My wife had a wedding makeup gig in Mt. Vernon on Saturday and since I didn't have a lot going on I offered to come along and help her load in and out. I figured I'd check out the antique shops to see what books or vinyl they might have. Unfortunately, there used to be a really great record store in Mt. Vernon above one of the art stores. I guess the father of one of the owners of the store had a large record collection that they wanted to sell, so they ran a store for a while. [...]
Some fun facts about this track: 1. "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" is the only Steely Dan track in which Becker and Fagen are not in the songwriting credits. This one was written about fifty years earlier by Duke Ellington and his trumpet player, Bubber Miley. 2. It's the only instrumental Steely Dan track. 3. This is first instance of Becker
So we've spent a little more time with DAMNDOGS' debut EP Strange Behaviour and have got to say, DAMNDOGS kinda rule. "Low" sort of moves to the pulse of 70's dance/r&b-bent classic rock, think David Bowie, Steely Dan, etc. DAMNDOGS feature the rhythm section JET(!). WTF! Anyway, this DAMNDOGS shit is way better than any of those Iggy Pop covers Jet used to do. C'mon! DAMNDOGS - Low DAMNDOGS ( Official ) ( Facebook ) [...]
Guitarist Larry Carlton's mesmerizing work on Steely Dan's The Royal Scam is one of the defining characteristics of the LP, so those attending the Dan's September 23rd performance are in for a treat as Carlton will sit in as the band performs the classic album. Click here to view the embedded video. The show on the 23rd was originally billed as "21st Century Dan" and was set to focus on the group's last two releases. Apparently there aren't many folks who want to hear [...]
Tourmates collide on this Mayer Hawthorne cover of Chromeo's "When the Night Falls". For the cover, Mr. Hawthorne enlists a beat that could double for Steely Dan's "Do It Again" and laces it up with all the cool dad music trappings one could ever want. Ever wanted to feel hard on a fresh King Harvest or Looking Glass vibe , give Mayer's "When the Night Falls" a spin. Mayer Hawthorne - When the Night Falls (Chromeo) Mayer Hawthorne [...]
this life can be very strange / all those dayglow freaks who used to paint the face / they've joined the human race / some things will never change oof. this is gonna be a source of consternation among some of the regulars. it’s the dan! kindofa obsessive compulsive pall hanging over this bugger, from source to execution. a years work; eighty-odd steely dan songs shorn and sculpted into one twelve track chunk of gleeful glowing 4/4ish house stomp and pulse. s’all been glued together by one fella (gabe shultz) though i do like [...]
Seeing Steely Dan the same weekend that singer Amy Winehouse died got me thinking about how you can have a career in music that lasts decades, and how to outlive that white hot moment of stardom with dignity. The key to it all, of course, is not to die, and since Winehouse was tragically unable to manage that, we'll never get to see how she would have fared nearly over three decades after she released Back To Black , and whether she would have been performing in dives to a handful of curious onlookers or filling outdoor amphitheatres packed [...]
For a split second in Empire Records , the philosophical Lucas can be seen contemplating his perverse victories of the day: he's lost $9,000 of the store's money, he's ensured that he and his boss will get fired, and his actions will force the other employees to hatch a plan to prevent the store's inevitable future as a soulless corporate Musictown. Hanging to his right on the balcony overlooking the sales floor is a massive promotional poster for XTC 's 1992 album Nonsuch . Though incongruent with the rest of the film’s posters – comprised [...]
SUN WATCHER NEW GRASS / MESSAGE FROM ALBERT Albert Ayler New Grass Impulse : 1968 AA, tenor sax, bagpipe chanter, recitation; Call Cobbs, piano, organ, harpsichord, Bill Folwell, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums. For "Message From Albert": add Burt Collins, trumpet; Joe Newman, trumpet; Garnett Brown, trombone; Seldon Powell, tenor sax, flute; Buddy Lucas, baritone sax. Or: HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY TO ALBERT AYLER! [...]
