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ha’fway 2016
Happy 240th birthday, United States!
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Ah, the annual halfway through the year music recap where I never post an end of year recap. *eyeroll* Eh… I don’t blog much anymore… regardless, here goes for my Top 10 of 2016 so far…
Artist – Album (style)
- Sia – This Is Acting (pop)
- Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool (rock)
- Wussy – Forever Sounds (indie rock)
- Holy Fuck – CONGRATS (live electronic)
- Elliott Smith – Heaven Adores You (soundtrack) (indie rock)
- Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil – WOW to the Deadness -EP- (indie rock)
- David Bazan – Blanco (indie rock)
- Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom – Otis Was a Polar Bear (jazz)
- The Claypool-Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos (rock)
- Damien Jurado – Visions of Us on the Land (indie rock)
What’s still to come in 2016…
Chevelle, Peter Mulvey (it’s in the can), Alex Somers’ score for Captain Fantastic, John Zorn (about every month), TOOL (music done, lyrics nearing completion?), Sigur Rós (maybe 2017), Charlie Hunter, and based on kickstarters/pledgemusic that I’ve supported: Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate, Derek Webb‘s Mockingbird Remixed and Fleming & John, plus much more, I’m sure.
Will I continue with blogs in the future? I don’t know. :P
Wussy @ Alhambra Theatre (Portland, OR – 6/21/14)
I know, it’s been a while since blogging… took too long of a hiatus. At any rate, Cincinnati indie rock band Wussy has a new album out now — Attica! And they just swung through Portland. Here’s what they played…
Teenage Wasteland
Rainbows and Butterflies
Bug
Pulverized
Pizza King
Mountain of Tires
Gene I Dream
To The Lightning
Happiness Bleeds
Muscle Cars
Maglite
Death by Misadventure
Yellow Cotton Dress
Beautiful
Encore: Airborne
Don’t Leave Just Now (not on printed setlist)
Rigor Mortis
My photos below…
*FREE DOWNLOAD* Wussy’s Berneice Huff and son, Bill sings… Popular Favorites
Cincinnati rock quartet Wussy just released this collection of rarities, bsides and live tracks FOR FREE…
Berneice Huff and son, Bill sings… Popular Favorites
As a thank-you to our fans’ support and generosity in 2012, we are happy to present a free download album of rarities, B-sides and demos.
- Terry Gross Intro
- Nomenclature
- Maglite (remix)
- First Concert
- Bought It Again (demo)
- Blood & Guts
- WOXY Intro
- Rigor Mortis (live)
- Retarded
- Bedroom Posters
- Jonah (demo)
- Airborne (acoustic)
- Musical Style
- Linda Linda/Sweetie Sweetie (live)
- All the Bugs Are Growing (demo)
- Run Away
- What Band Would You Erase…
- Soak It Up (demo)
Wussy “Waiting Room” & “Asteroids” (live on Ultra Sessions)
One of the best indie rock bands around, Wussy, had an Ultra Sessions. Here’s “Waiting Room“…
http://ultrasessions.com/home/wussy-waiting-room/
And “Asteroids“…
http://ultrasessions.com/home/wussy-asteroids/
Check out their latest album, Strawberry, listen and buy if you like it on Amazon.
I saw Over the Rhine last night at the Triple Door in Seattle. Review, setlist, and photos up before Thanksgiving!
Wussy to embark on 2012 West Coast tour (needs help)
Cincinnati dusty indie rock quartet Wussy are going to hit the West Coast for the first time in June. Their latest album, Strawberry, is EXCELLENT, and it is going to be available as a limited edition vinyl for Record Store Day 2012. They’ve made a map for their tour in June, now they need our help…
We’ve just posted the itinerary for our first ever west coast tour in the events section here on FB. In case it wasn’t obvious, we do pretty much everything ourselves here in Wussyland and we need your help. We’ve never played most of these cities and whatever help you can give in finding appropriate venues and contacts we’d really appreciate it. In order to keep this a little more organized post your info in the event for the actual city we’re playing. We’re coming, we just need to figure out where!
Come to "St. Louis" Thursday, June 7 from 9:00 pm to 12:00 am. fb.me/CKBTw7kc
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Kansas" Friday, June 8 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/tsYXr8wk
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Denver/Boulder" Saturday, June 9 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/15uGsR4Vg
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Salt Lake City" Monday, June 11 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/141fNFvLg
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "San Diego" Tuesday, June 12 from 3:00 am to 6:00 am. fb.me/GCJ43XAC
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Los Angeles" Wednesday, June 13 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/1jYfaJBXC
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "San Francisco" Thursday, June 14 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/1mxzJbdsC
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Portland" Friday, June 15 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/1eCh6YM9A
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Minneapolis" Tuesday, June 19 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/1zpV9tVod
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Milwaukee" Wednesday, June 20 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/1kTOLC4wh
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Chicago" Thursday, June 21 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/148LcOo5k
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Cleveland" Friday, June 22 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/PA1RoSLe
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
Come to "Cincinnati" Saturday, June 23 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. fb.me/17zFyPJlY
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wussy (@wussymusic) February 07, 2012
* Favorite Vocal Albums of 2011 *
I’ve been buying less music… or, at least a lot less mainstream (major label) music. This is also my fourth year now that I bought more instrumental CDs than vocal CDs. I think as I get older, I am drawn more towards jazz and other instrumental forms of expression. For that reason, the favorite vocal albums list goes first this go ’round. Hopefully my spilling out of music that I like finds interest with someone else. But if not, thanks for stopping by… check out the artists’ webpages, Facebox pages, yadda yadda yadda. A lot of these also made it on to my 2011 Mix CD (free streaming/download).
OK, now on to the best of what’s hit my ears this year…
Honorable Mentions: Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean, Tres Mts – Three Mountains, Pomplamoose – The Album You Bought At Our Show (Thanks for That), MC Frontalot – Solved and The Roots – Undun.
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Check out the 2011 Mix for some samples, click the Amazon buttons for other samples, and support the music if you like what you hear!
My Other Favorites of 2011 Recaps:
- Fave Concerts & Photos of ‘11 are recapped *HERE*
- Fave EPs/Vinyl/Live/DVDs/more of ‘11 are *HERE*
- Fave Instrumental Albums ‘11 are coming soon
- Old Years:
- 2010: Instrumental, Vocal, EPs/etc, Concerts,
- Best of the 2000s Decade (1-10, 11-20, 21-25)
- 2009: Instrumental, Vocal, EPs/etc, Concerts
- 2008: Instrumental, Vocal, EPS/etc, Concerts
- 2007: Vocal, Instrumental, Concerts
- 2006 & 2005
~Dan – np: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo