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Fanfarlo Winter Tour // Symphony of Science
So, I missed the last Fanfarlo U.S. tour… but that’s OK, they coming through again… yippie…
U.S. Winter 2010 Tour
February 20 – El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
February 22 – Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
February 23 – Doug Fir Portland, OR
February 24 – Crocodile Café Seattle, WA
February 25 – Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
February 27 – Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
February 28 – Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
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In other news, there’s a new Symphony of Science song / video out. It is “The Unbroken Thread,” featuring Carl Sagan (yet again), along with David Attenborough and Jane Goodall, and it is biology themed. The clips used in this installment come from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, David Attenborough’s Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, The Life of Mammals, The Living Planet, BBC Life, XVIVO Scientific Animations, IMAX Cosmic Voyage, Jane Goodall’s TED Talk, and a clever Guinness Commercial. The themes present in this song attempt to explore the wild diversity of life on our planet, the intricacy and origin of its mechanisms, and its close relation to all other life forms.
If you don’t know what Symphony of Science is… it started with “A Glorious Dawn” with Carl Sagan (from Cosmos). It’s a brilliant auto-tuned mashup, and they also released it on vinyl (best of the year for me in 2009). You can download the mp3s of the various songs over at the SOS site.
~Dan – np: Good for Cows – Bebop Fantasy 
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Puscifer – Spring 2010
Maynard James Keenan is taking Puscifer to the midwest and east coast in Spring 2010… I’d highly recommend the VIP wine tasting tickets, if you can. It was only an extra $20-25 or so, and you get some Caduceus/Merkin wine and meet Maynard. This tour is also right on the heels of the release of the Arizona wine documentary Blood Into Wine (click link for trailers).
Mar. 02 – Atlanta, GA – CW Center Stage
Mar. 03 – Atlanta, GA – CW Center Stage
Mar. 05 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theater
Mar. 06 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theater
Mar. 08 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
Mar. 09 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
Mar. 11 – New York, NY – Grand Ballroom
Mar. 13 – New York, NY – Apollo Theater
Mar. 15 – Boston, MA – Berklee Academy of Music
Mar. 16 – Boston, MA – Berklee Academy of Music
Mar. 19 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theater
Mar. 20 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theater
Mar. 21 – Lorain, OH (Cleveland) – Lorain Theater
Mar. 23 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theater
Mar. 24 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theater
Mar. 26 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theater
Mar. 27 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theater
Mar. 28 – Columbus, OH – Lifestyles Community Pavilion (added 1/12)
Mar. 30 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater (date changed)
Mar. 30 – St Louis, MO – Roberts Orpheum Theater (canceled)
Mar. 31 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Apr. 02 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theater
Apr. 03 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theater
Have fun, folks! Puscifer in Portland last month was a blast or two. :)
~Dan – np: My Brightest Diamond – Shark Remixes, Vol 4: DM Stith
Megadeth, Slayer & Testament 2010!
I’m heading out on a short vacation; so no major blogs for the next few days… next concert is The Swell Season next Monday. For the time being, there’s a new tour hitting the road next winter… Megadeth, Slayer and special guests Testament! Holy cow!!! I’ve seen all three of these bands before, but it’s been a while – and I’ve never seen them at the same time. I’ll be at the Portland show, if ticket sales serve me well…
JANUARY 2010
18 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA
19 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
21 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
22 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
23 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
25 Magness Arena, Denver, CO
26 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
27 El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX
29 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX
31 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
FEBRUARY
1 Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA
2 Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY
4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
5 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
6 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
9 Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
11 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
12 Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
13 Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ
14 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA
16 Pavillon de La Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC
18 John Labatt Centre, London, ON
19 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
20 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
22 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB
23 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS
~Dan – np: Dizzy Gillespie – Professor Bebop
Fanfarlo Tour / more Einziger compositions
Sigh… I’ll miss the Fanfarlo Fall 2009 North American Tour due to vacation. Boo… :( Their record, Reservoir, is great! I’m bummed I’ll miss their Portland show, but all things considered this year, I can’t really complain much about a “lack of shows.” :)
Fanfarlo’s Fall 2009 Tour Dates
- Schubas Tavern, Chicago IL – November 09, 2009
- Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN – November 11, 2009
- Moes, Englewood CO – November 13, 2009
- The State Room, Salt Lake City UT – November 14, 2009
- Knitting Factory, Boise ID – November 16, 2009
- Crocodile Cafe, Seattle WA – November 17, 2009
- The Media Club, British Columbia – November 18, 2009
- Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR – November 19, 2009
- Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks NV – November 20, 2009
- Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco CA – November 22, 2009
- The Echo, Los Angeles CA – November 23, 2009
- The Casbah, San Diego CA – November 24, 2009
- Muddy Waters, Santa Barbara CA – November 27, 2009
- Club Congress, Tucson AZ – November 29, 2009
- Sante Fe Brewing Co, Santa Fe NM – November 30, 2009
- The Independent , Austin TX – December 02, 2009
- The Loft, Dallas TX – December 03, 2009
- Walter’s On Washington, Houston TX – December 04, 2009
- The Bottletree, Birmingham AL – December 06, 2009
- Metro Gallery, Baltimore MD – December 09, 2009
- Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA – December 10, 2009
- IOTA Club & Cafe, Arlington VA – December 11, 2009
- Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA – December 12, 2009
- Majestic Cafe, Detroit MI – December 14, 2009
- El Mocambo, Toronto ON – December 15, 2009
- Il Motore, Montreal QC – December 16, 2009
- T.T. The Bear’s, Cambridge MA – December 17, 2009
- Webster Hall, New York NY – December 18, 2009
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Incubus guitarist Michael Einziger likes experimental music. And I like that he likes it.
He just posted on MySpace that he’s performing a new piece of music at an event in Los Angeles on November 21 at the Disney Hall. Here’s some info about the concert. The piece is entitled “Forced Curvature of Reflective Surfaces.” Apparently, he’s not even finished with it yet (as of 10/28/09)!
Forced Curvature was inspired by a combination of the physical appearance of the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Einziger’s studies in the philosophy of quantum mechanics.
The music was written for 12 electric guitars (played with a slide), 12 strings (violin, cello), and is based on the glissando. The instruments have been orchestrated in terms of corresponding high and low registers, that reflect each other as though being viewed through a mirror. The exterior shape of Disney Hall informed the shape of the sounds created and by necessity, was first drawn visually in the form of architectural-like renderings, before being committed to paper in the form of a hand-written score.
“This building is obviously a solid, immobile structure”, Einziger says of the Disney Hall. “But it looks like a series of reflective waves that have been frozen in a specific state at a specific place in time, and I wanted to try and imagine what it might sound like if that idea were to be expressed as waves of sound. Adding a 4th dimension of time to the picture would force the structure into a Minkowskian space-time manifold, and it would therefore become directional. It would be as though time itself were forcing the curvature of the reflective material in a forward-motion, because time appears to be directional.”
The piece has no apparent formal structure and has been through-composed. All of the instruments will be fused together, forming 2 distinct ‘mirror images’. The strings and guitars combined will not sound like separate groups of instruments, but rather as dense units of a single instrument uncharacteristic of entirely one or the other.
Einziger conceived of the piece at Harvard University where he is currently a student, and has studied the history and philosophy of physics with physicist/historian, Dr. Peter Galison.
~Dan – np: Fred Frith – Freedom in Fragments
U2 360° Tour 2010
Not that I need to add anything to the U2 internet coverage rockpile… but the fact that they’re playing a PacNW date (in 2010) is happiness for me…
- 6 June, 2010 – Anaheim, CA – Angel Stadium
- 12 June, 2010 – Denver, CO – Invesco Field
- 16 June, 2010 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Coliseum
- 20 June, 2010 – Seattle, WA – Qwest Field
- 23 June, 2010 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Commonwealth Stadium
- 30 June, 2010 – East Lansing, MI – Spartan Stadium
- 3 July, 2010 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Rogers Centre
- 6 July, 2010 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
- 9 July, 2010 – Miami, FL – Land Shark Stadium
- 12 July, 2010 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
- 16 July, 2010 – Montreal, QC – Venue TBA
- 19 July, 2010 – New York, NY – New Meadowlands Stadium
~Dan – np: Kneebody – Kneebody
Reptet 7″ / Glen mashup video
Seattle jazz band Reptet has a new 7″ vinyl out called Agendacide. It’s available in vinyl/mp3 and mp3-only versions via the Reptet website, CDBaby, or (I expect eventually) the Monktail Creative Music Concern’s webpage. They’re headed out on a West Coast tour (that I won’t be able to catch this time, unfortunately):
- October 29, 2009 Cottage Grove, OR The Axe & Fiddle
- October 30 Chico, CA The Coda Cafe
- October 31 South Lake Tahoe, CA The Divided Sky
- November 1 Placerville, CA The Cozmic Cafe
- November 2 San Francisco, CA The Make-Out Room
- November 3 Sacramento. CA The Shady Lady
- November 4 Davis. CA The Delta of Venus
- November 5 Oakland, CA Café Van Kleef
- November 6 Reno, NV The Zephyr Lounge
- November 7 Los Angeles, CA Molly Mallone’s
- November 8 Santa Barbara. CA Live Culture
- November 9 Glendale CA JAX
- November 13 Olympia, WA The Eastside Club
They’ve got a new blog going on, too: http://reptet.wordpress.com/
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SInger-songwriter Glen Phillips tweeted last week about a mashup video of his “Spirit of Shackleton” and OneRepublic & Timbaland‘s “Apologize,” and the 1961 film The Phantom Planet. Behold “Spirit of an Apology“:
~Dan – np: Flight of the Conchords – Flight of the Conchords
Radiohead / Zero 7 News
Ed O’Brien confirmed to NME that Radiohead will indeed be making a new album this winter to release in 2010. Read more over on At Ease…
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Zero 7 are also on the move, with a new album Yeah Ghost and a tour. I won’t be able to make it to their Portland stop, as it’s the same night as my work holiday party. Bah humbug!
No Tina Dico or Imogen Heap this time around. Zero 7’s live show features singer Eska (who appears on Yeah Ghost) and folk collaborator Olivia Chaney as well as long time band members Eddie Stevens, Robin Mullarkey and Tom Skinner.
The album can be pre-ordered via the Amazons:
North American Tour Dates:
- 11/26/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC
- 11/27/09 Fri Terminal 5 New York, NY
- 11/28/09 Sat House of Blues Boston, MA
- 11/29/09 Sun Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
- 12/02/09 Wed Club Soda Montreal, QC
- 12/03/09 Thu Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
- 12/04/09 Fri Metro Chicago, IL
- 12/05/09 Sat Epic (formerly the Quest) Minneapolis, MN
- 12/07/09 Mon Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
- 12/08/09 Tue Belly Up Aspen, CO
- 12/11/09 Fri Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
- 12/12/09 Sat Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
- 12/13/09 Sun Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
- 12/15/09 Tue The Warfield San Francisco, CA
- 12/16/09 Wed Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA
- 12/17/09 Thu House of Blues San Diego, CA
~Dan – np: Five O’clock People – Blame Taker EP
MxBx 3″
So, I got into Melt Banana (aka MxBx) when they put out a 5″ vinyl / 3″ CD split with Mike Patton’s Fantômas back in 2005 called “Animali in Calore Surriscaldati con Ipertermia Genitale / Cat in Red” on Italian label Unhip Records. MxBx are the Japanese noise metal cousin of Fantômas; so the split single as a marketing tool worked… I was hooked on Melt Banana.
