Marah Video from Schuba’s Tavern
It’s been a while since I’ve caught up with Marah on the road via one of Milwaukee Zack’s great videos. Well, here’s a performance of “So What If We’re Out of Tune (with the Rest of the World)”, live at…
Being James Brown, by Jonathan Lethem
If you haven’t had a good fix of James Brown lately, or if you’re not that familiar with his stuff other than what you’ve heard in hip hop samples, allow me to steer you toward a great piece in Rolling…
Reckless Kelly Rocks La Zona Rosa
There’s just something about me and Texas music. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Old 97’s, the Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Jeff Walker, Blaze Foley, Joe Ely, etc. etc… some damn fine music has its roots in that big ol’ state.…
New Bruce Cockburn: Life Short Call Now
Flying completely under my radar last week was a brand spankin’ new release from my other favorite Bruce, Mr. Cockburn. ‘Life Short Call Now‘ is his first studio offering since 2003’s ‘You’ve Never Seen Everything‘. I was introduced to Bruce’s…
Blowfly’s Punk Rock Party and Ickmusic Contest
FREE STUFF ALERT >> CLICK HERE TO GO RIGHT TO THE CONTEST Let’s have some fun, huh? Who wants to get down in person with the original “dirty mouth of the South?” Look out, because Blowfly is coming to your…
Bruce in Amsterdam, part two
Get yer Seeger Sessions Boss on… May 16, 2006 in Amsterdam Part Two Intro to How Can a… How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? Jacob’s Ladder We Shall Overcome Open All Night Pay Me My Money…
The Boss: AmsterDAM!
As Bruce and his Seeger Sessions Band recharge their batteries for another barnstorming fall tour of Europe, it’s time to revisit a couple of the Boss’s finer moments from the last couple of years. Courtesy of Jefitoblog, we get ‘Love,…
London to Lubbock: Joe Ely meets the Clash
Here’s a cool tidbit of Clash trivia. You know that part in “Should I Stay or Should I Go” where you hear Mick Jones yell “Split!”? It was actually an impromptu moment when Joe Strummer and Joe Ely snuck up…
Nino Knows Funky
Well here’s the coolest Prince song I’ve heard in a while, but not from the man himself, but rather an Irish-Italian living in the tiny California town of Friant (in Fresno County, 519 people). Nino Moschella does his own vocals,…
Quickies
While I prepare another earth shattering music post, here’s a couple of items to check out… Supergroup Golden Smog (members of Wilco, Jayhawks, Soul Asylum) returns Tuesday with another record, ‘Another Fine Day’. The first single is called “5-22-02.” It’s…