my body is a roadmap of pain

Written by gregor on July 8th, 2007 in shows, smog, the ladybirds.

i havent seen the peter jackson/mike j. fox tour de force, the frighteners, in well probably since it was released all the way back in 96. having seen dead alive recently there are definitely a lot stylistic qualities between the two. having not seen the frighteners in so long i must contend that it has held up pretty well.

so, jason isbell plays the 40 watt tomorrow evening and then two shows in atlanta on tuesday - the first at 7 @ criminal then the full fledged show @ the earl at 9. anyone going to either the in store or the earl? needless to say i am super excited not only for seeing jason but seeing justin townes earle, son of steve earle, as well. his 07 ep, yuma, is pretty damn solid and considering his pedigree it definitely makes one wish for a future as strong has his fathers.

yuma can be purchased via his myspace page

justin townes earle myspace

the ghost of virginia

also on the bill is atlantian ben trickey who very well could be the sbd act of the evening - if you dont know what sbd stands for ask any 12 year old or google it. after listening to his stuff i can definitely say i am impressed with his minimalistic bedroom like recordings. there’s definitely a early will oldham circa palace brothers vibe happening, maybe its just the recordings, but either way i dig him.

soldier

saving grace

your cheatin heart will be the death of me

cheap wine and cigarettes

ben trickey site / myspace has more songs available for listening/downloading pleasure

oh yeah, jason’s sirens of the ditch comes out on tuesday. so, pick it up. as it stands today, sirens is definitely in my top 3 of the year, and it wouldnt surprise me if it ended up being number one.

i am sure the ladybirds have been getting mass amounts of play around the interweb, cause they just seem like they should. i am still a bit confused by em, to be honest. this track “the brown and red divide” is pretty cool but i dont know how they would fair over an entire record. its like listening to a digitized cyndi lauper in a classic nintendo game.

the brown and red divide

their full length debut, regional community theatre, comes out 8.21.

ladybirds site / myspace

tonight is another stellar performance by my new main lady, a spot once held by ms marshall, joanna newsom. here she is in nashville on 6.30.04.

1. yarn and glue

2. bridges and balloons

3. the book of right on

4. swansea

5. sprout and the bean

6. sadie

7. this side of the blue

8. peach, plum, pear