They’ve got a new 3″ CD / 7″ vinyl coming out called “initial t.” on Init Records. Three songs were recorded in early 2008, and it allegedly picks up where their 2007 album Bambi’s Dilemma left off. The CD is packaged in a 3″ cardboard jacket. The vinyl’s first pressing is limited to 1,000 copies (200 on blue marble vinyl, 200 on mixed vinyl, 600 on black vinyl) and includes a download card for MP3’s of the record. Artwork on both the CD and vinyl is in “stunning full-color” by Aaron Horkey. It is expected to be available for pre-order from the Init website as of today, 10/1, and it ships in late October. They’re currently list as “coming soon”… so, if you’re one of the ones who wants to get a blue marble vinyl, keep your clicker finger warmed up.
They’ve swung through Eugene once since I’ve lived here, but I was unluckily out of town. Well, they’re playing Portland in December; so I’m there. Here are the rest of their US Tour dates for MxBx Lite (vocals guitar & drums):
- 10/29 Visalia, CA at Cellar Door
- 10/30 San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 11/01 San Diego, CA at Casbah
- 11/03 Tucson, AZ at Plush
- 11/04 Phoenix, AZ at Hollywood Alley
- 11/06 Denton, TX at Haileys
- 11/07 Austin, TX at FFF Fest
- 11/08 San Antonio, TX at Rock Bottom Bar
- 11/09 Houston, TX at Walters
- 11/10 New Orleans, LA at Republic
- 11/11 Pensacola, FL at Sluggo’s
- 11/12 Birmigham, AL at Bottle Tree Cafe
- 11/13 Athens, GA at 40 Watt Club
- 11/14 Gainesville, FL at Common Grounds
- 11/15 Tampa, FL at Crowbar
- 11/16 Orlando, FL at Back Booth
- 11/18 Columbia, SC at New Brookland Tavern
- 11/19 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506
- 11/20 Washington, DC at Rock and Roll Hotel
- 11/21 Baltimore, MD at Ottobar
- 11/22 Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church
- 11/23 New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom
- 11/24 Boston, MA at Middle East Downstairs
- 11/25 Hamden, CT at The Space
- 11/27 Buffalo, NY at Mohawk Place
- 11/28 Detroit, MI at The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom
- 11/29 Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
- 11/30 Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 12/01 Minneapolis, MN at 7th Street Entry
- 12/02 Madison, WI at High Noon Saloon
- 12/03 Iowa City, IA at Picadur
- 12/04 Sioux Falls, SD at Nutty’s
- 12/05 Omaha, NE at Waiting Room
- 12/07 Denver, CO at Bluebird Theater
- 12/08 Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge
- 12/10 Missoula, MT at Badlanders
- 12/11 Seattle, WA at Chop Suey
- 12/12 Portland, OR at Dante’s
- 12/15 Pomona, CA at Glasshouse
- 12/16 Los Angeles, CA at Troubadour
~Dan – np: SF Jazz Collective (Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Miguel Zenon, etc) – Live 2009
PUSCIFER’s Fall 2009 West Coast Tour
Update: I’ll be at both Portland shows. Go HERE for the review and photos from Night #1 (11/14/09)… and HERE for the review and photos from Night #2 (11/16/09).
Tool & A Perfect Circle frontman (and winemaker) Maynard James Keenan‘s Puscifer project hit Las Vegas and Los Angeles this past Winter & Spring. Now, Puscifer’s hitting the road, or at least the road on the Western side of the States (aka “good enough for me“). I shall hit one of the Seattle or Portland dates, assuming I’m able to score a ticket…
Puscifer Tour Dates:
- 10/29, Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl, Palms Casino)
- 10/31, San Diego, CA (Spreckels Theatre)
- 11/1, San Diego, CA (Spreckels Theatre)
- 11/4, Oakland, CA (Fox Oakland Theater)
- 11/5, Oakland, CA (Fox Oakland Theater)
- 11/7, Stockton, CA (Bob Hope Theatre)
- 11/10, Seattle, WA (Moore Theatre)
- 11/11, Seattle, WA (Moore Theatre)
- 11/13, Vancouver, BC (Centre For the Performing Arts)
- 11/14, Portland, OR (Roseland Ballroom)
- 11/16, Portland, OR (Roseland Ballroom) *new, 21+ show*
- 11/17, Salt Lake City, UT (Capitol Theatre)
- 11/18, Salt Lake City, UT (Capitol Theatre)
- 11/20, Denver, CO (Paramount Theatre)
- 11/21, Denver, CO (Paramount Theatre)
- 11/24, Dallas, TX (McFarlin Memorial Auditorium)
- 11/25, Dallas, TX (McFarlin Memorial Auditorium)
- 11/27, Houston, TX (Jones Hall for the Performing Arts)
- 11/28, San Antonio, TX (Majestic Theatre)
- 12/1, El Paso, TX (Abraham Chavez Theatre)
- 12/3, Phoenix, AZ (Orpheum Theatre)
- 12/4, Phoenix, AZ (Orpheum Theatre)
Puscifer tickets onsale… soon? September 11th for most of the dates. I don’t know any details, and suffice to say, I’m not blogging about pre-sale info until I’ve secured one for myself. :P :)
~Dan – np: Eyal Maoz’s Edom – Hope and Destruction
Nellie McKay / Zappa Plays Zappa
More information about Nellie McKay‘s upcoming album… Normal As Blueberry Pie – A Tribute To Doris Day (out October 13th). 13 songs, one new McKay song:
Tracklist:
- “The Very Thought of You” (Ray Noble)
- “Do Do Do” (George & Ira Gershwin)
- “Wonderful Guy” (Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II)
