James Brown opening for the RHCPs is wronger than a wrong thing.
Well at least the Chili Peps are trying to honor their inspiration. Sort of like The Clash taking Bo Diddley on tour, or when The Pretenders had Iggy Pop open (and Chrissie would go out and kiss the stage after Iggy had performed).
Hayden, pirate bands are an actual sub-genre these days (search for pirates on CDBaby and you'll see). Dave Eggers' pirate supply store is but one manifestation of a generalized west coast pirate/punk frenzy which has been building over the last five years.
Yeah, but the Fiery Furnaces are NYC-based. And not using the melodian-mandolin sounds of The Tain (which, now that I look into it, isn't so much about pirates as it is based on an old Irish song-cycle about war). My thesis has gone pfffffffffft.
The problem with Lolla was that most of the bands playing appealed to a slightly older crowd
Yeah, that's part of it too. If you're touring with bands teenagers and college students like, (i.e., The Warped Tour) the weekday thing doesn't matter so much during the summer. But it seemed like the Lolla lineup was more made up of Serious Music Fan bands, and Serious Music Fans might be more likely to have jobs.
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Has anyone suggested "Summer in the City" by the Lovin' Spoonful for Lilty's summer mix? That's a fun song.
I gotta say that the sold-out crowd at the Decemberists show last night mostly consisted of college kids. The few of us who'd cracked 30 stood out.
I gots it P-C. I'm quibbling on it because its on the summer tape at the store, so I'm afraid of overkill. But its still in serious contention because, hey, good song.
An Austincentric summer choice would be Li'l Cap'n Travis. You can download their cowboy-Beach Boysy "Little Drops of Summer" from their website. Their new one ...In All Their Splendor, is filled with summery tunes, too.
Elvis Costello - Good Year for the Roses.
HOW have Inot heard this before? ok listening.
Sure, it's ok, but the George Jones version will turn your knees to jelly.
Sure, it's ok, but the George Jones version will turn your knees to jelly.
Mmmm, gelid knees.
Has anybody ever carved out the definitive George Jones collection from all his many different labels? He's one of those guys who always had two devastating classics per album and a shitload of Nashville filler.
There's a nice Charlie Rich collection that pulls his best work together from many labels.
