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Kim Taylor – Little Miracle
just announced on kim-taylor.net…
Kim Taylor‘s newest album, Little Miracle, is getting ready for a physical release. It’s due date is September 21st. Stay tuned to k-t.net in the future for more press releases, pre-order details, et cetera.
Note: As previously reported here, this album came out in a digital version in December 2009. So this is the physical edition’s debut! The tracklist is as follows, and is likely differently mixed/mastered from the version nine months ago…
1. Little Miracle
2. Lost and Found
3. American Child
4. Anchor Down
5. Open Wide
6. Do You Ever Feel Lonely
7. If I Am Wrong
8. Fruit of My Labor
9. Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)
For those unfamiliar with Kim Taylor… you need to stop what you’re doing and dig into her back catalogue. Smokey voice, well-crafted melodies, great songwriting. Her webpage doesn’t appear to have a store anymore… you can find her on the iTunes or the Amazons…
~Dan – np: Wynton Marsalis – In This House, On This Morning
REVIEW: Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR – 7/28/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Last night was my fourth opportunity to see one of my favorite bands, Toad the Wet Sprocket. I have been able to see frontman Glen Phillips many times, and he does throw in some Toad tunes here and there – but it’s not quite the same as the full conglomerate Toad experience with guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning and drummer Randy Guss. While Toad’s alternative melodic rock isn’t in my usual jazz or metal wheelhouse, I could never pass up a chance to see them… even if it meant making a 4 hour round-trip up to Eugene’s big sister, Portland.
Opener Hey Marseilles went on around 8 and played a full and energetic set of what they call “folkestral” music.
The seven piece band is from Seattle, and the guys were hard to pin down on any instrument. Several of the guys swaped out instruments for each song. They definitely had the folky, singer-songwriter band elements, but mixed in some great violin, viola, cello, accordion, trumpet, amidst traditional rock guitar, bass & drums.
Check out their video for “Rio” from their new album To Travels and Trunks.
If you go to their MySpace page, you can download the “Rio” single for free. See the download button in the left pane under their contact info.
Glen, Todd, Dean & Randy of Toad the Wet Sprocket hit the stage around 9pm with an extra player – Johnny Hawthorn on slide guitar, electric mandolin, and guitar. The packed Crystal Ballroom got a taste of something from every album…
Setlist: ~90 mins
- Something’s Always Wrong
- Rings
- Stupid
- Woodburning
- Crowing
- Good Intentions
- Is It For Me
- Windmills
- Torn
- Before You Were Born
- Spirit [The Waterboys cover] ->
- Know Me
- Nightingale Song
- Come Back Down
- Whatever I Fear
- All I Want
- Fall Down
- Encore: Come Down
- Brother
- Walk on the Ocean
There were no new songs, Lapdog tunes, or Glen solo material as they have done in the past. This was all Toad from all around their decade long catalogue. My favorites of the night were “Windmills” and “Whatever I Fear” – and some of their classics like “Brother,” “All I Want,” and “Walk On the Ocean” were crowd favorites as well.
The fact that Toad keeps touring on occasion keeps me hopeful that they may record again. In the meantime, check out Glen’s multitude of projects and Todd & Dean’s work as well (see links below). Support indie music!
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Toad’s Site
- Toad on MySpace
- Glen Phillips’ Site
- Glen on MySpace
- Todd Nichols on MySpace
- Dean Dinning on MySpace
- Lapdog on MySpace (Todd/Dean/Randy’s now-defunct side-project)
- WPA’s Site (Glen side-project with Nickel Creek, Luke Bulla, etc)
- WPA on MySpace
- Plover’s Site (Glen one-off?)
- RemoteTreeChildren’s Site (Glen one-off?)