- “Meditation” (Antonio Carlos Jobim / Norman Gimbel)
- “Mean to Me” (Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk)
- “Crazy Rhythm” (Joseph Meyer & Roger Wolfe Kahn / Irving Cesear)
- “Sentimental Journey” (Les Brown & Ben Homer / Bud Green)
- “If I Ever Had a Dream” (Nellie McKay)
- “Black Hills of Dakota” (Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster)
- “Dig It” (Hal Bourne, Johnny Mercer)
- “Send Me No Flowers” (Burt Bacharach / Hal David)
- “Close Your Eyes” (Bernice Petkere)
- “I Remember You” (Victor Schertzinger / Johnny Mercer)
It’ll be out on Verve Music Group. No cover art that I could find, yet…
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Dweezil & Co are hitting the road again. It’ll be my fourth time seeing them, once for each Zappa Plays Zappa tour. This time, yay, a Eugene date!! No official dates released yet on zappa.com (or on Pollstar as of now), but it looks like after the Progressive Nation tour with Dream Theater, they’re at least hitting Eugene (Saturday, November 28 at McDonald Theatre).
~Dan – np: Peter Mulvey – Letters from a Flying Machine
McKay, Porcupine Tree, Mulvey & Bazan news
Music news that I care about seems to be hitting often lately…
Nellie McKay‘s album that was supposed to be out “last fall,” will finally be out “this fall.” No album name, but we at least have a street date – October 13th. There’s not much more content over at the Direct Current Music website; so I hope they are right on this one… .COM, .NET, and .ORG have failed to provide any corroboration. I hope “this fall” doesn’t turn into “next fall“… yet again.
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Porcupine Tree just put their newest one, The Incident (due out 9/15 in the U.S.), up for pre-order. Much like Steven Wilson’s Insurgentes, this one has a deluxe edition that would make the Pope curse. It looks freakin’ gorgeous (and huge)…
On the pre-order page there’s a video of PT frontman Steven Wilson talking about what’s to be included. Oh, it’s a’spensive, but it makes sense if you’ve ever read this “1,000 True Fans” article by Kevin Kelly. Not to say that only the “true fans” will buy it, but, well… anyway, the article is a good read…
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One of my favorite singer-songwriters Peter Mulvey is coming through the PacNW in November. One Portland date that I may try to make, and one Eugene date that I will make. He’s also got a new one coming out (in September on Signature Sounds). It’s called Letters from a Flying Machine…
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Here are his 2009 tourdates (as of now):
- Mon 08/10/09 – Saugatuck, MI – Saugatuck Center For The Arts
- Wed 09/09/09 – Grand Rapids, MI – Wealthy Street Theatre
- Thu 09/10/09 – Kalamazoo, MI – The Strutt
- Fri 09/11/09 – Lansing, MI – Creole Gallery
- Sat 09/12/09 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
- Tue 09/15/09 – Buffalo, NY – 9th Ward
- Sun 09/20/09 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Caffe Lena
- Thu 09/24/09 – Cambridge, MA – Lizard Lounge
- Fri 09/25/09 – Cambridge, MA – Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center
- Sat 09/26/09 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
- Sun 09/27/09 – Norfolk, CT – Infinity Hall
- Fri 10/09/09 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
- Sat 10/10/09 – Evanston, IL – SPACE
- Thu 10/22/09 – The Hague, Netherlands – Transvaria
- Fri 10/23/09 – Bakkeveen, Netherlands – De Slotplaats
- Sat 10/24/09 – Bemmel, Netherlands – Top
- Wed 11/04/09 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
- Sat 11/07/09 – Portland, OR – Alberta Street Pub
- Sun 11/08/09 – Eugene, OR – Sam Bond’s Garage
- Thu 11/12/09 – Felton, CA – Don Quixote’s Int’l Music Hall
- Sat 11/14/09 – San Diego, CA – Acoustic Music San Diego
- Fri 11/20/09 – Burlington, VT – UVM Recital Hall
- Sat 11/21/09 – Framingham, MA – Amazing Things Art Center
- Tue 12/01/09 – Fairbanks, AK – College Coffeehouse
- Wed 12/02/09 – Fairbanks, AK – College Coffeehouse
- Thu 12/03/09 – Tok, AK – Fast Eddy’s
- Sat 12/05/09 – Anchorage, AK – Snow Goose Theatre
- Sun 12/06/09 – Palmer, AK – Vagabond Blues
- Tue 12/08/09 – Kodiak, AK – Golden Anchor
- Fri 12/11/09 – Denver, CO – Swallow Hill Music Association
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(photo by Ryan Russell)
no, the Office’s Jon Krasinski is not hitting the road with Mr Bazan
And as reported earlier, indie-rocker David Bazan is hitting the road with a band (but not to be mistaken as a “Pedro the Lion reunion”). Announced yesterday on db.com (but unofficially announced at the Eugene house show the other day), he’ll be in Portland in November (the day before Peter Mulvey, actually). Anyway, here are the Bazan band members and tour dates. Eric Elbogen: guitar (Say Hi), Andy Fitts: keyboards + guitar (Aqueduct), Casey Foubert: drums (Richard Swift, Sufjan Stevens), and Blake Wescott: guitar (long-time Bazan collaborator).
