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REVIEW: Charlie Hunter Trio @ Sam Bond’s Garage (Eugene, OR – 12/16/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Having just seen Charlie Hunter in May at WOW Hall, I was debating going to see him again so soon. I mean, he did just release a new CD since the last outing (the solo work Public Domain), but amongst the busy bustle of December, I was hemming & hawing about going. Boy was that dumb.
Eight words of advice:
Never debate going to see Charlie Hunter. Ever.
We got there for soundcheck, and our thoughts of skepticism about Sam Bond’s Garage‘s acoustics was quickly put asunder. Charlie, Eric Kalb (drums) and Mike Williams (bass trumpet) treated us with a few tasty bits of goodness – which included some Thelonious Monk (thanks, Aaron, for the identification).
The show proper was comprised of two hour-long sets… a lot from both of his recent albums, the aforementioned Public Domain and the most excellent Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid. Charlie’s guitar-work was mesmerizing. My comments from the WOW Hall show stands…
“One of the most amazing things from the night was watching Charlie play. His seeming ease at which he plays bass and guitar on one instrument is stunning (and curse-worthy for the guitar aficionado in the crowd). If you weren’t watching the stage, you’d easily be fooled that it was a quartet and not a trio. It’s quite an amazing thing to see and hear. He’s so unassuming about it, too… a showman without the show-off attitude.”
Or as my guitar-playing friend Aaron likes to say… “f*ck that guy” (said lovingly in awe of Charlie’s chops). He’s so good, yet so unassuming… and he surrounds himself with great musicians. Eric & Mike filled in the groove where Charlie didn’t. They all looked like they were having a great time doing it, too.
No setlist, per se. Just two-plus hours of groove, jazz awesomeness. They play Mississippi Studios in Portland tonight (Friday, December 17th).
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Charlie Hunter’s Site
- Main Band’s Social Media Links (see below)
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~Dan – np: S (Jenn Ghetto) – I’m Not As Good At It As You
CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Charlie Hunter @ Sam Bond’s
The Charlie Hunter Trio was smokin’ last night at Sam Bond’s Garage in Eugene.
More photos and a review to be posted later today!
~Dan
More Hi-Res Photos added from Le Serpent Rouge show (WOW Hall 11/30)
I just added nineteen (19) new / better photos of Tuesday’s Le Serpent Rouge show which were shot by Margaret O’Brien of emobie photography. Check ’em out at the original review post…
REVIEW: Le Serpent Rouge @ WOW Hall (Eugene, OR – 11/30/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
12/3 update: emobie photographs added
Last night, the Indigo Bellydance group and friends brought Eugene the stupendously entertaining Le Serpent Rouge: An Evening of Beguiling Dance and Strangely Familiar Music.
Le Serpent Rouge is a traveling road show that captivates. At its core it is the Indigo: made up of Mardi Love, Rachel Brice, and Zoë Jakes (L-to-R in picture to the right).
While they have danced in various groups — including the Bellydance Superstars, Beats Antique and the Yard Dogs Road Show — The Indigo is the group that they call home. They each bring their own influences to make their own modern dance forms unique. Love’s fluidity, Brice’s sinewy strength, and Jakes’ intensity and charm make their sum greater than each one individually. They are known to be theatrical and playful, often playing characters within their performances.
While rooted in Middle Eastern styles, their dance style for this tour might be found in an old West saloon mixed with a Prohibition-era speakeasy. The burlesque and tribal fusion bellydance fits snugly with steampunk-meets-flapper blues/jazz/jug band from the Crow Quill Night Owls and Gallus Brothers. Tub bass, washboard, kazoo, banjo, guitars, percussive bones, feathers, tattoos and legs.
Local group Blair Street Mugwumps were the openers the show… fantastic performers. I had never heard them, but I had heard of them, and well, now I’ll make a point to hear more of them. All fantastic musicians, and while not all that dissimilar from the main group, they were a noticeable difference from “just another opening band.” A jug band with a modern edge. Quite entertaining.
Le Serpent Rouge started with Rachel Brice coming out dressed as an old lady… and introducing the show for us. The show was a nice mix of saloon tunes from Crow Quill Night Owls and the Gallus Brothers with dancing (group, duo and solo) and skits mixed in. The dramatic side of the Indigo shone through in their silly stage presence.
As far as the backing bands… the Gallus Brothers were actually part of the Crow Quill Night Owls band, but then splintered off to do silly tricks, juggling, and of course… glitter throwing. Here’s a shot of one of their silly tricks during a song…
Of course, the ladies of the Indigo were lovely… here are a few photos, with more at the bottom. I’ll also post some from Margaret O’Brien (emobie photography) once she gets them edited… update: added 12/3.
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- The Indigo’s Main Site / Zoe / Rachel / Mardi
- The Indigo’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Crow Quill Night Owls‘ MySpace
- Gallus Brothers‘ MySpace
- Blair St. Mugwumps’ Site / Facebook / MySpace / Twitter
- My Other Related Reviews~
- Beats Antique @ McDonald (Eugene Celebration – Aug 2010)
- Beats Antique @ Faeireworlds (Mt. Pisgah – Jul 2009)
- The Indigo @ Oregon Country Fair (Veneta – Jul 2008)
- WOW Hall’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
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Tonight is their last night of the tour (Dec 1st at Portland’s Mississippi Studios). For a list of where they’ve played, check below.
~Dan – np: Puscifer – C is for…
LE SERPENT ROUGE PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld
and Margaret O’Brien (emobie photography)
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Le Serpent Rouge Fall 2010 Tour Dates
- 11/5 – Seattle, WA – Market Theater
- 11/6 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
- 11/9 – Ashland, OR – CultureWorks
- 11/11 – Sabastopol, CA – Hopmonk Tavern
- 11/12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
- 11/14 – Reno, NV – The Great Escape
- 11/16 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
- 11/18 – Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture
- 11/20 – Albuquerque, NM – Low Spirits
- 11/23 – Los Angeles, CA – King King
- 11/28 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
- 11/30 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
- 12/1 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Le Serpent Rouge later today…
Sorry for the delay… The Indigo‘s Le Serpent Rouge show in Eugene’s WOW Hall last night was excellent. Review and more photos to be posted later today / this evening…
more photos soon…
~Dan
REVIEW: Over the Rhine @ Aladdin (Portland, OR – 11/17/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
I went into a little history about Over the Rhine on my 11/15 WOW Hall show blog (link). This Aladdin show was OTR Show #52 for me. Yep… I’m OCD, I love music, and I’ve had far too many opportunities to see this wonderful band. I’m fortunate. Since I blathered on in the blog from two days ago… I’ll jump right into it…
Lucy Wainwright Roche did a similar set… no discussion of the car break-in clean-up, but she’s quite the humorist. I found myself humming along to some of her tunes, as if they were long lost friends. I only first heard her music two days prior… so I guess that’s a testament to her craft.
Over the Rhine played a fairly similar set, with a few things swapped around and the addition of “The Trumpet Child” and “Ohio.” They nixed the instrumental, but the additional tunes made up for it in my book. Lots of stuff from The Long Surrender. The album is really growing on me. I’m looking forward to the lush vinyl that will hit my mailbox sometime in early 2011.
