And here are all the photos from my Italy trip that were not of Courmayeur itself. 
I went for a 'walk' (which turned out to be hiking -- I hate hiking). But it was pretty (pics above and below). 
On one afternoon off (there was more than one afternoon off: it was that kind of conference), we went into Aosta itself. Here is the town hall, but there were a lot of nice Roman ruins too. 
Arco d'Augusto:
Porta Praetoria and the Torre dei Signori Sancti Ursi:
And a Roman theater:
For the conference dinner, we went to some 'agriturismo' place with a field full of cows with very very loud bells attached to them. 
And somewhere behind those clouds and thereabouts is Mont Blanc.
Finally, back in Milan, I stayed one night in a hotel before catching my flight back to the US. It had a garden and pool area crawling with these (kinda cute) little lizards, which did not want me to photograph them.
30 Eylül 2012 Pazar
Not Courmayeur, Mostly Valle d'Aosta
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John Butler - Tin Shed's Tales
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One of Australia's most respected singer/songwriters, John Butler returned to his roots, performing a series of solo concerts throughout the country over the past couple of months. Aptly titled Tin Shed Tales, the shows were a rare opportunity to hear the music of this iconic artist, solo and in a raw and intimate setting. Designed and dressed personally by John, his Tin Shed was recreated; decked out with a collection of personal art pieces and old skool skateboards with his vintage guitars hanging from the corrugated shed walls.
Now John Butler gives his fans the opportunity to relive the experience with the release of the Tin Shed Tales Live Recording packaged in a 2 CD set. This CD truly captures John Butler in a completely new light, not only as the skillful musician stripped back and bare but as a humbled and relaxed performer. It's as if he's hanging out with a bunch of close friends as he engages the audience interspersing his music prowess with anecdotes, some of which will make you laugh and move you and others which might well give you food for thought.
The first five shows of the tour; Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, Mandurah, Dunsbourough and Albany - were recorded and the best tracks, accompanied by John's insightful tales, have been selected to form the content of the Tin Shed Tales Double CD.
The 13 track package includes classics like 'Better Than', 'Pickapart' and 'Treat yo Mama', as well as reworkings of April Uprising's hit 'Revolution', a moving rendition of the classic Irish ballad 'Danny Boy' and the brand new song 'Kimberley' amongst others.
The double CD Digipack will be made available from all good retailers and online through iTunes, and
Musictoday.com in the USA
Follow John Butler Trio
Facebook: here
Twitter: here
And on the web site
Watch a clip!
Now John Butler gives his fans the opportunity to relive the experience with the release of the Tin Shed Tales Live Recording packaged in a 2 CD set. This CD truly captures John Butler in a completely new light, not only as the skillful musician stripped back and bare but as a humbled and relaxed performer. It's as if he's hanging out with a bunch of close friends as he engages the audience interspersing his music prowess with anecdotes, some of which will make you laugh and move you and others which might well give you food for thought.
The first five shows of the tour; Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, Mandurah, Dunsbourough and Albany - were recorded and the best tracks, accompanied by John's insightful tales, have been selected to form the content of the Tin Shed Tales Double CD.
The 13 track package includes classics like 'Better Than', 'Pickapart' and 'Treat yo Mama', as well as reworkings of April Uprising's hit 'Revolution', a moving rendition of the classic Irish ballad 'Danny Boy' and the brand new song 'Kimberley' amongst others.
The double CD Digipack will be made available from all good retailers and online through iTunes, and
Musictoday.com in the USA
Follow John Butler Trio
Facebook: here
Twitter: here
And on the web site
Watch a clip!
New Music from Circa Survive. Tour and Album info
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New Album "Violent Waves" due in stores on August 28, 2012.
If you like "spacy/proggy rock" check em out. This is the bands fourth album and they've decided to
self-finance, self-produce, and self-release Violent Waves with no record label at all.
400K+ albums sold in the US!
This is the lead off single called "Suitcase"
They're doing a full U.S. Tour in the fall - all dates are listed below:
8/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
8/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
9/13 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
9/14 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
9/15 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
9/16 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
9/18 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
9/19 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
9/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
9/22 - Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theatre
9/23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
9/26 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
9/28 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
9/29 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
9/30 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/2 - Austin, TX @ Emo's East
10/3 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
10/5 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
10/7 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
10/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia at L.A. Live
10/11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
10/12 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/13 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
10/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
10/16 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
10/18 - Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
10/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze on the West Bank
10/20 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/21 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
10/24 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/25 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
10/26 - Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
The band on line: Official Site and or/Facebook
If you like "spacy/proggy rock" check em out. This is the bands fourth album and they've decided to
self-finance, self-produce, and self-release Violent Waves with no record label at all.
400K+ albums sold in the US!
This is the lead off single called "Suitcase"
They're doing a full U.S. Tour in the fall - all dates are listed below:
8/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
8/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
9/13 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
9/14 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
9/15 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
9/16 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
9/18 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
9/19 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
9/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
9/22 - Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theatre
9/23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
9/26 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
9/28 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
9/29 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
9/30 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/2 - Austin, TX @ Emo's East
10/3 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
10/5 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
10/7 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
10/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia at L.A. Live
10/11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
10/12 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/13 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
10/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
10/16 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
10/18 - Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
10/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze on the West Bank
10/20 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/21 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
10/24 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/25 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
10/26 - Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
The band on line: Official Site and or/Facebook
New Music coming from Matt + Kim!
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LIGHTNING OUT OCTOBER 2nd
Matt and Kim announce an October 2nd release date for their new album Lightning on FADER Label. Written and produced by Matt and Kim, Lightning was recorded by the Brooklyn duo in their Grand Street apartment and features ten outstanding tracks written in true Matt and Kim fashion.
Drawing from their powerful live shows, while still adhering to their minimal two-person studio approach, Matt and Kim set out to create their most diverse, realized, and at times raw release to date with Lightning.
With the album now finished, the indie dance duo are currently working up an exciting new stage show for the fall
.
Lightning follows Matt and Kim's third full-length Sidewalks, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Alternative Chart, hit #3 on their Top 200, received huge praise from the likes of SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, and Billboard, and found them selling out two headlining US tours. They also brought their high-energy live show on an arena tour with blink-182 and My Chemical Romance and performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Last Call with Carson Daly.
Fall tour to be announced soon.
Lightning Track Listing:
1. Lets Go
2. Now
3. It's Alright
4. Not That Bad
5. Overexposed
6. I Said
7. Tonight
8. I Wonder
9. Much Too Late
10. 10 Dollars I Found
Official Site and Facebook
LIGHTNING OUT OCTOBER 2nd
Matt and Kim announce an October 2nd release date for their new album Lightning on FADER Label. Written and produced by Matt and Kim, Lightning was recorded by the Brooklyn duo in their Grand Street apartment and features ten outstanding tracks written in true Matt and Kim fashion.
Drawing from their powerful live shows, while still adhering to their minimal two-person studio approach, Matt and Kim set out to create their most diverse, realized, and at times raw release to date with Lightning.
With the album now finished, the indie dance duo are currently working up an exciting new stage show for the fall
.
Lightning follows Matt and Kim's third full-length Sidewalks, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Alternative Chart, hit #3 on their Top 200, received huge praise from the likes of SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, and Billboard, and found them selling out two headlining US tours. They also brought their high-energy live show on an arena tour with blink-182 and My Chemical Romance and performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Last Call with Carson Daly.
Fall tour to be announced soon.
