Liz Durrett is from Athens, Georgia, and has the sort of warmly knowing voice that makes me miss Cat Power just a little bit less. Her first two albums were produced by her uncle Vic Chesnutt, while her latest album Outside Our Gates (2008, Warm Records) was produced by Eric Bachmann of Archers of Loaf / Crooked Fingers fame. This Cat Stevens song has always been one of my best-loved songs to sing out loud, in all its unadorned perfection and plaintive hopelessness. Liz's version is haunting and [...]
Das Hotel San Lorenzo im malerischen Chiavenna hatte wohl schon schlechtere Tage gesehen. Von aussen eher schlicht, entpuppten sich nach Bezug des Zimmers die inneren Werte. Alles auf neuestem technischen Stand und nicht mal geschmacklos - bravissimo! Gerne hätte ich auch das Interieur des Badezimmers begutachtet, doch trotz mehrfacher Betätigung der zahlreichen Schalter tat sich nichts. Da das
Tomorrow night I will hopefully be spending some quality time with Liz. Okay, spending time at a table in the back, casually tapping my foot while enjoying what I can only assume will be a frosty brew. Liz is in town with Vic Chesnutt (another reason to get my ass out to a show) so I started listening to some tracks and noticed this Cat Stevens cover by Liz is absolutely stunning. It is a free download on her website and is totally stuck in my head now. Remember Calgary locals - The Marquee Room tomorrow night (hopefully [...]
One of my favorite music blogs Wears The Trousers recently started their own record label, and their first release will be a tribute to legendary folk singer Odetta . As a great fan of Odetta's (I had the privilege of seeing her perform live at Mountain Stage ), I'm so glad that Wears The Trousers showed her due respect by selecting a talented group of contemporary female singers to carry on her grand legacy. The tribute will be released on November 30th and all profits from its sales will be split between two charities [...]
Cela fait bien longtemps que je n'ai pas posté sur Streetkiss, la faute à la vie et finalement à mon itunes qui me fait retomber sur des jolis groupes mis de côté. Comprends bien qu'il n'y aura pas d'exclusivité à foison dans cet article. Rentrons dans le vif du sujet, The Walkmen me retourne le coeur depuis leur morceau Revengewears no Wristwatch qui ne date pas d'hier. Entre temps si je ne dis pas de bêtises il y a même eu deux albums. Le dernier en date, You and Me était, il fallait s'y attendre, un [...]
Upcoming is a concert I am making sure I am at - the Vic Chesnutt / Liz Durrett performance at the Marquee Room on November 23rd (locals, please note change in venue with Timbre Productions ). Any Calgarians looking to go, please consider confirming, it will be a great show! I have not seen either artist live and I am very excited to see them both together. They are not strangers to each other as you can see from one of the tracks below, but it should be quite an intimate show at points - this I am excited [...]
Beautiful Star: The Songs Of Odetta - a benefit compilation curated by Wears The Trousers magazine Released November 30, 2009 (download / limited edition CD) "The first thing that turned me on to folk singing was Odetta" - Bob Dylan "Odetta was a goddess. Her passion moved me. I learned everything she sang" - Joan Baez Dubbed the "Queen of American folk music" by Martin Luther King Jr in 1961, [...]
Sometimes the scariest part of a movie is when it is dark and quiet. The same is true of music, and that is what these selections for my huge Halloween mix have in common. Liz Durrett's Outside Our Gates was my 3rd favorite album of 2008, and sometimes I think it should have been first. It has turned out to be the one I go back to the most. I also like her older albums, Husk and The Mezzanine . The title song from Husk starts out with: [...]
Date 9/12/09 Location Space 12 Doors 7pm Tickets $12 From Undertow We here at ATH are long time fans of Will Johnson and his work in and out of Denton band Centro-matic . We say this because Will is making another stop in Austin at Space 12 on Saturday night and we think [...]