Setlist: about 75 mins
- The Laugh Of Recognition
- I Don’t Wanna Waste Your Time
- Trouble (horny & inebriated mix)
- “The Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski [poetry reading by Karin]
- There’s A Bluebird In My Heart
- Rave On
- Undamned
- I Want You To Be My Love
- Oh Yeah By The Way
- I’m On A Roll (to be covered by The Judds on their next record)
- The King Knows How
- Drunkard’s Prayer
- Only God Can Save Us Now
- The Trumpet Child
- Days Like This [Kim Taylor song]
- All My Favorite People
- Encore: Ohio [Karin solo on piano]
- Infamous Love Song
- No Kill Shelter
Once again, Over the Rhine deliver a beautiful evening. Thanks for stopping by Karin, Linford, Nick & Lucy! Have fun in Seattle!
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Over the Rhine’s Site
- Over the Rhine: The Orchard
- OTR’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Lucy Wainwright Roche’s Site / MySpace
- My Other Related Reviews~
- WOW Hall (Eugene – Nov 2010)
- Doug Fir Lounge (Portland – Sept 2007)
- Bogarts (Cincinnati – March 2001)
- Canal Street Tavern (Dayton – June 2000)
- Aladdin Theater’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
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~Dan – np: Mr. Bungle – Disco Volante
OVER THE RHINE PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Fall 2010 Tour Dates
- Fri, 2010-11-12 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
- Sat, 2010-11-13 San Franscisco, CA Great American Music Hall
- Mon, 2010-11-15 Eugene, OR W.O.W. Hall
- Wed, 2010-11-17 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
- Fri, 2010-11-19 Seattle, WA Triple Door
- Sat, 2010-11-20 Seattle, WA Triple Door
- Sun, 2010-11-21 Seattle, WA Triple Door
- Fri, 2010-12-03 Marion, OH Palace Theatre
- Sat, 2010-12-04 Kent, OH Kent Stage
- Sun, 2010-12-05 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
- Tue, 2010-12-07 Columbus, OH Lincoln Theatre
- Fri, 2010-12-10 Louisville, KY Bomhard Theater
- Sat, 2010-12-11 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music 7pm & 10pm
- Fri, 2010-12-17 Cincinnati, OH THE LONG SURRENDER PREMIERE @ the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre (in the Aronoff Center)
- Sat, 2010-12-18 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
- Sun, 2010-12-19 Norwood, OH St. Elizabeth’s
More OTR Eugene photos are now up
Margarita of emobie photography takes better photos than I… some of her Over the Rhine and Lucy Wainwright Roche photos from Monday’s show at WOW Hall (11/15) are now posted on that review page:
https://jazzsick.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/otr-eugene2010/
Portland show at Aladdin (11/17) to be posted later today…
~Dan
REVIEW: Over the Rhine @ WOW Hall (Eugene, OR – 11/15/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
It’s been three long years since I’ve seen Over the Rhine. I missed them on their last tour through Portland (Doug Fir 2009) due to illness. Going three years between shows is odd… I mean, when I lived in Southwest Ohio, I would see them 5 times a year (on average) for about 10 years. Well, I’m making up for lost time by seeing them in both Eugene and Portland (Aladdin show review link). One might call me a fan.
For those that don’t know Over the Rhine, they started out as a four piece in Cincinnati in 1989 and put out their “post-nuclear, pseudo-alternative, folk-tinged art-pop” indie debut ‘Til We Have Faces in 1991. It was Karin Bergquist on vocals & guitar, Linford Detweiler on bass & keyboard (later focusing on primarily keys), Ric Hordinski on guitar, and Brian Kelley on drums. They put out four studio albums and a dark, broodingly beautiful Christmas album as a four-piece. Then in the late 90s, Ric & Brian left. Ric went off to do some amazing records under the moniker MONK (check it!). Brian still drums for various groups around Cincinnati.
Karin & Linford carried on the Over the Rhine flame throughout the years… moving away from a rockier feel to a more folky-pop-Americana thing. What I like about Over the Rhine is they continually change and evolve into a different band with each album and each outing. I’ve seen them rock out, I’ve seen them jazz it up, I’ve seen them happy, I’ve seen them somber, I’ve seen them celebratory, and I’ve seen them tell stories that will make you laugh and cry.
They’re on their annual West Coast tour as a precursor to their forthcoming album, The Long Surrender – which (last I saw in print) comes out on January 11, 2011 (aka 1/11/11). I’ve heard the songs from it (it pays to pre-order), and I’m digging it a bunch.
They also have a huge back catalogue (my count: 8 studio albums, 2 Christmas studio albums, 3 studio & live b-side releases, 4 official live releases, 1 greatest hits, and 3 Linford solo releases). While it’s hard to limit a large catalogue to a few albums, go check out some of my faves: the indie rocker Eve (1994), the acoustic homespun Good Dog Bad Dog (1996), the re-imagined band on Films for Radio (2001), or the magnum opus Ohio (2-CD 2003). You can’t go wrong. Happy scout’s honor.
So, being that I haven’t seen them in three years, it was noted as a duo show by their publicist, and they have a large catalog of songs to play, I was excited for the hopeful surprises. But first the opener…
Lucy Wainwright Roche played a humourous 30 minute set prior to Over the Rhine going on. She was a great mix of stand-up comedian (unintentional?) and singer-songwriter. Nice banter in between the songs. You can see her father Loudon’s humour in her. Where else are you going to hear about a car break-in “clean up” instead of a theft? Or a first date whose lung collapsed at dinner? And then top it off with a “Hungry Heart” sing-along? Lucy was a very formidable crowd warmer-upper!
A suprise to me based on the initial reports, Karin & Linford weren’t just a duo on this West Coast jaunt. They also brought along percussionist and cuatro player Nick Radina. He provided some nice layers to the already grogeous sounds coming from the guitars and keys and voices. Nick and Linford also played a nice instrumental which was called “Descarga” on the Santa Fe setlist. I don’t know if this is the actual name, or just some other setlist identifer. Anyway, it had a nice Latin feel.
They played a lot of their forthcoming The Long Surrender songs, with a few Trumpet Child and Drunkard’s Prayer songs thrown in. Linford was on keyboard for most of the night, but did join Karin on guitar for a handful of tunes. Karin also busted out some poetry prior to their “Bluebird” tune and a nice backstory about her mom’s nursing home prior to “Only God Can Save Us Now.” The backstory made the song make much more sense to me… especially all of those characters.
Setlist: about 75 mins
- The Laugh Of Recognition
- I Don’t Wanna Waste Your Time
- Trouble (horny & inebriated mix)
- “The Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski [poetry reading by Karin]
- There’s A Bluebird In My Heart
- Rave On
- Undamned
- I Want You To Be My Love
- (Instrumental)
- Oh Yeah By The Way
- The King Knows How
- I’m On A Roll (to be covered by The Judds on their next record)
- Drunkard’s Prayer
- Only God Can Save Us Now
- Days Like This [Kim Taylor song]
- All My Favorite People
- Encore: Infamous Love Song
- No Kill Shelter
It was soooooo great to see them again after too many years. We got to chat with Linford for a bit after the show. I forgot to ask / confirm the release date of The Long Surrender (the merch lady said Feb 8th instead of Jan 11th). Here’s hoping they stick to 1/11/11, because that’s a superb release date… if I remember and I see him, I’ll check on Wednesday.
Anyway, Linford was glad to be able to spend a little bit of time in Oregon. He said that had a great experience on their Roots on the Rail tour (go here for Bill Ivester’s write-up of the experience). They might be doing another train tour next year in the west/central United States (Colorado area?). I’ll be seriously considering it for 2011 vacation plans.
For the meantime, enjoy some Eugene photos. Sorry about the primarily black & white and graininess… WOW Hall is a dark venue with normally high use of red lights (i.e.- death for my camera’s focus). Here’s hoping I’ll get some better shots at the Aladdin Theater show in Portland on Wednesday.