- Hey Marseilles’ Site (opener)
- Hey Marseilles on MySpace
- McMennamin’s Crystal Ballroom
- Prior Related Reviews~
- Works Progress Administration (Glen, etc) @ WOW Hall (Sept 2009)
- Glen Solo @ WOW Hall (Feb 2008)
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Wynton Marsalis – Tune in Tomorrow
TOAD THE WET SPROCKET &
HEY MARSEILLES PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Glen Phillips and/or Toad TWS Tour Dates
| Fri, 07/23/10 | The Fillmore | San Francisco | CA | 9:00 PM | 415-775-7722 | thefillmore.com |
| Sat, 07/24/10 | The Uptown Theater | Napa | CA | 8:15 PM | N/A | uptowntheatrenapa.com |
| Sun, 07/25/10 | Knitting Factory Concert House | Reno | NV | 7:30 PM | 208-367-1212 | knittingfactory.com |
| Tue, 07/27/10 | Knitting Factory Concert House | Boise | ID | 8:00 PM | 509-325-SEAT | knittingfactory.com |
| Wed, 07/28/10 | Crystal Ballroom | Portland | OR | 8:00 PM | 503-225-0047 | mcmenamins.com |
| Thu, 07/29/10 | Moore Theatre | Seattle | WA | 7:30 PM | 206-628-0888 | stgpresents.org |
| Sat, 08/14/10 | Blue Sky Music & Adventure Festival | Mammoth Lakes | CA | 8:00 PM | 888-285-5893 ext. 2 | blueskymusicfest.com |
| Tue, 08/17/10 | Gerald R Ford Amphitheatre | East Vail | CO | 6:30 PM | 970-476-2918 | vvf.org – free show! |
| Thu, 08/19/10 | The Belly Up – Aspen | Aspen | CO | 10:00 PM | 970-544-9800 | etix.com |
| Sat, 08/21/10 | Chautauqua Auditorium | Boulder | CO | 8:00 PM | 303-440-7666 | chautauqua.com |
| Sat, 09/11/10 | Red Rock Resort, Spa & Casino | Las Vegas | NV | 10:00 PM | N/A | redrocklasvegas.com |
| Tue, 09/14/10 | The Intersection | Grand Rapids | MI | 7:30 PM | 616-459-0931 | intersectionlive.com |
| Wed, Thu 09/15-16/10 | The Ark | Ann Arbor | MI | 8:00 PM | 734-761-1451 | theark.org |
| Fri, 09/17/10 | Midland Theatre | Newark | OH | 8:00 PM | 740-345-LIVE | midlandtheatre.org |
| Sat, 09/18/10 | The Southgate House | Newport | KY | 8:00 PM | 895-431-2201 | southgatehouse.com |
| Sun, 09/19/10 | The Vogue Theatre | Indianapolis | IN | 8:00 PM | 317-254-2028 | thevogue.com |
Tegan and Sara – On Directing
Here is Tegan & Sara‘s new video for “On Directing” from Sainthood…
Check out their album Sainthood (out in 2009):
Check out my review & photos from their April 2010 show in Portland, OR:
~Dan – np: Celldweller – Wish Upon a Blackstar Ch 3
Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 1 #7
One a month in 2010…
Derek Webb‘s Democracy Vol 1 is rolling along… This month, it’s “Power of Love” by Huey Lewis & the News. It’s a bit loudly mixed and an odd choice of instrumentation, but much less camp and dated than the original; so Derek gets “kudos” from me on that front. :)
For those not in the know, Democracy Vol 1 was part of the Stockholm Syndrome pre-order package, but you can still join in over at the DW store and get the following (plus future releases):
- January: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- February: Coldplay – Fix You
- March: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
- April: Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
- May: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
- June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
- July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
~Dan – np: Isis – Panopticon 
Democracy Vol. 1 is the first in a series of subscription based albums of cover songs that Derek will be recording annually, starting January 2010. Those who participate will not only receive the exclusive album, but will democratically decide what songs Derek will record.
Ever wished you could hear Derek cover your favorite Beatles song? Or Backstreet Boys song? Or even re-record your favorite old Caedmon’s Call song? Here’s your chance. Songs will be nominated and voted down to 12. Derek will record them (demo quality) and deliver them digitally (320kbps MP3s), one song per month for 12 months. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique collaborative project with Derek Webb!
Jónsi’s US Tour (Fall 2010)
Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), who hit Portland in April (review with photos), is coming back to the US on the final leg of the GO Tour. There is no Oregon date… but I’ll coincidentally / serendipitously be in Las Vegas for the 10/21 date. Woot!
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presale starts at 10am local time, tuesday 27th of july on jonsi.com/concerts
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| 15 october | 4th and b | san diego, california |
| 17 october | the wiltern | los angeles, california |
| 19 october | fox theater | oakland, california |
| 21 october | house of blues | las vegas, nevada |
| 22 october | the complex | salt lake city, utah |
| 23 october | the marquee | tempe, arizona |
| 25 october | verizon theatre | grand prairie, texas |
| 26 october | austin music hall | austin, texas |
| 27 october | verizon music theater | houston, texas |
| 29 october | voodoo festival | new orleans, louisiana |
| 30 october | moogfest | asheville, north carolina |
| 31 october | the tabernacle | atlanta, georgia |
| 2 november | the pageant | st. louis, missouri |
| 3 november | vic theatre | chicago, illinois |
| 5 november | the fillmore | detroit, michigan |
| 6 november | newport music hall | columbus, ohio |
| 8 november | 9:30 club | washington, d.c. |
| 10 november | hammerstein ballroom | new york city, ny |
Official Tour Trailer…
~Dan – np: Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar
Dave Douglas on vinyl
So, Expand from Dave Douglas & Keystone – the second in the Spark of Being trilogy – is now up for pre-order. Spark of Being is Dave’s recent collaboration with experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison (read more here). As a cool option, it’s going to be made available on vinyl – a first for Greenleaf Music.
