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While Evan Dando may be a prime slacker as casual as an army of devout ATP aficionados, to a full house at the Empire he unplugs intermittently the lethargic aesthetic to reveal an inner romantic purely (and at times wonderfully puerilely) splurging contorted impressions of human affection and still-confounding metaphor. The Lemonheads aren't of course here to send us all stampeding possessedly in the direction of the starkly, artificially illuminated merch stand at the back of this once-characterful venue to then tear glinting cellophane from the smoothed back of a new [...]
For the past year and a half, I've been hanging out with some of my friends about once a month to record a podcast called the Radio Free Song Club. I'm there as a photographer, but the others assembled are songwriters, musicians, sound engineers and visiting guests. It's hosted by Nick Hill (formerly of the Music Faucet on WFMU) and singer-songwriter Kate Jacobs. Dave Schramm is the bandleader, and is joined by a semi-rotating band known as The Radio Free All Stars, which includes David Mansfield, JD Foster, Jeremy Chatzky, Paul Wieselman, Andy Burton, Paul Moschella, Ted Reichman, [...]
Two classic '90s rock records sweetened and remastered with some bonus tracks, along with a thunderous, live show from 1994 on a bonus disc, all in one package.
Mark Olson rediscovers his inner-romantic on the quietly elegant folk-pop of Many Colored Kite. Pop music - Mark Olson - Recreation and Sports - Music - Arts
If a collaboration between a grunge vocalist and an indie pop singer/cellist seemed a little unlikely to you back in 2006, welcome to album number three. Former Queens of the Stone Age/Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan has gotten together with founding Belle and Sebastian member Isobel Campbell for the followup to 2008's Sunday at Devil Dirt . This time, the duo is mixing it up by bringing in some special guests including folkster Willy Mason, ex-Smashing Pumpkins/current Tinted Windows ax-man James Iha, and singer/songwriter Victoria Williams, noted for regular appearances with Giant Sand. [...]
El dúo conformado por Mark Lanegan (ex miembro de Screaming Trees y Queens of the Stone Age) e Isobel Campbell (ex Belle and Sebastian) ha confirmado que en este 2010 regresarán con una nueva producción , luego de su muy aclamado Sunday At Devil Dirt , editado en el 2008. El grupo se encuentra en el estudio dándole los últimos toques a esta placa que llevará por nombre Hawk y será publicada el próximo 24 de agosto. Aunque todavía no tenemos el tracklist o [...]
Direct Current reports that former Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age singer Mark Lanegan has once again teamed up with ex-Belle and Sebastian singer/cellist Isobel Campbell for the pair's third album together, which, according to a listing for their September performance at Barbicon Hall, is titled Hawk . For their follow-up to 2008's Sunday at Devil Dirt , Lanegan and Campbell enlisted a few notable guests, including solo artist/Giant Sand collaborator Victoria Williams, ex-Smashing Pumpkins and current Tinted Windows guitarist James Iha, and (one of our favorite young folksingers) Willy [...]
[Items for your calendar ...] And now for something a little bit different: An event called End Times Opry goes off Friday night at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, and while the press release promises something "off-centered and rowdy," it will be, at the very least, diverse. It's a mélange of music, comedy, poetry and spoken word featuring artists with some pretty impressive resumes — including Old 97's bassist Murry Hammond [pictured]. Musically, the evening — hosted by "Last Comic Standing" finalist Rebecca Corry — leans toward [...]
The Stagecoach festival brought some twang to the desert this past weekend — the lineup for the country and roots music version of Coachella mixed commercial favorites with some Western legends and more cutting-edge fare. Photographer Scott Dudelson sends along this gallery and a short list of his personal highlights: ☛ Merle Haggard : For no other reason than it is Merle Haggard! ☛ Nick13 from Tiger Army: First country performance ever was awesome: smooth country from a tatted-up punk. ☛ Avett Brothers : Their set was [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. During his life and throughout his influential career, Vic Chesnutt always had a number of musician friends in high places -- he was covered by everyone from Madonna to Smashing Pumpkins and he collaborated in the studio with an intimidating list of esteemed artists that's too long to get into here. Most recently, his band -- in the studio and on the road -- included members of Fugazi , Godspeed! You Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion [...]
Harry Nilsson: The Puppy Song [ purchase ] Victoria Williams: The Puppy Song [ purchase ] On the surface, this early Harry Nilsson delicacy is a perfect slice of delicious 1969 poptimism, a fun little soft-shoe ditty about wishing for a puppy. Lift the sunshiny childlike innocence, however, and you'll find a subtle dig at the status quo in the narrator's longing for playful, eternal companionship away from the rules of society [...]
It's raining hard today, but think of it as our falling snowflakes and come out to a free befefit show this evening at THE PLANTATION in Los Angeles as PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS does something good for the SWEET RELIEF foundation inspired by VICTORIA WILLIAMS that assists career musicians facing illness, disability and age-related problems. Performing is a fantastic bill featuring PARSON REDHEADS , VOXHUAL BROADCAST , JOHN CARPENTER and [...]
Maybe it's because I grew up reading too much Hemmingway , watching too many Steve McQueen and John Wayne flicks with my dad, and listening to too many Rolling Stones records, but I seem to have been born with, or developed, a predisposition against female artists. Aside from a select few ( Lucinda Williams , Aimee Mann , Patti Smith , Jesse Sykes , Victoria Williams , Cat Power , Aretha , etc.), it all sounds pretty much the same to me. Before I go on, I [...]
Zoom urørt 2006 and Urørtkonkurransen 2007 winner Ida Maria's [Myspace] debut album Fortress 'round My Heart comes in at just 32 minutes and 10 tracks; it is musical instant gratification. The... [[This is an excerpt. The pages look just silly here, you know? Why not just hit up the article, homes? We'd appreciate that!]]
It wasn't hip, sexy, trendy or in anyone's idea of hot, but this past Friday's Sweet Relief benefit was an evening of excellent music for the best of causes, and, I'm sorry you weren't there to enjoy ... Continue reading "Concert Review: Sweet Relief benefit with and for Victoria Williams, Waterdeep and the Midday Ramblers" >
"The fact that we're sitting here on your birthday, having this conversation at all is a miracle." Billy Brimblecom's comment is directed at birthday girl Abigail Henderson, but it applies to everyo... Continue reading "Talkin' Relief" >
I'm scooping myself a bit here as I'm focusing on the story behind this event for my Wayward Son column next week, but I wanted to give you some early word regarding the Victoria Williams concert and ... Continue reading "Info on the Victoria Williams' Sweet Relief benefit concert next weekend." >
When the first Sweet Relief album was released way back in 1993, the foremost questions in my mind were, "Who the hell is Victoria Williams and how did she get all these folks to cover her tunes." The idea of the tribute album seemed wonderful: use hip and well-known artists as vectors to expose more listeners to under appreciated artists, thereby saving them from eternal "cult" status or, as in the case with both Sweet Relief releases, daunting medical bills. Actually, it was a great idea, and early efforts such [...]
Shortly after my story on Abigail Henderson's struggle with breast cancer and health bills was published, a local doctor named Mark Matthews got in touch with me about the issue of health care for mus... Continue reading "Musician Health Care Watch: Sweet Relief benefit concert announced, Midwest Music Foundation born" >
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