• Folk

    Fred Eaglesmith – “Betty”

    One thing I’ve quickly found about Canadian singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith is that he has a hell of a lot of great songs. As I skip around his catalog on Spotify (sorry Rdio, you ain’t stocked on your Fred), I’m constantly floored by another knockout tune. The latest to catch my ear is “Betty,” from Fred’s latest album 6 Volts.

    It’s not only the hard luck story of Fred’s lady, who has skipped town with Fred’s gun, leaving him to wonder what it is she’s running from: “Is it the money / Is it the drugs / Is it somebody that you used to love”; but it’s also the bad ass rhythm and cadence of his vocal delivery. It just sounds so…COOL (for lack of a better word).

    Fred. He’s bad ass.

    Buy 6 Volts on Amazon.

  • Indie

    Grandaddy live at the Independent in San Francisco (8-12-2012)

    One of may favorite bands from the 90’s and early 2000’s days of yore is Grandaddy. I consider The Sophtware Slump to be a masterpiece with its futuristic space-pop, bleepy, bloopy and utterly beautiful vibe.

    After a 6 year hiatus, Jason Lytle and the band have reformed for a small tour around California and Europe. As is usually the case, there is no Phoenix date scheduled, so I must live vicariously through the magic of the interwebs.

    This past Sunday, the band followed up their festival appearance at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park by playing a late night gig at the Independent in San Francisco. A kind person, “cuthere,” recorded the performance (with the blessing of the band). I thank cuthere, and you will too…

    Check out this Stereogum link for pictures from the night.

    Grandaddy
    The Independent
    San Francisco, CA
    August 12, 2012

    01 Intro
    02 El Caminos In The West
    03 Now It’s On
    04 Yeah Is What We Had
    05 Summer Here Kids
    06 Fare Thee Not Well Mutineer
    07 The Crystal Lake
    08 My Small Love>
    09 Levitz>
    10 Chartsengrafs
    11 The Go In The Go-For-It
    12 AM 180
    13 Lost On Yer Merry Way
    14 Jed’s Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
    15 Laughing Stock
    16 Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake
    17 Hewlett’s Daughter
    18 Here (Pavement Cover)
    19 (break)
    20 He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s The Pilot