Lightning Track Listing:
1. Lets Go
2. Now
3. It's Alright
4. Not That Bad
5. Overexposed
6. I Said
7. Tonight
8. I Wonder
9. Much Too Late
10. 10 Dollars I Found
Official Site and Facebook
Jeremy Fisher - Mint Julep. Steam track/bluegrass
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I've warmed up a lot this year to acoutic/bluegrass type stuff.
After four albums and two Juno award nominations, this album extends the path that Fisher has already created. The acoustic-driven collection of 12 songs reunites Fisher with his folk-drenched musical roots and is a veritable throwback to the golden era of the singer-songwriter.
Check out "Built To Last"
I know a few of you will really dig....
After four albums and two Juno award nominations, this album extends the path that Fisher has already created. The acoustic-driven collection of 12 songs reunites Fisher with his folk-drenched musical roots and is a veritable throwback to the golden era of the singer-songwriter.
Check out "Built To Last"
I know a few of you will really dig....
Vintage Punk Rock - The Guns!
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So in 1982 a bunch of 12-15 year olds called "The Guns" had their debut performance at "The BEer Bash" which was in the home of a Cleveland band "Spike in Vain". One show did it all
The performance generated an instant following for the band because of songs like "I'm Not Right," about a lack of acceptance from their peers, and "Locked Inside," about feeling trapped without adult freedoms.
The trio immediately started gigging at places like The Pop Shop, a club that was in the basement of the larger Agora venue; The Cleveland Underground, a bar in The Flats that was a strip club up to the moment the bands came in (meaning bands played with stripper poles between themselves and the audience); The Lakefront, a derelict hole-in-the-wall of a bar just a couple blocks up from where Cleveland Browns Stadium now stands...
Smog Veil Records reissue of the album is coming soon. Check out
"I'm Not Right" (audio only via You Tube) to hear some really great 80's punk.
So in 1982 a bunch of 12-15 year olds called "The Guns" had their debut performance at "The BEer Bash" which was in the home of a Cleveland band "Spike in Vain". One show did it all
The performance generated an instant following for the band because of songs like "I'm Not Right," about a lack of acceptance from their peers, and "Locked Inside," about feeling trapped without adult freedoms.
The trio immediately started gigging at places like The Pop Shop, a club that was in the basement of the larger Agora venue; The Cleveland Underground, a bar in The Flats that was a strip club up to the moment the bands came in (meaning bands played with stripper poles between themselves and the audience); The Lakefront, a derelict hole-in-the-wall of a bar just a couple blocks up from where Cleveland Browns Stadium now stands...
Smog Veil Records reissue of the album is coming soon. Check out
"I'm Not Right" (audio only via You Tube) to hear some really great 80's punk.
Box Set from Blur! 18 cds and 3 DVDs!
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21 years since the release of their debut album Leisure in 1991 and due to popular demand, Blur's body of work has been personally compiled by the band and gathered together in one box, due out July 31st (US). 18 cds and 3 DVD!
All seven studio albums are collected with over 5½ hours of unreleased material including 65 previously unreleased tracks and more than twice as many rarities, 3 DVDs, a collector's edition book featuring rare and unseen photos and a new and exclusive interview with the band, and a special limited edition 7-inch vinyl featuring a track recorded under the band's original name, Seymour. The box will also include a digital download code for the albums and all bonus material.
The collection - which sees the first 5 albums re-mastered by Frank Arkwright in Abbey Road Studios - has been fully overseen by Graham Coxon and producer Stephen Street.
Highlights of the box include early versions of tracks recorded for Leisure, bare bones early demos of the classic singles 'For Tomorrow' and 'Beetlebum', previously unheard songs 'Saturday Morning' and 'Hope You Find Your Suburbs' and never released sessions with Bill Laswell and the legendary session with XTC's Andy Partridge. Other rarities are 'Don't Bomb When You're The Bomb', 'The Wassailling Song' and 'Fools Day' which appear on CD for the first time. DVD material includes Live at Alexandra Palace 1994 and Live at Wembley 'The Singles Night' 1999.
In addition to the 21-disc Deluxe Box Set, all 7 studio albums will be available individually, each with a second disc of b-sides, previously hard-to-find tracks and exclusive bonus material.
A vinyl box set will also be available, with six of the seven albums on double-vinyl, highlighting iconic artwork and visuals from Banksy, David Shrigley and Graham Coxon among others. The vinyl box set will include a download code to access all of the bonus material digitally. Each of the 7 LPs will also be available separately on heavyweight vinyl.
Blur's 7 studio albums are: Leisure (1991), Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
All the information/track listing etc for the set can be found right here
21 years since the release of their debut album Leisure in 1991 and due to popular demand, Blur's body of work has been personally compiled by the band and gathered together in one box, due out July 31st (US). 18 cds and 3 DVD!
All seven studio albums are collected with over 5½ hours of unreleased material including 65 previously unreleased tracks and more than twice as many rarities, 3 DVDs, a collector's edition book featuring rare and unseen photos and a new and exclusive interview with the band, and a special limited edition 7-inch vinyl featuring a track recorded under the band's original name, Seymour. The box will also include a digital download code for the albums and all bonus material.
The collection - which sees the first 5 albums re-mastered by Frank Arkwright in Abbey Road Studios - has been fully overseen by Graham Coxon and producer Stephen Street.
Highlights of the box include early versions of tracks recorded for Leisure, bare bones early demos of the classic singles 'For Tomorrow' and 'Beetlebum', previously unheard songs 'Saturday Morning' and 'Hope You Find Your Suburbs' and never released sessions with Bill Laswell and the legendary session with XTC's Andy Partridge. Other rarities are 'Don't Bomb When You're The Bomb', 'The Wassailling Song' and 'Fools Day' which appear on CD for the first time. DVD material includes Live at Alexandra Palace 1994 and Live at Wembley 'The Singles Night' 1999.
In addition to the 21-disc Deluxe Box Set, all 7 studio albums will be available individually, each with a second disc of b-sides, previously hard-to-find tracks and exclusive bonus material.
A vinyl box set will also be available, with six of the seven albums on double-vinyl, highlighting iconic artwork and visuals from Banksy, David Shrigley and Graham Coxon among others. The vinyl box set will include a download code to access all of the bonus material digitally. Each of the 7 LPs will also be available separately on heavyweight vinyl.
Blur's 7 studio albums are: Leisure (1991), Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
All the information/track listing etc for the set can be found right here
Time for some catch up....
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So as we sorta “wrap up summer” why not catch up some?
First, why do we think (well myself and friends) always seem to think that once September 1sthits summer is “over”? Here in New England we have two of the better months of the year in September and October. You can easily sit on the porch/patio/deck in to early October..but I digress...
I had far to little corn on the cob again this year...and now that I think of it..not enough Hot Dogs on the grill too!
Lets poke around some the world of entertainment.
TV - Summer is quiet for TV for the most part. Found myself working on my netflix queue. The wife and I talked about doing AFI's Top 100 Films. I have been going off the "original" list from 1997. They update it every 10 so I figured why not hit the list from the first one as things drop off. For example the 1997 list has Titanic on it. Its been a slow process, but I am just about 50% done. My rules are simple, I have to see the whole movie, unedited. For example “Rocky”. I have seen pieces here and there..but never start to finish, so that is one I need to do. Have a look at the list and see how you are doing. Some of them are rough, but I have to remember when they were made. I skip around the list as well so I can mix newer with older. Sunset Blvd was really quite good, but..dare I say
Gone With The Wind I struggled with.
