'Safe'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
The Rev. is NEVER missed by me live - I can't wait for you to report back. It's a unique experience.
I have fencing that night, which means I'm going to have to run home at 9:00 and shower, and I'm going to be exhausted. But, you know? Gotta see him.
And guess who is opening for them right now? Huh. That would be Split Lip Rayfield.
Yepper. Cool, huh?
Please tell me that in all my hounding about them - that at some point you have listented to something by Split Lip Rayfield. Cuz you would love them.
I have not, but I didn't realize they had a Twang Thang. I'll investigate.
Most recent CD purchase (not even remotely swamp rock): Hildegard von Bingen, 13th Century Abbess and Mystic.
I'll investigate.
They are so twang thang - it's not even funny.
Their band page from lawrence.com.
Scroll down for mp3s, great video including live perf. and interviews, and audio interviews. Video is in quicktime.
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Has anyone picked up the CD by Vienna Teng? I'm liking it a lot upon first listen. She reminds me of Tori Amos, but without all the quirks and fairy stuff.
Bags' Groove
One of the high points of each soloist (Miles, "Bags" Jackson & Monk). At the risk of telling you stuff you already know, this is the (urban) legendary session with the "fight" between Monk & Miles. Each man denied any physical confrontation between the very large Monk and the not very large Miles (Miles: "I'm not stupid enough to pick that fight." Monk: "I'd'a killed Miles."), but tensions ran high as Miles asked Monk to "lay out," or not play, behind his solo. Monk complied, then comped masterfully behind Jackson and followed with one of his greatest solos. The whole thing makes more sense if you listen to "The Man I Love" recorded at the same session but released on Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, especially the alternate take. Monk decided to try a half time solo -- and the tempo's not that fast to begin with -- and it wasn't really successful. And it wasn't very short (not just because it was so slow either.) Miles was not happy. Miles continued to record Monk's compositions but never worked with him again. Check that one out, too, as well as Walkin', the title track of which is not only stylistically very similar to "Bags' Groove", but also features most of the same players, namely the original rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke. (Milt Jackson isn't on "Walkin'".) Great stuff.
There's a Bjork tribute CD out. The Decemberists do an excellent version of "Human Behavior". I played it this morning.
Tina, I'm sorry about the layoffs. Hope all goes well for you.
My newest mix CD, which includes some inspirations from Jon B (Clem Snide), erinaceous (Yo La Tengo) and Tina (Rilo Kiley).
There's a Bjork tribute CD out. The Decemberists do an excellent version of "Human Behavior". I played it this morning.
I saw that last time I was in Tower! How are the tracks other than the Decemberists song?
Jon - I just looked at your playlist and saw that you played
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Did you like their CD? Because wow - were they not good live when I saw them. But what a kind of fascinating band. In buying a CD from a different band from them after the show, I talked to them - and they seemed nice. Nice enough that I almost bought their album having hated their set.
Tina, I'm sorry about the layoffs. Hope all goes well for you.
Thanks LJ. So far it's as good as something like this can be. So, did you like the rest of the Rilo Kiley album?