and a lot more.
damn impressive so far, and the list is growing.
gonna be at least 2 rounds or tix sales, graduating in price. price is outrageous, naturally, at least $150 but that includes 3 day pass with camping and parking.
let's think about it.
jlc
- Friday, January 21, 2005 at 17:58:47 (CST)
good grief. 'mini' loserfest.
jlc
- Friday, January 21, 2005 at 20:19:08 (CST)
Catching up on a year worth of posts...
The Crue book is, in fact, "The Dirt". It's in the bargain bins now. Not a great read, mainly tales of how wild they were. Read the tales with much scepticism, many are probably not true. Most interesting may be the story of the guitar player's illness.
Glad you caught Henley on his home turf, Jay. He's at his best there.
Question for Nathan - back in Abilene you had a Bruckner CD that I enjoyed listening to. Can you tell me, if possible, the name of the piece(s) and the conductor?
Karl R.
- Friday, January 21, 2005 at 21:37:22 (CST)
Karl,
I'll find the CD for you. I hadn't looked at sounds in a while.
Nathan
- Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 11:08:01 (CST)
After a 2-3 year break I will quietly slip through the back door of the local music locale next Friday.
Solo Chapman Stick
Fri Feb 4, 2005
The Leaf [202 Cypress – Abilene, TX (325)670-9955]
(somewhere between) 8-11p
free
The usual hodge-podge of Stick rantings featuring my originals as well as covers from classical, jazz, pop music, and The Who. I'm forcing myself out of hiding so I'm a little concerned. Wish me well.
Baggett
- Friday, January 28, 2005 at 11:40:02 (CST)
One of my all time favorites, Pat Metheny Group, put out a new recording last week. - http://www.patmethenygroup.com/
"The Way Up" is a 68 min. single composition. Co-wrote by long time Pat collaborator Lyle Mays (they're refered to as the Lennon/McCartney of the jazz world) this composition is supposed to be a protest against several ideas including "a world where fear has become a cultural and political weapon". Sounds like a popular "film" maker I know. Ha.
Protest or sham, it's dang good music if you've got the time and musical stomach to digest it all in one sitting. I love the CD art work too.
**** 1/2
Baggett
- Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 19:32:36 (CST)
Karl,
The Bruckner disc is:
EMI Classics CDD 63895 2
Anton Bruckner - Symphonie No. 4 "Romantische"
Klaus Tennstedt
Berliner Philharmoniker
It appears to be out of print. The below would be a good substitute in my estimation.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001GEX/
Polygram Records
Anton Bruckner - Symphonie No. 4 "Romantische"
Claudio Abbado
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sorry for the delay.
Nathan
- Friday, February 11, 2005 at 09:49:14 (CST)
julie,
you know where i can get a copy of the sharecroppers' cd that has "F you sam walton"?
jlc
- Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 12:29:48 (CST)
jeff,
as far as i can tell, the Good Medicine Band's "Spirit of the Sharecroppers" album is out of print (they had to change their name - some other Sharecroppers out there first, it seems). You might find some leads knowing that Nathan Hamilton was the singer-songwriter, and that his website is http://nathanhamilton.com/. He's still playing and making albums, and perhaps he's covered his own song on one of his new albums.
as far as spicy african peanut soup goes, i'm afraid i can't help ya. i hate peanut soup. BUT there are TONS of recipes that can be easily found by googling (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-06,GGLD:en&q=spicy+african+peanut+soup), and perhaps one of them works? Austin Java doesn't have their recipes posted or available in person, i think.
julie
- Monday, February 14, 2005 at 09:46:40 (CST)
(actually, as i peruse the NH website more, since i once thought he was great, i see that his 2003 life release has a song called "mercantile store" on it, which, i believe, is the song to which you refer, jeff. it's got "cotton dresses," which was my fave song off of SotS...and i have heard that NH&No Deal remake on the radio...much preferred the SotS version, but still think its' a fantabulous song...)
see http://nathanhamilton.com/buy.html
and
http://www.texasmusicroundup.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TMR&Product_Code=RU1044
for very little, yet a little bit of, further information.
julie
- Monday, February 14, 2005 at 12:25:13 (CST)
thanks, julie. soup was delicious. ive had mixed success with recipies online but the link was great.
jlc
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 00:05:25 (CST)
julie, emailed nathan hamilton and he replied as follows:
Jeff,
the sharecroppers cd is out of print so can't help you there. i do have a live cd that has 3 songs on it that i use to do with the sharecroppers. also, just fyi, two of the other members from the sharecroppers have a band called "hundred year flood". you might check them out on google if so inclined.
sorry i can't be more helpful.
take care,
nathan
cool dat.
jlc
- Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 17:57:36 (CST)
okay, so i just found out that Lynn, Wendy, and I (y'know, from the Casting Couch) will be doing an acoustic mini-set tomorrow night around midnight on KVRX' "the doug show" around midnight. and, i think, you can listen from anywhere! should be interesting, at least. that'll be me on backup vocals, the glockenspiel and the maraca. sweet.
the casting couch: http://onthecastingcouch.com
KVRX: http://www.kvrx.org
julie
- Monday, February 21, 2005 at 07:52:55 (CST)
Julie,
Is Trouble Down South still going strong?
RB
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 10:36:37 (CST)
oh no, TDS broke up nigh on a year ago. i immediately joined Anything But Prettier (and am still playing with them now), but my main creative outlet lately has been the Casting Couch, whom i joined in June of last year.