I’ve got mine on pre-order… boxset and now vinyl. Oh, and once pre-ordered… you get to download it, even though its release date is August 24th.
~Dan – np: Dave Douglas & Keystone – Spark of Being: Expand
REVIEW: Antibalas @ Berbati’s Pan (Portland, OR – 7/19/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Originating from Brooklyn, ANTIBALAS (aka Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra) is: AMAYO (Vocals & Percussion), VICTOR AXELROD (Organ/Clavinet), ERIC BIONDO (Trumpet), STUART BOGIE (Tenor Sax), MARCUS FARRAR (Shekere), MARCOS GARCIA (Guitar), AARON JOHNSON (Trombone), JORDAN MCLEAN (Trumpet), NICK MOVSHON (Bass), LUKE O’MALLEY (Guitar), MARTIN PERNA (Baritone Sax, founder) and CHRIS VATALARO (Drums).
They are sooooo fun in concert, words don’t do them justice. I saw them back in 2007 in the Cincinnati area, and haven’t had a chance since now to see them again. I’ve been Jonesin’ for an Antibalas fix.
They’ve been busy the last couple years with the multiple-Tony Award winning FELA! Broadway musical (a tribute to afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti). This July, Antibalas is doing a mini-tour in pre-support for their upcoming album on Anti-Records (untitled as of now). The Sway Machinery opened the Portland show…
They were a nice horn-infused Jewish five piece rock band. Their MySpace billed them as “Other / Blues / Afrobeat.” Outside of the horns, I didn’t really hear the afrobeat. Definitely Judaic and bluesy – I dug their sound. The mix last night was a bit bass heavy, and the vocals got drowned out, but I liked their vibe overall. Their line-up is fairly power-packed… guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood of Balkan Beat Box, drummer Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, bass saxophonist Colin Stetson of Arcade Fire and Tom Waits‘ band, and the trumpet and tenor sax horn section of the band Antibalas, Jordan McLean and Stuart Bogie. They’ve got an album, Hidden Melodies Revealed, out on JDub Records (same record label as Balkan Beat Box, SoCalled, etc).
Antibalas went on a little after 10:15 and hit the ground running with their percussive, groove-laden, horn-drenched bombast. Lead vocalist Amayo came out at the second song and started off on percussion before moving over to lead vocals…
The sound in the club got a little more balanced for Antibalas, whose 12 band members were tightly jamming away. Great mix of horn-heavy tunes, percussion heavy tunes. The packed house danced away to the fun beats. I’m horrible with their song names, and they didn’t play as many lyrical songs; so no luck on a setlist this time around. If anyone has a setlist, pass it along, please.
Antibalas jammed away for a fairly dancey, long set without showing signs of letting up. A fantastic night! I’m hoping they hit the PacNW again when they come back through to support their upcoming untitled record. Portland, Eugene, anywhere really. :)
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Antibalas’ Site
- Antibalas on MySpace
- FELA! Musical on Broadway
- The Sway Machinery’s Site
- The Sway Machinery on MySpace
- Berbati’s Pan
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Jon Madof’s Rashanim – Masada Rock
ANTIBALAS & THE SWAY MACHINERY PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Antibalas July 2010 Tour Dates
- 07.14.10 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
- 07.15.10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
- 07.16.10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
- 07.17.10 – Garberville, CA – Reggae on the River
- 07.19.10 – Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
- 07.20.10 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
- 07.22.10 – New York, NY – River to River Festival, Castle Clinton
- 07.29.10 – Philadelphia, PA – Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater
Nellie McKay – indie film & WBGO interview
Update: You can now order Home Sweet Mobile Home on Amazon
To piggy back off of this recent post about Nellie McKay‘s upcoming album, Home Sweet Mobile Home (out Sept 28), online music source 24bit added…
Before the album drops this fall, however, McKay will record music for and star as struggling New York City singer-songwriter Ramona in Downtown Express, an independent feature film in which her character falls in love with a Russian musician visiting town for a month on a Juilliard scholarship, played by real-life virtuoso violinist Philippe Quint.
She also did an in-studio appearance at WBGO (streaming audio link). She does some tunes and is interviewed by WBGO’s Michael Bourne. It was posted over at nelliemckay.com only yesterday (7/18/2010); so I assume it’s recent – even though it seems very Normal As Blueberry Pie-centric.