- 10/01 – San Francisco CA – Independent
- 10/02 – Costa Mesa CA – Detroit Bar
- 10/03 – San Diego CA – Casbah
- 10/04 – Los Angeles CA – Troubadour
- 10/05 – Tucson AZ – Solar Culture
- 10/07 – Austin TX – Mohawk
- 10/08 – Denton TX – Dan’s Silverleaf
- 10/09 – Memphis TN – Hi-Tone Café
- 10/10 – Murray KY – Lovett Auditorium / Murray State
- 10/11 – Birmingham AL – Bottletree
- 10/13 – Orlando FL – The Social
- 10/14 – Atlanta GA – Drunken Unicorn
- 10/15 – Chapel Hill NC – Cat’s Cradle
- 10/16 – Washington DC – Black Cat
- 10/17 – Philadelphia PA – Kung Fu Necktie
- 10/18 – New York NY – Bowery Ballroom
- 10/20 – Cambridge MA – TT the Bear’s +
- 10/21 – Montreal QC – Il Motore
- 10/22 – Toronto ON – Lee’s Palace
- 10/23 – Pontiac MI – Pike Room
- 10/24 – Chicago IL – TBA
- 10/25 – Champaign IL – Highdive
- 10/27 – Madison WI High – Noon Saloon
- 10/28 – Minneapolis MN – Turf Club
- 10/29 – Iowa City IA – The Picador
- 10/30 – Lawrence KS – Jackpot Saloon
- 10/31 – Omaha NE – Slowdown
- 11/01 – Denver CO – Hi Dive
- 11/02 – Salt Lake City UT – Kilby Court
- 11/05 – Vancouver BC – Media Club
- 11/06 – Portland OR – Mississippi Studios
- 11/07 – Seattle WA – Neumos
all dates with Say Hi
+ TW Walsh in Boston
Yep… this is gonna be one packed fall of music for me. Yippie!
~Dan – np: Drain STH – Freaks of Nature
Works Progress Administration (CD & Tour)
As previously reported, Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket) and members of Nickelcreek have a new album coming out in 2009. September 15th, to be exact. Works Progress Administration is the name of the band, and it is made up of a bunch of folky heavyweights…
WPA is:
- Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) – vocals, guitar
- Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek, Fiction Family) – guitar, vocals
- Luke Bulla (Jerry Douglas Band, Ricky Skaggs) – fiddle, vocals, guitar
- Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) – fiddle, vocals
- Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) – piano, organ
- Greg Leisz (Joni Mitchell, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, Beck) – pedal steel
- Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Randy Newman) – drums
- Davey Faragher (Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Cracker) – bass
Their tourdates have also run the gauntlet that is my September ’09 musicalendar and made it’s way into the lovely WOW Hall in Eugene, OR, on Sunday, September 27th. It’ll only be the “quartet” version of WPA, but I’m not complaining. That’s gotta have at least Glen & Sean (Watkins).
The tourdates so far: (per Pollstar)
- Sun 08/16/09 – Schwenksville, PA – Old Pool Farm
- Tue 08/18/09 – Exton, PA – Eagleview Concert Series
- Wed 08/19/09 – New York, NY – Joe’s Pub
- Thu 08/20/09 – Londonderry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
- Sun 09/06/09 – Yosemite, CA – Camp Mather
- Wed 09/16/09 – Columbia, SC – White Mule
- Thu 09/17/09 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
- Fri 09/18/09 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
- Sun 09/20/09 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
- Fri 09/25/09 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
- Sat 09/26/09 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
- Sun 09/27/09 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
- Tue 09/29/09 – Chico, CA – Manzanita Place
- Wed 09/30/09 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
- Sat 10/03/09 – Ventura, CA – The Lodge
- Mon 10/05/09 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo
- Thu 11/05/09 – New York, NY – High Line Ballroom
- Sat 11/07/09 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel Club Lounge
- Sun 11/08/09 – Charleston, WV – Cultural Center
- Tue 11/10/09 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage
- Wed 11/11/09 – Vienna, VA – Barns At Wolf Trap
- Thu 11/12/09 – Fairfield, CT – StageOne
- Fri 11/13/09 – Cambridge, MA – Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center
- Sat 11/14/09 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
- Sun 11/15/09 – Fall River, MA – Narrows Center For The Arts
- Tue 12/01/09 – Cedar Rapids, IA – CSPS / Legion Arts
- Wed 12/02/09 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
- Thu 12/03/09 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
- Sat 12/05/09 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
- Sun 12/06/09 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School Of Folk Music
Go to the WPA Tour site for more details. http://wpamusic.com/ for more info.
~Dan – np: Tides From Nebula – Aura
PS- unrelated, Radiohead have a new song for download over at the W.A.S.T.E. Store. It’s called “Harry Patch (In Memory Of)” and proceeds will go to the British Legion. Go HERE to read more about it.
Seriously… new Radiohead, folks.
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Ani DiFranco Tour 2009
I found out about Ani DiFranco‘s Portland show earlier this afternoon (while on a random web search)… now I’m not going, as she’ll be in Eugene… yay!
I assume this means new album in fall/winter?
Oh, of course it does…it’s been 288 days since her last one (the excellent Red Letter Year), and she averages one approximately every 282 days. Oh shoot, she’s behind schedule. Maybe she’s been feeling ill lately, and couldn’t get this album out in time. ;)
Speaking of Red Letter Year… it’s now out on vinyl. Nice double-gatefold with an extended version of “Emancipated Minor” remixed by Mike Napolitano. Get it here.