TDS' lead singer/main songwriter just started a new family last week (well, they STARTED about 9 months ago, really) with the birth of his son, so i'm thinkin' that whole endeavor (TDS) may not be started up again anytime soon. :)
julie
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 12:09:18 (CST)
damn, julie, no kidding, you are one badass betty. ive always admired your talent. im going to listen tonight.
jlc
- Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 16:11:38 (CST)
Yay, casting couch!
I did, indeed, tune in online and thought it great fun. Your band mates (can you say band mates? what else are they?) seem like interesting folks worthy of your own talent and musical prowess. You guys had way too much fun taking pics for your website (well, okay, maybe not _too_ much).
thanks for the link, btw...I don't think I ever listened to this station when we were in Austin but they seem to have a good groove goin' on ;)
lisa
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 09:20:54 (CST)
glad you liked it! it was a lot of fun...although nearing 1AM i was starting to get severely sleepy. heh.
also the website pics: man, that was fun! one thing i really like about this band is how fun everyone is, and how well we get along. which will definitely help when we're all in lynn's giant van for 2 weeks on tour later in the summer.
KVRX, the UT Student-run station? in austin you can get the best reception down by campus, not so much in other parts of town. but they do rock. from (i think) 9am-9PM the station is actually KOOP, which always has sleepy-voiced new age psychics or ranting activists on all day. it's the night-time that 91.7 really picks up.
julie
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 11:23:13 (CST)
okay, another bit of casting couch news (after this, we got no more gigs for a while, so i'll be quiet!):
1. sunday night we're playing at Emo's with Purchase NY, Songs from the Frontier, and Knife in the Water. and we're not the very first band! we're second, on at 10:45.
2. for those of you both in and out of austin, we're going to be on Eklektikos, the morning music show on the local NPR station, KUT 90.5. this is quite an honor (and a miracle!), so we're practicing up to sound just perfect. we'll be on at Noon, Texas-Time, and you can listen from www.kut.org, if you so desire.
sweet. i'll be a rock star any minute, i can just feel it! heh.
julie
- Friday, February 25, 2005 at 16:22:18 (CST)
okay, purely in the interest of self-promotion, i must mention that the Casting Couch is scheduled to be on the radio AGAIN, that is, on monday, 2/28/04 (probably TODAY, for those reading from home), at noontime.
go listen! i just got back from our show at emos which KICKED BUTT, coz we rock. :) (can you tell i'm all pumped up?)
www.kut.org if you're not in austin. click on "listen."
julie
- Monday, February 28, 2005 at 00:59:01 (CST)
Thanks for the Bruckner info, Nathan!
To atone for the previous content-free posting, here's a little something...
Marisa and I had the good fortune to see the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) premiere a Philip Glass piece that was commissioned for the NSO. Mr. Glass was present and took part in a question/answer session afterward.
You can hear samples of the new work, an NPR item on the premiere and the longer unedited interview at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4461694
-Karl R.
- Tuesday, March 01, 2005 at 22:07:57 (CST)
sweet. the casting couch's set from KUT (local NPR station) is now online!
https://webspace.utexas.edu/bolandle/songs/the%20casting%20couch/tcc%20on%20kut/
go check it out...
julie
- Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 14:44:04 (CST)
Local popular musician Danny Thomas passed away yesterday. I mention it here at loserpals 'cause Evan played with him often. I'm sure Evan will chime in with something more profound to say.
I've never been real big on the local Abilene bar scene so I rarely go see acts...but I'll go see Danny. One night Angela & I had a free room at a local posh hotel. I wanted a beer so we went downstairs to the pub where none other than Danny (and I think Evan) were playing. As we walked in to the packed joint, from the little stage Danny announces my entrance with a surprised tone in his voice (HEY...there's Brian Baggett). All these drunk people kept coming up to me like I was somebody famous. Thanks Danny.
Danny was a pretty genuine guy and a fun act so I'll miss him.
Baggett
- Friday, June 03, 2005 at 21:56:50 (CDT)
I didn't know Danny that well, but I know he influenced my little brother (that would be Evan) for the better. I know he will be missed, but remembered fondly.
Russ W
- Friday, June 03, 2005 at 22:44:54 (CDT)
okay, so any losers in san antonio, i just want to urge y'all to come out and see the casting couch (my band! for which i'm the bassist/singer/not the main singer, though, but i sing a lot!) playing this upcoming monday, June 13, at the Wiggle Room as part of Buttercup's GrackleMundy series. we'll be on at 9, or so i hear. come say hi, i'll buy you's a beer, y'all!
www.onthecastingcouch.com
http://gracklemundy.com/sets/2005/jun13.htm
aw yeah.
julie
- Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 19:18:57 (CDT)
oh. so it looks like we'll be at karma, not the wiggle room. i was told the wiggle room! but i guess it's at karma. further updates if necessary...
http://www.karma-bar.com/
julie
- Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 19:20:54 (CDT)
Curious to read your impressions of Spin magazines list of top albums of the last 10 years. Brian Blair? Russell B? Julie? Nate? Matt?
Jay
- Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 15:09:19 (CDT)
initial impressions:
looks to me like the compilers of that list were some of those kids wearing black in high school, and perhaps some eyeliner.
also impressed how many of those albums i own.
julie
- Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 16:38:31 (CDT)
so the casting couch is playing tonight in San Marcos, at the Triple Crown (right off the town square), in case anyone's interested/available/fairly close. :) 9PM is our scheduled showtime.
also, we're about to begin our tour (tomorrow we're working half days, THEN we're leaving!) of the american southeast! if y'all know anyone in the following towns, spread the word! send 'em to http://onthecastingcouch.com if they've got questions...
