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 [...]
This past Tuesday, 27 October, Clare & The Reasons played the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a week after releasing their second album, Arrow. The gig was sandwiched between two acts from Athens, Georgia: first Liz Durrett, then Vic Chesnutt, with a band featuring members of Fugazi, godspeed you! black emperor, and Silver Mount Zion. It was pouring rain but a respectable audience turned up
After hinting at the project for months, our favorite anglocentric femme-celebrating mag/blog Wears the Trousers has finally finished mixing their upcoming tribute album Beautiful Star: The Songs of Odetta ; I'm honored to have been among the first to hear it, and after settling into it for a few go-rounds I'm also pleased to announce that it's a strong album well worth celebrating on several levels - among them its respectful approach to the Odetta songbook, its musical range and depth and beauty, and the fact that all profits will go to benefit UK women's charities. [...]
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, [...]
Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66th North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 $25, 8PM Looking at the listing for this show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 's website, I'm not sure exactly what time TMBG will take to the stage...or even what order the order of the bands will be. It is pretty clear that the other acts on the bill include Charles Bissell (of The Wrens) and Nada Surf. It's also pretty clear that the show is a benefit for The Northside Town [...]
Talk Normal @ MHOW earlier this month ( more by Lori Baily ) tonight in NYC * Talk Normal, Knyfe Hyts 81, Antimagic @ Cake Shop * Fader Bowl w/ Dam-Funk, Cubic Zirconia @ Brooklyn Bowl * Christy & Emily, Myrmyr, Kyle Bobby Dunn @ Monkey Town * Jack Wright Trio w/ Damon Smith & Mike Pride @ Zebulon * Florence and the Machine, Holly Miranda @ Bowery Ballroom [...]
Chanteuse Clare Muldaur Manchon, with her Reasons, will be playing the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn tonight as an opener (alongside Liz Durrett) for the Vic Chestnutt Band, featuring Guy Picciotto of Fugazi, members of Thee Silver Mt. Zion and godspeed! you black emperor, and Witchies.If baby-voiced bossa nova washed up on Ennio Morricone's front porch, it would sound like Clare and her
Eyehategod on a boat last night ( more by Chloe Rice ) tonight in NYC * Aziz Ansari @ Whiplash * La Roux, Body Language @ Highline Ballroom * Precious Metal w/ Empyreon, Gwynbleidd, Hung @ Lit Lounge * Dum Dum Girls, Reading Rainbow, Girls At Dawn @ Bruar Falls * Railcars, Surf City, Heavy Winged, Antn Hrkwk @ Market Hotel * Har Mar Superstar, Bang [...]
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: [...]
This is the second time I'm doing this kind of shorties post, and it may show that I'm better than I thought on consistency... During a week, I post a lot of news and finds on my twitter @eardrums and I get a lot of email that never gets published on the blog. I'll try to post some of it here + give you some recommendations to new releases you should buy. Let's start with some "VERY SHORTIES" and below this, you will find a lot of free goodies and music recommendations: [...]
Liz Durrett is currently on tour, most of the dates are with her uncle, Vic Chesnutt . Check them out below, along with a few mp3s. The latest release, Outside Our Gates , is out via Warm Electronic . [MP3] Liz Durrett - Wild As Them [MP3] Liz Durrett - The Sea A Dream (Demo) Tour Dates [...]
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 [...]
Okay, this list is by DL, NM, and FP. The writeup on John Maus almost reminds me of something out of the old Rollerderby zine. Anyways, I'm sure I forgot something and I'm sure you'll remind me. Thanks to everyone who made my week easier, specifically, Shep and Josh at Rubber Gloves , Time Bandits , Vulgar Fashion , Kashioboy , and everyone that came out on Wednesday night. Sometimes I almost don't hate local music. (DL) PS- Time Bandits [...]
A few months back, in June, Aquarium Drunkard teamed up with Team Clermont to throw a joint champagne jam in Athens, GA during this year's Athfest. It went down at Nuci's - we booked Liz Durrett, Modern Skirts and the newly reformed Circulatory System with all donations benefiting the space. The lineup was (note inherent [...]
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 [...]
Het blijft me verbazen hoeveel goede muziek er toch uit Athens, Georgia komt. Zo groot is de stad toch niet- qua inwoners is het te vergelijken met Zoetermeer of Zwolle. Het kan niet anders dan dat de meeste inwoners van Athens in een bandje spelen, een eigen label hebben of zich op een andere manier met de muziek bezighouden. Het scheelt natuurlijk dat Athens een grote universiteit heeft en al deze studenten vormen een mooie afzetmarkt voor de muziek. In de stad vind je een flink aantal podia, vaak verstopt in café's en piepkleine zaakjes. Athens associeer je natuurlijk vooral [...]
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 [...]
Photography "2nd Anniversary Photo" by Us It's November 17th, our anniversary, which means it's time to bring a very, very special presentation to our dear friends & family, the latest volume in our Aaron Loves Meghan mixtape series!!! What? You don't know what the hell I'm talking about??? Okay.... For those of you in the unawares, let me catch ya up to speed. Two years ago today Baby & I were married. At our wedding and here [...]
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