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!

one fine day

i see the light\the riverside

gimme one more chance

everybody gets one for free

cracker site

make sure to check out the basement tapes for a recent performance by akron/family. here’s a track from the session.

franny

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.

pushitfergasonic

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

2. race for the prize

3. free radicals

4. yoshimi

5. vein of stars

6. the yeah yeah yeah song

7. in the morning of the magicians

8. the w.a.n.d.

9. the spark that bled

10. do you realize??

11. war pigs