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Over the Rhine’s Site
- Over the Rhine: The Orchard
- OTR’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Lucy Wainwright Roche’s Site / MySpace
- My Other Related Reviews~
- Aladdin Theater (Portland – 11/17/2010)
- Doug Fir Lounge (Portland – Sept 2007)
- Bogarts (Cincinnati – March 2001)
- Canal Street Tavern (Dayton – June 2000)
- WOW Hall’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
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~Dan – np: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
OVER THE RHINE PHOTOS
these 11 pictures (cc) 2010 Margaret O’Brien (emobie photography),
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
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these 22 pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
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Fall 2010 Tour Dates
- Fri, 2010-11-12 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
- Sat, 2010-11-13 San Franscisco, CA Great American Music Hall
- Mon, 2010-11-15 Eugene, OR W.O.W. Hall
- Wed, 2010-11-17 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
- Fri, 2010-11-19 Seattle, WA Triple Door
- Sat, 2010-11-20 Seattle, WA Triple Door
- Sun, 2010-11-21 Seattle, WA Triple Door
- Fri, 2010-12-03 Marion, OH Palace Theatre
- Sat, 2010-12-04 Kent, OH Kent Stage
- Sun, 2010-12-05 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
- Tue, 2010-12-07 Columbus, OH Lincoln Theatre
- Fri, 2010-12-10 Louisville, KY Bomhard Theater
- Sat, 2010-12-11 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music 7pm & 10pm
- Fri, 2010-12-17 Cincinnati, OH THE LONG SURRENDER PREMIERE @ the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre (in the Aronoff Center)
- Sat, 2010-12-18 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
- Sun, 2010-12-19 Norwood, OH St. Elizabeth’s
REVIEW: Eisley @ WOW Hall (Eugene, OR – 11/14/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
I got into Eisley after a Paste video sampler with the video for “Marvelous Things” (from their Warner debut). It’s a well shot video… bright colors and mopey* looking kids singing excruciatingly hooky pop-rock (*-ah, the mid-2000s). Little did I know that they were all related (sisters & a brother). When the young DuPree kids started (as Moss Eisley) – Chauntelle was 15, Sherri was 13, Stacy was 8, and Weston was about 11 or 12. They were later joined by Garron DuPree (their cousin) when their bassist Jonathan Wilson left. Familial band make-up and young starting ages aside, they write great songs. In fact, the familial slant probably helps with their songwriting. It’s definitely in their genes.
I’ve been a fan of theirs since 2005, but they’re touring schedule has been elusive and just didn’t line up with my calendar. So, five years in the making… my first Eisley show… the “Over the River and Through the Wood” Tour. They just signed with Equal Vision Records, after a long battle to get let out of their Warner contract. Their third studio album (which I think has been done for some time) will come out on Equal Vision in early 2011.
Christie DuPree was the first opener. She was accompanied by Collin DuPree. Let’s just assign that last name to everyone on stage last night (ok, not Ives the Band – but there were 7 DuPrees on stage at some point last night!!). Christie went on around 8pm and played a nice handful of songs over the next 30 minutes. She had a acoustic-pop, singer-songwriter vibe… and her voice was very Eisley-esque. Of course, that’s not a shock, as she is their little sister. I could see some maturity in the tunes, and I think shes got a solid songwriting base with plenty of room to grow and progress, too. Definitely enjoyable! She had a homemade EP for sale… and I imagine she’ll be on the road with Eisley in the near future, too.
Ives the Band went on around 8:45 and played a bit over a half hour as well. They have been described as Beatles-esque. That’s a tough description to match, and while I don’t think they hit that mark (again – tough to do), they had some nice hooks and melodies. Great power pop from San Diego. Their album, The Incredible Story of Mr. Birch, is out now.
Eisley hit the stage around 9:45 and started right into their set without much chit-chat. Sherri & Stacy shared lead vocal duties last night, and even though Sherri was sick, she pulled off her songs quite well. In fact, had she not mentioned it, I might not have noticed.
Of their 19 song set, my guess is Sherri covered 2/3 of the set’s lead vocal duties (too lazy to count it up – sorry!). The 300-400 or so fans at the WOW Hall got treated by many favorites from their two albums, Room Noises and Combinations, as well as a couple of new songs…
Setlist: about 75 mins
- The Valley
- Invasion
- Ten Cent Blues
- Come Clean
- Brightly Wound
- Tree Tops
- Marvelous Things
- Go Away
- Telescope Eyes [acoustic]
- My Lovely [acoustic]
- Kind [acoustic / new song]
- Golly Sandra
- Many Funerals
- I Could Be There For You
- Memories
- I Wasn’t Prepared
- Sad [new song]
- Lost at Sea
- Ambulance
No Encore
Some of my favorites were the acoustic pieces, as well as the aforementioned “Marvelous Things.” Great show, great band. They’re going to be on the road again in the spring of 2011 when their new album comes out. I’m glad they’ve added Eugene to their touring plans now and in the future.
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Eisley’s Site
- Eisley’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Christie DuPree’s Site
- Ives the Band’s Site
- Ives the Band’s MySpace / Facebook / Twitter
- WOW Hall’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
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~Dan – np: Over the Rhine – The Long Surrender
EISLEY PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Eisley Fall 2010 Tour Dates
- 10/10/2010 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas Uptown (18+)
- 10/12/2010 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall(16+)
- 10/14/2010 – Gainsville, FL – 1982 Bar (All Ages)
- 10/15/2010 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar (AA)
- 10/16/2010 – Orlando, FL – The Social (AA)
- 10/17/2010 – Tallahassee, FL (18+) – Club Downunder, FSU
- 10/19/2010 – Atlanta, GA (AA) – The Loft
- 10/20/2010 – Greenville, SC – The Handlebar (18+)
- 10/21/2010 – NYC, NY – Gramercy Theater (16+)
- 10/22/2010 – Farmingdale, NY – The Crazy Donkey (AA)
- 10/23/2010 – Asbury, NJ – The Wonder Bar (AA)
- 10/24/2010 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel (AA)
- 10/25/2010 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar (AA)
- 10/27/2010 – Boston, MA – The Red Room@Cafe 939 (AA)
- 10/29/2010 – East Lansing, MI – Union Ballroom @ Michigan State (AA)
- 10/31/2010 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
- 11/1/2010 – Akron, OH – Musica (AA)
- 11/2/2010 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
- 11/3/2010 – Indianapolis, IN (AA) – Earth House
- 11/4/2010 – Minneapolis, MN – The Varsity Theater (18+)
- 11/5/2010 – DesMoines, IA – The Vaudeville Mews (AA)
- 11/7/2010 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom (AA)
- 11/8/2010 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room (AA)
- 11/9/2010 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater (16+)
- 11/10/2010 – Salt Lake City, UT (AA) – In The Venue
- 11/12/2010 – Boise, ID – The Venue (AA)
- 11/13/2010 – Portland, OR – Wonderland Ballroom (AA)
- 11/14/2010 – Eugene, OR (AA) – WOW Hall
- 11/15/2010 – Seattle, WA (AA) – Chop Suey
- 11/17/2010 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Slo Brewing Co (AA)
- 11/18/2010 – San Francisco, CA (AA) – Swedish American Hall Acoustic
- 11/19/2010 – San Diego, CA – Soma Sidestage (AA)
- 11/20/2010 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones (AA)
- 11/21/2010 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre (AA)
- 11/24/2010 – Austin, TX – The Parish (AA)
- 11/26/2010 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio (AA)
- 11/27/2010 – Dallas, TX – Palladium – The Loft (AA)
REVIEW: dredg @ Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR – 11/9/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Call me a focused, but I showed up shortly before dredg‘s 8:35pm start time and left immediately after*. Frontman Gavin Hayes came on and said something along the lines of “we’re hypocrites,” and they kicked into their first song “Ode to the Sun” – a bombastic lead off from Catch Without Arms. I’m not sure what he was referring to regarding the “hypocrites” comment, maybe it was just the mood he was in…
As one of the several openers, they only got an opener-sized slot, but they made the most of it…
Setlist: about 45 mins
- Ode To The Sun
- Same Ol’ Road
- Pariah
- Jamais Vu
- Upon Returning [new song]
- Bug Eyes
- Saviour
- Lightswitch
- Down to the Cellar
Their new album, as of yet untitled, comes out March 29, 2011. If it’s anything like The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion – it’ll be awesome. Great melodic prog-ish rock. Gavin tweeted on Nov 5th that the album was done (with compelling photographic proof):
a few more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- dredg’s Site
- dredg’s Social Media Links (see below)
- My Other Related Reviews~
- Hawthorne Theater (Portland – Apr 2009)
- Wonder Ballroom (Portland – Aug 2009)
- Wonder Ballroom’s Site / Facebook
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*– or perhaps call me dickish… I love music, but I don’t generally enjoy the 4 or 5 band “rock tours” – especially when 3-4 of the bands are underwhelming and the crowd is annoying (see POV video below). I will apologize, as I didn’t give Circa Survive a fair shake (or a shake at all). I’m sure they’re great. Sorry, after a 4 hour round-trip drive, a couple sour beers at Cascade Brewing and dredg was what I cared about. And I’m getting old (rock bands! get off my lawn!). Sorry. It is what it is. If the Circa Survive kids troll my comment section… well, it’s understood.
