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Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 2 #9
One a month, from March to December 2011…
Derek Webb’s Democracy Vol 2… This month, it is “Falling Slowly” by The Swell Season. It starts out not as expected, a little more rough around the edges compared to the original. I love this song, though – and I think Derek does it justice.
For those not in the know, Democracy Vol 2 is a continuation of the covers project Derek started last year. The fans get to nominate songs and then vote once the nominations are tallied. Here’s what he’s done in 2010 and 2011 to date (you can still go back and buy this volume):
- January 2010: 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 *a personal fave*
- June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
- July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
- August: The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby *a personal fave*
- September: Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
- October: Radiohead – Karma Police *a personal fave*
- November: Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
- December: Robert Robinson (traditional hymn) – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- January 2011: off
- February: off
- March: Cee-Lo Green – F**k You *a personal fave*
- April: Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
- May: The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
- June: U2 – One
- July: Dallán Forgaill (traditional hymn) – Be Thou My Vision
- August: Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
- September: The Beatles – Revolution *a personal fave*
- October: Rich Mullins – Creed
- November: The Swell Season – Falling Slowly
~Dan – np: Childish Gambino – Camp
Democracy Vol. 2 is 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 10. Derek will record them (demo quality) and deliver them digitally (320kbps MP3s), one song per month for 10 months (March to December). Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique collaborative project with Derek Webb!
REVIEW: Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard @ the Schnitzer (Portland, OR – 7/14/11)
MY PHOTOS NOW POSTED (see bottom)
Last night in Portland showed two stripped down musicians, parting ways from their “main gig” and creating some delightful energy despite the solo nature of it all. First up was Glen Hansard of The Swell Season (see the Once movie) and The Frames (who essentially became the backing band for the Swell Season)…
(not from GH’s July 2011 Portland gig – this shot from Nov 2009)
Glen played a 45 or so minute set. Among stories of getting drunk and staying out until 5am viewing women only wearing feathers, he played some tunes that featured his powerful voice.
Glen’s Setlist: 45 minutes
- Pennies in the Fountain
- Leave
- Lucia
- You Will Become
- Love Don’t Keep Me Waiting (with “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” tag)
- In These Arms
- Astral Weeks [Van Morrison] (with “Death Metal” solo)
- Song of Good Hope
After a short set change, Pearl Jam front-man Eddie Vedder came out. He was dressed as expected… Seattle casual – complete with flannel. Shocking, I know…
The stage was set up with a sparse bungalow living room feel. Some chairs, a reel to reel, antique lamps, guitars and shelving strewn about. While this was billed as the Ukulele Songs tour, Eddie started out on acoustic. He played a wandering and energy filled set: some stripped down Pearl Jam tunes, some Into the Wild tunes, some ukulele numbers, some covers. While his casual flannel may make him seem like stuck in the 90s slacker movement, Eddie is anything but a slacker. He delivered 2 hours of music…
Eddie’s Set: 2 hours
- Walking The Cow [Daniel Johnston]
- Can’t Keep
- Sleeping By Myself
- Without You
- Goodbye
- Blue, Red And Grey [The Who]
- I Am Mine
- Thumbing My Way
- Just Breathe
- Far Behind
- Long Nights (with Glen Hansard)
- Setting Forth
- Guaranteed
- Rise (dedicated to Gerry Lopez)
- Immortality
- Unthought Known
- The End
- Arc
- Encore 1: If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out [Cat Stevens]
- You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away [The Beatles]
- Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
- The Golden State (with Corin Tucker) [John Doe]
- Tonight You Belong To Me (with Janet Weiss) [Billy Rose & Lee David]
- Sleepless Nights (with Glen, off mic, a cappella, gorgeous) [Gram Parsons]
- Society (with Glen) [Jerry Hannan]
- Falling Slowly (with Glen on lead vocals) [The Swell Season]
- Porch
- Encore 2: Hard Sun (with Glen, Corin & Janet) [Gordon Peterson]
- Dream A Little Dream [The Mamas & the Papas]
Eddie has such passion for what he does. He doesn’t do things half-assed. While I’d say he isn’t in my short list for “best singers,” he is on the short list for “most passionate singers.” He’s a gritty and emotive rockstar, definitely – all while being down to earth. I also find his voice to be distinct, despite the copycats of the 90s.