The only TV I make sure to watch in the Summer is Breaking Bad. Hands down the best show on TV, perhaps ever. I used to feel this way about Dexter . After season 4 of that they had a tough mountain to climb. I enjoy it a great deal still, and will subscribe to Showtime for the 12 weeks, then cancel it. Anyway, Breaking Bad has too few (2) episodes left of this abbreviated season. It comes back in July 2013 for the final eight episodes and we are done.
What do you suggest for series (Netflix is fine)? I am curious about
"Homeland" (see Showtime subscription) and I did watch Season 1 of
"Game of Thrones". Mad Men just waiting for that to come around again too.
Film
Talking theater here. I haven't seen anything in the theater this summer..nothing. Sure there is stuff I'd go to, but I can't get my act together. My hope is that I will see the Batman film early next week. Missed Avengers, not sure on Spiderman....I don't mind going to the theater for films from time to time, it just feels like if you miss the first two weeks, forget it..gone.
Music
I'll post up more of a concert calendar for September in a few days (yeah right).. The summer months have been quiet. If we go back to May I've been to Five shows. Radiohead, Phish, Iron Maiden, Umprhey's McGee and the band And So I Watch you From Afar.
On cd, if you are not listening, is just a ton of good stuff. Really, ask around to co-workers/friends what they are listening to. There is just so much good stuff that needs to be heard.
Books
Sadly I hardly read. It is awful. AS you can tell by how I write I could stand a good few long reading sessions. I started the latest Stephen King book , but I am a S-L-O-W reader. I'll stick with it. That is about it for the moment...more to come..at least that is what I tell you..and myself.
So as we sorta “wrap up summer” why not catch up some?
First, why do we think (well myself and friends) always seem to think that once September 1sthits summer is “over”? Here in New England we have two of the better months of the year in September and October. You can easily sit on the porch/patio/deck in to early October..but I digress...
I had far to little corn on the cob again this year...and now that I think of it..not enough Hot Dogs on the grill too!
Lets poke around some the world of entertainment.
TV - Summer is quiet for TV for the most part. Found myself working on my netflix queue. The wife and I talked about doing AFI's Top 100 Films. I have been going off the "original" list from 1997. They update it every 10 so I figured why not hit the list from the first one as things drop off. For example the 1997 list has Titanic on it. Its been a slow process, but I am just about 50% done. My rules are simple, I have to see the whole movie, unedited. For example “Rocky”. I have seen pieces here and there..but never start to finish, so that is one I need to do. Have a look at the list and see how you are doing. Some of them are rough, but I have to remember when they were made. I skip around the list as well so I can mix newer with older. Sunset Blvd was really quite good, but..dare I say
Gone With The Wind I struggled with.
The only TV I make sure to watch in the Summer is Breaking Bad. Hands down the best show on TV, perhaps ever. I used to feel this way about Dexter . After season 4 of that they had a tough mountain to climb. I enjoy it a great deal still, and will subscribe to Showtime for the 12 weeks, then cancel it. Anyway, Breaking Bad has too few (2) episodes left of this abbreviated season. It comes back in July 2013 for the final eight episodes and we are done.
What do you suggest for series (Netflix is fine)? I am curious about
"Homeland" (see Showtime subscription) and I did watch Season 1 of
"Game of Thrones". Mad Men just waiting for that to come around again too.
Film
Talking theater here. I haven't seen anything in the theater this summer..nothing. Sure there is stuff I'd go to, but I can't get my act together. My hope is that I will see the Batman film early next week. Missed Avengers, not sure on Spiderman....I don't mind going to the theater for films from time to time, it just feels like if you miss the first two weeks, forget it..gone.
Music
I'll post up more of a concert calendar for September in a few days (yeah right).. The summer months have been quiet. If we go back to May I've been to Five shows. Radiohead, Phish, Iron Maiden, Umprhey's McGee and the band And So I Watch you From Afar.
On cd, if you are not listening, is just a ton of good stuff. Really, ask around to co-workers/friends what they are listening to. There is just so much good stuff that needs to be heard.
Books
Sadly I hardly read. It is awful. AS you can tell by how I write I could stand a good few long reading sessions. I started the latest Stephen King book , but I am a S-L-O-W reader. I'll stick with it. That is about it for the moment...more to come..at least that is what I tell you..and myself.
Michael Kiwanuka - Paradise, Boston Show Review
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Michael Kiwanuka
Paradise Rock Club
Boston MA
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Support – Foy Vance, Marcus Foster
I've been lucky to have seen many a great show in 25+ years of going to concerts and just the other night I saw one that sky rocketed in to my top ten shows of all time list. British Singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka brought the house down at the Paradise on a cool late summer evening.
Arriving on stage shortly after 10 Michael and his band (five other players) would play for a little over one hour and have us all in the trance. A bad reviewer moment here, I don't know the guys in the band name. Percussion, drums, bass, keyboard and guitar they all deserve equal credit. Percussion was all over the place, he was never not moving. The drumming was solid and tight all night long.
Michael would rotate between acoustic and electric guitars. From the opener “I'll Get Along” we knew we were going to be in for a treat. Michael has an easy stage presence. He gets in to it, but not over the top. Almost embarrassed to let it all go. His shy smile adds to the charm of set as he seems surprised at times with the enthusiastic reactions. “Tell me a Tale” was extended to about 10 minutes and the band really seemed to have fun stretching out early in the set.
A few songs later Michael thanked us for coming and introduced “May This be Love”, a Jimi Hendrix tune. They then proceeded to make this song their own. An extended, and very hard hit, drum kit fires off with the keyboardist for a tight version, and by the time Michael comes back in on the vocals the audience just erupts in approval. They then calmly wrap up the song, a roadie appears and trades guitars and they go in to “I'm Getting Ready”. This was the track that introduced me to his music so it was a thrill to hear, and in a blink of an eye it was over. He offered up vocal assistance to the audience saying “You can sing along if you'd like”. Smiles on faces kept many from singing.Micheal was not overly chatty, keeping the focus on the music. He'd talk quickly about a “new song” and told a nice story before playing “Rest” about how he wanted to play it for us in the style that it was written. Roughly translated to he did this acoustic with just a bass part. The audience was respectful the whole night, but this was that “moment”. A few hundred people watching...listening...you didn't hear chatter, bottles clank. Moments like that at a show can add so very much.
The whole show wrapped up with a cover of the Bill Withers song “I Don't Know”. This was another very extended jam with a lot of sing alongs. The band would leave the stage and the houselights would come up. There would be no encore.
Full Setlist:
I'll Get AlongTell Me A Tale
Always Waiting
Bone
May This Be Love (Jimi Hendrix)
I'm Getting Ready
Rest
Home Again
If You'd Dare (new)
I Don't Know (Bill Withers)
So what was it that made it make my “top 10” shows of all time list. A series of things helped. A great sound system, fantastic songs and the right people that shelled out the 20 bucks. Everyone “got it”.
See him live if you get the chance. You can thank me later..but thank Micheal first for such an honestly breath taking show. No fancy lights, no smoke just a very committed crew of guys creating one of the most perfect 70 minutes I've personally ever heard.Just two more images to share:.JPG)
The set list from stage:
If anyone knows the band members, comment away I'd love to reference them.
Links:
Official Site
Facebook
Twitter
Some Tubage
I'm Getting Ready
May This Be Love
Michael Kiwanuka
Paradise Rock Club
Boston MA
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Support – Foy Vance, Marcus Foster
I've been lucky to have seen many a great show in 25+ years of going to concerts and just the other night I saw one that sky rocketed in to my top ten shows of all time list. British Singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka brought the house down at the Paradise on a cool late summer evening.