“POV Rock Concert“
~Dan – np: A Perfect Circle – The Thirteenth Step
dredg PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
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dredg review soon…
dredg was excellent last night in Portland…
Setlist: about 45 mins
- Ode To The Sun
- Same Ol’ Road
- Pariah
- Jamais Vu
- Upon Returning [new song]
- Bug Eyes
- Saviour
- Lightswitch
- Down to the Cellar
Review & more photos by Thursday…
~Dan – np: Eisley – Combinations
REVIEW: Yard Dogs Road Show @ WOW Hall (Eugene, OR – 11/5/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Great show last night by local bellydance favorites / friends Audralina & Luminessah followed-up by a melting pot of sights and sounds from the headliner – Oakland’s Yard Dogs Road Show. [I have to apologize, as due to a “user error” I lost about half of my photos when transferring to my computer. Luckily Margarita was also snapping away.]
Opener Dela Project suffered the most from the lack of photos due to my error… sorry! They were a great gypsy-folk duo… nice sound and a wide array of instruments including saw, wood block, cello, as well as a traditional bag of tricks. Up next was a beautiful set of bellydance numbers by Lila, Regina & Ali of Luminessah with Audralina doing a couple of songs as a set break.
The bellydance set was more intimate than the last time I saw a MEDGE show at WOW Hall. Both Luminesseh and Audralina danced on the floor (not the stage), surrounded by candles and tunes coming from DJ Layla. Layla mixed it up for Luminessah’s last song (total improv!!).
The capper for the night was the Yard Dogs energetic set. I had never experienced the Yard Dogs, but they were equal parts street band, roaring ’20s flapper show, burlesque, hipster steam-punk, and rock circus – including a sword (and chair leg) swallower. It was a completely fun experience, and a nice set-up on the WOW Hall stage. The YDRS banners seemed to box the group in pretty tight on stage, but they pulled it off amazingly.
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- YDRS’s Site
- YDRS’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Luminessah’s Site
- Luminesseh’s MySpace / Facebook / Twitter
- Audralina’s Site
- Dela Project’s Site
- Dela Project’s MySpace
- WOW Hall‘s Site / Facebook / Twitter
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~Dan – np: Elliott Smith – An Introduction to…
LUMINESSAH, AUDRALINA &
YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW PHOTOS
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& Daniel Temmesfeld, you may use freely
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REVIEW: Nellie McKay @ the Shedd (Eugene, OR – 10/29/10)
I wasn’t able to attend the Nellie McKay show at the Shedd in Eugene on Friday (due to Sufjan Stevens in Portland the same night). I was completely torn, but I’ve had the opportunity to see Nellie several times since living here in the PacNW (four times in 3 years) and Sufjan far fewer times (i.e.- none).
I did send someone in my place… here are some lovely photos and a write-up of the show taken by guest blogger Margarita O’Brien from Emobie Photography…
many more photos below
Margarita’s write-up of the show:
Let’s face it. I just love Nellie McKay. I am extremely grateful that The Shedd here in little ol’ Eugene, Oregon, keeps managing to bring her back. She has serious musical talent, diversity, and a quirky, silly sense of humor that I dig. That makes a great show when she’s solo, but holy cannoli, there was a five piece backup band! THAT makes for a phenomenal, knock-your-socks-off show.
The introductions for the band members were extremely silly (“And just released on bail for jay walking…”) and the crowd was enthusiastic so I will likely have the names completely wrong and I am seriously sorry about that, ‘cause these guys were the bomb diggity. It was seriously hard to hear with the laughing and cheering. Corrections greatly appreciated!
Guitar: Terry Park?
Bass: Willy Harvey
Sax: Mark Fischer?
Trumpet: Willy Mario?
Drums: Benjamin Barnum?
“That’s right! We have two willies!”There are few things I tire of more quickly than a show with a “sound” that never changes.
Me-“Is this still the first song? Good Glory, it’s long.”
Dan-“This is the fifth song.”
Me-“*Giant Eye Roll*”This exchange could not happen at a Nellie McKay show. She skillfully flutters her way through Big Band, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, Pop, sweet old Doris Day tunes (and a number of Ella Fitzgerald tunes this time). The band was right there with her making everything fuller, brighter, grander, and making it difficult for some folks to stay put in their seats.
The crowd was fairly enthusiastic and really seemed to love “Mother of Pearl.” This is Eugene after all. There were even a couple zombies dancing around at the end.
Go See Nellie! She’ll make you think. She’ll make you laugh. She might make you whistle.
Setlist:
- Bruise on the Sky
- Sentimental Journey [Doris Day]
- Do Do Do [Doris Day]
- Caribbean Time
- Dispossessed
- Meditation [Doris Day]
- Georgy Girl [The Seekers] (dedicated to Barbara Billingsly)
- Vote for Mr. Rhythm [Ella Fitzgerald]
- Bluebird
- No Equality
- The Portal
- Dig It [Doris Day]
- It’s Alright With Me (with skat)
<<intermission – costume change>> - A-Tisket, A-Tasket [Ella Fitzgerald]
- Beneath the Underdog
- Crazy Rhythm [Doris Day]
- Early Autumn [Ella Fitzgerald]
- A Wonderful Guy [Doris Day]
- Don’t Fence Me In [Ella Fitzgerald] (with group whistle)
- Mother of Pearl (crowd favorite)
“I’m Sarah Palin and I approve this message” - Adios
- ¡Bodega!