Wed. June 29 - Triple Crown, San Marcos, TX
Thur - June 30 - The Vortex, Beaumont, TX
Fri - July 1 - The Thirsty Hippo, Hattiesburg, MS
Sat. - July 2 - 40 Watt, Athens, GA
Tue - July 5 - Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
Wed - July 6 - The Nick, Birmingham, AL
Thur - July 7 - Red Star Bar, Baton Rouge, LA
(also say a small prayer for us, as we and the band we're touring with (fluffer's union...can one pray for a band called "fluffer's union"?) will be travelling in two fairly rickety old vans, one less rickety, one less old, both a little scary.)
julie beth
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 07:49:39 (CDT)
Julie, give me an email real quick. my brother is in metro atlanta, and might be interested in seeing your band.
ebster_95 at yahoo dot com
rob eby
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 14:22:58 (CDT)
nice! email sent, rob.
julie
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 15:54:55 (CDT)
Cool website for the band, Julie. Hope you guys play for some great crowds on the tour.
Russ W
- Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 23:38:46 (CDT)
I didn't get to see Raul Midon perform on Letterman this week, but I did get a link to a video of his performance from my friend Carlos.
Raul's signing and playing acoustic guitar, at times with what looks like a fingerboard technique. And in the middle, he does this 'mouth trumpet' solo (kind of a la Bibby McFerrin). Pretty cool, all in all.
http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/exclusives/music/ls_ex_music_raulmidon.shtml
Russ W
- Saturday, July 02, 2005 at 16:39:11 (CDT)
From Reuters:
Secrets of skilled didgeridoo playing revealed
Thu Jul 7, 2005 10:12 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - It's easy to produce a simple sound but virtuoso didgeridoo playing involves tricky breathing and a certain way of opening the vocal tract, Australian physicists said on Wednesday.
The unusual instrument, which originated in northern Australia and is made from the trunk of a tree hollowed out by termites, usually plays only one note.
But skilled performers can produce a range of resonating sounds.
Scientists at the University of New South Wales in Sydney studied how the masters do it by using a small tube and a microphone to detect the sounds inside their mouths.
The researchers discovered that the opening of the glottis -- the part of the larynx that contains the vocal cords -- was the key.
"We conclude that a major difference between a novice and an experienced player is a learned, but usually subconscious ability to reduce the glottal opening," said Joe Wolfe, who headed the research team, in the science journal Nature. A didgeridoo is about 1.5 meters (yards) long and was traditionally used to accompany chants and songs. Its unusual sounds are produced by interactions among the sound waves of the instrument and in the player's vocal tract and the motion and air flow between their lips.
The movement of the lip sends a sound wave into the instrument but it also travels back into the vocal tract which can act like a resonator - boosting some sounds and repressing others.
The scientists measured the frequency response of the vocal tract inside the mouth of the performer.
"We do this by injecting a signal having hundreds of different frequencies, and measuring how the tract responds to their frequencies," Wolfe said in a statement.
Skilled didgeridoo players subconsciously reduce the opening of the glottis to produce the instrument's haunting sounds.
Scott F.
- Friday, July 08, 2005 at 08:43:24 (CDT)
Since most of us have a connection to Abilene and so many appreciate or are involved in the music scene, I thought you would find this article interesting. I would just post a link but then you would have to register to read it.
Live music venues close in Abilene
By Samantha Underwood
July 15, 2005
In the past two weeks, three Abilene nightspots, Club Platinum, Justin Case Presents TK's and Abilene City Limits (one of my personal favorites), closed their doors.
These closings affect those of us who frequented the clubs, as well as the owners and employees of the establishments.
But what about the musicians who played there?
Recently, I sat down to discuss the state of live music in the Big Country with several Abilene musicians: blues guitarist Happy Fat; musical workhorse Tony Barker; Meatball, host of two area open mike nights; and Jakeb Hall and Coy Chew of country band Justin Berry & Whiskey Trip.
''It's a real bummer,'' Barker said of the club closings. ''I think more will open, though. There seems to be a cycle.''
There seemed to be a real sadness within the group about the closings, along with more than just a touch of bitterness among some of those gathered.
Hall was particularly upset about the closing of TK's. ''Now we have no place left to play,'' he said
''I've become really jaded about it over the past 20 years,'' said Happy Fat. ''It's really so sad. When the Chelsea Street Pub (at the Mall of Abilene) closed (several years ago) - that was the death knell.''
One area that has improved slightly due to the closing is attendance at the open mike nights.
''Unfortunately, the jams don't pay,'' Meatball said. ''I would rather they were out making money.''
The money aspect of it may well be a major factor, though. Abilene musicians are afforded the luxury of getting paid to play (musicians will tell you this does not always happen in major cities). Couple that with the small crowds, and it's a financial disaster.
''Abilene is a great mother that raises lousy children,'' Happy Fat said. ''The only clubs making any money right now are the Tejano clubs, because live music is such a vital part of their culture. They support it.''
Support of live music, or rather the lack of it, was a theme that showed itself again and again.
''If you are not a rock band, then they won't support you,'' Chew alleged.
''If I am as good a guitarist as people say I am, then why don't those people come watch me play?'' Happy Fat wondered.
All is not lost though. There are some new venues opening themselves up to live music. For example, Lytle Land and Cattle Co., 1150 E.S. 11th St., recently added live musicians (including Barker) on the weekends.
''What everyone needs to do now is to ride the wave,'' Happy Fat said.
In the meantime, go to those places we have left, see your favorite acts play and enjoy what the Big Country has left. Who knows how long they will be around?
Scott F.
- Friday, July 15, 2005 at 08:31:26 (CDT)
Don't even get me started........good stuff, Baggett.
