Thursday, October 4, 2007
I’ll write about tonight’s show at Pete’s once I have time to sort out my impressions. The shorthand version is that “it” happened again. “It” is bliss. Devon Sproule was incredible tonight. I’m listening to her new album, and it’s pretty damn great.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Nick Lowe
Dreamboat
The Quavers
Tonight started with me rushing away from work. I headed straight downtown on the E train to catch Nick Lowe playing on the last night of Music Downtown at 7 WTC. I have been a fan of Nick Lowe since I heard “Cruel to Be Kind” on AM radio as a kid in […]
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Two artists at two different venues on Saturday night in New York City.
Andy Friedman @ Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY 15 Sept 07
Andy Friedman went on at ten at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg. Pete’s is one of my favorite places to hear music. I’ve seen some terrific acts here and it’s […]
Friday, September 14, 2007
I don’t have internet yet in my new place, so I’ve not been doing much at all in the way of internet-related things (which has been lovely, actually)…so I would have already written about Sarah Blasko by now, but I haven’t gotten to it until now.
Sarah Blasko with Ben Fletcher at The Living Room NYC, […]
Size hero: Beth Ditto, pin-up for anti-size-0 campaign - Independent Online Edition > This Britain
Beth Ditto of The Gossip is what people in the press call out-spoken. She’s got a fucking mouth on her, that’s for certain. (I tend to like that sort of thing.)
Here are a few quotes I found attributed to Ditto:
Women aren’t […]
Saturday, August 18, 2007
…because I’m feeling the way this performance feels…
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Tony Wilson died yesterday because he had cancer. I really hate cancer.
Read about how he left an indelible mark on the music business in this story at BBC.com and share with me a moment of gratitude for the man who was “there” and who made sure we were there, too.
Matty Charles
Jake Armerding
I love it when I take the right turn instead of the wrong one. I didn’t get out today because I didn’t feel like it. That simple, actually. If I could have dealt with laying on the couch, I would have done that. But I did vow to get off my ass and […]
I finished reading T.C. Boyle’s latest book “Talk Talk” riding home on the A train yesterday. I have been a fan of Boyle’s since I read his first novel “Water Music” a quarter century ago. “Water Music” is bold and brilliant. “Talk Talk” is razor-sharp and tough-as-nails. Boyle is a master […]
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I saw Amy LaVere the other night, and one of the songs she performed with her band has gotten under my skin in a big way.
Carla Thomas is one of my favorite singers out of Memphis, and LaVere recorded a virtually unknown record of Thomas’ called “That Beat Keeps Disturbing My Sleep” and released it […]