For the past few years, my father and I have taken a week or so at the end of the summer to travel together, just the two of us. This year, we've gone to Germany to visit my brother and his wife, artists who recently moved here to take a stab at the European art scene; I'm writing this, in fact, from outside a Frankfurt Starbucks in the midst of morning rush hour, the only place I could find a decent Internet connection, though the price is pretty dear. It's precious time lost, for a [...]
Happy Friday everyone...I have made a conscious effort this week to spend as little time on the internet as possible in order to catch up with some real life stuff. It's been nice actually. It's gonna be a long, slow work day here though...which could result in a blogging spree as I attempt to pass the time while keeping my sanity. First up is one of my favorite female songwriters, Liz Durrett. She is based out of Athens,GA and is the niece of the amazing Vic Chestnutt. Here is my favorite tune of hers off of her 2008 [...]
The Whigs The new and improved LimeWire store is offering a free 16-song digital sampler, Ear to the Ground: Athens , which celebrates the artists of one of the best music towns in the world, Athens, Georgia. The sampler includes tracks from The Whigs, Dead Confederate, Venice is Sinking and many more other local bands. You have to create an account to get access to the free sampler. I'm not sure if they spam or not, so make sure to check opt-in or opt-out for future LimeWire updates. [...]
The southeastern college town of Athens, GA, is an important destination for music, with a legacy that's as rich as it is deep and broad. In the late '70s and early '80s, Athens made an indelible mark on the global musical psyche by birthing groundbreaking bands like The B-52s , R.E.M. , Love Tractor , and Pylon , all of whom graced the stage at the famed 40 Watt Club. Despite the success of the aforementioned acts, Athens' diverse community of indie musicians working in various genres have refused to live in the past, and thus [...]
Athens, Georgia is net als Portland, Oregon en Austin, Texas een heerlijke plaats voor de muziekliefhebber. Athens heeft een interessante muziekgeschiedenis (ik noem alleen maar REM), er zijn een paar aardige CD-zaken en de stad heeft een levendige muziekscene. Ik ben in Athens, Georgia tijdens het jaarlijkse Athfest en in drie dagen staan hier zo'n 170 vaak locale acts geprogrammeerd. Dat gaat van hip-hop tot bluegrass en van singer-songwriters tot psychedische rock. Er zit flink wat rotzooi tussen het aanbod. Zo lees ik in het programmablad een omschrijvinh als 'Local threesome delivers fun-spirited garage rock with sass and [...]
There is still good in the world and this is a shining example of it. The "Have A Good Night" Series has been around for a couple of years and is currently on it's 4th compilation in support of Junior Solidarity. With translation from the French site, I am not quite sure if the compilations are exclusive for charity or simply assisting in its promotion - anyone familiar, please post in the comments any info you may want to contribute. If you are unfamiliar with Junior Solidarity ( [...]
Jan 29, 2009, 5:00pm
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Richard Mosse Doug Randle - "Coloured Plastics" What seems at first like a jingle is in fact a wistful complaint, or rather it's a jingle for post-industrial angst; a psych-pop ditty that sounds as good now as it must have in 1971, warm & catchy & spry. Listening to Randle's rediscovered and reissued masterpiece, Songs For The New Industrial State , it's an outright travesty that he's been left out of the canon. And not just the Canadian pop canon; this is the stuff of [...]
Doug Randle - "Coloured Plastics" . What seems at first like a jingle is in fact a wistful complaint, or rather it's a jingle for post-industrial angst; a psych-pop ditty that sounds as good now as it must have in 1971, warm & catchy & spry. Listening to Randle's rediscovered and reissued masterpiece, Songs For The New Industrial State , it's an outright travesty that he's been left out of the canon. And not just the Canadian pop canon; this is the stuff of John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, the Velvet Underground's Loaded . He quotes Simon [...]
40. The Walkmen - You & Me "You & Me porte la marque des albums sans concessions, magma musical habilement encadré, baroque et tendre, traversé de vagues nostalgiques. Indispensable." DJ Duclock, duclock.blogspot.com Long Time Ahead Of Us (MP3) 39. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago "L'incroyable voix aiguë et réverbérée de Justin ainsi que sa très belle plume sont les vedettes de cet opus
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