Evan
- Friday, July 15, 2005 at 14:34:59 (CDT)
http://www.songstowearpantsto.com/
Trust me.
Jef
- Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 23:21:13 (CDT)
anyone follow rachel sage? heard her on whole wheat radio (very cool indie online radio station broadcast from talkeetna ((my neck of the woods)), alaska). ani, joni, and tori-esque.
"lovely and literate folk-pop-rock, socially aware and eclectic" - The Village Voice. Lilith Fair Performer & John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winner
jlc
- Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 21:35:39 (CDT)
also, this site features a cd done by a chinese woman specifically for americans who have adopted chinese girls. comes highly recommended byb WWR, mentioned above.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/pence2/from/jkloss
jlc
- Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 23:29:08 (CDT)
wow, for anyone who likes folk, gospel, oh brother where art thou female vocals singer songwriter type stuff, check out this local texan (now touring the globe).
http://www.jolieholland.com/bio.html
im in love. in love, by god.
jlc
- Monday, September 26, 2005 at 18:35:06 (CDT)
One of the local music venues regularly publishes their upcoming shows in the BSU student paper. A couple of names stand out.
Stryper
Echo and the Bunnymen
The guys from Stryper are not pictured in their 80s striped spandex (thank goodness), but they are all dressed like Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, and that's still pretty gay to me.
Russ W
- Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 11:12:40 (CDT)
this chick rocks:
http://www.janisian.com/
jlc
- Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 13:40:06 (CDT)
this chick too.
http://www.katiereider.com/
im listening to a webcast that only deals with indie music and therefore i am only listening to "local" acts from all over. damn there really is great stuff out there.
jlc
- Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 16:21:32 (CDT)
damn, her too:
http://www.elenimandell.com/
jlc
- Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 17:18:56 (CDT)
his version of old milwakee's best (john prine) is fantastic.
"well my wife and my dog is gone / and i cant get jesus on the phone / but old milwakee's my best friend."
:)
jlc
- Sunday, October 09, 2005 at 00:27:16 (CDT)
I teach on Wednesday nights, and last night we finished early. I was able to catch part of the performance by the Boise State Big Band.
It brought back a lot of memories. It was a generally mediocre performance, probably not unlike some of the jazz band performances I was a part of. (Certainly I was one of the weakest performers back in the day; I can only blame myself for mediocrity. I think we had some better musicians at ACU than they had last night, however.) But parts were pretty good, and the crowd was generally into it.
It also reminded me of one of the reasons why I rarely go out to live music performances: people won't shut up anymore. Whether I go to the Dallas Wind Symphony, James Taylor, or the BSU Big Band, I am sure to sit within earshot of some lady who won't shut up. (Yes, there are guys who won't shut up, but I've been running into the women lately.) Talking through a show at a bar/club with your friends is one thing (socially expected and accepted), but talking through a performance in an auditorium is another.
Russ W
- Thursday, November 03, 2005 at 15:25:24 (CST)
I was almost eight years old 25 years ago today when I saw Peter Jennings (as I remember it) on the news talking about the shooting of John Lennon. I asked my mother, "Who was that man who got shot." She told me he was one of the Beatles. I knew who they were and had listened to their early pop stuff. I was facinated by profound amount of grief that was poured out because of Lennon's death. I remember Reagan being shot a short time later and the world seemed to me to be a scary, tenuous place.
In many ways I guess it still is.
Peace, John.
Nathan
- Thursday, December 08, 2005 at 10:20:32 (CST)
okay, so in case you're curious what austin's favorite indie-pop band has been up to lately...
the casting couch has just released it's first full-length album! yes, you can now hear the glorious sounds of the casting couch EVEN IF you don't live anywhere near where they play (although some touring action is due in march...i'll keep y'all posted...).
you can check out the band at http://onthecastingcouch.com
or check out the new album (and listen to a couple of tracks) at http://ieatrecords.com/artists/tcc.html
(yeah, yeah, i'm the bass player/part-time vocalist, but still. it's good! or so *we* think. :) (that's me in the background on "row your boat"!))
julie
- Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 19:22:42 (CST)
...and if you REALLY love us, check out our myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thecastingcouch (more tracks available for listenin' to here!)
plus, i'm really embarrassed i misplaced that apostrophe in the possessive "its" above. please accept my apologies.
julie, again
- Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 19:25:38 (CST)
Anybody heard/heard of Jens Lekman? I heard him on Accuradio and am checking samples on Amazon. Funny, witty, a 'melange' of styles and textures. And he's from Sweden, which I think is cool.
Russ W
- Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 17:12:55 (CST)
Hey, Julie, can you help me put some tunes up on my myspace page? I can't figure it out and I'm trying to make my page more lifelike.
Evan
- Monday, February 20, 2006 at 14:25:31 (CST)
Oh man, I am digging accuradio.com today. I'm on the 'Modern Rock Classics' channel, which has stuff from the 80s and early 90s, with periodic appearances from The Ramones and The Clash. There are mini-commercials to sit through, but it's not that bad. And as the songs play, a pic of the album cover art appears; you can click to view the album at amazon. The variety of artists on their channels is sometimes small, but it's good today.
Russ W
- Friday, February 24, 2006 at 14:51:50 (CST)
My streaming music of choice these days is themp3dj.com, which has no ads and a rather wide range of music (and a sometimes erratic stream). They are very good about playing requests (made via e-mail or phone; they're in Indiana, I believe) within a reasonable amount of time.
dave rigsby
- Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 13:48:12 (CST)
evan, did you ever figure out the whole myspace thing? sorry about my lack of response until now. let me know, and i'll see if i can help (i'd have to recall how i did it in the first place, i know it was a pain in the butt...and linking from somewhere else on the web did NOT work, but uploading .mp3s from my computer DID).
julie
- Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 11:25:10 (CST)
Yeah, I got a DJ friend of mine to convert the files for me. You can check them out on myspace.com/evanchristian. Pass them along if you like them, criticisms are welcome. Enjoy!
