Recent blog posts about Joe Purdy from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/joepurdy/ 2012-02-15T05:58:46+01:00 text/html 2011-12-15T22:58:02+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3932870/review-zaac-pick-whitewater-ep-2011/
Zaac Pick is an emerging talent in the Canadian indie-folk scene. Former guitarist of the indie rock group Doubting Paris, Pick first earned critical acclaim as a solo artist for his 2009 debut EP, Fierce Wind , including the top selection in Vancouver's Shore 104FM Song Search, as well as spots in various television shows. Now, after two years of touring (including a double header at SXSW this year), he has released a new four-track EP, Whitewater . Whitewater shows off Pick's knack for melody, pairing his warm, expressive voice with layers [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-06T01:58:02+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3909247/updated-best-albums-of-2010/
BAM! Bet you were expecting a Best of 2011 list, yeah? Well I don't got time for that (YET)! No...this is where I acknowledge all the great stuff I missed in 2010. 'Cause it doesn't get any more rock n roll than to talk about shit that's over a year old. Write that down in your How to Be Rock N Roll notebooks. Anyway, the last time I wrote this list , I spent quite a while talking about how there isn't enough time in one year to listen to all the potentially great releases and put [...]]]> text/html 2011-10-15T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3792152/brian-klien-manager-of-joe-purdy-fitz-the-tantrums/
On a new episode of This Week In Music , Brian Klien , the manager of Joe Purdy and Fitz & The Tantrums (pictured left) joins Ian Rogers to talk about using the new models and tools to find each of his clients unique path to success. There's a lot of great information in this interview, but be sure pay attention 28 minutes in when Rogers asks Klein about earnings from Spotify and his doubts regarding it's importance to Purdy's career. WATCH:]]> text/html 2011-10-04T16:54:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3766434/tonight-in-la-funeral-partymona-beirut-janes-addiction-the-jayhawks/
A little rock, a lot of roar: It's a hometown party tonight at the Roxy for dance-punks Funeral Party (pictured), whose debut "Golden Age of Knowhere" came out back in January. They will be joined by Nashville quartet Mona , whose self-titled debut came out in September. [Buzz Bands LA will be DJing the proceedings.] Beirut , its new album "The Rip Tide" getting a lot of deserved love, plays the Greek Theatre. The Jayhawks play to a sold-out Troubadour behind their new album "Mockingbird [...]]]> text/html 2011-09-28T18:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3753404/tonight-in-la-jens-lekman-am-shawn-lee-neon/
Wednesday's show offerings: Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman visits the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever behind his new EP for Secretly Canadian, "An Argument With Myself." ||| Download: "An Argument With Myself" It's be a night of fun electro at the Bootleg Theater, where Neon Indian and Com Truise perform. That's the video flor Com Truise's "Brokendate," above. The previously sold-out show has been moved into the larger theater space at the Bootleg, so there [...]]]> text/html 2011-08-11T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3642068/2011-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-playlist/
Will Blade make a surprise appearance during Whistler's set?]]> text/html 2011-08-09T19:57:49+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3635119/live-joe-purdy-100-band-review-69/
Live review of Joe Purdy playing at Brighton Music Hall.]]> text/html 2011-07-29T22:04:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3605313/mrs-mackerels-tfi-friday-29th-july/
Its Friday Ive made it, just. All the sprats are very different, adorably different and utterly adorable. This week, Joe (the youngest at seven) has re-cast himself as one travelling troubadour. Guitar in hand, he travels as far as the living room, sometimes to the kitchen to perform his self-penned tunes, all strummed in G. From Try and Love Me If You Can (who could not love you, Joe?), to How Many Toys do You Have? to My Soldiers Are Dead and Down , and the classic in the making, Come [...]]]> text/html 2011-06-28T21:25:20+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3554247/joe-purdy-brings-his-dark-folk-songs-to-the-horseshoe/
Joe Purdy is a storyteller armed with immense musical talent — a crucial combination for a folk-based singer-songwriter. With emotionally driven lyrics that speak of loved ones, old friends, and running away (amongst other things), his songs always manage to strike a chord with me. On Sunday, he performed a brooding set that left the Horseshoe crowd completely satisfied. Opening for Purdy were his touring companions, The Milk Carton Kids . Although this two piece band is only six weeks old, I was still impressed by their set and felt their music set the tempo for [...]]]> text/html 2011-06-21T15:25:29+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3537102/hot-ticket-sloan-nofx-teenage-bottlerocket-old-man-markley-hey/
Live music picks for WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 through TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2011. WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 / SLOAN / MOD CLUB / 722 COLLEGE ST / $25.50 / 19+ With ten LPs and close to two hundred songs in their back catalogue, Sloan celebrates their twentieth anniversary by putting on two back-to-back shows this week at Mod Club. Expect a long set that takes you down memory lane with front-man and bass player Chris Murphy, and a huge rush of nostalgia when the boys from Halifax take [...]]]> text/html 2011-06-07T18:03:39+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3499162/this-weeks-giveaways-and-birthdays/