Steely Dan : Sign In Stranger [ purchase ] There are two parts to the concept of independence. The obvious one is freedom or liberation, and it’s always a positive. But you also have to be independent from something, and that’s where the darkness creeps in. Leave it to Steely Dan to explore that side of things eloquently. In Sign In Stranger, the independence is from a person’s past. Mizar Five is a haven for criminals and lowlifes who seek a fresh start, and sometimes a new identity. The song does [...]
[Make mine a double, please: Jack White and Isaac Brock were born in this day in 19 hundred and seventy-five:] Part 1 of your weekend: ► This evening's installment of Saturdays Off the 405 at the Getty features a headlining set by Best Coast , joined by DJ Kave-In. The free concert begins at 6 p.m. ► Steely Dan's second night at the Greek Theatre is highlighted by a setlist determined by fan vote. [...]
[As this steamy week comes to an end, it's time to raise a glass and wish Beck a happy birthday ...] Your fine Friday fare: ► Autolux and Superhumanoids do a special show at the Skirball Center as part of a program titled "Into the Night: Music and Magic" in conjunction with the exhibitions "Houdini: Art and Magic" and "Masters of Illusion: Jewish Magicians of the Golden Age." Expect strolling magicians, random trickery and, of course, [...]
Dirty Gold Play the Echo on Thursday Very light week for shows but there are a couple of things defiinitely worth checking out. The Satellite on Wednesday and the Echo on Thursday. I'm taking the rest of the week off, so go elsewhere for your concert announcements. Monday 7/4/11 [Pick of the Night] July 4 th Fireworks Spectacular with Hall & Oates @ Hollywood Bowl ($18 - $168) – Fireworks and Hall [...]
STEELY DAN ( Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall , 1037 SW Broadway) You either love Steely Dan, or you hate music. The most divisive band on the planet brings their smooth sounds to town on the Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven tour. Expect deep cuts and all the hits you love, or hate, from Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, and friends. EZRA ACE CARAEFF SECOND ANNUAL OUTDOOR BLOCK PARTY: RED FANG , DANAVA, LORD DYING, RABBITS, PURPLE RHINESTONE EAGLE & MORE ( [...]
Steely Dan: Official The first time I had the opportunity to fully dive into the vibrations of Steely Dan was during my first semester of college in my History of Rock class. Their blend of jazz, rock, and funk was something that I could not help but enjoy. Their upbeat catchy tunes bring a smile to my face along with feelings of happiness and joy. After multiple hard drive crashes and digital library malfunctions, It appears as if I have been deprived from my Steely Dan collection. To my surprise they have a long list [...]
Cathy Berberian was this phenomenal opera/modern classical/anything vocally challenging singer. Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1925, Berberian was into music at an early age, starting with the Armenian folk music of her ancestry, and also opera. After devoting much studies toward theatre, music and singing, she made her professional debut in 1957. By 1960 she was a bonafide star, and
I have long argued that any city-wide determination on whether or not the proprietor of private business was allowed to permit smoking on his premises was draconian at best and unconstitutional at worst. If people think a particular bar is “too smokey”, they are free to drink or seek employment elsewhere – just as they are free to leave if they decide that the drink prices, seating availability, noise level, or any one of the other myriad characteristics of a particular watering hole aren’t up to snuff. If people didn’t like [...]
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future...turn the way back machine to The Year of Our Lord 1978...see the spindly teenagers coming and going in and around the then three year old Voorhees High School. I'm glad there aren't too many photos of me from that day and age. Suffice to say it wasn't very pretty. Come to think of it, the same could be said of the John Jay circa 2011. What's 33 years really? I ask you. I could have sworn this same sign was there in 1978, but maybe the parents of the class of [...]
There's not a whole lot of lyrics to this song, but I've never been quite able to decipher them, and from what I gather from a quick scan on the internet, no one else seems to be too sure what they mean, either. My best, uneducated guess is that Becker wrote the two verses-he all but admitted to such when
by Mark Saleski Normally, I'm not a particularly skeptical person. But when I see things in album credits like "hair," "makeup," and "dresses," it's tough to not tighten up a little. The good news is that Leonhart and Escoffery can bring it. She has a voice that manages to seem almost crystalline while retaining all sorts of texture. A perfect
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