Evan
- Friday, April 14, 2006 at 16:07:12 (CDT)
Good stuff, Ev.
Russ W
- Friday, April 14, 2006 at 17:00:09 (CDT)
Willertone Records. I love it.
Baggett
- Saturday, April 15, 2006 at 00:26:48 (CDT)
I saw Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard on Friday night.
Merle did well, but it really wasn't his crowd. He did get the house on its feet with a good cover of Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues".
Dylan was in good voice and actually spoke to the crowd and introduced his band. I've seen him 4 times now and this was his best. He comepletely reinterpreted most of his songs taking most of them in a rockabilly direction. Girl from the North Country was the highlight for me. All in all a good show, but it could have been a bit longer.
Nathan
- Monday, April 17, 2006 at 13:37:36 (CDT)
BAGGETT!!! Greg Bush called me looking for a bass player. He's got a combo gig on Sat. evening. I'd do it, but I'll be out of town. Shoot him an email or call the school if you want to do it.
Evan
- Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 13:57:54 (CDT)
I'm working at Caldwell's now and we've just finished enjoying Baggett's Warfare album. Been a long time since I'd heard it, but I still enjoyed it as much as the first listen. Hey Baggett, come see me.
Evan
- Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 14:24:36 (CDT)
I'm very embarassed by that CD now. The EQ on the bass side was terrible and I play far better than that now. But...gotta start somewhere, right.
Thanks for the kind words. Glad someone still enjoys it.
...got 350 of those in my closet...
I'll come by the old stompin grounds soon.
Baggett
- Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 23:00:16 (CDT)
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- Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 23:19:06 (PDT)
I know what you mean, Russ. Look for my concert review of The Wiggles later this month.
Jay
- Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 11:29:11 (PDT)
A report from the Touch and Go Records 25th anniversiary party here in Chicago.
The highlights of the show so far were two bands that reunited for the party. Killdozer took the stage midafternoon: plodding bass lines, unostentatious drumming, insane guitar playing: DAMN it was good, good, good. I was pressed up against the barricade right next to the bassist with my brother and a number of others from Houston that travelled up for the show. Right about sundown Scratch Acid went up on the other stage. They are one of the few punk bands that gets frequent rotation in my i-pod, know most of the songs by heart. They played in Austin last weekend and will again play in Seattle soon. The crowd started pressing around me annoyingly, but they couldn't spoil the intensity of seeing these guys play. Mind-blowingly cool, easily one of my short list of best shows ever (the Police, the Minutemen, the Pine Valley Cosmonauts).
Tonight it's Calexico and Pinback -- more later.
matt c.
- Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 08:52:50 (PDT)
Fans of the now-defunct Denton, TX band Slobberbone may be pleased to learn that 3 of the members of that band have reformed with a couple other cats as The Drams. They sound a little different, but the same singer and lead guitarist are writing tunes, and they have the same drummer. Their new record is called Jubilee Dive, and I like it a lot.
Russell B
- Friday, December 29, 2006 at 21:17:41 (PST)
I'm pissed. Seriously pissed. Will someone please explain to me how the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2007 include Patti Smith, the Ronettes, and Grand Master Flash -- yet the RNR HOF has never enshrined KISS?
Let me say that again, or clarity. Grand Master Flash is in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame and KISS is not.
I will never step foot in that museum until KISS is inducted.
Jay
- Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 06:56:00 (PST)
Loserfest Cleveland Edition: Officially cancelled.
Bianco
- Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 05:22:34 (PST)
Jay, Relax, They'll get in. People are just waiting for them to die. People don't want to risk having Gene embarrass them up there.
Nathan
- Friday, January 19, 2007 at 12:59:40 (PST)
Comments on Prince's Super Bowl performance? Most comments I've seen/heard so far have been very positive. I fast-forwarded through most of it.
How about his performance of Foo Fighters' "The Best of You"? Their CD says that they wrote it. (I thought maybe it was a case like 'Nothing Compares to You', which Prince wrote but Sinead O'Connor recorded.) Anyway, I thought Prince's halftime show was a zillion times better than Paul McCartney's a few years back.
Russ W
- Monday, February 05, 2007 at 10:05:46 (PST)
I'd have to agree, Russ. It's up there with U2 in '02 as perhaps the best ever. I was fortunate enough to be watching it with Brian, Nathan, and Cook, which made it even better.
Jay
- Wednesday, February 07, 2007 at 03:40:33 (PST)
I was browsing through the iTunes store today when I saw a band I'd forgotten about--Faith No More. Ah, to be young again, watching the fish-flopping, piano-exploding video for 'Epic.' Karl, Cory (before he was The Dawg/The Dove), Tuell, and the rest of my old high school buds, I raise a virtual toast to you.
Russ W
- Friday, February 23, 2007 at 20:08:52 (PST)
Here's something worthy of checking out. I'm still not sure if it's absolute greatness or total crap. Go have a look and make up your own mind. I'll reserve further comment until others have checked it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91sqAs-_-g
Brian Blair
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 10:49:58 (PDT)
Blair:
I finally figured that this video was a parody of something I haven't see or heard yet.
But the seriousness of the music joined with flakey sexual lyrics, along with blatently over-drama'ed video makes it funny enough to stand on its own.