This week, we've got some incredible giveaways at We Know North Carolina (WKNC). So make sure you're crankin' up the Revolution this week! We've got All Tiny Creatures, Kingsbury Max, Thao & Mirah AND MORE! So, if you want to crash a concert for free this coming week, keep listenin'. 6/9 Women helping Women @ Cardinal Club 6/9 All Tiny Creatures w/ Phil Cook and His Feat @ Kings 6/10 Kingsbury Manx w/ Birds & Arrows @ Kings [...]]]> text/html 2011-04-25T20:45:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3391944/recommended-shows-april-25th-may-1st/
My Pet Saddle Recommended Shows :: April 25th May 1st Monday, April 25th Nick Curran and The Lowlifes @ Spike's Bar and Billiards (Rosemead) J Irvin Dally @ J Lounge Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Echoplex Frank Fairfield @ The Redwood Bar The Head & the Heart with The Devil Whale @ Troubadour Tuesday, April 26th SPECTRUM (Sonic Boom/Spaceman 3) @ Troubadour [...]]]> text/html 2011-04-22T18:43:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3386572/qa-and-bonus-mp3-joe-purdy-knows-when-and-when/
For about 10 years now, Arkansas native Joe Purdy has steadily released album after album of solid -- and at times, spectacular -- folk music. Most recently, though, with his two 2010 releases, ... Continue reading "Q&A and Bonus MP3: Joe Purdy Knows When and When Not To Allow His Songs to Be Used" >]]> text/html 2011-02-08T08:41:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3183928/joe-purdy-this-american/
There is a campfire in the White Mountains of Arkansas. The sun is going down and a cool breeze comes up from the west. The sky turns hues of red and purple as the day ends and twilight begins. Couples huddle around the fire, drinks in hand, as the evening winds down. Joe Purdy pulls out his six-string, puts on a harmonica holder and sits down with the gathered campers. He sings and plays fifteen passionate, contemplative, folk songs that reach into the soul. Purdy is a modern day early 1960s Bob Dylan with [...]]]> text/html 2011-01-29T05:55:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3167053/left-my-heart-in-san-francisco-mix/
Five years ago I moved out of the San Francisco Bay Area for the snowy, crisp mountains of Colorado. I absolutely love my adopted home, our vibrant music scene, and the fresh air here, but no foolin' I do often long for my hometown hills. Over the holidays I went to San Francisco for a week to stay at the Noe Valley apartment of friends who were out of town and graciously let me "housesit." It was a part of town I had never stayed in before. When I first let myself into their empty place on [...]]]> text/html 2011-01-20T04:22:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3129181/more-artists-announced-for-neil-young-at-carnegie-hall/
When I first mentioned the Neil Young Carnegie Hall Tribute back in October, the lineup had not been announced, let alone finalized. With the show only a few weeks away ( Feb 10, 2011 ), here's what the confirmed all-star lineup looks like so far: The Music Of Neil Young is scheduled for February 10th with an all-star list of invited artist set to pay tribute to Neil Young at Carnegie Hall. This will be the 7th Carnegie Hall tribute and confirmed to pay homage to the immortal Young are: Patti Smith [...]]]> text/html 2011-01-11T22:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3106443/3gm-top-musical-moments-of-10/
Seems like this time of year everyone is making a list of some sort. Worst this and best that. We wanted in on that action. You've been waiting, longing even, to hear our opinions, we know, it's ok. To keep it short: 2010 didn't suck. Here areThree Grown Men's favorite moments of 2010: Jonathan Kosakows top musical moments of 2010 3. Joe Purdy 4th of July I stumbled upon Joe Purdy by [...]]]> text/html 2010-12-31T02:56:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3080381/top-songs-of-2010/
Here are my favorite songs of 2010. I was surprised by how much good music was released throughout the year, hopefully next year will be just as good. Disc 1 1. Healing Hands- Citizen Cope 2. Starling- Roma Di Luna 3. The Chaconne- Dessa 4. Obvious- Sharaya Mikael 5. The In-Between Place- Crash Test Dummies 6. All But Elegant (Party On, Wayne)- Botzy ft. I, Colossus [...]]]> text/html 2010-12-29T02:33:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3076594/top-20-albums-of-2010-part-1/
The time has come to whittle down all the albums I've listened to over the year and cut it down to the 20 best. I'll be publishing 20-11 today, and 10-1 tomorrow, so be sure to check back tomorrow for the rest of them! First off though, here are 5 albums that were on the bubble but just didn't quite make it: Sungha Jung-Perfect Blue / Kina Grannis-Stairwells / Willy Mason-So Long Baby Shoes / Joe Purdy-This American (free download until the end of this month)/ Dark Time Sunshine-Vessel [...]]]> text/html 2010-12-28T02:48:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3074722/picks-of-the-week/
4 White Stallions- Counting Crows Dance The Frantic- Grayskul (ft. Pigeon John) Wrong The Right Way- Sister Hazel The River- Rachael Yamagata Lakefront Property- Astronautalis Little Bit Of Me- Melanie Envisioning- Roma Di Luna So Lost (Demo)- Ryan Adams Pioneer- Joe Purdy [...]]]>