Arriving on stage shortly after 10 Michael and his band (five other players) would play for a little over one hour and have us all in the trance. A bad reviewer moment here, I don't know the guys in the band name. Percussion, drums, bass, keyboard and guitar they all deserve equal credit. Percussion was all over the place, he was never not moving. The drumming was solid and tight all night long.
Michael would rotate between acoustic and electric guitars. From the opener “I'll Get Along” we knew we were going to be in for a treat. Michael has an easy stage presence. He gets in to it, but not over the top. Almost embarrassed to let it all go. His shy smile adds to the charm of set as he seems surprised at times with the enthusiastic reactions. “Tell me a Tale” was extended to about 10 minutes and the band really seemed to have fun stretching out early in the set.
A few songs later Michael thanked us for coming and introduced “May This be Love”, a Jimi Hendrix tune. They then proceeded to make this song their own. An extended, and very hard hit, drum kit fires off with the keyboardist for a tight version, and by the time Michael comes back in on the vocals the audience just erupts in approval. They then calmly wrap up the song, a roadie appears and trades guitars and they go in to “I'm Getting Ready”. This was the track that introduced me to his music so it was a thrill to hear, and in a blink of an eye it was over. He offered up vocal assistance to the audience saying “You can sing along if you'd like”. Smiles on faces kept many from singing.Micheal was not overly chatty, keeping the focus on the music. He'd talk quickly about a “new song” and told a nice story before playing “Rest” about how he wanted to play it for us in the style that it was written. Roughly translated to he did this acoustic with just a bass part. The audience was respectful the whole night, but this was that “moment”. A few hundred people watching...listening...you didn't hear chatter, bottles clank. Moments like that at a show can add so very much.
The whole show wrapped up with a cover of the Bill Withers song “I Don't Know”. This was another very extended jam with a lot of sing alongs. The band would leave the stage and the houselights would come up. There would be no encore.
Full Setlist:
I'll Get AlongTell Me A Tale
Always Waiting
Bone
May This Be Love (Jimi Hendrix)
I'm Getting Ready
Rest
Home Again
If You'd Dare (new)
I Don't Know (Bill Withers)
So what was it that made it make my “top 10” shows of all time list. A series of things helped. A great sound system, fantastic songs and the right people that shelled out the 20 bucks. Everyone “got it”.
See him live if you get the chance. You can thank me later..but thank Micheal first for such an honestly breath taking show. No fancy lights, no smoke just a very committed crew of guys creating one of the most perfect 70 minutes I've personally ever heard.Just two more images to share:
The set list from stage:If anyone knows the band members, comment away I'd love to reference them.Links:
Official Site
Some Tubage
I'm Getting Ready
May This Be Love
Lovelane - Hoedown V September 29th
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This Saturday in Dedham, MA the Tedeschi Trucks Band will headline "Hoedown V" a benefit for the Lovelane Special Needs Horse Riding Program. The even will have music, games and great food to raise funds for therapeutic horseback riding services.
Grammy award winning Tedechi Trucks Band are slated to perform. This biennial event is the premiere fundraiser for the Lovelane program. This year’s theme is “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” In addition to Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hoedown V will also include a live set from the James Montgomery Band. Guests are encouraged to dust off their cowboy boots and dress casually for a night of dancing, eating and mingling, all to benefit the children with special needs who participate in Lovelane’s therapeutic riding program.
Many of Boston’s best chefs have already signed on to participate in the event, including Marc Orfaly of Pigalle, Mark Goldberg of PARK, Rodney Murillo of Davio’s, Dave Becker of Sweet Basil, Christopher Coombs of Deuxave, Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table, Courtney Forrester of Sweet, Andy Husbands of Tremont 647, Phyllis Kaplowitz of Baker’s Best Catering, William Kovel of Catalyst, Geoff Janowski of Blue Ribbon BAR-B-Q, Sam Mason of Oddfellows Ice Cream Co., Seth and Angela Raynor of Boarding House, The Pearl and Corazon del Mar, Jeremy Sewall of Island Creek Oyster Bar and Paul Sussman of Back Deck. As a special treat, Island Creek Oyster Farm will be on hand to offer a Raw Bar and Wiches of Boston will be producing ‘Adult’ milkshakes.
Hoedown V will take place September 29, 2012 from 4:00-9:30 p.m. at Broad Oak Farm in Dedham, MA. For Debby Sabin, founder of Lovelane, the Hoedown is a night not only to raise money, but to celebrate the successes of the students that ride at Lovelane.
“Hoedown V will be an incredible evening, where new and old friends of Lovelane come together and celebrate not only the success of the program, but more importantly the success of our individual students,” said Sabin, “We are committed to continuing a program of excellence, and making a difference in the lives of our students and their families.”
For over twenty years Lovelane has been providing therapeutic horseback riding to children with special needs. Located in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Lovelane currently has 13 specially trained riding instructors and provides more than 4,400 individual therapeutic riding sessions a year to children and young adults.
Therapeutic horseback riding is a proven, yet costly, form of therapy. Each individual lesson at Lovelane is subsidized by the organization, and more than 40% of the families in the Lovelane program receive tuition assistance so their children may continue to ride on a regular basis. Funds raised by the Hoedown and other special events support the cost of the program and enable the organization to continue to offer this assistance.
With a waiting list for lessons between 1-5 years, Lovelane is a successful and well-respected non-profit organization that is focused on providing therapeutic services that dramatically impact the physical, cognitive and social development of the children in the program. For all the information you need, pleas check out Lovelanes' Official Site
This Saturday in Dedham, MA the Tedeschi Trucks Band will headline "Hoedown V" a benefit for the Lovelane Special Needs Horse Riding Program. The even will have music, games and great food to raise funds for therapeutic horseback riding services.
Grammy award winning Tedechi Trucks Band are slated to perform. This biennial event is the premiere fundraiser for the Lovelane program. This year’s theme is “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” In addition to Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hoedown V will also include a live set from the James Montgomery Band. Guests are encouraged to dust off their cowboy boots and dress casually for a night of dancing, eating and mingling, all to benefit the children with special needs who participate in Lovelane’s therapeutic riding program.
Many of Boston’s best chefs have already signed on to participate in the event, including Marc Orfaly of Pigalle, Mark Goldberg of PARK, Rodney Murillo of Davio’s, Dave Becker of Sweet Basil, Christopher Coombs of Deuxave, Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table, Courtney Forrester of Sweet, Andy Husbands of Tremont 647, Phyllis Kaplowitz of Baker’s Best Catering, William Kovel of Catalyst, Geoff Janowski of Blue Ribbon BAR-B-Q, Sam Mason of Oddfellows Ice Cream Co., Seth and Angela Raynor of Boarding House, The Pearl and Corazon del Mar, Jeremy Sewall of Island Creek Oyster Bar and Paul Sussman of Back Deck. As a special treat, Island Creek Oyster Farm will be on hand to offer a Raw Bar and Wiches of Boston will be producing ‘Adult’ milkshakes.
Hoedown V will take place September 29, 2012 from 4:00-9:30 p.m. at Broad Oak Farm in Dedham, MA. For Debby Sabin, founder of Lovelane, the Hoedown is a night not only to raise money, but to celebrate the successes of the students that ride at Lovelane.
“Hoedown V will be an incredible evening, where new and old friends of Lovelane come together and celebrate not only the success of the program, but more importantly the success of our individual students,” said Sabin, “We are committed to continuing a program of excellence, and making a difference in the lives of our students and their families.”
