Forget Snooki, J-Woww & The Situation, all music fans need to know about the Jersey Shore is the name Chico. Jazz drummer Chico Rouse recently opened an intimate venue in
If you can’t make it to this weekend’s first-ever Life is good Festival, you can still check some of the performances through a webcast at Chase Freedom’s Facebook page. Tune
As we have been mentioning the last couple of months, September is stocked with a ton of great releases and next Tuesday in particular comes the mother-load with a staggering
Judging by The Raw Totals over at ZZYZX’s website, Phish has played 736 different songs in the 1298 shows that we know about and have setlists for. 310 of those were one-timers, that number may seem high but remember that includes things like: Che Hun Ta Mo, Dickie Scotland, Merry Pranksters Jam, Metal Bagel Death – you get the idea. As Phish continues to dig deeper into their massive catalog of songs, I thought I’d take a look at a few songs that have been played exactly once that I think might be worthy of at least a second performance, if not a third and fourth.
Amoreena:
Suggested placement: Encore: The Squirming Coil > Amoreena
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There’s something about Star Lake in Burgettstown, they always seem to get at least one major bust out and often many more than that. In ’98 it was Trenchtown Rock and Time Loves A Hero, ’99 you’re going to see later in this list, 2000 saw the first performance of Shafty in almost 150 shows, 2003 was basically one bust out after another, and even 2009 which appears a bit standard on paper featured the first Walk Away in almost nine years. Amoreena has been the only Phish foray into the repertoire of Elton John, which is surprising because it seems right in Page’s wheelhouse.
No digital cameras in 1997 to show you video of Amoreena, but here is the Chairman Of The Boards performing Tiny Dancer solo at the High Sierra Music Festival in 2006.
READ ON for more one-timers Phish should bust out again…
Rare is the album that maintains an unwavering adherence to its sound without even a single song’s departure. In the case of Carl Broemel, the multi-instrumentalist best known as the yin to Jim James’ yang in My Morning Jacket, the debut solo album All Birds Say manages this consistency, despite the fact that the record unfolded over the course of five years.
The album unravels like a relaxing country getaway that requires little more than a porch, a hammock and a breeze. It’s easy to like All Birds Say for its blissful vibe, but it’s equally easy to miss the careful instrumentation, observant lyrics and peace of mind that lay just a layer or two below the surface.
Ryan Dembinsky: So, the burning question is did you actually set out to consciously make an album that’s so consistently mellow and relaxing, perhaps in an effort to differentiate the sound from the band?
Carl Broemel: [laughs] I didn’t really set out with too much intent on it, honestly. Some of the songs I wrote before I even met anyone in the band. I think it’s more just what comes out when I sit down to write or sit down with the guitar by myself. The record just kind of came out mellow, like a late night or early morning state of mind.
RD: It’s quite unique that a lot of the songs are introspective and thoughtful without any preachy feeling baked in. How do you tackle the lyrical part of it?
CB: I think it’s good to leave some space for interpretation. The lyrics for me are the hardest part. Most of the time, that’s the last thing I’ll finish or sign off on. I’ll just kind of start with the guitar melodies or something I keep repeating and repeating in my head. Then I sort of pick out lyrics and mumble things and record it. Then, I’ll listen back to it a few months later, and go, “What am I saying?” Once I get a theme like that, then it’s easy to embellish. I’m still learning how to do it. I actually thought it might seem preachy, because I use the word “you” a lot, so I started trying to write songs that don’t use the word “you.” So, I’m glad you said that.
READ ON for more of Ryan’s chat with Carl Broemel…
We’re only two days away from the start of the Life is good Festival at Blue Hills in Canton, MA on September 11 and 12. The best part about this
Words and Photos: Josh Fleet
Larkin Grimm @ The Knitting Factory on Sept. 2, 2010
“Good things happen to bad people,” says the woman in the winged black dress. She has put down a harp, picked up a blazing-red 12-string Fender Stratocaster and, left alone with this statement, could be mistaken for any other sage-like singer-songwriter.
But Larkin Grimm should not be left alone. Ever. She’s liable to burn the place down. Now – just after 11 p.m. on Sept. 2 – is no exception, and this place here – the intimate Knitting Factory in Brooklyn – is certainly not fireproof.
In fact, the hipster is the most flammable form of youth, and this place is filled with hipsters. Well, not filled. It would take 300 of the hippest kids in Williamsburg to burst the Knitting Factory, but only now – as Grimm steps to the microphone one last time for one more introduction to one final encore at this, her last show of Summer 2010 in her now-hometown – only now has the venue begun to feel as though it has a maximum capacity.
All that is to say that Larkin Grimm has not been left alone. All eyes are on the songstress. Everyone here is under her spell. Is she the Angel of Death or just a psychedelic saint?
“Good things happen to bad people,” says the saint. “That’s why I’m making an effort to be baaaaaad,” continues the demon.
READ ON for more from Josh on Larkin Grimm…
Goo Goo Dolls performing at Pier Six in Baltimore, MD on August 3, 2010.
Dream Theater foundeing member Mike Portnoy has announced he is quitting the band. The drummer formed the group in 1985 with John Myung and John Petrucci and, though there have
Concord Records is celebrating the 80th birthday of the legendary Ray Charles with a special gift for his legions of fans: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters. This treasure trove of