~Dan – np: Jon Madof’s Rashanim – Masada Rock
RECIPE: Raw Vegan Pies
Raw Strawberry
& Apple Pies
For this month’s Vegetarian Supper Club in Eugene, Oregon, the theme is “RAW Talent“… all food needs to be raw, and then we’re having an unrelated talent show afterward. I had always wanted to try something from Jónsi & Alex‘s raw cookbook that came as part of their Riceboy Sleeps debut album; so I decided to make two pies from it for this month’s VSC. I modified the recipes slightly, but they are still quite true to the original. For more info on Jónsi & Alex, check out after the recipes… on to the food!
Raw Strawberry Pie
makes one pie
Crust
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup dates & 2 Tbl coconut oil (note: oil is solid at room temperature)
- pinch of salt
Blend items separately and one at a time using a blender or food processor. Add into separate bowl and kneed with hands. Scoop into pre-greased pie pan/tin and with hands form into a pie crust. If the dough is still too dry, you can a little bit of water (1 oz or so).
Note: if allergic to almonds (or pecans below), other nuts can be substituted. I’ve used Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, macadamia, cashews, et cetera for raw pie crusts. Measurements are probably the same for substitute nuts, but do some research if you’re worried.
Filling
- 2 cups coconut
- 4 cups frozen strawberries (original recipe was 2 cups)
- 1/2 cup agave nectar
- 2 Tbl coconut oil
- pinch of salt
- also: extra strawberries and coconut for top
Combined all items in blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add into pie crust. Top with extra strawberries and coconut. Let the pie refrigerate for at least 2 hours (I fridged it overnight).
Here is a video of Jónsi & Alex making it…
And here’s a close-up of my final version…
Next up… pie #2…
Raw Apple Pie (aka Arkansas Apple Pie)
makes one pie
Crust
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup dates
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 pinches of salt
- 2 Tbl almond butter
- also: 4 Tbl almond butter for layering
Blend items separately and one at a time using a blender or food processor. Add into separate bowl and kneed with hands. Scoop into pre-greased pie pan/tin and with hands form into a pie crust. If the dough is still too dry, you can a little bit of water (1 oz or so). Then spread another layer of almond butter (4 Tbl) over the pie crust.
Filling
- 4-5 apples (total)
- 1 cup dates
- 2 Tbl agave nectar
- 2 Tbl cinnamon
- also: extra almond butter or cinnamon for top
Combined half of apples (2 to 2.5 apples) with 1 cup dates and 2 Tbl agave nectar in blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add into pie crust. Cut other half of apples into large chunks and put into pie crust. Top with extra almond butter or cinnamon. Serve now or later.
Now the promised extra info about Jónsi & Alex. Jónsi Birgisson is the lead singer of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. Within the past year, he released an ambient record with his partner Alex Somers – called Riceboys Sleeps – and his debut solo album, Go. It’s all quite gorgeous stuff. Click below for some of my favorites of their albums, and a review of Jónsi’s recent Portland show (April 2010):
This is a mainly music-based blog. If you stumbled in on a recipe search, check out my other recipes, like vegan biscuits & gravy, spiced biscotti, vegan cactus chili, vegan bananas foster, mushroom dumpling stew, strawberry cornbread muffins, fruit spring rolls, grilled coconut-rum pineapple, vegetarian s’mores pouches, pumpkin-infused vodka cocktail, creamy vegan chocolate pudding, cute olive penguins, raw blueberry cheesecake at THIS LINK.
If you’re only here for the music… well, stay tuned. Concerts from Antibalas, Bill Mallonee, and Toad the Wet Sprocket coming up by the end of the month.
REVIEW: Susan Enan @ Our House (Eugene, OR – 7/15/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
UK-native singer-songwriter Susan Enan got a break in 2003 when, after hearing her Moonlight -EP-, she was asked to go on tour with Cincinnati-based but nationally-known folky-pop band Over the Rhine. I got a chance to see Susan on that tour twice and bought that little indie recording.
Several years in the making, her full-length album Plainsong expands on that initial EP with some suberbly crafted acoustic pop. It has recently garnered some acclaim and mainstream exposure… Paste Magazine noted Plainsong as one of the “eight criminally underrated albums of 2009.” To kick off this tour, she did a live session at Paste studios in Atlanta, Georgia (check link below for video of Live @ Paste). One of the cornerstone songs of Plainsong, “Bring on the Wonder,” features Sarah McLachlan and was recently on the Fox crime drama BONES. Sarah McLachlan has recently recorded her own version of Susan’s song for her upcoming album – Laws of Illusion.
During last night’s show, Susan shared with us that she was trying to find a way to do something unique. She had done a couple “accidental” house shows in Europe and figured she’d give house shows a try on a larger scale. Personally, I had been to a handful of house concerts (recently: David Bazan of Pedro the Lion in 2009 & Fishtank Ensemble earlier this year), but I’d never hosted a house concert before. Well, there’s no better time than the present… so I volunteered.