“Support the Arts, but sponsor a Bodega.” - Coosada Blues
- I’ve Got Rhythm (impromptu instrumental as she ran to get her notes)
“Don’t worry folks, they’re professionals!” - Broadway Melody
- Really
- Unknown Reggae (veggie anthem)
- Encore: Zombie
Nellie’s 10/29 KLCC interview is here:
http://klcc.org/audio/NellieMckay102910.mp3
Nellie is out supporting her latest album, Home Sweet Mobile Home. Check it out here:
More 2010 Tour Dates:
Oct. 30th SF Jazz Festival – San Francisco, CA
Nov. 1st Kuumbwa Jazz Center – Santa Cruz, CA
Nov. 4th The Roxy – West Hollywood, CA
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Nellie McKay’s Site
- Nellie’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Emobie Photography (on Facebook)
- My Other Nellie McKay Reviews~
- Berbati’s Pan (Portland – Mar 2010)
- Jazz Alley (Seattle – Sept 2009)
- Doug Fir (Portland – Aug 2008)
- The Shedd (Eugene – Oct 2007)
- The Shedd’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
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~Dan – np: William Ryan Fritch – Library Catalog Music Series: Music for Honey and Bile
NELLIE McKAY PHOTOS
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REVIEW: Sufjan Stevens @ Schnitzer (Portland, OR – 10/29/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
So, the last few months has been a flurry of unexpected, yet superbly exciting information coming from Sufjan Stevens and Asthmatic Kitty. First was the tour announcement (on Aug 9th), then a week and a half later came the immediate release of the
All Delighted People EP, and less than a week later came the news of the new full length album The Age of Adz (pronounced ‘odds’). Outside of the orchestral The BQE piece, Sufjan had been silent for a couple years (which we recently found out was due to nervous system health issues). Within the past two months, he came roaring back in 2010 with a North American-spanning tour and two new adventurous albums (the “EP” is 58+ minutes).
The new music from Delighted and Adz is a little less accessible compared to Seven Swans or his “State” albums, but a little more poppy/accessible compared to BQE or Rabbit. I think the new music strikes a nice balance between the adventurousness and electronic-ness in his past music… possibly “A Sun Came! updated for the Sufjan listener in 2010.” While I don’t think it’s a repeat of A Sun Came! (at all) – that’s the best Sufjan repertoire comparison I can muster. It’s sweeping and glitchy, quiet and loud. But how would it translate into a live show?
Before we could find out, labelmate DM Stith hit the stage. He only played 20 minutes, but was a good warm-up. Nice singer-songwriter fare, with Sufjans’ horn section on “Thanksgiving Moon.” I’d heard DM’s music via AK samplers and free downloads. It never struck me as solidly as Sufjan has, but in the live setting, he seemed to carry himself well. After he did his tunes, he left to go put on shiny pants for Sufjan’s band. I was slightly disappointed that he left after only 20 minutes, but that disappointment soon went away as the anticipation for Sufjan mounted.
Sufjan and his 10 piece band hit the stage around 10 ’til 9pm in shiny outfits. His band was comprised of DM Stith on keyboards, two drummers, a 3-member torn section, a guitarist, bassist, and two backup singers/dancers. After a short hello, they went immediate into “All Delighted People” and didn’t stop with the new material until 10:30. I’d been listening to the new material for the past week, and glad they played some personal favorites: Heirloom, Futile Devices, The Owl and the Tanager, and the 20+ minute Impossible Soul.
Sufjan’s “slow jam” dancing to “I Walked” was charming. The projected graphics and dark, hallowed lighting during “Vesuvius” made my friend mention that it seemed like a weird, ancient worship service. The auto tune hip-hop near the end of “Impossible Soul” is one of my favorite parts, and it really worked in the live setting. I wish cameras had been allowed near the end, as a large luminescent diamond descended*, and Sufjan busted out the jams in front of the back-lit, strobe-diamond facade. While that was his most “rockstar moment,” most of the show, he was talkative, yet unassuming and grateful to the audience.
* Amanda McAuley got some photos of it (some shown below), plus I found an “Impossible Soul” part 2 video snippet – see alphaleonis’ youtube for more from the show.
Setlist: about 2 1/4 hours
- All Delighted People
- Too Much
- Age of Adz
- Heirloom
- I Walked
- Futile Devices
- Vesuvius
- The Owl and the Tanager [Sufjan solo with backing vocals]
- Get Real Get Right [with story about Royal Robertson]
- Enchanting Ghost
- Impossible Soul
- Chicago
- Encore: Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois [Sufjan solo piano]
- Casimir Pulaski Day
It was a brilliant show. He was quirky and subdued, gentle and cacophonous, amusing and bewildering, and all around charming. He saved the old tunes for last, and only three Illinois tracks made the cut. I got goosebumps as he hit the intro for “Concerning the UFO Sighting.” While the older tunes were nice (and I wish there had been more sprinkled in), I can honestly say that the new tunes hold their own. There’s a reason Sufjan has a piece of our hearts. Seeing the new songs live definitely elevated those albums to being amongst my favoritesfor 2010. After seeing them performed live, I think they fit better within his catalogue, too. I hope it’s not another 3+ years until I get to see Sufjan and his band of musicians again.
Sidenote: Sufjan’s one of the only artists who could have pulled me away from a reported, equally awesome Nellie McKay show in Eugene (check back tomorrow for Nellie McKay photos from Margaret O’Brien – who went in my place).
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Sufjan’s Site / Asthmatic Kitty
- Sufjan’s Social Media Links (see below)
- DM Stith’s Site
- DM Stith’s MySpace / Twitter
- Alphaleonis’ balcony YouTube videos from the Portland 2010 show (far away, but good sound quality)
- Amanda McAuley’s Flickr shots from Portland
- Related Reviews~
- Chris Young‘s Portland 2010 review on OMN (with my photos)
- BrooklynVegan‘s Chicago review (10/15/2010)
- My MusicNow Fest 2007 (Cincinnati – Apr 2007)
- PCPA/Schnitzer’s Site
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~Dan –Dave Douglas & Keystone – Spark of Being: Expand
SUFJAN STEVENS PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
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Sufjan’s 2010 Tour Dates
- Tuesday, 12 October – Metropolis Theater, Montreal QC
- Wednesday, 13 October – Massey Hall, Toronto ON
- Thursday, 14 October – Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak MI
- Friday, 15 October – Chicago Theater, Chicago IL
- Saturday, 16 October – Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis MN
- Sunday, 17 October – Uptown Theater, Kansas City MO
- Tuesday, 19 October – The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin TX
- Wednesday, 20 October – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Dallas TX
- Friday, 22 October – Mesa Arts Center – Ikeda Theater, Mesa AZ
- Saturday, 23 October – The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA
- Tuesday, 26 October – The Paramount Theater, Oakland CA
- Thursday, 28 October – Orpheum Theater, Vancouver BC
- Friday, 29 October – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland OR
- Saturday, 30 October – The Paramount Theatre, Seattle WA
- Monday, 1 November – Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City UT
- Tuesday, 2 November – Paramount Theatre, Denver CO
- Thursday, 4 November – Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis IN
- Friday, 5 November – Bijou Theater, Knoxville TN
- Saturday, 6 November – The Tabernacle, Atlanta GA
- Sunday, 7 November – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville NC
- Wednesday, 10 November – Kimmel Center, Philadelphia PA
- Thursday, 11 November – Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA
- Sunday, 14 November – Beacon Theatre, New York NY
- Monday, 15 November – Beacon Theatre, New York NY
REVIEW: Peter Mulvey & Jeffrey Foucault @ Sam Bond’s (Eugene, OR – 10/24/10)
Summing Peter Mulvey and Jeffrey Foucault‘s travelling show in one word would be: “authentic.” This was round two for me (link here for my Friday Portland review with photos); so I’ll keep it short and sweet.
