From 1976, and their epochal debut album, please enjoy Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes with perhaps the best loved version of Bruce Springsteen 's at the time widely bootlegged "The Fever." And from some months earlier, here's perhaps the least well known cover of the same song, by Allan Rich . As in son of Charlie Rich . Springsteen's version of this, which wasn't officially released [...]
I keep missing Kasey Chambers when she comes through town, but it's not for lack of trying. The Australian singer-songwriter with the airy twang in her voice does heartache so well, it's a dream of mine to sit on the grass at some summery festival, eyes closed, letting the bittersweet music burn through me like the sunshine. Kasey's talent springs from growing up with music in her veins: the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers , she picked up her first strings early, and spent an adolescent decade on the road [...]
MP3: Jody Redhage & Fire in July - This November MP3: Jody Redhage & Fire in July - The Botticellian Trees Ancient Star is the debut album for cellist, composer and vocalist Jody Redhage and her chock full of brass and percussion ensemble: Fire in July . If you'd like to try before you buy, Fire in July plays An Die Musik on Thursday, November 19 at [...]
Three weeks ago I posted a list of my 50 favorite albums of the past decade. You can catch up with that here , here , here , here , and here , if you'd like. While drafting the list I found that I rediscovered plenty of albums that were and are still worthy of more attention, even though they ultimately weren't included on the finished product. It was extremely difficult to cut many of them, especially those made by lesser-known artists. So starting last week, continuing today, and for the next 2 Mondays I'll [...]
While Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar have had their share of differences since the acrimonious breakup of Uncle Tupelo, at least they now have one rather remarkable thing in common -- they've both had the opportunity to collaborate with a noted American writer who happened to be dead. In 1998, Tweedy's group Wilco joined forces with Billy Bragg on the album Mermaid Avenue, in which they set a handful of newly discovered poems by Woody Guthrie to music, and now Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie have released One Fast Move or I'm Gone, a collection of [...]
Son Volt served up a handful of early hits, and lots of the new stuff from The Search, Okemah and the Melody of Riot and this summer's release American Central Dust, last night at the Granada Th... Continue reading "Picture Show: Son Volt at The Granada" >
Regina Spektor (Nokia Theater): I know I'm really supposed to hate Regina Spektor, but I just don't. She kind of sounds like a more Billboard-friendly Joanna Newsom mixed with the cocky tendency to do revisionist versions of classic songs on piano; something that many piano players and keyboardists tend to do, and I'm thinking of everyone from Tori Amos to Sean Kirkpatrick . Some people pull it off beautifully, some don't. Spektor is somewhere in the middle. Even though I know this is pretty much music for children, I [...]
Anodyne: Noun. Anything that relieves distress or pain. (dictionary.com)When Son Volt goes onstage tonight at the Continental Club (we've heard around 11 p.m.), there's an outside chance the band... Continue reading "We've Been Had: The Enduring Wisdom of Uncle Tupelo's Anodyne" >
Here is a quick list of our picks for live music in Austin this week. Simply follow the links to find out more. Wednesday 11/11: Pretty Lights, Alex B, Gramatik at La Zona Rosa Pretty Lights - "Hot Like Sauce" Thursday 11/12: Thao & the Get Down Stay Down at the Mohawk Friday 11/13: [...]
Hope everyone had a great time at Fun Fun Fun Fest! We'll have our pics/videos up soon for you all. Here's our concert recommendations for this week in Austin. Monday (11/9) : Cowabunga Babez, Hawnay Troof, Harlem, Pataphysics at Emo's (inside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $5 | Doors @ 9, Show @ 10 The Lovemakers, The Boxing Lesson at [...]
I can't remember if I've already posted this video or if I've just watched it a lot, but let me know if I have and I'll post something else I wanted to post. One of my favorite Beat Happening songs: SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK MON: Fuck Buttons/Growing (Hailey's) MON: Crystal Antlers/The Uptown Bums (Rubber Gloves) MON: An Albatross/All Leather (the Lounge) THU: Son Volt/Peter Bruntnell (Granada Theater) FRI: Hidden [...]
No matter how many people he knows at a St. Louis Son Volt show, Jay Farrar will always be the guy who played a big part in creating the "alt. country" genre. Twenty years after Uncle Tupelo's he... Continue reading "Show Review: Son Volt at the Pageant, Friday, November 6" >
Friday, November 6 *Son Volt/Peter Bruntnell, The Pageant *Nelly's Birthday Party -- Pajama Jam, HOME Nightclub *Tech N9ne/Slaughterhouse/Stevie Stone et al, Pop's *Breathe Carolina/Cash Cash/more... Continue reading "St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8" >
One Fast Move Or I'm Gone is a wonderful collection of songs from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo's Jay Farrar. The material, crafted together using words from Jack Kerouac's Big Sur novel, invokes the same optimism, longing, and playfully deep introspection that has made millions of readers identify with Kerouac's work. Last monday, Gibard and Farrar brought these songs to life with a rocking three-piece rhythm section at the brand new Lincoln Hall [...]
One Fast More or I'm Gone , the collaboration soundtrack by Gibbard and Farrar for the new movie about Karouac, is pretty dang good. So, when Michelle told me she saw the recent NPR concert and asked I I would want her to write a guest review, I answered with a definite yes. So, without further adou, here's her review. I recommend listening to the NPR stream at the link below in its entirety. It's great...especially when they play "Couches in Alleys" In support of their collaboration Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar hit [...]
Nada Surf @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ( Jack Groetzinger ) There weren't a ton of shows going on in NYC last night (10/28), relatively speaking, but members/collaborators of most indie rock bands in existence were part of them. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, husband of She of She & Him) played with Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) at Webster Hall with John Roderick (The Long Winters) opening. "Along with all 12 songs from the album, Farrar and Gibbard [...]
As a member of Uncle Tupelo, a solo artist, and now, in his second go as the leader of Son Volt, Jay Farrar has written hundreds of songs--and in terms of inspiration and the creative process, ... Continue reading "Interview: Jay Farrar on Finding Inspiration in Jack Kerouac's Big Sur and Working With Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard" >
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Chad & Jeremy at BB King's Julio Iglesias at Count Basie Theatre Raise The Roof: A Benefit For The Northside Town Community & Cultural Center w, Charles Bissell (of The Wrens), They Might Be Giants and Nada Surf (acoustic) at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Bklyn Snoop Dogg and Method Man & Redman at Starland Ballroom A Fine Frenzy and Among The Oak And Ash [...]
NPR has Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar streaming live tonight : Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) and Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) take the stage together to perform songs inspired by the writings of Jack Kerouac, in a full concert webcast live on NPR Music tonight (Oct. 27). Hear the performance, featuring music from the duo's new album (One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur), beginning at approximately 9 p.m. ET from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Related posts: [...]
Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur Release Date: October 20, 2009 Label: [...]
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