The Eugene show was roughly 1/3 of the way through the North American leg of Susan’s Bring on the Song – House Concert Tour. She brought her guitar, keyboard & voice and serenaded us on our back patio amidst a mild summer Oregon evening. The audience brought a few extra chairs, some wine, beer, and snacks. It was truly moving to be able to listen and interact with Susan in such an intimate setting. A gentle breeze, a wandering pup, random neighborhood noises, and beautiful song. Bring on the song!
Setlist: about an hour
(per written setlist… but may have switched around a bit)
- If You’re Feelin’ Low
- Skin, Bone & Silicone
- Monoplain
- Bring on the Wonder
- Don’t Worry
- Ingrid Bergman [Woody Guthrie]
- Bird
- On Your Side
- Love Song
- We All Belong Here
- Moonlight
Short and sweet and highly memorable. We all got to chat with her a bit after the show, and it was nice to not be stuck in a smokey bar buying overpriced beer and snacks while sitting 30+ feet away from the artist. If you have the opportunity to see an upcoming house concert of Susan’s – do it! If you get an opportunity to host a house concert for her (or anyone) – do it! It’s totally fun!! First time hosting, hopefully not the last…
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Lovage – Music To Make Love to Your Old Lady By
SUSAN ENAN PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld &
Margaret O’Brien (and one by Susan Stumpf),
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Summer 2010 – North America House Concert Tour Dates
go to susanenan.com for info/ticket availability
- 6/30 – Atlanta, GA
- 7/3 – Sherman, TX
- 7/5 – Lawrence (nr Kansas City), KS
- 7/8 – Salt Lake City, UT
- 7/10 – Burlingame, San Francisco Bay, CA
- 7/13 – Harbor/Brookings, OR
- 7/15 – Eugene, OR
- 7/16 – Portland, OR
- 7/17 – Seattle, WA
- 7/19 – Vernon, BC, Canada
- 7/21 – Helena, MT
- 7/24 – Winnepeg, MB, Canada
- 7/26 – St. Paul, MN
- 7/28 – Dubuque, IA
- 7/29 – Chicago, IL
- 7/31 – Hamilton, MI
- 8/1 – Columbus, OH
- 8/5 – Nashville, TN
- 8/6 – Asheville, NC
- 8/8 – Reston, VA
- 8/20 – West Grove/Kennett Square, PA
- 8/21 – Franklin Square, NY
Nellie McKay Announces New Album ‘Home Sweet Mobile Home’ (Sept 28 / Verve)
Update: You can now order Home Sweet Mobile Home on Amazon
This just in about Nellie McKay‘s forthcoming album…
NELLIE MCKAY TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘HOME SWEET MOBILE HOME’ ON SEPTEMBER 28th (VERVE)
Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay’s fifth album, ‘Home Sweet Mobile Home,’ will be released on Verve Records this September. Her second album for the label follows her 2009 release ‘Normal As Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day,’ which was selected by The New York Times, Huffington Post and The Village Voice as one of the best of the year.
‘Home Sweet Mobile Home’ is McKay’s first album of all-original material since 2007’s ‘Obligatory Villagers,’ and has the musical wanderlust, lyrical playfulness and sharp point of view that has characterized her music since her breakthrough debut ‘Get Away From Me.’ Songs from the new project were recently debuted during her NYC engagement at Feinstein’s, and the New York Post noted that “songs like “Bodega” and “Caribbean Time” feature whimsical humor and social commentary that blended in beautifully alongside the standards from the Blueberry Pie album.”
The new album, produced by McKay and Robin Pappas, was recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Jamaica and the Pocono Mountains and, even more than her previous albums, combines diverse musical moods and cultures.
“I have no idea how this album happened,” says Nellie. “I guess I was looking for a sound to reflect our shrinking world and the bleed of culture crossing all kinds of borders.” Reviewing a recent McKay show, Stephen Holden from The New York Times described her as a “vocal chameleon,” and that varied musical palette is used to great effect on the 13 songs on ‘Home Sweet Mobile Home.’
McKay has released four critically acclaimed records and appeared on Broadway (winning a Theatre World Award for her role in the revival of ‘The Threepenny Opera’) and on film (acting and singing in ‘P.S. I Love You’). She also wrote and performed the song score for the Rob Reiner film ‘Rumor Has It.’
The Chase Brock Experience recently produced a ballet of her third album, ‘Obligatory Villagers,’ while Nellie is currently playing opposite violin prodigy Philippe Quint in the independent film ‘Downtown Express’ and contributing to the soundtrack for the upcoming Martin Scorsese HBO series ‘Boardwalk Empire.’
