well…
as you may have noticed I haven’t been on here in a long time,…
I genuinely don’t really know or have ever known how many people read my website…
so hello all 6 of you, that I know from when I was 19.
hi again.
hmmm..
ok let’s start with this.. I haven’t completely given up. I just have been traveling for work and working to travel… that I really haven’t been able to put anything up here.
and it’s also been nice not to have to keep such a watchful eye on this site..
maybe I should start a tumblr, thoughts?/
some links..
as always I like to promote my friend Brian’s label, Lovitt.
he has two new records coming out..
buy them HERE and HERE>
one has jason my old friend from Frodus on drums.
I have also been going record shopping crazy buying everything I can get my hands on.
I really need an intervention, I am sure of it.
what else?
what else is new?
I’ll be traveling in a week on a trip I really need and want..
besides that…
March 4 – Baltimore, MD at Charm City
March 8 – Washington, DC at the Black Cat
March 9 – Richmond, VA at Strange Matter
March 10 – Chapel Hill, NC at the Nightlight
March 11 – Columbia, SC at Hunter Gatherer
March 12 – Asheville, NC at Broadway’s
March 13 – Jacksonville, FL at Warehouse 8B
March 14 – Tallahassee, FL at the Farside
March 15 – Tampa, FL at Transitions Gallery
March 16 – Gainesville, FL at the Wayward Council
March 17 – Atlanta, GA at the Drunken Unicorn
March 18 – Athens, GA at the Caledonia Lounge
March 19 – Birmingham, AL at the Spring Street Fire House
March 20 – New Orleans, LA at the Euclid Records
March 21 – Baton Rouge, LA at Perkins Parlour
March 22 – Austin, TX at Trailerspace
March 23 – Tulsa, OK at the Sound Pony
March 24 – Albuquerque, NM at Blackbird Buvette
March 25 – Phoenix, AZ at Sound Kontrol
March 26 – Los Angeles, CA at TBA
March 27 – Santa Barbara, CA at the Biko
March 28 – Oakland, CA at TBA
March 29 – Santa Rosa, CA at the Arlene Francis Center
March 30 – Portland, OR at Red and Black Café
March 31 – Olympia WA at the Northern
April 1 – Seattle, WA at Healthy Times Fun Club
April 2 – Missoula, MT at Zootown Arts
April 4 – Minneapolis, MN at TBA
April 5 – Beloit, WI at the C-Haus
April 6 – Carbondale, IL at Hangar 9
April 7 – Louisville, KY at Keswick Democratic Club
April 8 – Chicago, IL at Strangelight
April 9 – Detroit, MI at the Trumbullplex
April 10 – Cincinnati, OH at Goetz Alley
April 11 – Columbus, OH at Carabar
April 12 – Cleveland, OH at Now That’s Class
April 13 – Ithaca, NY at The GreenStar Annex
April 14 – TBA
April 15 – Boston MA at TBA
ok.
so I have to say that I was definitely going to stop writing for a bit until I got some really nice emails from people asking me to not stop.
that was really cool.
thanks to Ryan from DC who wrote a really nice one. us old indie rock kids have to stick together I suppose.
so here are some links of stuff I saw over the new years…
a. new tallest man on earth covering graceland.
b. texas is the reason playing in Chatham NJ. my friend Yancy’s hometown..
hello all ..
merry christmas and happy new years..
there is a part of me that thinks this might be my last posting for a bit.
more on that later.
however 2010 was a pretty crappy year overall for me with the exception of some
new musical loves, some nice trips and meeting some new people.
let’s start with www.thepunkguy.com’s top records of the year, let me say that I don’t and can’t
really put these in order I don’t think…. so here in random…
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy -
I find it difficult to believe that I might be able to say or do anything that hasn’t
already been said about this man or this album.
I think Kanye is wise enough to surround himself around some great artists,
(fine artists, musicians and designers). And you know like us and Nick Hornby
says, “It’s not what you’re like, it’s what you like…”
And just the idea that someone like Kanye West put one of our favorite artists
like Bon Iver on his album well, damn..
here are the two stand out tracks for me.
tallest man on earth – the wild hunt -
I kind of tell people, the Tallest Man on Earth (aka Kristian Matsson, nice name, eh?)
is a bit of like a Swedish Bob Dylan. I tell them, they’ll hate him for the first ten seconds and
then love him from there on out.
it’s a great album and has a great deal of meaning to me this year.
enjoy.
also, live, he has a tendency to mumble a lot. anyone else notice this??
this is off of his first album but I love this track nonetheless..
http://www.myspace.com/thetallestmanonearth
ass – salt marsh-
yes Ass is back, still same ridiculous name, same beautiful instrumental music.
ASS (aka andreas söderström, another swede) has made another astonishing unnoticed
record. This time he has added some horns and strings and completely made
a instrumental record (prior records have had vocals).
here is the only thing I could find but it’s off his last record.
Once again, Rosetta is back up in the top of this year with their new record. Not much
has changed in the way things are done by Rosetta on this record, with some minor diversions
such as one track with a melodic vocal track . TDOM is just a great heavy slow moving
metal record with vocals used as an instrument, far back in the mix and manipulated.
check out these two tracks.
live..
rocky votolato – true devotion -
I have always liked rocky votolato since his first album but for some reason this record just
really hit home for me this year.
it’s a pretty singer / songwriter album with some nice hooks and some very sincere
and genuine moments to it.
My only issue is that sometimes the lyrics can be a bit too overt.
check out these two tracks.
live:
year of no light – ausserwelt -
the finest thing to come out of France since cheese is this metal band Year of No Light
and their second album Ausserwelt. This is an instrumental doom record with some of the
best crescendoing music I have heard in a long time.
The vinyl release is absolutely beautiful and I suggest ordering it from Europe today.
check out these two tracks.
arcade fire – the suburbs -
I am sure you bought this and loved it also.
two great tracks below.
and if you haven’t already seen my friend Chris’ video for this video. go NOW.
villagers – becoming a jackyll -
this one came out of nowhere with me. I love this record but seeing them live
was about 15 times better than their actual record is. Conor O’Brien is just stunning
to watch and his intensity and emotion is pretty powerful.
for anyone who likes bright eyes or maybe even something along the lines of wilco
without the country. check it out below.
live..
deftones – diamond eyes -
just forget what you know. listen to this record and relearn to love this heartfelt
metal record.
the black keys – brothers -
this is what, the black keys 6th studio album, and how they are continuing to grow
and still write great songs are beyond me. I have literally seen these guys go from
playing in front of like 14 people in pittsburgh on their first tour to playing arenas
and they only get better and better.
if you don’t know, they write great blues inspired rock songs with a soulful skinny
ginger guy singing..
.
B.O.B. – Gangsta Grillz (mixtape) -
yes I know. his pop inspired album is kind of eh.. but this mixtape is so fucking good.
you need to download it and all the rest of them.
if you’re interested in a really talented young (he’s 22) MC / singer / musician, check
out this mixtape and skip the label released Airplanes bullshit.
check it.
some honorable mentions..
the gaslight anthem – american slang, horse feathers – thistled spring, menomena – mines,
the black angels – phospherene dream, dan mangan – nice, very very, nice. pajo – scream with me (misfits cover lp)
some of the best live shows I saw this year:
villagers – mercury lounge
rosetta – union pool
arcade fire – madison square garden *(thanks chris)
dan mangan – mercury lounge
tallest man on earth – webster hall