Eddie shared a funny story about a party with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell trying to help Eddie create the perfect “evil ukulele” sound. Too much wine brought on Chris hurling over the balcony… “the ukulele won.”
The session of duets Corin Tucker (from Sleater-Kinney/CT Band) and Janet Weiss (from Sleater-Kinney/Quasi/etc) was fantastic. The absolute highlight for me was when Glen came back on for the encore and played three songs with Eddie… the first being a stunning off-mic, a cappella version of “Sleepless Nights” and the third being “Falling Slowly” (from Glen’s band The Swell Season).
This tour ends tonight in Seattle…
One question of note: why were the roadies dressed in white lab coats?
more EV photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam Site
- EV/PJ’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Glen Hansard’s Swell Season Site
- Glen Hansard’s Facebook / MySpace / Twitter
- Other Related Reviews~
- The Swell Season @ McDonald Theatre (Eugene – Nov 2009)
The tour dates below… all done tonight in Seattle.
~Dan – np: Garage A Trois – Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil
EDDIE VEDDER PHOTOS
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Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard – Summer 2011 Tour Dates
June 15: Providence, R.I. (Providence Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Boston, Mass. (The Wang Theatre)
June 18: Hartford, Conn. (The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts)
June 21: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre)
June 22: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre)
June 25: Philadelphia, Pa. (Tower Theatre)
June 26: Detroit, Mich. (Fox Theatre)
June 28: Chicago, Ill. (The Chicago Theatre)
July 1: St. Louis, Mo. (Fox Theatre)
July 2: Minneapolis, Minn. (Orpheum Theatre )
July 5: San Diego, Calif. (Copley Symphony Hall)
July 6: Long Beach, Calif. (Terrace Theater)
July 8: Los Angeles (The Wiltern)
July 9: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
July 11: Oakland, Calif. (The Paramount Theatre)
July 14: Portland, Ore. (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)
July 15: Seattle, Wash. (Benaroya Hall)
Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs (2011)
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is putting out his stripped down Ukulele Songs album next Tuesday (May 31st).
It’s a short album (less than 35 minutes), but has many of the things we love of the voice that is Eddie Vedder. Musically, I find it lacking. I’m used to the rock(!)… but I still think it’s a good record.
The album is streaming for free over on NPR. You can order it from the Amazons now.
Eddie’s upcoming summer tour with The Swell Season/The Frames frontman Glen Hansard (and not Thom Yorke) starts in mid-June:
June 15: Providence, R.I. (Providence Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Boston, Mass. (The Wang Theatre)
June 18: Hartford, Conn. (The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts)
June 21: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre)
June 22: New York, N.Y. (Beacon Theatre)
June 25: Philadelphia, Pa. (Tower Theatre)
June 26: Detroit, Mich. (Fox Theatre)
June 28: Chicago, Ill. (The Chicago Theatre)
July 1: St. Louis, Mo. (Fox Theatre)
July 2: Minneapolis, Minn. (Orpheum Theatre )
July 5: San Diego, Calif. (Copley Symphony Hall)
July 6: Long Beach, Calif. (Terrace Theater)
July 8: Los Angeles (The Wiltern)
July 9: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
July 11: Oakland, Calif. (The Paramount Theatre)
July 14: Portland, Ore. (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)
July 15: Seattle, Wash. (Benaroya Hall)
~Dan – np: 
Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
The Swell Season Announces Hiatus
As reported on Paste…
It’s been a rough week for Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season. Just days after a fan committed suicide onstage at their Saratoga, Calif. show, the duo has announced that they are going on hiatus.The decision to part ways seems unrelated to the Saratoga tragedy; however, and the pair will still perform the remainder of their European fall tour dates. Hansard told Spinner.com that he and Irglova are pursuing different musical projects. “I’ll go back to The Frames, and Mar will make her own record at some point,” he said. “This band will eventually naturally end. But right now, all of us are just so grateful.”
The duo (which snagged an Oscar for Best Original Song with 2006’s “Falling Slowly”) forged ahead with their collaboration this past year despite ending their romantic relationship, and the two appear to be on good terms. Hansard said he’s looking forward to Irglova’s solo material. “I love the way she writes,” he said. “I think she’s an incredible songwriter, and I think she could make a really beautiful, beautiful record. I have no doubt, in fact.”