They hit the stage at Sam Bond’s around 8:45 and played two great sets. The show was partially more of the same, but don’t take that the wrong way… it was definitely not a disappointment. Switching off on vocal duties, about a half originals and half covers. They also switched up about half of their setlist from the Friday show… great show as usual for these gents. Quite a talky crowd, but still a bit more subdued than a normal Sam Bond’s crowd.
Setlist: 90+ minutes
- Set 1: Starlight and Static (Jeffrey on vocals, new tune)
- Kids in the Square (Peter on vocals)
- Mesa, Arizona (JF)
- The Obvious Child [Paul Simon] (PM)
- Pretty Girl in a Small Town (JF, new tune)
- Shirt (PM)
- Last Night I Dreamed of Television (JF, new tune)
- Some People (PM)
- Goners Most (JF, new tune)
- But I Do [Bobby Charles] (PM)
- Set 2: Everybody Knows [Leonard Cohen] (PM)
- City Flower (JF)
- Ithaca [Redbird] (PM)
- Tulsa Time [Don Williams] (JF)
- Duncan and Brady [P.D.] (PM)
- Late Season (JF)
- Diamond and Gold [Tom Waits] (PM)
- Tea and Tobacco (JF, new tune)
- Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad (and Far Away From Home) (PM)
- 4 & 20 Blues (JF)
- Encore: Tecumseh Valley [Townes Van Zandt] (PM/JF)
thanks to Eric for JF new tunes/song identification
more photos below
Re-posting Friday’s NEWS from the stage:
Jeffrey Foucault has a new album out called Cold Satellite. Peter Mulvey has recorded a new duet instrumental album with longtime collaborator David “Goody” Goodrich – release next year(?). And the Peter & Jeffrey collaboration with Kris Delmhorst and Goody called Redbird has a second installment on the horizon. It’s already been mastered (woot!), and the last four songs will have the explicit tag in iTunes. It was recorded live, but they didn’t mention live in studio or live on stage. I guess we’ll see.
Kris Delmhorst (Jeffrey’s wife, fellow singer-songwriter) is coming to Eugene… Tsunami Books on Saturday, November 6th – 8pm. Make note!
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Peter Mulvey’s Site
- Peter Mulvey’s Social Media Links (click below)
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- Jeffrey Foucault’s Site
- Jeffrey Foucault’s Social Media Links (he doesn’t appear to have any?)
- Past Related Reviews~
- Peter Mulvey Double-Weekend (Eugene & Portland – Oct 2009)
- Mulvey & Foucault @ The Woods (Portland – Oct 2010)
- The Woods PDX’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Carissa’s Wierd – Songs About Leaving
PETER MULVEY & JEFFREY FOUCAULT PHOTOS
Eugene pictures (cc) 2010 Margaret O’Brien
of Emobie Photography, you may use freely
under a creative commons attribution
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Mulvey & Foucault West Coast 2010 Tour Dates
- 10.22 – The Woods – Portland, OR
- 10.23 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
- 10.24 – Sam Bond’s Garage – Eugene, OR
- 10.25 – Arcata Playhouse – Arcata, CA
- 10.26 – Freight and Salvage – Berkely, CA
- 10.27 – Maverick Saloon – Santa Ynez, CA – w/ Bonnie Prince Billy
- 10.29 – McCabe’s – Santa Monica, CA
- 10.30 – Janey’s Coffee House – Cave Creek, AZ
REVIEW: Peter Mulvey & Jeffrey Foucault @ The Woods (Portland, OR – 10/22/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Last night was my first time to The Woods in SE Portland. One word: melikey. Nice cozy living room feel in the middle of an old funeral parlour. Random chairs, couches, beer & wine, candles, and a well laid out listening room. It was actually the perfect listening room for the likes of Peter Mulvey and Jeffrey Foucault. They had the early show last night; so we shuffled into the venue and found some seats… we got up close (but to the right of the stage). There’s not really a bad spot in the house… but a tip, if you come to a show at The Woods – show up early for the primo spots.
The guys got on the stage shortly after 7:30, and kicked into a hour and half set of songs, trading off in the vocal slot. They played a few originals, a few covers, told some stories, and warmed the crowd with their all around genuineness. Both of these men are prime performers – excellent songwriters and guitarists in their own right, but they really draw you in with their humanity, humility and… well… their charm.
They reminded me a lot of the Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt show from last fall in their trade-off approach and general witty banter. Their song selection was also excellent… I didn’t know all of the songs, but I loved them all.
Setlist: about 90 minutes
- Everybody Knows [Leonard Cohen] (Peter on vocals)
- Starlight and Static (Jeffrey on vocals, new tune)
- On the Way Up (PM)
- Mesa, Arizona (JF)
- Some People (PM)
- Last Night I Dreamed of Television (JF, new tune)
- Trempealeau (PM – new song?)
- “Don’t Fuck with my Miller Time” [Andy Friedman & the Other Failures] (JF/PM)
- O My Star! [Anais Mitchell] (PM)
- Train to Jackson (JF)
- Knuckleball Suite (PM)
- Passerines (JF, new tune)
- We’ll Go No More A-Roving [Kris Delmhorst/Lord Byron] (PM)
- Anybody’s Heaven [Kris Delmhorst] (JF)
- Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me [Mississippi John Hurt] (PM)
- Real Love (JF, new tune)
- Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad (and Far Away From Home) (PM)
- 4 & 20 Blues (JF)
- Encore: Moonshiner [Bob Dylan] (JF)
thanks to Eric for JF new tunes/song identification
I’ll be seeing Peter & Jeffrey again in Eugene on Sunday at Sam Bond’s. Oh, and I almost forgot… the NEWS from the stage:
Jeffrey Foucault has a new album out called Cold Satellite. Peter Mulvey has recorded a new duet instrumental album with longtime collaborator David “Goody” Goodrich – release next year(?). And the Peter & Jeffrey collaboration with Kris Delmhorst and Goody called Redbird has a second installment on the horizon. It’s already been mastered (woot!), and the last four songs will have the explicit tag in iTunes. It was recorded live, but they didn’t mention live in studio or live on stage. I guess we’ll see.
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Peter Mulvey’s Site
- Peter Mulvey’s Social Media Links (click below)
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- Jeffrey Foucault’s Site
- Jeffrey Foucault’s Social Media Links (he doesn’t appear to have any?)
- Past Related Reviews~
- Peter Mulvey Double-Weekend (Eugene & Portland – Oct 2009)
- Peter & Jeffrey @ Sam Bond’s (Eugene – Oct 2010)
- The Woods PDX’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Carissa’s Wierd – Ugly But Honest
PETER MULVEY & JEFFREY FOUCAULT PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
(click for larger)
Mulvey & Foucault West Coast 2010 Tour Dates
- 10.22 – The Woods – Portland, OR
- 10.23 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
- 10.24 – Sam Bond’s Garage – Eugene, OR
- 10.25 – Arcata Playhouse – Arcata, CA
- 10.26 – Freight and Salvage – Berkely, CA
- 10.27 – Maverick Saloon – Santa Ynez, CA – w/ Bonnie Prince Billy
- 10.29 – McCabe’s – Santa Monica, CA
- 10.30 – Janey’s Coffee House – Cave Creek, AZ
Weepies Portland photos now up…
Photos now posted. Low light, but you get what you get… Full review with setlist over here:
https://jazzsick.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/weepies-portland/
~Dan
REVIEW: The Weepies @ Aladdin (Portland, OR – 10/20/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
The Weepies have a new album out, Be My Thrill. It’s fantastic! And unlike their prior album, Hideaway, they’re touring behind it. To be fair, they weren’t able to tour behind Hideaway due to a new baby at the time. With Be My Thrill, they have a 3 year-old and a 6-month old… they’re on the road, and Oregon got a chance to see them twice on their “sponsored by 755 diapers” tour (Eugene and Portland). I caught the Portland show tonight…
Opener Lucy Schwartz and her two lovely backing ladies hit the stage around 8pm and played a 30 minute set that flew by too fast. All three women sang, with Lucy at the center but not the sole shining star. Mona was also talented and fantastic on providing the energetic percussion for the set. 