Opener for dates Oct 10th-27th is Anais Mitchell.
Ani DiFranco Fall 2009 Tour Dates (so far)
- Sep 11 2009 – Kalamazoo State Theatre – Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Sep 12 2009 – Krannert Center Guitar Festival – Urbana, Illinois
- Sep 13 2009 – Paramount Theatre – Aurora, Illinois
- Sep 15 2009 – Mayo Civic Center-Presentation Hall – Rochester, Minnesota
- Sep 16 2009 – DECC Auditorium – Duluth, Minnesota
- Sep 18 2009 – Fargo Theatre – Fargo, North Dakota
- Sep 19 2009 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Sep 20 2009 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sep 22 2009 – Riverside Ballroom – Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Sep 23 2009 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 25 2009 – Michigan Theater – Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Oct 10 2009 – Lobero Theatre – Santa Barbara, California
- Oct 11 2009 – Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, California
- Oct 13 2009 – Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, California
- Oct 14 2009 – Tower Theatre – Fresno, California
- Oct 20 2009 – Arcata Community Center – Arcata, California
- Oct 21 2009 – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, Oregon
- Oct 23 2009 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Oregon
- Oct 24 2009 – Moore Theatre – Seattle, Washington
- Oct 25 2009 – PAC Concert Hall – Bellingham, Washington
- Oct 27 2009 – Centre for the Performing Arts – Vancouver, British Columbia
- Nov 15 2009 – Calvin Theatre – Northampton, Massachusetts
- Nov 17 2009 – The Egg – Albany, New York
- Nov 20 2009 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 21 2009 – The Town Hall – New York, New York
Oh, pre-sale ticket passwords are on the RBR Tour website.
~Dan – np: The Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Mike Patton – Irony is a Dead Scene -EP-
JFJO hates me. Placebo loves me.
I’m either out of town, in town at another show, out of town at another show, or barricaded out of a show whenever Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey comes to town. Anyway, JFJO is back in Eugene on 9/18, and I’ll be up at Sunny Day Real Estate in Portland. Oh well, I guess I shouldn’t complain… JFJO comes through twice a year it seems… I’ll try again next time… :rolleyes: Tour dates below…
The Michael Jackson “memorial” service was yesterday (even though he is not dead)… JFJO & Friends did their own takes on some MJ on NYE 2008 and posted them to their website last week. You can download their live takes of “Billy Jean” and “Thriller” via the links (links from a recent JFJO email). Vocally, the MJ cover tunes… are… um… are they drunk? Anyway… they’re free.
JFJO Summer/Fall 2009 tour:
- Aug 8 | Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa, OK (ABOT Awards)
- July 10 | The Lizard Lounge | Boston, MA
- July 11 | The Lizard Lounge | Boston, MA
- July 14 | The Iron Horse | Northampton, MA
- July 17 | Downright Music & Arts | Collinsville, CT
- July 18 | Joe’s Pub | New York, NY
- Sept 2 | The Deli | Norman, OK
- Sept 3 | Granada Theater | Dallas, TX
- Sept 4 | The Parish | Austin, TX
- Sept 5 | Arts Festival Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK
- Sept 8 | Winston’s | San Diego, CA
- Sept 9 | Catalina Jazz Club | Los Angeles, CA
- Sept 10 | Kuumbwa Jazz Center | Santa Cruz, CA
- Sept 11 | Cafe du Nord | San Francisco, CA
- Sept 12 | TBA | Humboldt, CA
- Sept 17 | The Dojo | Ashland, OR
- Sept 18 | Jo Federigo’s | Eugene, OR
- Sept 19 | Jimmy Mak’s | Portland, OR
- Sept 20 | High Dive | Seattle, WA
- Sept 25 | The Marquee | Tulsa, OK
- Oct 22 | The Encore | Stevens Point, WI
- Oct 23 | Cranky Pats | Neenah, WI
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UPDATE (8/17): Placebo have canceled/postponed their North American tour due to Brian collapsing during a show in Japan.
Placebo is hitting Portland on their upcoming tour in support of Battle for the Sun. I shall be going. I last saw them in Cleveland (it was a miserable drive from Cincinnati and back in the same night, but a great show nonetheless). More Placebo 2009 dates as follows:
- Sep 12th 2009 – Roseland Theatre, Portland OR
- Sep 13th 2009 – The Show Box at Market, Seattle WA
- Sep 14th 2009 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC
- Sep 16th 2009 – Murray Theatre, Murray UT
- Sep 17th 2009 – House Of Blues, Las Vega NV
- Sep 20th 2009 – Club Nokia Live, Los Angeles CA
- Sep 21st 2009 – SOMA, San Diego CA
- Sep 23rd 2009 – Gothic Theatre, Denver CO
- Sep 25th 2009 – La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
- Sep 26th 2009 – House Of Blues, Dallas TX
- Sep 27th 2009 – Beaumont Club, Kansas City MO
- Oct 2nd 2009 – House Of Blues, Chicago IL
- Oct 3rd 2009 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus OH
- Oct 4th 2009 – Sonar, Baltimore MD
- Oct 6th 2009 – Sound Academy, Toronto ON
- Oct 7th 2009 – Metropolis, Montreal QU
- Oct 10th 2009 – Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY
- Oct 11th 2009 – Terminal 5, New York City NY
~Dan – np: Deliverance – Camelot-in-Smithereens
Porcupine Tree, King’s X, and That 1 Guy walk into a bar…
Porcupine Tree is working on a new album, due out in September on Roadrunner Records (in the U.S.). For their upcoming North American tour in support of its new album, the following dates have been confirmed (more to follow):
Tue 15 Sep SEATTLE, WA MOORE THEATER [opener: That1Guy]
Wed 16 Sep PORTLAND, OR ROSELAND [opener: That 1 Guy]
Fri 18 Sep SAN FRANCISCO WARFIELD [opener: That 1 Guy]
Sat 19 Sep LOS ANGELES CLUB NOKIA [opener: Big Elf]
Mon 21 Sep CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES [opener: King’s X]
Tue 22 Sep CHICAGO, IL VIC THEATER [opener: King’s X]
Thu 24 Sep NY, NY TERMINAL 5 [opener: King’s X]
Sat 26 Sep PHILLY ELECTRIC FACTORY [opener: King’s X]
Sun 27 Sep BOSTON, MA HOUSE OF BLUES [opener: King’s X]
Tue 29 Sep MONTREAL METROPOLIS [opener: King’s X]
Wed 30 Sep TORONTO QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE [opener: King’s X]
General onsale date is April 17th for all dates, except Boston/Chicago (4/18) and San Fran (4/19). If you’re a PT “ROABP” fanclub member, you can get tickets earlier (4/10)… but most are probably GA venues anyway… so… yeah… you do the math.