I’m bummed to see them part ways, and deeply saddened about the recent fan suicide… I hope they get back together some day. I know I’ll enjoy future music from both Glen and Marketa. I’m also glad I got to see them last fall in Eugene, Oregon. Click here for my review (and more photos).
~Dan – np: John Zorn / Masada String Trio – Film Works XI: Under the Wing
The Swell Season on Daytrotter
Sorry to hit you with two posts this morning… ah, who am I kidding, I’m not sorry…
The few websites that aren’t RSS feed-able that made it to my “must check every day” list… Daytrotter is great, and they hit us yesterday with a live in the studio session with The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová)… it’s a live session with Daytrotter…
Go here for the free music:
http://tinyurl.com/daytrotter-swellseason
1) Fallen From the Sky 2) Fantasy Man 3) In These Arms 4) Low Rising 5) Star Star
Past Daytrotter Sessions I’ve blogged about and dug (links and free music not guaranteed on these old blogs): David Bazan #2, Copeland, Bad Veins, Nellie McKay, Clare and the Reasons, My Brightest Diamond #2, Damien Jurado, Talkdemonic, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Bad Veins #1, Kaki King, Holy Fuck… and David Bazan, My Brightest Diamond, Erin McKeown.
~Dan – np: Anakronic Electro Orkestra – The Yiddish Part -EP-
REVIEW: The Swell Season @ McDonald Theatre (Eugene, OR – 11/23/09)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Like mostly everyone who is into The Swell Season (Glen Hansard of The Frames with Markéta Irglová), I got into them via the movie ONCE. They came through Eugene after I had moved to town, but before I had gotten into them. My brother made me watch it when we were home for my other brother’s wedding (July 2008), and I suppose I should thank him for that. With The Swell Season’s original 2009 Strict Joy tour date press release, they didn’t have a Eugene date, but I’m glad they added one…
The opener was Doveman‘s frontman Thomas Bartlett. He played about a half of an hour of whispy piano tunes. He seemed slightly shy, rarely looking towards the crowd… but maybe that’s just his style or how the piano was set up for him. Due to his whispy vocals, he struck me as similar to Jeff Hanson or slimmer, beardless Sam Beam of Iron & Wine – but on piano. He’s worked with The Frames, Swell Season, Antony & the Johnsons, Laurie Anderson, Arto Lindsay, The National, and Yoko Ono in the past – so that put him in my “he’s cool” book. Songs he played included “Angel’s Share ” (about whisky), “The Burgundy Stain” (about wine), and a medley to the Footloose soundtrack. The Footloose songs were fantastically mournful and sad. Classic!
The show opened with Glen and Markéta coming out and crouching down in front of the center mic. I wasn’t close enough to see if someone was playing the electronics / keyboards, but they started out with “Fallen From the Sky” – staying crouched down for the whole song. Luckily that didn’t continue for the rest of the show (or my continued photos would have been lame). :)
After the initial song, the band came out. The band was made up of the rest of The Frames, Glen’s band that was the precursor to Once and The Swell Season. I’m very rapidly becoming a serious fan of Glen’s vocals… which I suppose means that I need to get The Frames’ back catalog. Vocally Glen reminds me a lot of my buddy, Ashley Peacock. Most of the set was Glen on vocals, but Markéta covered lead vocals for “If You Want Me,” “Fantasy Man,” and “I Have Loved You Wrong.” As far as most powerful vocal performance… I’ll have to go with “Say It To Me Now,” where Glen played solo and off microphone. A few songs later, Glen was killin’ his guitar on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks,” and he shredded at least a couple of strings – luckily his roadie was on top of things and brought out a replacement guitar right away.