Those horrible punches & kicks she gives those guys are hilarious.
Thanks for sharing.
Baggett
- Friday, April 13, 2007 at 06:15:45 (PDT)
In case anyone is unfamiliar with the song, it's "My Humps," a Top 5 hit for the Black Eyed Peas.
The style in which Alanis does the song is very similar to the way that Tori Amos recorded Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a couple of other covers. As a note, if you've never checked out Tori's "SLTS," it's certainly worth a listen.
Anyway, looks to me that Alanis took the concept of presenting the song in a stark setting and applied it to a fairly inane song. It looks pretty clear that her intent is to show the lack of substance in the track and I'm guessing that's her little statement against pop music, as a whole. Kind of a dangerous place to go for someone that recorded teen pop early on but she's established herself since.
Brian Blair
- Friday, April 13, 2007 at 08:40:03 (PDT)
This is a promo for a series of concerts to raise awareness about global warming. It's essentially a 15-minute Spinal Tap episode. Like the original movie, it's a little slow, but there are some good moments.
http://liveearth.msn.com/?GT1=9280
Russ W
- Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 12:30:22 (PDT)
I picked up the new Joni Mitchell tribute album. There's been a lot of noise about it on NPR, so some of you probably have heard of it already. Here's my humble submission.
Sufjan Stevens does "Free Man in Paris," one of my favorite JM songs, and he completely reconceives it: happy and upbeat, rather than ironically melancholy, as it is on Court and Spark. A friend gave me several of Stevens' cds to dub recently. Nothing that I'd rush out to buy perhaps, but solid. His version of "Free Man" is probably the best of his work I've heard.
Bjork does "The Boho Dance." I don't really like Bjork (I sometimes refer to her as Bdork). I thus don't really like this version.
A Brazilian artist, Caetano Veloso, does "Dreamland" from "Don Juan." This is the song that comes closest in its execution to the arrangement of the original, although with extensive percussive augmentation, and Veloso's voice imparts a much different feel.
Brad Mehldau, a jazz pianist, does "Don't Interrupt the Sorrow" in a solo performance. I'm not familiar with his work or the original, but I like the song as he delivers it.
Cassandra Wilson does "For the Roses." Not the most memorable of her work.
Prince does "A Case of You." Now this is really interesting. A total reconception of the original again, wherein Prince shows off his vocal range. He strives for the tone of the original in the passion of his delivery.
Sarah McLachlan does Blue. It's about what you'd expect. I don't find her nearly as compelling any more as I did ten years ago.
Annie Lennox does "Ladies of the Canyon." Wow.
Emmylou Harris does "The Magdeline Launderies," one of JM's saddest songs. Knocks it out of the park. I've always loved Harris, since my father bought "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" when I was small. What a voice.
I'll leave someone else, Russell Bartolemee perhaps, to evaluate "Edith and the Kingpin" by Elvis Costello. I don't know what to make of it.
k.d.lang for "Help Me," one of JM's best-known and poppiest songs from Court and Spark. Nails it. Some really cool percussion going on in the background.
Finally, James Taylor does "River" (as it so happens, one of my last girlfriend's favorites). Allusions to Christmas hymns at various points in the song with his guitar. Also he revises the note structure at places to more closely fit with his range and preferred delivery. I bought the record in part for this cut, and I'm not disappointed.
So, on the whole very good. Some less interesting points, but where it's good, aw yeah.
matt c.
- Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 13:35:36 (PDT)
Thanks Matt. My interest in Joni was rekindled this past christmas when visiting family in Saskatoon (Also Joni's hometown claim). They gave me some CDs of hers as gifts.
There were some cool mural paintings of her downtown. And in 2001, I attended the local museum's showing of her paintings. Great stuff.
Baggett
- Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 13:43:27 (PDT)
Years ago, I went with a group of Losers and extended Losers to see They Might Be Giants in Dallas. Opening that show was Frank Black, who I was pretty much unfamiliar with at the time. To be honest, I don't remember having strong feelings one way or another about him and his show that night. I do remember thinking that TMBG was amazing and the "Istanbul" reveal ranks as one of my favorite concert moments ever.
Anyway, since then, I've become a fan of Frank Black in both Pixies form and solo. About two years ago, I was lucky enough to go see the Pixies on their reunion tour and was impressed by them. This past Saturday, I got a chance to go see Frank solo, again.
It was rather an interesting show. It's the only U.S. date he has booked in 2007 and it was at a small venue that holds about 260. It was pretty much unpublicized because it was a warm-up show for his upcoming European tour.
The show itself was great. He played a lot of stuff from his upcoming album "Bluefinger" and all of it sounds amazing. It's only been in the days since that I found out that the producer of that album is a local musician that I know fairly well. A point of interest for Frank fans is that he did the entire show without playing guitar and left to his band, which now features Larry Norman's brother on guitar.
I wish I could go back and see that first show, again. I'm sure it would have meant a little more to me had I had the knowledge of him that I do now.
Brian Blair
- Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 09:52:04 (PDT)
The thing I most remember about that concert Brian referenced was Frank Black singing "Headache" and "The Duke of Earl". Incredible job with both.
Jay
- Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 13:42:00 (PDT)
Frank's still big on covers. He opened with Tom Waits' "Black Rider" and also covered Roxy Music's "Re-Make/Re-Model," both of which he's featured on one of his albums. To close the show, though, he did an amazingly fantastic version of "Rockerfellar Skank" by Fatboy Slim.
Brian Blair
- Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 15:30:59 (PDT)
I've been working on a little project lately - mainly in the shower where the acoustics are good. It is certainly of a folky nature and I'd like some help from this august body. I really only have the chorus, so here goes. (I've found this to be helpful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Hilton)
The Ballad of Paris Hilton
Chorus
Oh, Paris, Oh, Paris, come back from the pen.
They locked you away and it's a sin.
Oh, Paris, Oh, Paris, we need you still
Flashing your vagina at will.
Well, she was born in New York town
In the year of eighty-one
Languishing in the suites of the Waldorf hotel
Daddy sent her to Beverly Hills
There she met Nicole Richie
and the two they became friends.
She was sent to finest of schools
Thousands went to her education
But she got her G E D
Nathan
- Thursday, June 07, 2007 at 09:19:03 (PDT)
Attention music lovers: The newest album from Owen Temple (my employer) is now available on lonestartunes.com. "Two Thousand Miles" is Owen's 4th album and the 3rd one to be produced by Lloyd Maines. David Grissom played the guitar parts, so you know it's going to be good. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Evan
- Saturday, July 07, 2007 at 11:01:04 (CDT)
Many on this board are heavily into the music scene, so I thought I would post this link I came across where you can get a free one-year subscription to Spin Magazine.
http://a388.g.akamai.net/7/388/1603/0001/www.freebizmag.com/emailspinmag01welcome.htm
Scott F
- Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 14:43:56 (CDT)
I'm sure this will appeal to Nate but it should also catch the attention of a few others here. There's a Bob Dylan movie coming out, which is an interesting concept to begin with, but it's the way the story is told that really intrigues me.
http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/story/_a/six-dylans-emerge-in-im-not-there/20070912152009990001
Brian Blair
- Friday, September 14, 2007 at 01:28:32 (CDT)
I was recently asked to fill out a survey regarding a Ticketmaster Purchase.
Share Your Comments About Ticketmaster:
(my comments)
Ticketmaster is a monopolistic organization that should be shut down. Its corporate offices should then be set on fire. Clients and former clients should then be paid a service fee of $11.50 for each bucket of water they bring to put out the fire and then a $2.50 handling to take the bucket back to the hose to fill it up again. At this point they will be given another $11.50 service fee for bringing the filled bucket back to the fire. The cycle will continue until the fire is extinguished or Ticketmasters' clients deem it to be unworthy of saving.
In short customers should be able to buy multiple tickets from multiple vendors. Ticketmasters' surcharges are extortion. When there is customer level competition then I might develop some respect for Ticketmaster as a company.
Nathan
- Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 15:37:02 (CDT)
I'm with you Homer. Fight the power.
Baggett
- Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 19:39:21 (CDT)
Good luck, Nathan and Homer.
Eddie Vedder
- Wednesday, October 03, 2007 at 08:50:25 (CDT)
C won free tickets to a Josh Ritter concert. We went. He played the Egyptian Theatre in Boise, our version of the Paramount. Great show. Great band. Great talent. He's from Moscow, ID, several hours north of Boise.
He said the last time he was at the Egyptian, he was on a school trip with the Young Problem Solvers club. They watched 'Outbreak' with Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo. It was a homecoming concert of sorts for him; very cool. Maybe it will be like that when Evan Christian sells out the Paramount.
I am old and out of the loop, but you music dudes might have heard of Josh Ritter before. Witty lyrics, great stage presence. Here's his latest album: http://www.joshritter.com/music.shtml
He's in Austin next Monday (29th): The Parish Room, $15, www.theparishroom.com. He's essentially on a world tour; big stuff. See http://www.joshritter.com/tour.php
However, please, I beg you, skip the lame opening act, Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers. Worst set I've heard in my life. I don't know what his voice is suited for, but it's not for anything he played. He played in a variety of styles, including Mexican folk song and stupid-crap-with-bull-horn-and-taped-piano. Nothing against MExican folk songs, but he didn't do them well. It was awful. We wish we had that 40 minutes back. Our only consolation is that our tickets were free.
Russ W
- Monday, October 22, 2007 at 22:22:53 (CDT)
I know there's a few music geeks amongst this crowd, so, I present to you Rolling Stone's Almost Impossible Rock & Roll Quiz.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17177243/the_almost_8212_impossible_rock__roll_quiz#
Enjoy because it's name says it all.
Brian Blair
- Thursday, November 08, 2007 at 11:55:42 (CST)
I'm not a super-duper Radiohead fan or anything, but I like their music a lot. I stumbled on an article in the Guardian wherein members of the band answer questions fielded from fans. The selected questions are good, and the band -- all of them -- come across as impressively intelligent. It's worth a look:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,2221299,00.html
matt c.
- Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 14:11:17 (CST)
An old ACU-grad retired city manager friend of mine, who now owns a successful municipal consulting company, just sent his clients a worship CD. I read the song tracks and it was a lot of what you might expect -- "Jesus Saves", "Days of Elijah", "O Come to the Savior". Then I read the name of the group, it's Stephano Elliot Band. And now you know what Stephano's up to these days.
Was Stephano Mr. Painted Pony?
Jay
- Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 10:18:27 (CST)
I remember that our tenor sax player from the jazz ensemble, Jason something, played with them. I don't know if 'Nino' was in the band; sounds likely. BBaggett might have a better idea, as he knew a lot more music-types than I did.
PS--Evan has updated tunes on his myspace page--myspace.com/evanchristian
Russ W
- Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 16:33:12 (CST)
Anybody up for the RPM Challenge? http://www.rpmchallenge.com/content/view/844/1/
-Karl R.
- Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 23:00:45 (CST)
Oh, to be young and unencumbered, with freedom to partake in the RPM contest. Sounds like fun. Send us a set list, Karl, and make us proud.
