photo by jocelyn johnson
g’day all! “tornado alley tour 07″ sounds like something i would love to be able to partake in, but alas its not in the cards for us in atlanta. participating in said tour is cracker and a bunch of dudes that probably needs a break, jason isbell and the 400 unit. check the dates below for when they are maybe coming to your hometown.
10.31 san antonio, tx @ jacks patio
11.01 ft. worth, tx @ rockyard
11.02 austin, tx @ mohawk
11.03 tulsa, ok @ blankslate
11.04 lawrence, ks @ bottleneck
11.06 des moines, ia @ peoples court
11.07 minneapolis, mn @ first ave
11.08 madison, wi @ high noon saloon
11.09 indianapolis, in @ 8 seconds
11.10 chicago, il @ cubby bear
11.11 st louis, mo @ the pageant
11.13 columbia, mo @ blue note
11.14 lincoln, ne @ knickerbockers
11.15 boulder, co @ fox theatre
11.16 denver, co @ bluebird
11.17 fort collins, co @ aggie theatre
in other cracker related news, they recently stopped by the chicagoland home of the basement tapes to record some stuff to share with the world. check it!
cracker site
make sure to check out the basement tapes for a recent performance by akron/family. here’s a track from the session.
the basement tapes cracker / akron/family
are mash-ups still all the rage? i remember they were for like a second, but havent heard much on the subject for awhile. i always kinda held the mind set that if i could do it, then it really wasnt worth even thinking about. with that said, some dude that goes by dj axel has a new all mash-up record entitled breakin the law. the only reason i mention is cause the lead track is made up of a couple of my favorite songs from the 80’s, jj fad’s “supasonic,” and salt n pepa’s “push it.” he then ruins it by adding fergie into mix. fuckin meh.
honestly, i have not been a fan of the last two flaming lips records. they both had a couple of great tracks but it was too much style and not enough substance. while i appreciate where they are going, i got off at the last stop. i much prefer the soft bulletin, transmissions, clouds taste metallic and hit to death days.
here they are playing in stockholm, sweeden on 5.2.06. its an fm broadcast, btw.
1. intro
4. yoshimi
7. in the morning of the magicians
8. the w.a.n.d.
10. do you realize??
11. war pigs
