Rickie Lee Jones : Up a Lazy River [ purchase ] I enjoy complex storytelling in songs as much as anyone, but songs that become standards often feature simple lyrics that give them a universal appeal. The songwriter captures a moment in time perfectly, and sets the mood in a way that is relevant to generations in both the present and the future. Up a Lazy River is a Hoagy Carmichael tune from 1930, but it still speaks to us today. Carmichael gives us a blissful summer day, and a [...]
I'll confess, the fact that Sparrow and the Workshop have twice insisted to me that John Knox Sex Club are the best live band in Scotland played a significant part in me asking them to play at Henry's on Saturday. Then I heard their version of Katie Cruel on the Sways Records Mixtape , and thought it was incredible. And then I heard their new album Raise Ravens , and that was that. So I am really looking forward to tomorrow, I don't know about you. As for today, it [...]
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterwards. So why not just lean back, do nothing and enjoy the chill session. Rod Modell, Forester Park Download here (Right Click, Save As). 2-02, In A Beautiful Place Out In The Download here (Right Click, Save As). Gill Scott-Heron And Jamie XX, My [...]
Steely Dan : Show Biz Kids [ purchase ] Rickie Lee Jones : Show Biz Kids [ purchase ] Steely Dan : Home at Last [ purchase ] This week, we have heard duets and group vocals. But there are also artists and groups who are justly well known for their use of background singers. Surely Steely Dan would be one of these. When I [...]
Here are Monday's mighty touts: ► Bardot brings two unique female artists to L.A. as part of their It's A School Night series. Although Rickie Lee Jones is a legend in her own right for writing songs that cover every bit of the music spectrum, U.K.'s young Mercury Prize-nominated and pop-dubstep queen Katy B may be the one perking ears up. Unlike Jamie Woon, the BRIT School graduate is staying on top of the mainstream charts while she brightens the pop scene with those Rinse FM fan-friendly beats. [That's [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Spinner Interview Greg Allen Rickie Lee Jones is having a busy 2011. On July 5, she unveiled the 'Live in Stockholm DVD,' which features nearly two hours of music and was recorded last year at Sweden's historic Berns Salonger. Backed by bassist Joey Maromba and percussionist Lionel Cole, Jones delivers well-known songs like 'Chuck E's in Love,' 'Young Blood' [...]
The Rosebuds Play the Satellite on Friday (along with Other Lives) The highlight of last week for me, was finally seeing Dr. John. Great band (Shannon Powell on drums) and a good setlist. He played new stuff, but threw in some of the greatest hits too. For a guy over 70, he's still amazingly cool. Monday 6/27/11 [Pick of the Night] Rickie Lee Jones / King / Hazel @ Bardot (Free w/ RSVP ) – I [...]
Your Monday embarrassment of riches: ► Scorching night ahead at the Troubadour, where Mexican garage-rockers Le Butcherettes headline, supported by Adebisi Shank and Tera Melos . ► Rickie Lee Jones (pictured), with her "Live In Stockholm" DVD coming out next week, is back on tour. She plays It's a School Night at Bardot, joined by young L.A. soul trio KING . ► Four June residencies — all of which have enjoyed excellent lineups and big crowds — come to an end in Silver Lake/Echo [...]
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Back in 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were the poster children for the music blog revolution with the then seemingly unknown Brooklyn-based act reaping the benefits of their debut album being justly gushed over by numerous sites. When their sophomore effort didn't quite live up to the hype, the same sites that built them up were quick to knock them. Now, some [...]
Rickie Lee Jones teams up with director Ian McCrudden to document 30th anniversary of her storied career with concert film 'Rickie Lee Jones - Live in Stockholm' July 5th on DVD / Stockholm California US Tour Dates Confirmed Throughout 2011 Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Rickie Lee Jones on Amazon.com Rickie Lee Jones [...]
On 4 October Agnes Obel is to release her debut album on [ PIAS ] Recordings. Called, 'Philharmonics', the album will be preceded by the release of the 'Riverside' EP on 6 September. Feeling musically related to Roy Orbison , Agnes currently lives in Berlin and possesses the rare gift of a songbird's voice, bringing to mind Ane Brun , Joanna Newsom or even Ricki Lee Jones . Play "Just So" to anyone in Germany and they'll tell you it's the music from the Deutsche Telekom television advertisement. It's the kind of exposure many an artist would [...]
Rickie Lee Jones : Easy Money [ purchase ] Lowell George : Easy Money [ purchase ] Let's open our week of iniquity with the sin of greed, shall we? Rickie Lee Jones had a hit on her debut album with Chuck E's in Love, and there were two or three other singles. I don't think Easy Money was one of them, but it's a great song, and probably being a better indicator of where [...]
Photo by Dan Monick Hyper-rager rad supertime Warpaint raddest 12/3 Voyeur Making Time just like a year ago FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 Part of the business of being an editor is occasionally reading something that makes you feel like your brain is going to explode like that dude in Scanners . Today, that moment comes courtesy of the folks over at Making Time, who put together this sweet beauty of a write-up about tonight's Warpaint performance at Voyeur (you can read the full version [...]
A strong debut loaded with "dirty pop rock" songs from a Canadian songstress.
Last week's songs with titles ending in Blues theme over at collaborative music blog Star Maker Machine may have ended - this week we'll be posting songs that name a type of bird in their title - but my cup runneth over with coversongs that fit the Blank and Blues theme, including a good handful of folk blues numbers ripe for the picking. No true blues on my end today, of course, but many of these leftovers are quite upbeat when it comes down it - and regardless, it's good to [...]
I don't really have much to say or time to say if I did. But, I'm pissed at the f'ing around that Echoes In The Wind has taken over the past several weeks, trumped by the demise of Frisian's Other Favorites (seemingly for the same reason) that I'm posting out of solidarity. Screw 'em...post on! Rickie Lee Jones - Danny's All-Star Joint Rickie Lee Jones - Satellites Rickie Lee Jones - Woody And Dutch On A Slow Train To Peking [...]
I don't really have much to say or time to say if I did. But, I'm pissed at the f'ing around that Echoes In The Wind has taken over the past several weeks, trumped by the demise of Frisian's Other Favorites (seemingly for the same reason) that I'm posting out of solidarity. Screw 'em...post on! Rickie Lee Jones - Danny's All-Star Joint Rickie Lee Jones - Satellites Rickie Lee Jones - Woody And Dutch On A Slow Train To Peking [...]
[Note from Buzz Bands HQ: I will be at Lollapalooza and perhaps dropping a few missives from Chicago, then taking a breather for a few days, so I'd like to thank Ali MacLean for minding the store the next week or so:] Top 5 ways to spend your Thursday: ☛ If you really believe in seeing good music rather than what the dude at American Apparel heard was good, then the show of the evening is Carina Round at the Hotel Cafe. Her twisted and [...]
I suppose that if we are talking about Scottish gigs this week, I really do have to mention T in the Park, or Nedstock as my far-funnier-than-I friend refers to it over at the Vinyl Villain . I've actually only been once myself, back in 1996 I think it was, when Radiohead and Pulp headlined the Saturday and Sunday spots respectively. The thing is, I looked it up on Wikipedia and it seems that was indeed 1996, but then, it says Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were also on the bill and although I cannot for [...]
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