Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | Daily Podcast Episode 1324

ABOVE: Laughin' on the Avenue, Nov. 24 at 8 pm, Walker Theatre.

• Thanksgiving with Chris Botti at Hilbert Circle Theatre
• Laughin’ on the Avenue at Walker Theatre
• TG Rivers Comedy Hypnosis Show at Morty’s Comedy Joint
• Budweiser Fight Night Boxing at the Pepsi Coliseum
• Gordon Bonham Blues Band Live at the Artsgarden
• Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra Live at the Jazz Kitchen
• College Men’s Basketball: Spring Arbor at Marian
• College Women’s Basketball: Valparaiso at Ball State
• Public Ice Skating at the Indiana/World Skating Academy
• 18th Century Furniture Design at the Museum of Art

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Date: Wednesday 23 December 2009

Sunday night and going out??? 

There was no way I was going to miss Paul’s band, The Sicks, playing at the Media Club though. So we sent our kids off for a sleepover at the Grandparents (where they subsequently kept the whole house up for the night – sorry) and off we went to Stella’s for a pre-gig drink.

The Media Club is such a great little room even though the drinks on tap are disgusting and the bathrooms may be dirtier than The Royal’s ever were. Never ever order something on tap there, I don’t know why I’ve made the same mistake twice. We saw Langhorn Slim a few weeks back and I had a Strongbow then too. Anyway, lesson learned and the entertainment more than makes up for the bad drinks.

The Sicks put on yet another great live show. Set list is photographed below.

They’ve got some great new tunes not on their last album. My personal favorite is Dirty Rock n Roll…or maybe it’s Hey Catalina. Either way, I’m looking forward to hearing the results of their next trip into the studio early next month.

To summarize the night and how good the show was I’m going to quote Paddy the Bassman “The only mistake I made was fatigue in my left hand because I was so dialed in”.

By Jesseca Bagherpour

Thursday night began with a manic rush from the DayBowBow meeting at Sweetwater in Denton to The Mountain Goats show at the Granada in Dallas. I probably pushed my Cutlass Ciera a bit too hard because I didn’t want to miss seeing Final Fantasy (aka Owen Pallett) once again. He played at Hailey’s in 2007, but I couldn’t go because I was sick and I was determined to catch at least half of his set this time. But unless he only played four songs, I didn’t meet that goal. I didn’t count on the Granada being packed, leaving the spots in the neighborhood where I normally park completely full (I eventually parked in front of Buffalo Exchange, which I assume was all right since they were closed and my car was still there when the show ended).

When I finally walked into the auditorium of the Granada, I could tell the end of Final Fantasy’s set was drawing near. I had a ticket for one of the seated sections, but I stayed glued to the back wall during those two last precious songs(not counting the five he played with the Mountain Goats). For 10 glorious minutes I got to witness Pallett’s brilliance. My eyes never left the stage and the serene smile never left my face as he played “This Lamb Sells Condos” and “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt”. The violin loops and accompanying vocals (I’ve tried to find who is backing him on this tour, but I’m still not certain) sounded perfect. Although not everyone in the audience was impressed, most people were. I hope I get another chance to see him live, because I’m sure a full Final Fantasy set is incredible.

When I finally found my seat, I had a few minutes to relax before The Mountain Goats played. Having never seen the band live, I had no idea what to expect. I thought I was in for a relaxed, low-key evening, which I would have welcomed after the stress of my drive. I thought I would simply watch in rapt attention as the band played, like I did with Pallett. I thought wrong. And I realized it the second the Mountain Goats ran out on stage, Shellac blasting, the audience screaming and applauding. The band was clearly fired up to perform.

From the opener, an upbeat and amped-up version of “1 Samuel 15:23″, through to the encore, the band never lost momentum. In particular, lead singer/founder John Darnielle and bassist Peter Hughes were in high spirits. Darnielle’s infectious smile never left his face and it prompted one especially vocal audience member to tell him, “You have a great smile.” Darnielle’s interaction with the fans was, and I assume always is, a huge part of the performance. He told lengthy, but always amusing, stories about each song he played (at one point, Darnielle asked the audience if they were tired of his long stories and when people began chanting, “Stories! Stories!”, he got his answer).
He also had witty responses for audience outbursts. After his introduction to “Enoch 18:14″ (“This song is a bonus track on The Life of the World to Come. The book it gets its name from is a bonus track to the Bible.”), a spectator yelled “You’re beautiful”. His response: “Thanks, but my Bible is more beautiful.”