I’d kind of hope to see the PT / KX bill, but I guess I’ll settle for PT/T1G. And who the heck is Big Elf?
~Dan
Seinfeld + Curb / Reptet Tour / OTC Tour / Jurassic 5 spin-off
Entertainment Weekly reported recently that Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards will have appearances in multiple episodes of (co-Seinfeld creator) Larry David‘s Curb Your Enthusiasm this season. Yay!
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One of my favorite jazz bands from Seattle, Reptet (part of the Monktail Creative Music Concern) is hitting the road again this spring.
March 12th – Mississippi Pizza – Portland, OR
March 13th – The Stage Door – Mt. Shasta, CA
March 14th – Divided Sky – S. Lake Tahoe, CA
March 15th – The Zephyr Lounge – Reno, NV
March 16th – Don Quixote’s – Santa Cruz, CA
March 17th – Delta of Venus – Davis, CA
March 18th -Amnesia Bar – San Francisco, CA
March 19th – Cozmic Pizza, Eugene, OR
March 20th – Triple Door (Musiquarium) – Seattle, WA
I’m bummed, as when they’ll be here in Eugene, I’ll be up in their neck of the woods in Seattle. And when they’re back in Seattle the next day, I already got Spinal Tap tickets at the Paramount in Seattle. “Boo” for too many things on the same day. Anyway, they put on a great show. Check ’em out… it’s fun, frolicky, goof-off jazz wonderment.
http://www.reptet.com/
http://www.monktail.com/
http://www.myspace.com/reptet
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Jason Schimmel’s Orange Tulip Conspiracy put out one of my favorite CDs of 2008 and played one of my favorite concerts of 2008 is also hitting the road again.
May 1- The Comet Tavern Seattle,WA
May 2- The Tonic Lounge Portland, OR
May 3- The Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
May 4- Hi Dive Denver, CO
May 5- Knickerbockers Lincoln, NE
May 6- TBA Chicago, IL
May 7- TBA Buffalo, MA
May 8- TBA Boston, MA
May 9- The Studio at Webster Hall New York City, NY
May 10- TBA Philadelphia, PA
May 11- TBA Washington, DC
May 12- The Village Tavern Mount Pleasant, SC
May 13- Backstage Lounge Gainesville, FL
May 14- The Earl Atlanta,GA
May 15- Bo Bo Gallery Asheville, NC
May 16- Dragon’s Den New Orleans, LA
May 17- Rubber Gloves Denton, TX
May 18- Emo’s Austin, TX
May 19- Zeppelins Underground El Paso, TX
May 20- The Hut Tucson, AZ
May 21- Brick by Brick San Diego, CA
May 22- Knitting Factory Los Angeles, CA
May 23- Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA
I hope to hit the Portland show…
http://www.myspace.com/orangetulipconspiracy
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One of my favorite, now-defunct rap groups Jurassic 5 has a new spin-off. Solo albums first by Cut Chemist, Chali 2Na, and DJ Nu-Mark… Akil the MC has one in the works, too… Now Marc7 and Zakir (aka Soup) have formed a new group called Portable Payback. Sounds pretty smooth – which fits in with 7even & Soup’s style in J5.