Russ W
- Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 00:27:14 (CST)
If you are in (or want to be in) the Abilene area Sat April 19, both Evan and I will be performing our music acts at the Erinshire Music Festival.
I don't know much about it as it started a few years ago when I was absent from the local music scene. But it's an outdoor deal from noon to midnight. This year it's in Buffalo Gap at their Historic Museum.
Evan's got a prime-time evening slot on one of the main stages. I'll be jamming in the chapel building at 2p. Which is OK as I'm trying to sell myself as a wedding act these days.
Baggett
- Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 23:20:41 (CDT)
Baggett, I'll sing "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" at your next wedding gig, if you like. Free of charge.
Jay
- Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 09:09:32 (CDT)
Thanks for the mention, BB. I'm also playing at the Abilene Seafood Tavern (formerly Bedford St, Steak and Ale, etc) after my "prime-time" slot from 10ish to close. Jay can do his song w/ my band that night if he really wants to.
Evan
- Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 01:47:46 (CDT)
Brian,
Can you work the Imperial Death March from Star Wars into your wedding repetoire?
If I ever have a wedding... I'm now officially booking you and Jay for the festivities.
Nathan
- Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 11:34:05 (CDT)
Nate - I already play that in Classical Gas and an original of mine. Serious.
Baggett
- Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 00:07:28 (CDT)
new radiohead -- wow!
matt c.
- Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 13:40:25 (CDT)
This review is dedicated to Dave "where have you gone" Stults. Dave first introduced me to the Cowboy Junkies in 1990 with the phrase "Yeah nate you'd probably like them". And I did.
Well, now I know I'm old because one of my favorite albums "The Trinity Session" has been remade in a 20th anniversary celebration as "Trinity Revisited"
The album is less sparse than the original, but is worth it because it features some notable guests. I felt privileged to be able to hear my two favorite female vocalists, Natalie Merchant and Margo Timmons, singing duets together. I haven't watched the DVD yet, but the album is worth the $15.
Nathan
- Friday, May 02, 2008 at 15:53:26 (CDT)
I was listening to The Soundtrack of I'm Not There and inspired to do a quick search and found this article written in 1991. Wikipedia also has some information.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/31/AR2006053100658.html
This bastard is still around and preying on people.
Bury the rag deep in your face
For now's STILL the time for your tears.
Nathan
- Friday, May 09, 2008 at 16:16:18 (CDT)
From the self-promo department - here's a spontaneous video captured of my recent gig at the Erinshire fest in Buffalo Gap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nUgienZLk
A former coworker of mine from my TV production days 13 years ago happened to be there capturing footage for a different project. He managed to get one of my favorite tunes I cover.
This was taken in a small, old west chapel built in the 1800's. The ever weird blend of patriotism and faith serve as background to this blatant song about injustice and/or being down-n-out.
I'll let that irony stand on its own for open interpretation...
Baggett
- Friday, May 16, 2008 at 11:16:33 (CDT)
BB, congrats! Are you speaking of Jonny Cates? I saw him wandering around w/ a camera and was hoping he got some of my set, too. He and I met a few years ago. He did a DVD of a birthday party I was playing and fell in love with "Get Back Home" and used it for the project. Nice guy. There's a lot of Erinshire stuff on youtube, hope it keeps blowing up.
Evan
- Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 16:25:49 (CDT)
No. The video guy I know was Peter Hale. His company was collecting footage for a Abilene Convention Bureau project. But I saw another guy filming too.
Baggett
- Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:02:26 (CDT)
You can catch a brief clip of Evan and his music here:
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/19/blues-concert-helps-raise-funds-for-abilene-hope/
Click on the video player thing.
Baggett
- Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 12:05:56 (CDT)
Awesome, Brian. Thanks. I want to know what lyrics that drummer is singing along with.
Russ W
- Monday, July 21, 2008 at 00:27:12 (CDT)
Evan,
Thanks for doing that! I used to be on staff and eventually on the board at Hope Haven when it was in its first few years getting opened up and started. Great place and great cause. Thanks for supporting it with your art!
Scott F
- Monday, July 21, 2008 at 14:31:21 (CDT)
Lyle Lovett played Boise last night. He played for 2.5 hours. It was great.
He introduced this song by saying that when you're in a relationship, and you're apart from the one you love, you don't want the other person to think you are having too much fun. Funny song, great bluegrass sound.
This is not from last night's show, but it's the one I could find.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwTi87uROuk
Russ W
- Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 14:28:00 (CDT)
RIP, Isaac Hayes. We played the theme from 'Shaft' in, yes, marching band at AHS, and it was awesome; maybe Karl will back me up on that. Hayes was a great talent and a cultural icon, from R&B to rock & roll to Chef on 'South Park.'
Russ W
- Monday, August 11, 2008 at 00:45:13 (CDT)
Isaac Hayes. Yet another Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame inductee, unlike KISS. How in hades do you have him in and KISS out?
Jay
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 10:42:26 (CDT)
Jay,
I think it might have to do with Isaac Hayes being awesome and KISS sucking. Just a theory, but one that I feel is daaaaaaaamn right.
RGB
- Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 16:47:56 (CDT)
RGB, allow me to introduce you to my good friend Brian Blair. Brian, take it away...
Jay
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 07:03:11 (CDT)
Of course I was pushing buttons on purpose. But I sincerely believe that the Theme from "Shaft" is every bit as important, lasting, relevant, significant, etc. as "Detroit Rock City" or "Rock and Roll All Night." And it beats the fresh hell out of "Lick It Up."
RGB
- Friday, August 15, 2008 at 23:40:36 (CDT)
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