I didn’t catch the guitarist’s name – but again, a great part of the trio. Favorite songs were “Rain City,” “Seven Hours” (with Aqualung on the recorded version), and “When We Were Young.” She has a handful of albums, an EP, and songs on soundtracks. Her latest CD is Life in Letters… and if it’s anything like her live show, it’s a delight.
The Weepies hit the stage around 9pm, surrounded by guitars, candles, and Weepies-cover art lamps.
The light was low due to trying to rely primarily on candles for effect – which was quite nice aesthetically. Not great luck on the photos in low light (some below, though). The lighting person was also trying to be clever a bit too late or didn’t know the Weepies songs were generally short. A swirling sun, swirling green light, and fade-in blue light all came on during lyric-instigated songs… right at the end of the song (10 seconds left and boom goes the dynamite). Awkward at best for the lighting… it would have been best to stick to the candles. :)
Luckily the lighting didn’t impact the songs. And, in fact, the Weepies via candlelight was sublime. Deb and Steve played with a backing four-piece band that created some nice folksy, indie-rock, singer-songwriter splendor. They packed in twenty songs in their 90 minute set – roughly a third from Be My Thrill, and the rest from their other three equally-excellent albums.
Setlist: about 90 minutes
- Please Speak Well of Me
- Stars
- Can’t Go Back Now
- I Was Made for Sunny Days
- Orbiting
- Riga Girls
- Gotta Have You
- Painting by Chagall
- Hard to Please
- They’re in Love, Where Am I?
- Be My Thrill
- Citywide Rodeo
- Sing Me To Sleep
- Antarctica
- World Spins Madly On (with slight false start)
- Just Blue
- Not a Lullaby
- Encore: Nobody Knows Me at All
- Little Bird
- Hope Tomorrow
A beautiful end to a beautiful evening. If you’re on the fence about checking out the Weepies, either in concert or on record – get off the fence! It’s great music. If you’re a fan and are on the fence about going to a show, get your tickets soon. They’re selling out many of the shows before the day of the show.
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- The Weepies’ Site
- The Weepies on MySpace
- Lucy Schwartz’s Facebook
- Lucy Schwartz on MySpace
- Aladdin Theater
Check out more tourdates below.
~Dan – np: Peter Mulvey – Letters from a Flying Machine
LUCY SCHWARTZ & The WEEPIES PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
The Weepies Fall 2010 Tour
| 10/10/2010 | Los Angeles CA | El Rey Theatre Lucy Schwartz |
SOLD OUT
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| 10/12/2010 | Santa Barbara CA | SOhO Les Shelleys |
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| 10/13/2010 | San Diego CA | Winston’s Lucy Schwartz |
SOLD OUT
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| 10/14/2010 | San Juan Capistrano CA | Coach House Parlor Hawk, Sarah Wallace |
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| 10/15/2010 | Visalia CA | Fox Theatre The Gospel Whiskey Runners |
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| 10/16/2010 | San Francisco CA | Great American Music Hall Lucy Schwartz |
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| 10/17/2010 | Chico CA | El Rey Theatre MaMuse |
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| 10/19/2010 | Eugene OR | John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts |
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| 10/20/2010 | Portland OR | Aladdin Theater Lucy Schwartz |
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| 10/21/2010 | Seattle WA | City Arts Music Festival – The Crocodile The Head and The Heart, Lucy Schwartz |
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| 10/22/2010 | Boise ID | The Bouquet Blaze & Kelly |
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| 10/23/2010 | Salt Lake City UT | The State Room Joe Pug |
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| 10/24/2010 | Englewood CO | The Gothic Theatre Matt The Electrician |
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| 10/26/2010 | Iowa City IA | The Englert Theater Matt The Electrician |
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| 10/27/2010 | Minneapolis MN | Cedar Cultural Center |
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| 10/28/2010 | Madison WI | High Noon Saloon Matt The Electrician |
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| 10/29/2010 | Indianapolis IN | Radio Radio Matt The Electrician |
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| 10/30/2010 | Evanston IL | SPACE |
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| 11/1/2010 | Grand Rapids MI | The Fine Arts Center |
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| 11/2/2010 | Ann Arbor MI | The Ark The Chapin Sisters |
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| 11/3/2010 | Cleveland OH | Beachland Ballroom Carsie Blanton |
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| 11/5/2010 | Philadelphia PA | World Cafe Live Greg Tannen |
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| 11/6/2010 | Londonderry NH | Tupelo Music Hall Greg Tannen |
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| 11/7/2010 | Boston MA | Royale Nightclub Greg Tannen |
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| 11/8/2010 | Fairfield CT | FTC Stage One Greg Tannen |
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| 11/10/2010 | New York NY | Hiro Ballroom Greg Tannen |
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| 11/11/2010 | Falls Church VA | The State Theatre Greg Tannen |
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| 11/12/2010 | Norfolk VA | The Attucks Theater Greg Tannen |
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| 11/14/2010 | Charleston WV | Mountain Stage Punch Brothers, Infamous Stringdusters, Trampled By Turtles |
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| 11/15/2010 | Annapolis MD | Rams Head On Stage |
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| 11/16/2010 | Raleigh NC | The Lincoln Theatre Carsie Blanton |
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| 11/17/2010 | Atlanta GA | Variety Playhouse Beth Amsel |
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| 11/19/2010 | Dallas TX | Lakewood Theater Seela |
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| 11/20/2010 | Austin TX | Momo’s Seela |
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| 11/22/2010 | Tucson AZ | Plush Leila Lopez |
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| 11/23/2010 | Phoenix AZ | The Rhythm Room Rachael Sage |
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REVIEW: Dead Kenny G’s & Trio Subtonic @ Mt Tabor (Portland, OR – 10/16/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
OK, so I have to start this out with an apology. I absolutely wanted to see Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. I had been up in Portland for a third night in a row (driving back to Eugene late each night)… and was thus quite tired and I couldn’t possibly stay for their set (which was posted to start at 12:30am). It’s a running theme on this blog… I miss them for one reason or another. Last night wasn’t gonna be a missed opportunity. Alas, it ended up as such. Damn. SO, JFJO, I’m sorry. I’ll do better next time. I dig your new one, Stay Gold. I’m getting old. I have no other excuse for bailing at midnight.
So, unfortunately this amazing triple modern jazz bill turned into an pretty damn good double bill for me.
Trio Subtonic started things off around 9:30. No Radiohead as in the past, but still a great groove for their 45 minute set. They really are what I’d consider to be Portland’s own Medeski Martin & Wood. Great piano-based three piece combo. They’ve got two killer albums out over at CD Baby (aka the best indie CD seller in the universe).
Skerik, Mike Dillon, and Brad Houser hit the stage after a short set change…
While also a three-piece modern jazz combo, the Dead Kenny G’s definitely weren’t a repeat of Trio Subtonic’s sound. Fitting with their name, they bring powerful elements of punk rock and a “fuck you” attitude to a jazz trio. Mix some sax groove from Skerik with some harder edged beats, avant-garde squeaks, gonzo drumming, and punk vocal belts…
I’d seen them before (at Sam Bond’s in Eugene), but it was nice to see them able to spread out a little more on the Mt Tabor Theater stage.