Susan Enan house concert review (from last night) to be posted later today…
~Dan – np: Antibalas – Security
Celldweller *Wish Upon a Blackstar* Chapter 3
The pre-order for Celldweller‘s Wish Upon a Blackstar: Chapter 3 went live yesterday. The third chapter (of five total) will feature the songs “The Lucky One” and “Tainted.”
Chapter 3 will be available for download in several bundles (including a deluxe edition for $4.99) on July 27th from Celldweller’s FiXT store. The deluxe edition features instrumentals, demos, and commentaries.
After all five chapters are released, I expect there will be a full-length album (and hopefully CD) issue.
~Dan – np: Chali 2Na – Fish Market Part 2
Over the Rhine’s The Long Surrender (due 1/11/11)
As posted on overtherhine.com…
Our immense thanks to all of you who helped make the new Over the Rhine record a reality. It’s been christened THE LONG SURRENDER and is currently being mastered.
Tentative release date: 1.11.11.All those who contributed will receive THE LONG SURRENDER well before the official release date, with extras. Look for a complete (long, rambling) update letter next week with much more, but suffice it to say, for now, our experience with producer Joe Henry and his cast of conjurers was nothing short of incredible.
Can’t wait for you to take the ride/hear for yourself.
Perfect release date, if you ask me!
~Dan – np: Susan Enan – Plainsong
Porcupine Tree – Bonnie the Cat (video)
Check out the new, Tool-esque video for Porcupine Tree‘s “Bonnie the Cat” from 2009’s The Incident…
click for video at Roadrunner.com
It’s weird… the song didn’t even make me think of Tool, but now watching the CGI/Adam Jones–y stop-animation video, the bass line comes through more and the song definitely reminds me of Tool. Hmmm… I’d expect a little more originality from Steven Wilson & Co… well, at least they’re copying a band for which I have a lot of respect.
~Dan – np: Susan Enan – Plainsong
mini-REVIEW: Tiempo Libre @ OBF/Hilton Ballroom (Eugene, OR – 7/10/10)
How does the penultimate night of the Oregon Bach Festival keep things going? By having a Cuban dance party… naturally. ;)
Wait… Cuban music at the Bach Fest?! Well, Tiempo Libre melds the two seemingly disparate styles together in quite a popular way. In fact, their latest CD, Bach in Havana, was nominated for a Grammy this past year (category: Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album).
The show moved out of the Hult Center’s confining chairs over to the Eugene Hilton’s Ballroom. The dance floor filled up almost immediately. Throughout Tiempo Libre’s two sets, the dancers spilled out off of the dance floor onto the surrounding carpet. Super fun night, super hot music!
Tiempo Libre is Jorge Gomez (piano, coros, music director), Joaquin Díaz (lead vocal), Leandro G. (congas, bata & coros), Tebelio Fonte (bass, coros), Luis Beltran C. (sax & flute), Cristóbal F.G. (trumpet, trombone), and Armando Arce (drums, timbal & bata).
If you’re reading this early on Sunday… today is the last day of the Oregon Bach Festival. Catch the festival-capping Elijah this afternoon at the Hult (3pm)! Or check back soon for the 2011 schedule… http://oregonbachfestival.com/
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Tiempo Libre’s Site
- Tiempo Libre on MySpace
- Oregon Bach Festival
- Pink Martini review from OBF (June 26th, 2010)
- Bobby McFerrin/SFYCA review from OBF (July 5th, 2010)
~Dan – np: Múm – Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know
Secret Chiefs 3 in the studio
Well, it’s official… Secret Chiefs 3 are in the studio. Per a tweet from Brooklyn-based Studio G / Joel Hamilton, “Secret Chiefs 3 with Joel at Studio G. Rock never confused you so well.” And here’s a picture (from Ches Smith’s FB) to prove that Trey Spruance is there, too. :)
Book of Souls by year’s end? Well, I ain’t hatcheting my counts before they chicken, but I’d say it’s possible…
~Dan – np: Beak> – Beak>
REVIEW: The Melvins @ John Henry’s (Eugene, OR – 7/7/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
A hot and sweaty return to Eugene, just under a year from when they were last here… the Melvins rocked hard on John Henry’s sticky stage. This was a waaaay early show (6pm doors, 7pm start time); so I missed the opener, Totimoshi. From what I heard on MySpace, I wish I hadn’t missed them. Oh well, on to the Melvins…
This was near the end of their June/July tour with Toptimoshi, which included a mid-June stint with Isis (see split Melvins 12″ vinyl with Isis to the right – I picked up one at the Isis show in late May). Being near the end of a month-long tour, the Melvins had enough practice along the way… they ripped through many songs from their back catalogue and their brand new release, The Bride Screamed Murder (out now on Ipecac).