Darnielle’s lyrics are full of religious references, especially references to Christianity. From what I can gather, from articles and the Mountain Goats official forum (which Darnielle moderates and regularly participates in), he’s an agnostic/former Catholic who is fascinated by religion, particularly Catholicism because of the ritual of it. I can relate to Darnielle and probably appreciate the lyrics because I too am an agnostic (formerly a devout protestant) who finds religion beautiful and intriguing despite not believing in God. He’s also just a damn fine lyricist who can turn a song about the Toad in Super Mario Brothers (“Thank You, Mario! But Our Princess is in Another Castle”) into a beautiful, yet tongue-in-cheek, ballad.

The entire set was amazing, but a few songs stood out for me. “See America Right” is a raw rock tune with a catchy guitar hook. I loved seeing the middle-aged, meek-looking Darnielle get pumped with this one, slamming his head to the beat, dancing and screaming. “Cotton”, a much slower-tempo song, had perhaps the most gorgeous vocal and guitar harmonies of the night. Darnielle reached the height of audience interaction during “Against Pollution”. With neither guitar nor keyboard to play, he walked to the edge of the stage and leaned towards the audience, in true rock star form. And of course the night ended with a sing-along rendition of “No Children”. I normally hate when musicians prompt sing-alongs, but it’s a favorite song of mine and the positive vibes filling the venue had long ago overcome me, so I joined in.

The sheer talent of the Mountain Goats, as well as their obvious passion for playing in front of an audience, ceaselessly impressed me. They are true showmen, especially the charismatic Darnielle. I’m definitely catching this band every chance I get. Along with Wilco, Spoon and a few others, they’re now on my list of acts I will never tire of seeing live.

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Ah, the 1920’s…the decade of bathtub gin, the model T, speakeasies, flappers and gangsters.  Referred to as the Roaring Twenties and The Jazz Age, it was a period of American prosperity and optimism.  A time of great social upheaval and change…the most explosive decade of the century.  Women were granted the right to vote, but Prohibition cast its shadow over the decade and inspired the rise of organized crime.  The decade was a time of great advancements as America became more urban and more commercially driven until the market crash in 1929 and the Great Depression.

Join us here at Boundary Bay Brewery for a rip-roaring party on Saturday, December 5th as we relive the 20’s/30’s and celebrate the End of Prohibition! This is a family friendly event that starts around noon and lasts all day.

Costumes are not only welcome, but encouraged! Dress up in 1920’s/30’s period costume and join us as we re-enact prohibition.

In the evening, we’re going to shut down the taps, stage a protest, and then let the beer flow once again.  But that’s not all!  We’ve got good times planned all day for you…FREE horse drawn wagon rides from 1-4 pm, live music from 5-9 pm and costume contests with prizes for best dressed.  And, don’t forget to get your portraits taken by professional photographer, Jon Brunk to memorialize your flapper dress and pearls or zoot suit and tommy gun!

Need costume ideas?  Come as a speakeasy owner/bartender, a factory worker or a moonshine runner.  How about a gangster, a flapper or a protestor?  You could be a Suffragette, model Depression era clothing or just cobble together something that reminds you of the 20’s and/or 30’s.  Think zoot suits, pinstripes, wing tips and martinis.  Feathers, beaded fringe, evening dresses and long pearl necklaces.  Cigarette holders, finger waves in your hair and pinstripe suits.

Come re-enact history with us.  Join the protests.  Raise your voice.  Demand your right to beer!

Tickets will go on sale December 2nd, through The Paramount Theater’s box office. More information can be found on uvaupc.com. You can also buy tickets online, here. Student priced tickets are limited so we don’t recommend waiting too long to get yours.

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Even if you don’t know much (or anything) about Opera, this is a great opportunity to see it at its best, broadcast right here in Charlottesville.