For over twenty years Lovelane has been providing therapeutic horseback riding to children with special needs. Located in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Lovelane currently has 13 specially trained riding instructors and provides more than 4,400 individual therapeutic riding sessions a year to children and young adults.
Therapeutic horseback riding is a proven, yet costly, form of therapy. Each individual lesson at Lovelane is subsidized by the organization, and more than 40% of the families in the Lovelane program receive tuition assistance so their children may continue to ride on a regular basis. Funds raised by the Hoedown and other special events support the cost of the program and enable the organization to continue to offer this assistance.
With a waiting list for lessons between 1-5 years, Lovelane is a successful and well-respected non-profit organization that is focused on providing therapeutic services that dramatically impact the physical, cognitive and social development of the children in the program. For all the information you need, pleas check out Lovelanes' Official Site
Vintage Punk Rock - The Guns!
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So in 1982 a bunch of 12-15 year olds called "The Guns" had their debut performance at "The BEer Bash" which was in the home of a Cleveland band "Spike in Vain". One show did it all
The performance generated an instant following for the band because of songs like "I'm Not Right," about a lack of acceptance from their peers, and "Locked Inside," about feeling trapped without adult freedoms.
The trio immediately started gigging at places like The Pop Shop, a club that was in the basement of the larger Agora venue; The Cleveland Underground, a bar in The Flats that was a strip club up to the moment the bands came in (meaning bands played with stripper poles between themselves and the audience); The Lakefront, a derelict hole-in-the-wall of a bar just a couple blocks up from where Cleveland Browns Stadium now stands...
Smog Veil Records reissue of the album is coming soon. Check out
"I'm Not Right" (audio only via You Tube) to hear some really great 80's punk.
So in 1982 a bunch of 12-15 year olds called "The Guns" had their debut performance at "The BEer Bash" which was in the home of a Cleveland band "Spike in Vain". One show did it all
The performance generated an instant following for the band because of songs like "I'm Not Right," about a lack of acceptance from their peers, and "Locked Inside," about feeling trapped without adult freedoms.
The trio immediately started gigging at places like The Pop Shop, a club that was in the basement of the larger Agora venue; The Cleveland Underground, a bar in The Flats that was a strip club up to the moment the bands came in (meaning bands played with stripper poles between themselves and the audience); The Lakefront, a derelict hole-in-the-wall of a bar just a couple blocks up from where Cleveland Browns Stadium now stands...
Smog Veil Records reissue of the album is coming soon. Check out
"I'm Not Right" (audio only via You Tube) to hear some really great 80's punk.
Box Set from Blur! 18 cds and 3 DVDs!
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21 years since the release of their debut album Leisure in 1991 and due to popular demand, Blur's body of work has been personally compiled by the band and gathered together in one box, due out July 31st (US). 18 cds and 3 DVD!
All seven studio albums are collected with over 5½ hours of unreleased material including 65 previously unreleased tracks and more than twice as many rarities, 3 DVDs, a collector's edition book featuring rare and unseen photos and a new and exclusive interview with the band, and a special limited edition 7-inch vinyl featuring a track recorded under the band's original name, Seymour. The box will also include a digital download code for the albums and all bonus material.
The collection - which sees the first 5 albums re-mastered by Frank Arkwright in Abbey Road Studios - has been fully overseen by Graham Coxon and producer Stephen Street.
Highlights of the box include early versions of tracks recorded for Leisure, bare bones early demos of the classic singles 'For Tomorrow' and 'Beetlebum', previously unheard songs 'Saturday Morning' and 'Hope You Find Your Suburbs' and never released sessions with Bill Laswell and the legendary session with XTC's Andy Partridge. Other rarities are 'Don't Bomb When You're The Bomb', 'The Wassailling Song' and 'Fools Day' which appear on CD for the first time. DVD material includes Live at Alexandra Palace 1994 and Live at Wembley 'The Singles Night' 1999.
In addition to the 21-disc Deluxe Box Set, all 7 studio albums will be available individually, each with a second disc of b-sides, previously hard-to-find tracks and exclusive bonus material.
A vinyl box set will also be available, with six of the seven albums on double-vinyl, highlighting iconic artwork and visuals from Banksy, David Shrigley and Graham Coxon among others. The vinyl box set will include a download code to access all of the bonus material digitally. Each of the 7 LPs will also be available separately on heavyweight vinyl.
Blur's 7 studio albums are: Leisure (1991), Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
All the information/track listing etc for the set can be found right here
21 years since the release of their debut album Leisure in 1991 and due to popular demand, Blur's body of work has been personally compiled by the band and gathered together in one box, due out July 31st (US). 18 cds and 3 DVD!
All seven studio albums are collected with over 5½ hours of unreleased material including 65 previously unreleased tracks and more than twice as many rarities, 3 DVDs, a collector's edition book featuring rare and unseen photos and a new and exclusive interview with the band, and a special limited edition 7-inch vinyl featuring a track recorded under the band's original name, Seymour. The box will also include a digital download code for the albums and all bonus material.
The collection - which sees the first 5 albums re-mastered by Frank Arkwright in Abbey Road Studios - has been fully overseen by Graham Coxon and producer Stephen Street.
Highlights of the box include early versions of tracks recorded for Leisure, bare bones early demos of the classic singles 'For Tomorrow' and 'Beetlebum', previously unheard songs 'Saturday Morning' and 'Hope You Find Your Suburbs' and never released sessions with Bill Laswell and the legendary session with XTC's Andy Partridge. Other rarities are 'Don't Bomb When You're The Bomb', 'The Wassailling Song' and 'Fools Day' which appear on CD for the first time. DVD material includes Live at Alexandra Palace 1994 and Live at Wembley 'The Singles Night' 1999.
In addition to the 21-disc Deluxe Box Set, all 7 studio albums will be available individually, each with a second disc of b-sides, previously hard-to-find tracks and exclusive bonus material.
A vinyl box set will also be available, with six of the seven albums on double-vinyl, highlighting iconic artwork and visuals from Banksy, David Shrigley and Graham Coxon among others. The vinyl box set will include a download code to access all of the bonus material digitally. Each of the 7 LPs will also be available separately on heavyweight vinyl.
Blur's 7 studio albums are: Leisure (1991), Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
All the information/track listing etc for the set can be found right here
Time for some catch up....
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So as we sorta “wrap up summer” why not catch up some?
First, why do we think (well myself and friends) always seem to think that once September 1sthits summer is “over”? Here in New England we have two of the better months of the year in September and October. You can easily sit on the porch/patio/deck in to early October..but I digress...
I had far to little corn on the cob again this year...and now that I think of it..not enough Hot Dogs on the grill too!
Lets poke around some the world of entertainment.
TV - Summer is quiet for TV for the most part. Found myself working on my netflix queue. The wife and I talked about doing AFI's Top 100 Films. I have been going off the "original" list from 1997. They update it every 10 so I figured why not hit the list from the first one as things drop off. For example the 1997 list has Titanic on it. Its been a slow process, but I am just about 50% done. My rules are simple, I have to see the whole movie, unedited. For example “Rocky”. I have seen pieces here and there..but never start to finish, so that is one I need to do. Have a look at the list and see how you are doing. Some of them are rough, but I have to remember when they were made. I skip around the list as well so I can mix newer with older. Sunset Blvd was really quite good, but..dare I say
Gone With The Wind I struggled with.