That album is the Melvins’ first album to ever hit the Billboard 200 chart. I guess it goes to show you, corporate rock is dead if an indie sludge metal band can break the chart with 2,800+ units moved… when their “hit album” Houdini moved 110,000 units to date never got there. Well, I doubt Buzzo and rest of the Melvins care about chart success. I just think it’s funny to see the industry implode on its own greed. I’m glad indie artists, like those on Ipecac and other many great indie labels, are still cranking away.
The show was quite good. Despite who dark and hot & sweaty John Henry’s is, the sound quality was right on… no bad feedback or muddy sound – beyond the normal intended muddiness that is the Melvins. As mentioned before, a great mix of older tunes and material from their latest. I’m bad on their song names; so here’s a tentative setlist based on prior recent shows. If anyone has any help (especially on 2nd set), I’d greatly appreciate it…
Setlist: ~90 minutes spanning 2 sets
- Set1: Dueling Banjos
- Sacrifice [Flipper cover]
- Civilized Worm
- Black Stooges
- Pig House
- Electric Flower
- Anaconda
- Black Bock
- The Kicking Machine
- Billy Fish
- Skin Horse
- Set Change (bassist Jared’s solo set): Summer Breezes
- Autumn Breezes
- Stage Breezes (with Dale)
- Set 2: The Water Glass
- Evil New War God
- Amazon
- The Talking Horse
- Hung Bunny
- Roman Bird Dog
- My Generation [The Who cover]
- Let It All Be
- Revolve
- Bacon Industry
- Lovely Butterfly
- Drum Duo
- No Encore
any setlist assistance is greatly appreciated
I can’t wait ’til the Melvins’ next stop through Eugene… which, based on recent history shouldn’t be too long… :)
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- The Melvins Official Page
- The Melvins dot net (the premiere fan page)
- The Melvins on MySpace
- Totimoshi’s Site
- Totimoshi on MySpace
- Ipecac Recordings
- John Henry’s
- My Previous Review~ Melvins @ JH’s Aug 2009
See their Spring/Summer 2010 tour dates below.
~Dan – np: John Zorn’s Locus Solus – 50th Birthday Celebration Vol 3
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Spring/Summer Tour Dates (winding down)
- June 1, 2010 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
- June 2, 2010 – Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
- June 3, 2010 – Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
- June 5, 2010 – Austin, TX – Emos
- June 6, 2010 – San Antonio, TX – The White Rabbit
- June 7, 2010 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
- June 8, 2010 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
- June 9, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
- June 10, 2010 – Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree
- June 12, 2010 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
- June 14, 2010 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
- June 16, 2010 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
- June 17, 2010 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of The Living Arts
- June 18, 2010 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
- June 19, 2010 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
- June 20, 2010 – Boston, MA – Paradise
- June 21, 2010 – Boston, MA – Paradise
- June 23, 2010 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
- June 24, 2010 – Detroit, MI – Small’s
- June 25, 2010 – Chicago, IL – Double Door
- June 26, 2010 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
- June 27, 2010 – Des Moines, IA – House Of Bricks
- June 29, 2010 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- July 2, 2010 – Calgary, AB, Canada – Sled Island Festival
- July 3, 2010 – Calgary, AB, Canada – Sled Island Festival
- July 5, 2010 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Rickshaw Theatre
- July 6, 2010 – Seattle, WA – Showbox At The Market
- July 7, 2010 – Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
- July 9, 2010 – San Jose, CA – Blank Club
Puscifer covers “Rocket Man” (plus A Perfect Circle news)
It’s always a good day when a new song from Maynard James Keenan arrives, whether through Tool, A Perfect Circle or his most shits-and-giggles collaborative project, Puscifer.
This time around it’s the latter headlining a song that should be familiar to us all – Elton John’s ode to orbital loneliness, “Rocket Man”…
Officially credited to Puscifer & Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips’ lead guitarist) and dubbed Rocket Mantastic, the cover is a beautiful rendition of the 1972 classic. While the song appeared on Puscifer setlists last year – including the Los Angeles Nokia show we attended – the recording is attached to Christopher Pomerenke’s cheap music documentary The Heart Is A Drum Machine, in which Keenan appears for roughly 15 seconds – staring at the camera and not saying a word. You’re certainly not missing out if you haven’t seen the film; it’s poorly made and difficult to sit through. What’s more – the song’s not even in the damn thing. But now you have it, here and autoplaying on Puscifer.com.
In more Maynard news, not only is Tool working on a new album, but [Antiquiet] recently got the scoop on new activity with A Perfect Circle as well. Songwriter Billy Howerdel and vocalist Maynard James Keenan are once again working together as A Perfect Circle, and new music from the beloved group is on the way.