Dearest MamakiKitt, that was quite an entry today. Mine will not have the same power, I’m afraid, both because you’re awesome and because I am sorely under the weather, but I will bring some parallelism: Where you wrote of fire, I’m writing of water. Sort of.

Last night I saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in concert for the fourth time, and this time was a doozy. Word on the street is that this might have been the last we see of Bruce and the full complement of E Streeters for a while, and boy did they make the most of it. Three and half hours of music, with Bruce bouncing and running and crowd-surfing to the bitter end, all of it rocking your socks off.

Toward the end of this tour, Bruce et al have been playing each of their records, front to back, starting with the most recent and ending, last night, with Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. I didn’t know many of the songs from that record, I have to say — I loooove Bruce in concert, but I am not an expert on his recordings. But last night, man, “Lost in the Flood” tore me to pieces.

They played the shit out of that song, with the fervor and fire and apparently heartfelt enthusiasm I have only before observed at other Springsteen concerts. These fellas (Patti was absent last night) just seem to genuinely love what they do, and to care about putting on a good show. That shouldn’t be such a rare quality in overpaid performers, but it seems to be.

Anyway, I gained a renewed love for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band last night, a new favorite song, and a whopper of a cold. Sorry I can’t do better by the blog, or by Bruce, today, but so it goes. Read the Backstreets entry on last night’s concert for a better report.

Will Hoge began the final night of his 2009 tour by sitting in a chair at the front of the stage, playing acoustic guitar. By show’s end Saturday night at Radio Radio, he was in full Pete Townshend windmill, testifying frontman mode. He was sweating, screaming and generally doing what Will Hoge does in a live setting: channeling his inner Petty and Springsteen to create Memphis via Nashville soulful rock and roll. And damn, if he isn’t about the best at what he does.

Ambling on stage in a white dress shirt, back vest, and black tie with an unbuttoned collar, Hoge dotted his 2 hour, 10-minute, 28-song show with songs from his five studio albums, leaning most heavily on his first (“Carousel”) and his latest (“the Wreckage”). Opening with the title cut to the new record – it served as a metaphorical reminder of the nearly year-long battle Hoge fought to recover from a serious scooter accident in August 2008, suffered on his way home from a studio session during the recording of the album.

While the sold-out show (a sign was posted on the front door of Radio Radio just before 8:30pm) pushed showgoers together and created a palpable energy of expectation, Hoge’s initial two songs, played seated, had much of the audience struggling to see the singer and dive into the moment. His voice is gritty, blue-eyed soul when he slows his music down, and his plaintive, tough yet-sensitive lyrics shine.

But with “Highway Wings” from the new record, Hoge stood up, the audience energy came with it, and the rock and roll began. The three song-suite, featuring the ultra-hooky “Secondhand Heart” and the rocker “She Don’t Care”, played to Hoge’s strengths: Petty-esque, anthemic pop/rock, dirtied up with loud Fender Telecaster rhythm and a band that fits nicely and loudly into the mix.

The sound at Radio Radio is always some of the best for any venue in the city, and this night was no exception, treating the audience to clean, crisp instrument separation: just the right thump of Adam Beard’s bass and Sigurdur Birkis’s drums (and they may be the best rhythm section I have seen in 2009), with dueling, jagged guitars, and vocals that rode just atop the mix. Nearly perfect.

Hoge and his band built energy in five or six song bursts, starting with an acoustic song or two before heating up the room with the electric guitars. As the band rocked Hoge would hold his blond Tele above his head, and lean backwards and sideways into the microphone to sing a lyric.

He mentioned how nice it was to have an audience that knew the words, and responded by playing “Heartbreak Avenue”, a song he said the band rarely tries, pulled from the “Carousel” album. “Favorite Waste of Time” had a Smithereens crunch to it, while “Better Off (Now that You’re Gone)” from his underappreciated “Blackbird on a Lonely Wire” album showcased the band’s ability to take a sugary rock song and infuse it with off-the-beaten-Nashville-path twang. Halfway through the show, it was evident Hoge was back. Sure, he sat a few times, either to rest or for effect. Either way was OK, because when he did stand, strap on the electric guitar, and rock, that’s the Will Hoge experience that most seemed to relish.

