if i ever mention eating at crystals again please just go ahead and kick me in the nuts and then feed me rancid milk cause this is the second time in 4 months that i have become violently ill after eating some of that greasy goodness. after attending the isbell show at the park tavern last evening the wife and i thought it would be a swell idea to pick some up. they were so freakin good going down, comin back up not so much. so please dont let me do that ever again no matter how great of an idea it sounds like at the time.
if thou are in the atlanta area you may want to spend the night and help ben trickey celebrate the release of his newest record. the show is only 5 bucks and the record is only 7 bucks. great music, great venue and cheap beer, what else could one wish for? check out his myspace page for 3 new tracks. in the meantime here are some older ben trickey gems.
your cheatin heart will be the death of me
for those of you’s across the pond, one of my favorite master of ceremonies, el-p or el producto, is bringing his gift of gab to your neck of the woods. i have read quite a bit how a lot of people in the hip hop community and its legions of fans dont really dig el-p and his hip hop stylings. its all quite confusing to me cause here is an artist pushing the boundaries, blurring lines, breathing life into an already stale genre and releasing some of the best records out there, hip hop or not. maybe its a race thing, i dont know. his most recent, ill sleep when youre dead is truly a phenomenal piece of work is highly recommended. check his myspace page for dates.
smithereens
i used to know the drummer for chicago’s frisbie and had the chance to see em a couple of times at the hideout. each time i saw em i walked away really wanting to dig their sound but they just wouldnt take. that was more than a few years ago. so, when i got an email annoucing their newest release, new debut, i was mildy excited to see what they were up to. well, its more or less the same in the frisbie world and while its not a bad thing its just not my thing. this is weird cause i love power pop as much as the next dork, but they are just a little too sugary for my liking. the title track does have a pretty cool styx rockin the paradise era like chorus.
frisbie myspace
here are my boys, centro-matic, opening up for jason isbell at the mercury in nashville on 8.24.07. jason sits in with centro-matic throughout the entire set. tomorrow i am going to post jason’s set from later on in the evening.
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