The possibilities of a full album and tour are both still very much in the air. However, Howerdel told [Antiquiet] on the record that [A Perfect Circle are] working on “something” that should be out this year.
~Dan – np: George Hrab – Trebuchet
Brandon Boyd of Incubus – The Wild Trapeze
Incubus is heading back into the studio… but this just in…
With a career that’s spanned almost two decades, six albums, a handful of EP’s and DVD’s and a Greatest Hits album which has chronicled it all under his belt as lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band Incubus, Brandon Boyd just released his first solo album entitled, The Wild Trapeze. It’s available for fairly cheap ($10 on CD) with instant download at www.thewildtrapeze.com. The album is also exclusively available digitally on iTunes, et cetera…
Per Brandon…
“This group of songs was born of a very different process than the many my band and I have been employing for our almost two decades at work now. The Wild Trapeze began as pot induced meanderings on my dusty acoustic guitar while Incubus was off of the road, and has slowly been morphing into things that I originally could never have imagined. So much of my identity, both personally and creatively has been attached to and related to Incubus. For better or worse! And I do believe that every person in every corner of the world asks themselves at some point on their ride, ‘Who am I…today?’ The Wild Trapeze is an exercise in self reliance.”
Lofty… I’m sure he’s biased. ;) I’m downloading it now… looking forward to it…
~Dan – np: George Hrab – Trebuchet
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REVIEW: Bobby McFerrin & Stangeland Youth Choral @ OBF/Hult Center (Eugene, OR – 7/5/10)
This special Oregon Bach Festival performance brought together two diverse but compatible vocal acts – the more straight-forward orchestral-meets-gospel Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy [SFYCA] and the vocal gymnastic Bobby McFerrin. Outside of the rendition of 23rd Psalm being penned by Bobby McFerrin, which prompted his walk on to the stage to show gratitude to the choral and conductor Anton Armstrong, the entire first set belonged to the youth. The first piece, Kyrie, showcased their angelic voices and was the start to what would become a very religious-centric repertoire…
SFYCA’s 1st Set: ~90 mins (SFYCA only)
- Kyrie from Mass in B Minor [Bach]
*set change* - The 23rd Psalm [McFerrin]
- Estampie Natalis [Nelhybel]
- Jesus Christ the Apple Tree [Scriven]
- Zigeunerleben, Op. 29, No. 3 [Schumann]
- The Seal Lullaby [Whitacre]
- Beautiful City [A.Thomas]
The group was very talented, but I felt they could have mixed it up in both song selection and interaction with Bobby McFerrin. Perhaps it’s my own slant, but the church music is good in moderation. Again, outside of Kyrie (which was from a Mass, but in another language and not so god-y), I could have done without most of the rest of the choral-only selections. 
Additionally, trading off more with Bobby in both sets would have been better in my opinion.
Bobby came on right away during the second set, which was welcome…
He started off with his standard first song improvisation – which set the stage for his vocal gymnastics throughout the show. He twisted his vocals chords into warbles, gurgles & bubbles. He moved all over the range of several octaves with ease. His style, for those unfamiliar, is much more than the “Don’t Worry Be Happy” guy, but one of vocal experimentation – not quite singing, not quite beat-boxing, not quite human. He’s a one-man band with only one organic instrument.
Beyond his initial improv song, he sang and vocalized alongside the SFYCA, who for the second set was conducted by Bobby’s VOCAbuLarieS co-writer Roger Treece. Bobby interacted a lot with both the choral group and the audience – directing us in “call & repeat” verses and improvising on some random people’s names…
SFYCA with Bobby McFerrin Setlist: ~85 mins
- Bobby McFerrin solo improvisation
- Circlesongs (with SFYCA)
- VOCAbuLarieS[McFerrin & R.Treece]:
- The Garden (with SFYCA)
- Blackbird [Beatles]
- I Can See Clearly Now [Johnny Nash] (with SFYCA)
- Messages (with SFYCA)
- He Ran the Train / Name Improvisation (with SFYCA)
- Wailers (with SFYCA)
- True Light [K.Hampton] (SFYCA only, Anton back conducting)
My favorite pieces of the evening were the initial improvisation and the Beatles cover. This show gave me a great taste for Bobby’s music, and I’d definitely recommend seeing him if he comes through your town.
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Bobby McFerrin’s Site
- Bobby McFerrin on MySpace
- Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy
- The Hult Center
- Oregon Bach Festival
- My Pink Martini review from OBF (June 26th, 2010)
More OBF shows are running through July 10th. Find out more at http://oregonbachfestival.com/events/
Next shows for me? The Melvins on Wednesday (not part of OBF… haha), and OBF’s Tiempo Libre on Saturday.
~Dan – np: +Live+ – Birds of Pray
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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