And you have to be proud of Indy to pack 500 or so into a club for a band whose music doesn’t fit neatly onto the radio in 2009. It’s a shame, a sham, and a pity; Hoge is the guy delivers energy and connection with his rock music, not to mention some great fuckin’ lyrics on top of the guitar snarls and snare snaps.

The staccato riffs of “Your Fool” revved the song and audience up, and the current radio song “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” proved to be anthemic, as expected, singing about the powers of ambition filtered through the radio of a kid. It began a sweep into the back half of the show that found the audience finding their voice, and singing with Hoge.

The crowd knew and sang with “Ms. Williams”, the Elvis Costello-ish “Hard to Love” and laughed along with a story of him breaking into one of the band’s two hotel rooms to find the guitar and bass players on the web, watching video’s of 80’s heavy metal band the Scorpions..

Ending the set by sitting at the piano for “Too Late Too Soon”, Hoge and the band soon came back for a nine-song, end of tour blowout encore, channeling the Georgia Satellites, Todd Snider, The Faces and The Who as they sweated their way through “Just Like Me,” , Long Gone” and a beautiful “Highway’s Home” featuring guitarist Devin Malone on pedal steel.

Near the end. Hoge said the band was going to do a “social experiment” and took them into the back of the room, with only acoustic instruments, and sang and played unamplified, quieting the crowd with harmonies, before he jumped back on stage to perform a sublime, gospel-influenced, “Washed by the Water”. It found Malone moving over to play the keyboard, and eerily emulating a church organ. The audience sang the chorus back to Hoge as the singer waved and walked off the stage.

Will Hoge’s ability to rock and roll with aplomb and walk away with a big smile was a far cry from the days following his accident, after a van driver failed to yield and Hoge smashed into the side of the vehicle. He broke numerous ribs, his sternum, leg, knee cap, shoulder blades, and required more than 100 stitches. So it’s quite a distance traveled for Hoge. Just only once did he quickly mention how “tough it had been” before he fell back into his show, performing like he was glad to be back.

Great, up-close video from the show – November 21, 2009 at Radio Radio

Vergangenes Wochenende hatte ich das Vergnügen, die Live-Performance von Mini Roc in der Reihe “Tunes!” im Kulturcafé der Ruhr-Uni Bochum zu bestaunen. Mini Roc macht 8-Bit-Gameboy-Geklöppel allererster Sahne. In Europa ist er mit seinen beiden Gameboys schon recht viel rumgekommen, am Samstag hatte er in Bochum wiedermal ein Heimspiel.

Besonders beeindruckt hat mich nicht etwa die Performance an sich sondern vielmehr der Sound. Sicherlich kamen nicht alle Sounds von seinen “Hauptinstrumenten”, den zwei Gameboys. Vor Allem die Bassdrums waren alles andere als 8-Bit. Ich nehme an, dass sie von der PSP kamen, die meiner Vermutung nach durch die Gameboys – mit Hilfe des Link-Kabels und einem “Data-Sync-Kasten” – getriggert wurde. Ausserdem wurden einige Sounds von einem Minidisc-Player abgespielt.

Das macht aber garnichts. Im Gegenteil: Gerade bei einem Lo-Fi Ansatz, der den Anspruch hat tanzbar zu sein ist es wichtig, bestimmte Soundstandards beizubehalten um das zum Teil ungewohnte Gehör des Publikums nicht überzustrapazieren. Ausserem soll es ja fett klingen: 8-Bit-Nostalgie schön und gut, aber dafür braucht man nicht dogmatisch auf die elektro-akkustischen Errungenschaften des 21ten Jahrhunderts verzichten. Lo-Fi im Hi-Fi Gewand sozusagen. Das schafft Mini Roc in jedem Fall.

Und das beste zum Schluss: Sein Debut-Album “Littleland” (erschienen bei da! heard it records) steht auf der Label-Homepage kostenlos als Download zur Verfügung!

Als einziges Video einer Live-Performance ist folgendes auffindbar, das Mini Roc bei einem Gig 2005 in London zeigt:

Mini Roc’s “Miniland” als kostenloses Download | via da! head it records

hier endlich die Video-Playlist des Auftritts im WP8 letzten Juli. Leider lassen sich bei wordpress.com keine Playlist einbetten, so dass ich an dieser Stelle nur auf den Link verweisen kann.