Setlist: just over 2 hours
- Fallen From The Sky
- Lies
- Low Rising
- In These Arms *a fave of the night*
- The Rain *a fave of the night*
- The Moon
- If You Want Me
- Fantasy Man
- Say It To Me Now (Glen solo, off mic) *a fave of the night*
- Leave
- Lay Me Down
- Astral Weeks [Van Morrison]
- The Blue Shoes (Colin solo violin song)
- I Have Loved You Wrong
- Once *a fave of the night*
- When Your Mind’s Made Up *a fave of the night*
- Encore: Falling Slowly *a fave of the night*
- High Hope (new song)
- High Horses
- Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy
- It All Falls Down (with Doveman)
- Red Chord [The Frames]
- The Parting Glass [The Clancy Brothers]
After leaving the venue, I bet everyone thought they got their money’s worth… a great show, great vocals by Glen & Markéta. While I know this was a break-up record of sort, I’m glad that they’re still able to work together. And while it may be a long shot, I hope they do continue to work together in the future.
many more pictures below
The “Low Rising” video directed by Sam Beam (from Iron & Wine):
The Swell Season’s new record, Strict Joy, is better than the Once soundtrack, if you ask me. You can get it at Amazon below:
The Appropriate Linkage:
- The Swell Season’s Site
- The Swell Season on MySpace
- Jason Segel guesting with Swell Season (in L.A.) (youtube link)
- The Frames’ Site
- The Frames on MySpace
- Doveman’s Site
- Doveman on MySpace
- McDonald Theatre
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Pearl Jam – Backspacer
THE SWELL SEASON & DOVEMAN PHOTOS
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Tour Dates
1 – Milwaukee, Wisc. @ The Pabst
2 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Clowes Memorial Hall
3 – Toronto, Ontario @ Massey Hall
4 – Montreal, Quebec @ L’Olympia de Montreal
6 – Boston, Mass. @ Berklee College of Music Performance Center
7 – Providence, R.I. @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
8 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Merriam Theater
9 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
12 – New Orleans, La. @ House of Blues
13 – Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live
14 – Dallas, Texas @ Palladium
15 – Austin, Texas @ Paramount Theatre
17 – Mesa, Ariz. @ Mesa Arts Center
18 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern
20 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Paramount
22 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Paramount
23 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
24 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
25 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
27 – Boise, Idaho @ Egyptian Theatre
28 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Jeanne Wagner Theatre
29 – Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
30 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Uptown Theater
December 2009
3 – Chicago, Ill. @ Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
4 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
5 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ State Theatre
New Sufjan Song / Swell Season Tour
I Guess I’m Floating have a new live-captured Sufjan Stevens song “There’s Too Much Love.” Snag the free mp3 here:
Sufjan Stevens – There’s Too Much Love {external link mp3}
Or watch the video here:
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The Swell Season, comprised of Glen Hansard from The Frames and Marketa Irglova, is releasing their new album, Strict Joy, on 9/29. They’ve got a U.S. Tour on the map. I got my Portland tickets in the mail the other day…
November 2009
1 – Milwaukee, Wisc. @ The Pabst
2 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Clowes Memorial Hall
3 – Toronto, Ontario @ Massey Hall
4 – Montreal, Quebec @ L’Olympia de Montreal
6 – Boston, Mass. @ Berklee College of Music Performance Center
7 – Providence, R.I. @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
8 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Merriam Theater
9 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
12 – New Orleans, La. @ House of Blues
13 – Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live
14 – Dallas, Texas @ Palladium
15 – Austin, Texas @ Paramount Theatre
17 – Mesa, Ariz. @ Mesa Arts Center
18 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern
20 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Paramount
22 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Paramount
24 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
25 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
27 – Boise, Idaho @ Egyptian Theatre
28 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Jeanne Wagner Theatre
29 – Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
30 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Uptown Theater
December 2009
3 – Chicago, Ill. @ Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
4 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
5 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ State Theatre
~Dan – np: Failure – Fantastic Planet
Swell Season, Alice in Chains, Extreme
The two singer-songwriters behind the movie ONCE, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (aka The Swell Season), are out and about promoting their new record, Strict Joy. It’s available for pre-order on Amazon. It is set to be released on September 29th.
They just did a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR. Its available over here or as a podcast (do a search for “NPR Live Concerts” in iTunes). They do some new songs in the NPR studio as well as some faves.
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Alice in Chains‘ new one, Black Gives Way to Blue, is also available for pre-order…
It’s out September 29th as well…
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And rounding things out… Blabbermouth reports that Extreme recently recorded their August 8th show at the House of Blues in Boston for a DVD release later this year.
~Dan – np: Dream Theater – Master of Puppets
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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