The only TV I make sure to watch in the Summer is Breaking Bad. Hands down the best show on TV, perhaps ever. I used to feel this way about Dexter . After season 4 of that they had a tough mountain to climb. I enjoy it a great deal still, and will subscribe to Showtime for the 12 weeks, then cancel it. Anyway, Breaking Bad has too few (2) episodes left of this abbreviated season. It comes back in July 2013 for the final eight episodes and we are done.
What do you suggest for series (Netflix is fine)? I am curious about
"Homeland" (see Showtime subscription) and I did watch Season 1 of
"Game of Thrones". Mad Men just waiting for that to come around again too.
Film
Talking theater here. I haven't seen anything in the theater this summer..nothing. Sure there is stuff I'd go to, but I can't get my act together. My hope is that I will see the Batman film early next week. Missed Avengers, not sure on Spiderman....I don't mind going to the theater for films from time to time, it just feels like if you miss the first two weeks, forget it..gone.
Music
I'll post up more of a concert calendar for September in a few days (yeah right).. The summer months have been quiet. If we go back to May I've been to Five shows. Radiohead, Phish, Iron Maiden, Umprhey's McGee and the band And So I Watch you From Afar.
On cd, if you are not listening, is just a ton of good stuff. Really, ask around to co-workers/friends what they are listening to. There is just so much good stuff that needs to be heard.
Books
Sadly I hardly read. It is awful. AS you can tell by how I write I could stand a good few long reading sessions. I started the latest Stephen King book , but I am a S-L-O-W reader. I'll stick with it. That is about it for the moment...more to come..at least that is what I tell you..and myself.
So as we sorta “wrap up summer” why not catch up some?
First, why do we think (well myself and friends) always seem to think that once September 1sthits summer is “over”? Here in New England we have two of the better months of the year in September and October. You can easily sit on the porch/patio/deck in to early October..but I digress...
I had far to little corn on the cob again this year...and now that I think of it..not enough Hot Dogs on the grill too!
Lets poke around some the world of entertainment.
TV - Summer is quiet for TV for the most part. Found myself working on my netflix queue. The wife and I talked about doing AFI's Top 100 Films. I have been going off the "original" list from 1997. They update it every 10 so I figured why not hit the list from the first one as things drop off. For example the 1997 list has Titanic on it. Its been a slow process, but I am just about 50% done. My rules are simple, I have to see the whole movie, unedited. For example “Rocky”. I have seen pieces here and there..but never start to finish, so that is one I need to do. Have a look at the list and see how you are doing. Some of them are rough, but I have to remember when they were made. I skip around the list as well so I can mix newer with older. Sunset Blvd was really quite good, but..dare I say
Gone With The Wind I struggled with.
The only TV I make sure to watch in the Summer is Breaking Bad. Hands down the best show on TV, perhaps ever. I used to feel this way about Dexter . After season 4 of that they had a tough mountain to climb. I enjoy it a great deal still, and will subscribe to Showtime for the 12 weeks, then cancel it. Anyway, Breaking Bad has too few (2) episodes left of this abbreviated season. It comes back in July 2013 for the final eight episodes and we are done.
What do you suggest for series (Netflix is fine)? I am curious about
"Homeland" (see Showtime subscription) and I did watch Season 1 of
"Game of Thrones". Mad Men just waiting for that to come around again too.
Film
Talking theater here. I haven't seen anything in the theater this summer..nothing. Sure there is stuff I'd go to, but I can't get my act together. My hope is that I will see the Batman film early next week. Missed Avengers, not sure on Spiderman....I don't mind going to the theater for films from time to time, it just feels like if you miss the first two weeks, forget it..gone.
Music
I'll post up more of a concert calendar for September in a few days (yeah right).. The summer months have been quiet. If we go back to May I've been to Five shows. Radiohead, Phish, Iron Maiden, Umprhey's McGee and the band And So I Watch you From Afar.
On cd, if you are not listening, is just a ton of good stuff. Really, ask around to co-workers/friends what they are listening to. There is just so much good stuff that needs to be heard.
Books
Sadly I hardly read. It is awful. AS you can tell by how I write I could stand a good few long reading sessions. I started the latest Stephen King book , but I am a S-L-O-W reader. I'll stick with it. That is about it for the moment...more to come..at least that is what I tell you..and myself.
Michael Kiwanuka - Paradise, Boston Show Review
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Michael Kiwanuka
Paradise Rock Club
Boston MA
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Support – Foy Vance, Marcus Foster
I've been lucky to have seen many a great show in 25+ years of going to concerts and just the other night I saw one that sky rocketed in to my top ten shows of all time list. British Singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka brought the house down at the Paradise on a cool late summer evening.
Arriving on stage shortly after 10 Michael and his band (five other players) would play for a little over one hour and have us all in the trance. A bad reviewer moment here, I don't know the guys in the band name. Percussion, drums, bass, keyboard and guitar they all deserve equal credit. Percussion was all over the place, he was never not moving. The drumming was solid and tight all night long.
Michael would rotate between acoustic and electric guitars. From the opener “I'll Get Along” we knew we were going to be in for a treat. Michael has an easy stage presence. He gets in to it, but not over the top. Almost embarrassed to let it all go. His shy smile adds to the charm of set as he seems surprised at times with the enthusiastic reactions. “Tell me a Tale” was extended to about 10 minutes and the band really seemed to have fun stretching out early in the set.
A few songs later Michael thanked us for coming and introduced “May This be Love”, a Jimi Hendrix tune. They then proceeded to make this song their own. An extended, and very hard hit, drum kit fires off with the keyboardist for a tight version, and by the time Michael comes back in on the vocals the audience just erupts in approval. They then calmly wrap up the song, a roadie appears and trades guitars and they go in to “I'm Getting Ready”. This was the track that introduced me to his music so it was a thrill to hear, and in a blink of an eye it was over. He offered up vocal assistance to the audience saying “You can sing along if you'd like”. Smiles on faces kept many from singing.Micheal was not overly chatty, keeping the focus on the music. He'd talk quickly about a “new song” and told a nice story before playing “Rest” about how he wanted to play it for us in the style that it was written. Roughly translated to he did this acoustic with just a bass part. The audience was respectful the whole night, but this was that “moment”. A few hundred people watching...listening...you didn't hear chatter, bottles clank. Moments like that at a show can add so very much.
The whole show wrapped up with a cover of the Bill Withers song “I Don't Know”. This was another very extended jam with a lot of sing alongs. The band would leave the stage and the houselights would come up. There would be no encore.
Full Setlist:
I'll Get AlongTell Me A Tale
Always Waiting
Bone
May This Be Love (Jimi Hendrix)
I'm Getting Ready
Rest
Home Again
If You'd Dare (new)
I Don't Know (Bill Withers)
So what was it that made it make my “top 10” shows of all time list. A series of things helped. A great sound system, fantastic songs and the right people that shelled out the 20 bucks. Everyone “got it”.
See him live if you get the chance. You can thank me later..but thank Micheal first for such an honestly breath taking show. No fancy lights, no smoke just a very committed crew of guys creating one of the most perfect 70 minutes I've personally ever heard.Just two more images to share: The set list from stage:
If anyone knows the band members, comment away I'd love to reference them.
Links:
Official Site
Facebook
Twitter
Some Tubage
I'm Getting Ready
May This Be Love
Michael Kiwanuka
Paradise Rock Club
Boston MA
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Support – Foy Vance, Marcus Foster
I've been lucky to have seen many a great show in 25+ years of going to concerts and just the other night I saw one that sky rocketed in to my top ten shows of all time list. British Singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka brought the house down at the Paradise on a cool late summer evening.
