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A new Damnwells record is in supposedly in the works, and I'm anxiously awaiting it. But in the meantime, I'll just have to entertain myself with the acoustic videos that lead singer Alex Dezen has been posting of new tracks. Here's "Like It Is," with Angela Dezen singing harmony.
A Case of the Fridays is on Monday again, but we’ll just roll with that. We kick off this week with Lucky Day’s track “Why’d You Have To Go.” It’s sweet-sounding female vocal-voiced wispy pop, complete with ethereal piano fills – and it goes down like a cool glass of lemonade on a lazy summer’s evening. If you like what you hear, they’ve got their CD release party at IOTA in Arlington this Friday, May 16th.
I had never listened to Badfinger before until I heard Matt covering their their little gem, "No Matter What." And now I'm hooked on their power pop goodness. For some reason, I had always assumed they were a much harder band, due to their name. Anyway, here they are playing "No Matter What" live on The Midnight Special back in 1973.
My band, Jeter, has got a show this Saturday, May 10th, at Bistro Europa in Old Town Alexandria. We'll be rocking from 10-12, and then Willy Nilly will be going on from midnight until closing. There's no cover, so come on out, and bring your mothers along to rock with Jeter!
DUCKBILL: I knew the platypus had some interesting characteristics, but I never realized that the platypus was venomous and lacked nipples (yet it still lactates through its skin!)
Don't forget, kids - My band, Jeter, has got a show this Saturday, May 10th, at Bistro Europa in Old Town Alexandria. We'll be rocking from 10-12, and then Willy Nilly will be going on from midnight until closing. There's no cover, so come on out, and bring your mothers along to rock with Jeter!
I'm so glad I sucked it up and went and saw Matthew Ryan last night at IOTA. It was great to finally see him live with a band to properly flesh out his magnificent songs and put a little rock muscle behind that raspy voice when he needed it. It was excellent. And here's one more video clip ("Beautiful Fool") from that 1998 show in Germany.
Local Justin Trawick has got his CD release this Saturday (5/10) at IOTA. He’s got a nice folky vibe with a voice that reminds me a bit of Bob Schneider. It should be a good show, with Shane Gamble and the Gentlemen rounding out the bill nicely. I especially like Gamble’s alt-country-tinged track “The Story of Mary,” with its haunting atmosphere and beautiful, anthemic choruses.
Matthew Ryan will be at IOTA tonight, and hopefully I'll have enough energy to make it out. Anyway, it looks like somebody just posted videos from a 1998 show he did back in 1998 in Germany that was broadcast on TV. And it's pretty awesome. Here's "Guilty."
TOYS: Been wanting a new car and maybe the Batmobile (Tim Burton vintage) might do the trick? It’s for sale.
PLAYAHHH!!!! Wow, I just can't resist those super-addictive BeeGee-esque harmonies in the choruses. There's some falsetto-abuse going on around 2:43 - we're talking reeeeeeally high. But I was pleasantly surprised to hear the guitarist rip a nice little solo at the end of the track.
In case you need your Dizzee Rascal fix before he gets here (he’s coming to the 9:30 Club on Thursday the 8th), here’s “Where’s Da Gs,” featuring Bun B & Pimp G of UGK.
Would I have liked to been there to see David Gilmour up standing in the spotlight on The Wall, soloing to "Comfortably Numb," during Pink Floyd's very brief 1980 tour. This is pretty cool, even though the audio appears to have been updated from a later CD, as per the notes on YouTube.
I’ve fallen behind a bit on Case of the Fridays, so here’s a bonus edition for y’all. Band names are traditionally the hardest thing to come up with, but Brooklynites New York Times just literally ripped one from the headlines…errr…the masthead. Their track below, “Monster Eyes,” is classic rock diluted into the basics - sinister riffs and wailing female vengeance. They’ll be at the Velvet Lounge this Saturday, May 10th. Labels: New York Times, Team Robespierre
My band, Jeter, has got a show this Saturday, May 10th, at Bistro Europa in Old Town Alexandria. We'll be rocking from 10-12, and then Willy Nilly will be going on from midnight until closing. There's no cover, so come on out, and bring your mothers along to rock with Jeter!Labels: Jeter Gig