Check them out on the MySpaces: http://www.myspace.com/portablepayback
~Dan – np: Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five
Yann Tiersen, SXSW, Nellie McKay
Well… triple threat news again. This time it’s all about a touring Tiersen, a festival in Austin that every-indie-body loves, and my favorite Nellie (rhymes with McPie). In order of recency…
OK… so 3 hours ago I found out that French musician Yann Tiersen was touring. Touring the U.S. Touring through Portland… holy crap. For those who don’t know Yann Tiersen, click his name above or know that he makes great French music that got a lot more prominence with the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie Amélie. I never thought he’d play any semblance of a decent North American tour… Anyway, here are the tour dates:
Apr 15 – Maison Française WASHINGTON
Apr 16 – Irving Plaza NEW YORK
Apr 17 – Club Soda MONTREAL
Apr 18 – Club Soda MONTREAL
Apr 19 – Mod Club Theatre TORONTO
Apr 21 – Logan Theatre CHICAGO
Apr 22 – Triple Rock Social MINNEAPOLIS
Apr 24 – Blue Bird DENVER
Apr 25 – Urban Lounge SALT LAKE CITY
Apr 27 – Richards VANCOUVER
Apr 28 – Neumo’s SEATTLE
Apr 29 – Wonder Ballroom PORTLAND
May 1 – Great American SAN FRANCISCO
May 2 – El Rey LOS ANGELES
May 8 – Queens Hall EDINBURG
May 9 – ABC 1 GLASGOW
May 10 – Duchess YORK
May 11 – Academy II BIRMINGHAM
May 13 – Junction CAMBRIDGE
May 14 – Electric Ballroom LONDON
May 15 – ATP fest “The Breeders” MINEHEAD
May 17 – Pheonix EXETER
May 18 – Komedia BATH
May 19 – Concorde II BRIGHTON
Jul 4 – Centro de artes e do espectaculos FIGUEIRA DA FOZ
Jul 5 – Casa das artes VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO
Jul 6 – Centro cultural de Belem LISBOA
I just got my tickets (the Portland show is available from TicketBastard). I’m. so. excited.
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The SXSW music festival is a’going on again. I don’t really have a desire (or time off during busy season) to go to it this year. If I had time off in March, I’d be in San Francisco anyway. This year’s SXSW schedule is out (http://www.sxsw.com/).
If I went, I’d totally check out Peter Mulvey (he’s awesome) on the Signature Sounds stage, and Fol Chen on the Asthmatic Kitty stage… OK, and maybe Tori Amos, but she’s far from indie (she’s got a new one coming out in the spring, titled Abnormally Attracted to Sin).
Oh, and I’d probably also check out Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head on whatever stage they’re playing at SXSW… as you can’t argue with a band name like that (though I will say I’ve never ever heard the band). Hot!
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The live taping of Nellie McKay and Mia Doi Todd on Mountain Stage was recently posted. It was taped March 2008 but recently posted on NPR.org on January 27, 2009. Go here for the streaming link hook-up. Nellie played: Real Life, Long and Lazy River, Mother of Pearl, Testify, Buttons & Bows, and Zombie; and Mia Doi Todd played: River of Life and Esperar Es Caro.
~Dan – np: The Rutles – Archaelogy
Flight of the Conchords Tour 2009
Flight of the Conchords tour dates:
4/6, Tampa, FL, (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center)@
4/7, Coral Gables, FL (University of Miami BankUnited Center)@
4/8, Orlando, FL (UCF Arena)@
4/10, Nashville, TN (Ryman Auditorium)@
4/11, Atlanta, GA (Fox Theatre)@
4/13, Washington, D.C. (Constitution Hall)@
4/14, New York, NY (Radio City Music Hall)@
4/17, Boston, MA (Agganis Arena)@
4/18, Philadelphia, PA (Tower Theatre) (two shows)@
4/19, Kent, OH (Kent State University)@
4/21-22, Toronto, ON (Massey Hall)#
4/24, Detroit, MI (Fox Theatre)#
4/25, Bloomington, IN (IU Auditorium)#
4/26, Madison, WI (Overture Center for the Arts)#
4/28, Chicago, IL (Aerie Crown)#
4/30, St. Louis, MO (Fox Theatre)#
5/2, Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theatre / 2 shows)#
5/3, Minneapolis, MN (Northrop Auditorium#
5/5, Dallas, TX (Nokia Theatre)#
5/6, Houston, TX (Jones Hall)#
5/7, Austin, TX (Bass Concert Hall)#
5/10, Vancouver, BC (Center in Vancouver for the Performing Arts)$
5/11-12, Seattle, WA (Paramount Theatre)$
5/14, Portland, OR, (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)$ (hell yeah!)
5/16, Denver, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheatre)%
5/17, Salt Lake City, UT (Abravanel Hall)$
5/19, Phoenix, AZ (Dodge Theatre)$
5/20, San Diego, CA (RIMAC Arena)$
5/22, Santa Barbara, CA (County Bowl)$
5/23, Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)$
5/24, Los Angeles, CA (Greek Theatre)$
5/25, Berkeley, CA (Berkeley Community Theatre / 2 shows)$
(@ w/Kristen Schaal)
(# w/Eugene Mirman)
($ w/Arj Barker)
(% w/Iron & Wine and Arj Barker)
Sigur Rós photos (Portland 10/6/08)
Sigur Rós pictures from the Portland show on Monday, October 6th are now posted over at my review of the show:
https://jazzsick.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/sigur-ros-pdx2008/
Glen Phillips “oops. ouch.”
Reposted from Glen Phillips’s blog…
never sit on a glass coffee table, even on the edge of one, the metal part which looks like it can support your weight that you’ve sat on before and seen others sit on. it will break and you will fall into the glass, deeply cutting your arm so that you’ll have to cancel the first few shows (at least) of the upcoming tour.
which means: i need to see a hand specialist in the next few days and find out what can be done to make my left hand work properly again. i also need to get mr kingham to learn to play all my songs, as i dont think i’ll be able to play guitar for a while. i’ll keep you informed as i know more about the tour and my arm. just to repeat: only the first few shows are currently cancelled. i want to get out and sing for you all as soon as i can
also: special thanks to sean watkins for calling the ambulance, putting a tourniquet on me and reviving me when i passed out from blood loss. he even cleaned up the room. three cheers!
Ouch, indeed. *shudder*
I hope you heal quickly, sir!
~Dan
PS- he’s posted an update… as of 10/12, he thinks he’ll be back on tour by 10/31, not playing guitar, but at least singing. Read more here: http://glenphillips.net/blog/?p=76
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