Arriving on stage shortly after 10 Michael and his band (five other players) would play for a little over one hour and have us all in the trance. A bad reviewer moment here, I don't know the guys in the band name. Percussion, drums, bass, keyboard and guitar they all deserve equal credit. Percussion was all over the place, he was never not moving. The drumming was solid and tight all night long.
Michael would rotate between acoustic and electric guitars. From the opener “I'll Get Along” we knew we were going to be in for a treat. Michael has an easy stage presence. He gets in to it, but not over the top. Almost embarrassed to let it all go. His shy smile adds to the charm of set as he seems surprised at times with the enthusiastic reactions. “Tell me a Tale” was extended to about 10 minutes and the band really seemed to have fun stretching out early in the set.
A few songs later Michael thanked us for coming and introduced “May This be Love”, a Jimi Hendrix tune. They then proceeded to make this song their own. An extended, and very hard hit, drum kit fires off with the keyboardist for a tight version, and by the time Michael comes back in on the vocals the audience just erupts in approval. They then calmly wrap up the song, a roadie appears and trades guitars and they go in to “I'm Getting Ready”. This was the track that introduced me to his music so it was a thrill to hear, and in a blink of an eye it was over. He offered up vocal assistance to the audience saying “You can sing along if you'd like”. Smiles on faces kept many from singing.Micheal was not overly chatty, keeping the focus on the music. He'd talk quickly about a “new song” and told a nice story before playing “Rest” about how he wanted to play it for us in the style that it was written. Roughly translated to he did this acoustic with just a bass part. The audience was respectful the whole night, but this was that “moment”. A few hundred people watching...listening...you didn't hear chatter, bottles clank. Moments like that at a show can add so very much.
The whole show wrapped up with a cover of the Bill Withers song “I Don't Know”. This was another very extended jam with a lot of sing alongs. The band would leave the stage and the houselights would come up. There would be no encore.
Full Setlist:
I'll Get AlongTell Me A Tale
Always Waiting
Bone
May This Be Love (Jimi Hendrix)
I'm Getting Ready
Rest
Home Again
If You'd Dare (new)
I Don't Know (Bill Withers)
So what was it that made it make my “top 10” shows of all time list. A series of things helped. A great sound system, fantastic songs and the right people that shelled out the 20 bucks. Everyone “got it”.
See him live if you get the chance. You can thank me later..but thank Micheal first for such an honestly breath taking show. No fancy lights, no smoke just a very committed crew of guys creating one of the most perfect 70 minutes I've personally ever heard.Just two more images to share:
The set list from stage:If anyone knows the band members, comment away I'd love to reference them.Links:
Official Site
Some Tubage
I'm Getting Ready
May This Be Love
Lovelane - Hoedown V September 29th
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This Saturday in Dedham, MA the Tedeschi Trucks Band will headline "Hoedown V" a benefit for the Lovelane Special Needs Horse Riding Program. The even will have music, games and great food to raise funds for therapeutic horseback riding services.
Grammy award winning Tedechi Trucks Band are slated to perform. This biennial event is the premiere fundraiser for the Lovelane program. This year’s theme is “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” In addition to Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hoedown V will also include a live set from the James Montgomery Band. Guests are encouraged to dust off their cowboy boots and dress casually for a night of dancing, eating and mingling, all to benefit the children with special needs who participate in Lovelane’s therapeutic riding program.
Many of Boston’s best chefs have already signed on to participate in the event, including Marc Orfaly of Pigalle, Mark Goldberg of PARK, Rodney Murillo of Davio’s, Dave Becker of Sweet Basil, Christopher Coombs of Deuxave, Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table, Courtney Forrester of Sweet, Andy Husbands of Tremont 647, Phyllis Kaplowitz of Baker’s Best Catering, William Kovel of Catalyst, Geoff Janowski of Blue Ribbon BAR-B-Q, Sam Mason of Oddfellows Ice Cream Co., Seth and Angela Raynor of Boarding House, The Pearl and Corazon del Mar, Jeremy Sewall of Island Creek Oyster Bar and Paul Sussman of Back Deck. As a special treat, Island Creek Oyster Farm will be on hand to offer a Raw Bar and Wiches of Boston will be producing ‘Adult’ milkshakes.
Hoedown V will take place September 29, 2012 from 4:00-9:30 p.m. at Broad Oak Farm in Dedham, MA. For Debby Sabin, founder of Lovelane, the Hoedown is a night not only to raise money, but to celebrate the successes of the students that ride at Lovelane.
“Hoedown V will be an incredible evening, where new and old friends of Lovelane come together and celebrate not only the success of the program, but more importantly the success of our individual students,” said Sabin, “We are committed to continuing a program of excellence, and making a difference in the lives of our students and their families.”
For over twenty years Lovelane has been providing therapeutic horseback riding to children with special needs. Located in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Lovelane currently has 13 specially trained riding instructors and provides more than 4,400 individual therapeutic riding sessions a year to children and young adults.
Therapeutic horseback riding is a proven, yet costly, form of therapy. Each individual lesson at Lovelane is subsidized by the organization, and more than 40% of the families in the Lovelane program receive tuition assistance so their children may continue to ride on a regular basis. Funds raised by the Hoedown and other special events support the cost of the program and enable the organization to continue to offer this assistance.
With a waiting list for lessons between 1-5 years, Lovelane is a successful and well-respected non-profit organization that is focused on providing therapeutic services that dramatically impact the physical, cognitive and social development of the children in the program. For all the information you need, pleas check out Lovelanes' Official Site
This Saturday in Dedham, MA the Tedeschi Trucks Band will headline "Hoedown V" a benefit for the Lovelane Special Needs Horse Riding Program. The even will have music, games and great food to raise funds for therapeutic horseback riding services.
Grammy award winning Tedechi Trucks Band are slated to perform. This biennial event is the premiere fundraiser for the Lovelane program. This year’s theme is “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” In addition to Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hoedown V will also include a live set from the James Montgomery Band. Guests are encouraged to dust off their cowboy boots and dress casually for a night of dancing, eating and mingling, all to benefit the children with special needs who participate in Lovelane’s therapeutic riding program.
Many of Boston’s best chefs have already signed on to participate in the event, including Marc Orfaly of Pigalle, Mark Goldberg of PARK, Rodney Murillo of Davio’s, Dave Becker of Sweet Basil, Christopher Coombs of Deuxave, Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table, Courtney Forrester of Sweet, Andy Husbands of Tremont 647, Phyllis Kaplowitz of Baker’s Best Catering, William Kovel of Catalyst, Geoff Janowski of Blue Ribbon BAR-B-Q, Sam Mason of Oddfellows Ice Cream Co., Seth and Angela Raynor of Boarding House, The Pearl and Corazon del Mar, Jeremy Sewall of Island Creek Oyster Bar and Paul Sussman of Back Deck. As a special treat, Island Creek Oyster Farm will be on hand to offer a Raw Bar and Wiches of Boston will be producing ‘Adult’ milkshakes.
Hoedown V will take place September 29, 2012 from 4:00-9:30 p.m. at Broad Oak Farm in Dedham, MA. For Debby Sabin, founder of Lovelane, the Hoedown is a night not only to raise money, but to celebrate the successes of the students that ride at Lovelane.
“Hoedown V will be an incredible evening, where new and old friends of Lovelane come together and celebrate not only the success of the program, but more importantly the success of our individual students,” said Sabin, “We are committed to continuing a program of excellence, and making a difference in the lives of our students and their families.”
