oh yeah, i forgot to mention this little nugget of information. uncle bob is again hooking up with chris slusarenko to release another takeovers record. bad football finds the boys teaming up with stephen malkmus, tad doyle!, john moen (decemeberists) and dan peters (mudhoney.) sounds like it should be pretty bad ass. bad football is being released sometime soon - june me thinks. check the off records site for complete details.
photo by soleil konkel
here is part one of richard buckner w/ doug gillard performing at bottom of the hill in san francisco on 5.6.06. part two will be up later tonight, probably in the wee hours of the morning.
1. charmers
2. kingdom
3. lucky
4. song of 27
5. spell
6. and the clouds could’ve lied
7. before
9. mile
10. stumble down
11. believer
over the past couple of years my appreciation/love for explosions in the sky has increased 10 if not 100 fold. i truly never thought that an instrumental band could ever emote as much passion as band, well, with vocals. needless to say i am terribly wrong quite often. i dont think there is any group in rock today that create greater moods/atmospheres than explosions in the sky. no matter which explosions record i listen to i always end up walking away like i have just been through some kind of transformation or battle, of sorts.
this can now be found here
here they are playing at the grey eagle in asheville, nc on 3.14.07.
3. the only moment we were alone
4. greet death
8. memorial
welcome, ghosts (studio version) from all of a sudden i miss everyone
btw, the remainder of the explosions spring/summer tour has been canceled. check their site for more info.
this is some very cool news. the day after his show at the 40 watt on july 9, jason isbell will be throwing the record release party for his solo debut, sirens of the ditch, at the earl in atlanta on july 10. from there he’s got a shitload of dates spanning the country so check out his new site or myspace page for further details.
one of my favorite records of the past couple of years is black mountains self titled debut. black mountain is a dirty and sexy blend of the rolling stones, velvet underground, brian jonestown massacre, and maybe even a little hawkwind. anyway, two members of black mountain, amber webber and joshua wells have teamed up and formed, lightning dust. their debut, which is fucking great, is a lot more subdued than the black mountain but no less enchanting due in part to ambers amazing set of pipes. their debut is being released by jagjaguwar, one of my personal faves, on june 19. while i dont have anything to share from said release here are some black mountain/pink mountaintops/jerk with a bomb - lead mountain(tops) stephen mcbean’s first group - stuff to whet your appetite.
druganaut - black mountain
rock n’ roll fantasy - pink mountaintops
dont forget your love - jerk with a bomb
fine health is at home - jerk with a bomb
lightning dust myspace
here is everyone’s favorite working stiffs who happen to make up one of the most excellent bands around, the wrens performing at brandeis university on 2.3.07.
4. happy
5. faster gun
8. hopeless
ok lets get this over with.
37. not gonna make it out of this
38. starting to hurt
39. what do you want
42. traveling
43. come pick me up
44. house of cards
46. i see monsters
47. wharf rat
48. your love is an impossible dream
50. one by one
51. rock n roll
53. so alive
oh hell yes!!!!
its a lovely day here in atlanta too bad i slept through most of it thus far. i am currently on day 7 of a 11 day work stint. on the 12th day, i shall rest. then i have 5 days off, 3 of which will be spent camping up at red top mountain. if you live in the area and camping/fishing/hiking is your thing, red top mountain is pretty great for all three - definitely recommended.
before i make my way back to the bed to get a nap in before going back to work at 11, here is part 2 of 3 of bedhead vol 3.
21. this is it
22. liar
23. nobody girl
25. he knows my name
26. shallow
27. to be young
28. call me on your way back home
29. mona lisas and mad hatters
30. note to self
31. boys
33. slow lines
34. bartering lines
im doing shit, maybe
