Sorry the blogging has been a bit on the lean side lately but pretty much all the free time has been occupied playing bass in the bands I'm in. My friend Chris Nickey and I played over 50 shows throughout this past year year with our band Chris And Tommy's Good Time Folk Rock Show and now we're closing out 2011 in a big way with our first show at Philadelphia's renowned Tin Angel. Come on out and help us celebrate on Friday December 30th. Grab a nice dinner downstairs at Serrano restaurant [...]
An update on a couple of upcoming shows this week from Chris & Tommy's Goodtime Folk Rock Show . First up, a Cinco De Mayo blowout this Thursday at The Alchemist & Barrister in Princeton New Jersey and then a full band appearance/ Spare Tire Band reunion with special guests Scott Matlack and Brett Neilsen at Puck in Doylestown PA. Come on out and have a good time ! Chris And Tommy's Good Time Folk Rock Show Cinco De Mayo Party [...]
Starting the new year off with some gratuitous self promotion and trying to kick start this blog back into gear. Here are the early 2011 tour dates for Chris And Tommys's Good Time Folk Rock Show , an acoustic duo featuring Chris Nickey on guitar and vocals, and myself on bass. Come on out and join in the fun as we start off 2011 by providing the soundtrack to the First Friday Arts on The Avenue celebration at Langhorne Coffee House. To give you a taste of what it's all about, give a listen to this set [...]
Some special live music today to soundtrack your weekend. Back in 1986 Washington DC's Tommy Keene released his second album, the instant power pop classic, Songs From The Film . Now nearly 25 years later he's out on tour doing a special series of shows where he is playing that album in it's entirety. He recently played an intimate in store performance with the full band in Bordentown, New Jersey at The Record Collector . I was unable to attend myself but BIG thanks go out to my friend Chris for [...]
The Philadelphia Film and Music Festival livens up the city this coming weekend. For those of you not familiar with it I'll let the press release do the talking: THE PHILADELPHIA FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL or "PHILLY F/M" for short) is a four-day festival taking place at over 30 music and film venues, with free outdoor stages, day parties and a record fair. Philly F/M will take place on Thursday, Sept 23 - Sunday, Sept 26th, 2010 and will feature a wide variety of regional, national and international musicians and films. The festival strives to be [...]
Some brand new music to kick off what looks like is going to be a beautiful Fourth Of July holiday weekend here. When I first heard Justin Kline back in fall of 2008 with his jangly debut with the Six Songs EP , I pegged him as an artist to watch and anxiously awaited his first full length. Sadly, just as he was wrapping up nearly a year's work and putting the finishing touches on the new record, thieves broke in to the Nashville studio where he was recording and stole much of [...]
If you're looking for a way to kick of your Fourth Of July holiday this coming weekend, you need look no further than what may be Philadelphia's finest rock and roll venue, Johnny Brenda's . In one of the truly must see shows of the weekend, Bag Of Songs favorites, In Grenada & New Motels take the stage along with the the highly raved about Busses . All three bands have new cds hot off the press, with this Friday's show being the official release party for In Grenada 's Break [...]
Due to the day job becoming a black hole that sucks in all my free time the past couple months, the posting here has been rather sparse, my apologies to all of the loyal followers out there. In the meantime the music has still been happening fast and furious and if can manage to squeeze a couple of free hours out of each day hopefully I can get the posting can get back on track here. With that being said I promised a lot of cool people that I chatted with at this show that I would get it online [...]
Alex Chilton NYC 1977 [Photo via godlis.com ] Paying tribute today to the sad passing of one the most influential musicians of a generation , the one and only Alex Chilton succumbed to a heart attack today in his home of New Orleans at the much too young age of 59. From his teen years in the Boxtops to co-founding the seminal band Big Star in Memphis in the early '70s to his later solo work, he's influenced everyone from [...]
2009 was another great year for live music , slightly edging out last year for me with a grand total of 97 shows, in 26 different venues for 251 sets of music by 215 different bands, with 26 bands logging in 2 or more. Continuing to be one of the best live music venues anywhere, Johnny Brenda's topped the list with 25 visits. The other places where you could have found me hanging out this past year being World Cafe Live (15), The M Room (11), Kung Fu Necktie (7) and The Khyber , The [...]
Wrapping it all up today sort of where I started it this year, with something a little off the beaten path. Hope you've enjoyed it and heard something you enjoyed and maybe found a new favorite. Thanks to everyone who's been reading along,commenting and emailing. Christmas is all about sharing good times with yout family and firends so in addition to today's pick here's links to some more holiday tunes from a few of the friends of Bag Of Songs. Heather has her 2009 Christmas mix up at I Am Fuel Your Are Friends , The [...]
[Photo By Frank Juhlin] On the home stretch of our daily Christmas song series, going all the way to Sweden for today's pick from the girls of Twiggy Frostbite , Elin Lindfors on vocals and percussion, AnnaKarin Berglund on keyboards and percussion and Emma Sjöberg on bass and percussion . Lanterns And Stars perfectly evokes the feeling of crisp winter peaceful quiet that seems to magically appear in the late night hours of Christmas Eve. Hope your Christmas Eve finds you where you want to be today. Twiggy Frostbite [...]
Inspired my inability to get the song of the day up timely the last few days, here's a few versions of The Chipmunks Christmas classic, Christmas Don't Be Late . A brand new version from Twilight Soundtrack darlings, Hurricane Bells and a live version by Jim James of My Morning Jacket form Lollapalooza 2007. Only two more days to go until Christmas but don't fret, there's still the best live shows of the year, the top 25 albums,my picks to watch for 2010 and more still to come so stay tuned. [...]
A special holiday song for you today with some Philadelphia flavor to it. It's from the Blood Feathers , who are the first band on the brand new Philebrity record label, with their excellent record Goodness, Gracious which is currently available on iTunes , and is coming soon on CD and vinyl in the new year. Watch for it. Blood Feathers - Christmas Will Make You Feel OK [ MYSPACE ] [ PHILEBRITY LABEL ] Previous [ 1 ][ 2 [...]
One for the shortest day of the holiday season and of the year from Philadelphia's own Hoots And Hellmouth . Back in the long warm days of summer they released one of the great records of the year, The Holy Open Secret . A perfect choice to mark the turning point as we head back into those longer hours of sunlight each day. Hoots And Hellmouth - A Song For Solstice More Hoots and Hellmouth Previous [ 1 [...]
Not really a holiday song I suppose, but since I spent the bulk of yesterday digging out from under the big east coast blizzard, here's one in honor of the snow day many people experienced yesterday or today The Turncoats - Snowday Previous [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ][ 10 ][ 11 ][ 12 ][ 13 ][ 14 ][ 15 ][ 16 ][ 17 ][ 18 ][ 19 ]
Wherever you may be travelling during this week leading up to Christmas,head home safely, especially if you happen to be stuck on the snow bound eastern US. Sitting here, stuck in a hotel room for the weekend thinking about all of the things I want to do when I get home. Here's Snow Patrol waxing poetic about what they'll do. Happy holidays everyone ! Snow Patrol - When I Get Home For Christmas Buy It's A Cool Cool Christmas Previous [ 1 ][ 2 [...]
[ Photo via Tacky Treasures ] Running way late today, so, no words, just pictures and music. look. listen. enjoy. The Knife - Christmas Reindeer [ WEBSITE ] Previous [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ][ 10 ][ 11 ][ 12 ][ 13 ][ 14 ][ 15 ][ 16 ][ 17 ]
Puppet Show AND Power Salad . Everyone likes a good chuckle once in a while, so here's some holiday silliness from the band Power Salad . Here's the story : Santa decides to get with the times, and as lazy as the rest of us, and thinks he can really cover alllll the good little boys and girls, in the whole world, in one night......by shopping on the Internet. Lyrics, video and puppet show by Craig Marks. Susie played by Abby Marks. Children's choir sung by Marissa Mezzolesta. Music, arrangements, recording and production, all [...]
A stripped down post today because I'm working from a mac laptop in a hotel room , and since I'm basically mac challenged(I'm a PC person and can't figure out how to do half the things I want to on this thing). Here's a new holiday song from former Philly fave now Brooklyn band, power poppers The Canon Logic. Hopefully this link will work, if not I'll repost tomorrow when I have access to my PC back. Rock on. The Canon Logic - Kiss Me On Christmas More Canon Logic
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