Hier das Intro des Auftritts:

The Denarration Of Now – alexis Live at WP8, Düsseldorf | via YouTube

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Daily Podcast Episode 1323

ABOVE: Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, 7:30 pm, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.

• Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra at the DeHaan Center
• Soul Bus Live at Kona Jack’s
• Finding Indiana’s Heroes at the Indiana State Museum
• Art Quantum Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
• Campaigns and Cartoons Exhibit at the Harrison Home
• Flava Fresh VI Exhibit at the College Avenue Library
• Public Ice Skating at the Pepsi Coliseum
• Standard(ish) Trio Live at the Jazz Kitchen
• Gene Deer Live at the Slippery Noodle Inn
• Selections from the Permanent Collection Exhibit at UIndy

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The AMA’s were filled some of the music biz’s hottest entertainers… From the iconic nostalgia of Janet Jackson to the innovative hip hop stylings of the Black Eyed Peas, and the pillar of diva strength displayed by Whitney Houston There was some great energy in the performances of Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood Lola’s (Jennifer Lopez) “comeback” actually showed up in her performance, as she had to recover from an impromptu fall in the middle of her stimulating presentation Jay Z brought “The Don” swag with the pinky ring to match in his New York “Empire State Of Mind” song, an electrifying exhibition with the beautiful and talented Alicia Keys.She also unveiled her new single “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” in an engaging performance. Other honorable mentions include Kelly Clarkson (beautiful vocals),

Rihanna’s outfit ,

Mary J Blige (a soulful delivery only she can give)

and Lady Gaga (who seems to always stun and prove that she’s a talent force to be reckoned with)

Taylor Swift racked up winning 5, yes 5 AMA’s! She won more than the late, great Michael Jackson (expected to sweep his categories), whom she also beat for “Artist Of The Year”! Whoa… However, MJ garnered 4 trophies over the course of the evening, and broke the record for artist with the most American Music Awards totaling 23! …

I THOUGHT I’D SHARE A FEW OF THE STAND OUT PERFORMANCES … ENJOY!

Whitney Houston… courage and enough light to still set our hearts a blaze

Janet Jackson… opened the night with all the moves we know and love

Black Eyed Peas… really enjoyed their medley

Carrie Underwood… Get it Miss Carrie!

Jay Z and Alicia Keys… NICE

Mary J Blige… new single, passionate performance, classic Mary… gotta love it

Jennifer Lopez… she gave it up… nice recovery “Lola” (her new alias), true pro

Lady Gaga… strange, creative and gaga-rific

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The DVD features over two hours of live concert footage from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow. The footage documents the end of the band’s 2007 tour in support of Baby 81, their most recent full-length release. Directed and edited by Tessa Angus with live audio mixed by BRMC’s own Peter Hayes, the gritty cinematography keeps the band’s music front and center while viewers experience the show both from the stage and from the audience’s perspective.

Over ninety minutes of unadorned, intimate behind-the-scenes footage is captured on the second bonus DVD along with additional performance footage. Viewers accompany BRMC as they record songs from Howl, see the making of the “Weapon of Choice” video, and witness inspired, impromptu off-stage performances.

The package is rounded out by a bonus audio CD featuring 14 songs from the concert film and a gorgeous 48-page booklet of previously unseen backstage and candid photos of the band. The full tracklisting and cover art will be revealed in the coming weeks.

The Los Angeles, CA-based group is currently at The Station House studio in Hollywood finishing work on their fifth studio album. Pre-production was completed in Philadelphia, PA at the same studio the where band recorded Howl. This will be the band’s first recording with drummer Leah Shapiro and is expected to have a March 2010 release.

“We lived and breathed this record for six months throughout one the coldest winters we’d ever known,” said BRMC’s Robert Levon Been. “Every track on there was practically frozen to our bones, and chipped off one sliver at a time. We recorded in the same house in Philadelphia that we began working ‘Howl’ in, but this time things were different. Having Leah behind the drums injected a lot of new fuel into the band. Right now I can’t fully describe what the record sounds like to people because I’m still too inside of it. But we’re really proud of this thing we’ve created, and someday I think it will speak for itself.”

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