John Hiatt has lined up an extensive European tour: 10/16 Esbjerg, Tobakken, Denmark 10/17 Copenhagen, Amager Bio, Denmark 10/19 Amsterdam, Carré, The Netherlands 10/20 Groningen, Oosterpoort, The Netherlands 10/22 London, Barbican, UK 10/24 York, Opera House, UK 10/25 Edinburgh, Queens Hall, UK 10/26 Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre, UK 10/28 Bristol, Colston Hall, UK 10/30 [...]
This is in no way a definitive list of good mandolin songs. Just some I like, in beta-alpha-cal order: R.E.M. ~ Losing My Religion Bill Monroe ~ Blue Moon Of Kentucky The Del McCoury Band ~ Nashville Cats Dean Magraw ~ Brothers And Sisters (feat. Peter Ostroushko) Lewis & Clarke ~ Black Doves Largo ~ Gimme A Stone John Hiatt ~ [...]
There's a saying about the Velvet Underground & Nico album that goes something along the lines of "They didn't sell a huge number of copies of their record, but everyone who bought one started a band". No Velvet Underground for you today but here's the ingredients, so let's start a band. 1 : The Db's - Amplifier Buy Repercussion 2 : John Hiatt [...]
I am not a huge fan of story songs. Actually, let me rephrase that: I've never found the fact that a song is a story song a reason in and of itself to love the song. I know there is a tradition in American folk music that has certainly shown itself in pop ("Honey"), soul ("Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," Slick Rick's "Children's Story") and country (a million examples, everything from "Ode to Billie Joe" to "Goodbye Earl"). And many of those songs are great. But they aren't necessarily my cup of tea. (I am partial to Dennis [...]
John Hiatt- I Don't Even Try (live) Babysitters in Kansas City cleaned up last night. John Hiatt was headlining at the VooDoo Lounge in Harrah’s Casino and it felt like half of suburbia was there to welcome him. The North Mississippi Allstars opened the show with a polite, technically-proficient but charisma-free set. Those same qualities made them a perfect backing band for Hiatt. My date adores Hiatt, and to be fair, he’s a great performer. While I respect him, Hiatt's music ceased to speak directly to me after [...]
Here Comes The Flood
The Late Greats
bag of songs
Be Hear Be Now
There Stands the Glass
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
BAND OF HORSES – The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
K-Holes - "Frozen Stiff"
Angger Dimas – Ribon Dooh (Preview)