Setlist: over an hour
- Death Panel
- Birther Blues
- Black Goldman Sax
- “Black Death”
- unknown
- Bewildered Herd
- I’m Your Manager, I’m Your Pimp
- unknown
- Yeah, Cat
- Improv with some JFJO guys
more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- DKG’s Site
- Skerik’s Site
- DKG’s on MySpace
- Skerik on MySpace
- Trio Subtonic’s Site
- Trio Subtonic on MySpace
- JFJO’s Site
- JFJO on MySpace
- Prior Related Reviews~
- Skerik / McTuff @ Sam Bond’s (Oct 2008)
- Skerik’s Maelstrom Trio @ Sam Bond’s (May 2008)
- Skerik / McTuff @ Sam Bond’s (July 2009)
- Trio Subtonic @ Lewis & Clark (Oct 2008)
- Trio Subtonic w/ Sex Mob @ Goodfoot (May 2009)
- Mt Tabor Theater
Check out more DKG’s tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Milli Vanilli – Girl, You Know It’s True
DEAD KENNY G’S & TRIO SUBTONIC PHOTOS
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DKG’s Fall 2010 Tour Dates
| Date | Venue | Band |
| 10.9.10 | Coda San Francisco, CA |
With Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle and Black Frames |
| 10.10.10 | Harlow’s Sacramento, CA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.12.10 | Forestville Club Forestville, CA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.13.10 | HumBrews Arcata, CA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.15.10 | Sam Bond’s Garage Eugene, OR |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.16.10 | Mt. Tabor Theater Portland, WA |
Dead Kenny G’s and Jacob Fred Jazz Oddysey |
| 10.17.10 | Chop Suey Seattle, WA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.18.10 | The Top Hat Missoula, MT |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.19.10 | Knotty Pine Victor, ID |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.20.10 | The State Room Salt Lake City, UT |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.21.10 | Aggie Theater Ft. Collins, CO |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.22.10 | Cervante’s Otherside Denver, CO |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.23.10 | Davey’s Uptown Kansas City, MO |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.28.10 | Kessler Dallas, TX |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.29.10 | Momo’s Austin, TX |
Dead Kenny G’s and Hairy Apes BMX |
| 10.30.10 | La Bon Ton Roule New Orleans, LA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 10.31.10 | The Blue Nile New Orleans, LA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 11.12.10 11.13.10 | Bear Creek Music Festival Live Oak, FL |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.1.10 | Momo’s Austin, TX |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.2.10 | Kessler Dallas, TX |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.3.10 | The Deli Norman, OK |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.4.10 | Eclipse Tulsa, OK |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.5.10 | Chester’s Fayetteville, AR |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.8.10 | Momo’s Austin, TX |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.9.10 | Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.10.10 | DBA New Orleans, LA |
Dead Kenny G’s |
| 12.11.10 | Martin’s Jackson, MS |
Dead Kenny G’s |
REVIEW: Holy F*ck & Indian Jewelry @ Holocene (Portland, OR – 10/14/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
First off… if you haven’t seen the adorable and infectious new music video for Holy Fuck‘s “Red Lights,” you need to go check it out now. OK, now that you’re back, on to the review…
This was the first time to the Holocene for me. It’s a nice venue, trendy looking bar, good beer on tap (Double Mountain IRA for me). They had a few side rooms with colorful lights, practically unusable mirrors in the bathroom, and odd fabric or paper christmas tree looking things in the performance area. In other words, everything that makes Portland its quirky, trendy self.
I got there near the middle of the first opener’s set. Clipd Beaks, from Oakland, were good from what I heard. Fuzzy rock with somewhat melodic vocals, use of trumpet, but primarily traditional rock sounds coming forth. I didn’t get any usable photos from their set as the lights were in force, yet.
Next up was Indian Jewelry, a four-piece from Houston, put out a 40 minute blast of tom percussion, dirty guitars and keyboards. They were a little warbly, drone-y in spots, and switched off between male and female vocalists. I enjoyed them, but I couldn’t really “re-sing” any of their songs… nice and percussive, genre-less but not aimless. I can see them working way better live than on record, but then again, I’ve been wrong about that before. Anyway, I’d recommend checking them out if they swing by your neck of the woods… cracked cymbals and all.
Holy Fuck started setting up immediately after Indian Jewelry’s set ended. They went on right around 11:30 and played a full hour, with encore. Not dissimilar from their Mississippi Studios show from earlier in the year… lots of tunes from Latin – which I am legally required to state in every mention of its name… it’s the best album of 2010 so far. Great groove-based live/organic electronic.
There were a few absent fab live tunes (Royal Gregory, Super Inuit, Milkshake), and I think I’m going crazy, as now I’m doubting my own note-taking… did they end with Lovely Allen? Or was it Safari? Or am I going crazy? Anyway… they played Red Lights, which smoked! I love Punchy’s bass on that track…
Setlist: about an hour
- 1MD
- Super Inuit
- Foxy
- Jungles
- Red Lights
- Lucky
- Stay Lit
- Silva & Grimes
- Stilettos
- Encore: The Pulse
- Lovely Allen (I should know this with confidence, but my brain fell apart)
italics – unsure of in the setlist, any help is appreciated
Great show as usual from Holy Fuck. But… severe lack of dancing again… or at least in comparison to the grooves. This seems to happen (i.e.- not happen) in Portland; so I don’t blame the band at all. They should swing down to Eugene next time… we’ll show ’em how to party! Pretty please!
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Holy Fuck’s Site
- Holy Fuck on MySpace
- My Prior HF Reviews~
- Mississippi Studios in Portland (June 2010)
- Doug Fir Lounge in Portland (June 2009)
- Southgate House in Cincinnati (April 2007)
- Great Recent HF Videos / Outside Links~
- Indian Jewelry’s Site
- Indian Jewelry on MySpace
- Clipd Beaks on MySpace
- Holocene Portland
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Metallica – S&M
HOLY FUCK & INDIAN JEWELRY PHOTOS
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Holy Fuck Fall 2010 Tour:
08-28 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
08-29 Reading, England – Reading Festival
09-08 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
09-09 Birmingham, AL- Bottletree
09-10 New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf
09-11 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
09-12 Houston, TX – Walter’s on Washington
09-13 Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
09-14 Athens, GA – New Earth Music Hall
09-15 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
09-17 Washington, DC – Black Cat
09-18 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
09-19 Boston, MA – Paradise
09-20 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
09-21 Buffalo, NY – Soundlab
09-22 Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox
09-23 Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Music Festival
09-24 Urbana, IL – Pygmalion Music Festival
09-25 Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
09-26 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick (Fucking Awesome Fest)
09-27 London, Ontario – London Music Hall
09-28 Hamilton, Ontario – Studio Theatre
09-29 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Theatre
09-30 Montreal, Quebec – Espace Dell’Arte
10-02 Ottawa, Ontario – Capital Music Hall
10-03 Guelph, Ontario – Vinyl
10-05 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Pyramid Cabaret
10-06 Saskatoon, Saskatchewa – Louis Pub
10-07 Toronto, Ontario – Republik
10-08-09 Edmonton, Alberta – Pawn Shop
10-11 Victoria, British Columbia – Element Nightclub
10-12 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Rickshaw Theatre
10-13 Seattle, WA – Neumos
10-14 Portland, OR – Holocene
10-16 San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
10-17 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
10-18 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
10-20 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
10-21 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
10-22 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
10-23 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
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