For over twenty years Lovelane has been providing therapeutic horseback riding to children with special needs. Located in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Lovelane currently has 13 specially trained riding instructors and provides more than 4,400 individual therapeutic riding sessions a year to children and young adults.
Therapeutic horseback riding is a proven, yet costly, form of therapy. Each individual lesson at Lovelane is subsidized by the organization, and more than 40% of the families in the Lovelane program receive tuition assistance so their children may continue to ride on a regular basis. Funds raised by the Hoedown and other special events support the cost of the program and enable the organization to continue to offer this assistance.
With a waiting list for lessons between 1-5 years, Lovelane is a successful and well-respected non-profit organization that is focused on providing therapeutic services that dramatically impact the physical, cognitive and social development of the children in the program. For all the information you need, pleas check out Lovelanes' Official Site
29 Eylül 2012 Cumartesi
This Child Behind The Glass Looks Like a Girl (Digital Art Over Photograph By Gustavo Thomas. 2012)
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"Detroit Industry", A Diego Rivera's Fresco at the Detroit Institute of Arts (2012)
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To look at any of the Mexican masters of art in museums and exhibitions abroad is not only very interesting but it also makes one very proud. The history of the Detroit Institute of Arts and Diego Rivera (as well as the fashion of wondering what Frida Kahlo was doing at that same time) is already part of the mythology of the history of art in Mexico, and possibly in the world. Although Detroit is currently not the best place to visit in the United States (the city is mired in an economic crisis that has left it half-desolate and with extremely high levels of violence and poverty), the DIA, as the museum is known, is still one of the best places to appreciate world-class painting and its collection is truly one of the most beautiful and interesting that I have seen. *
The fresco (mural) "Detroit Industry" was painted by Diego Rivera between 1932 and 1933; we Mexicans know it from our elementary school books (at least those of my school years) and its images are present in tens of illustrations about Mexican muralism. Its main theme is precisely the Detroit industry, which is none other than the automotive and related ones. Apparently it's Diego Rivera's the largest mural outside Mexico.
Just after one enters the museum the receptionists offer detailed information about the highlights of their permanent collection among which, of course, is "The Industry Of Detroit"; you receive a clear explanation of how to get to the room where the mural is, in the central hall of the museum, a privileged space due to its light and spaciousness.
After what little I've read of the research that Renato González Mello has done on the esoteric part of Diego Rivera in his works in Mexico City (especially the mural in the central building of the minister of education, "La SEP"), I could look at this fresco in Detroit with a new idea in my head; at some other moment I would have contemplated it only aesthetically as a perhaps direct and propagandistic remnant of social movements of the last century (like socialism, class conflict, etc.) and, though it certainly is very influenced by that, the addition of an esoteric interpretation extends the enjoyment and learning from what is observed. Then those images of curvy women, of plants and fruits, of earth, roots and seeds, and of course the positions of the characters and the colors used within the overall composition of the painting, acquire another dimension. Obviously I am not an expert and I will not delve deeper, but I can refer you to the latest research on the work of Diego Rivera by Dr. González Mello et al.I share here my photos of the mural. I hope you enjoy them.
Slideshow of photographs of Diego Rivera's fresco "Detroit Industry"
* I've already published in the Blog some photographs of Vincent van Gogh's painting The Diggers.
About "Detroit's destruction" maybe this note by the BBC about Detropia, a documentary, helps to understand the current situation in the city: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19578766
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| "Detroit Industry" A Diego Rivera's fresco at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Gustavo Thomas © 2012) |
To look at any of the Mexican masters of art in museums and exhibitions abroad is not only very interesting but it also makes one very proud. The history of the Detroit Institute of Arts and Diego Rivera (as well as the fashion of wondering what Frida Kahlo was doing at that same time) is already part of the mythology of the history of art in Mexico, and possibly in the world. Although Detroit is currently not the best place to visit in the United States (the city is mired in an economic crisis that has left it half-desolate and with extremely high levels of violence and poverty), the DIA, as the museum is known, is still one of the best places to appreciate world-class painting and its collection is truly one of the most beautiful and interesting that I have seen. *
The fresco (mural) "Detroit Industry" was painted by Diego Rivera between 1932 and 1933; we Mexicans know it from our elementary school books (at least those of my school years) and its images are present in tens of illustrations about Mexican muralism. Its main theme is precisely the Detroit industry, which is none other than the automotive and related ones. Apparently it's Diego Rivera's the largest mural outside Mexico.
Just after one enters the museum the receptionists offer detailed information about the highlights of their permanent collection among which, of course, is "The Industry Of Detroit"; you receive a clear explanation of how to get to the room where the mural is, in the central hall of the museum, a privileged space due to its light and spaciousness.
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| "Detroit Industry" A Diego Rivera's fresco at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Gustavo Thomas © 2012) |
After what little I've read of the research that Renato González Mello has done on the esoteric part of Diego Rivera in his works in Mexico City (especially the mural in the central building of the minister of education, "La SEP"), I could look at this fresco in Detroit with a new idea in my head; at some other moment I would have contemplated it only aesthetically as a perhaps direct and propagandistic remnant of social movements of the last century (like socialism, class conflict, etc.) and, though it certainly is very influenced by that, the addition of an esoteric interpretation extends the enjoyment and learning from what is observed. Then those images of curvy women, of plants and fruits, of earth, roots and seeds, and of course the positions of the characters and the colors used within the overall composition of the painting, acquire another dimension. Obviously I am not an expert and I will not delve deeper, but I can refer you to the latest research on the work of Diego Rivera by Dr. González Mello et al.I share here my photos of the mural. I hope you enjoy them.
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| "Detroit Industry" A Diego Rivera's fresco at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Gustavo Thomas © 2012) |
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| "Detroit Industry" A Diego Rivera's fresco at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Gustavo Thomas © 2012) |
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| "Detroit Industry" A Diego Rivera's fresco at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Gustavo Thomas © 2012) |
Slideshow of photographs of Diego Rivera's fresco "Detroit Industry"
* I've already published in the Blog some photographs of Vincent van Gogh's painting The Diggers.
About "Detroit's destruction" maybe this note by the BBC about Detropia, a documentary, helps to understand the current situation in the city: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19578766
Texts, photographs and videos in this Blog are all author's property, except when marked. All rights reserved by Gustavo Thomas.If you have any interest in using any text, photograph or video from this Blog, for commercial use or not, please contact Gustavo Thomas at gustavothomastheatre@gmail.com.
A Children's Tale Tree (Digital Painting By Gustavo Thomas. 2012)
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(Digital Painting. Gustavo Thomas © 2012. All Rights Reserved.)
To tell stories for children, either by writing or playing, you need a fantastic tree full of colour and simplicity.
There will be time to start writing them ...
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| A Children's Tale Tree |
To tell stories for children, either by writing or playing, you need a fantastic tree full of colour and simplicity.
There will be time to start writing them ...
Texts, photographs and videos in this Blog are all author's property, except when marked. All rights reserved by Gustavo Thomas.If you have any interest in using any text, photograph or video from this Blog, for commercial use or not, please contact Gustavo Thomas at gustavothomastheatre@gmail.com.
Armando Partida about Oscar Liera . Homage to Oscar Liera at Foro Luces de Bohemia. (1997)
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I apologize (once again) to the English speaking followers of this Blog, this is a video only in Spanish: Armando Partida, the Mexican theatrical researcher, talks about Mexican playwright Oscar Liera during the homage realized in 1997 at Foro Luces de Bohemia in Mexico City.
Armando Partida sobre Oscar Liera:
Armando Partida: sobre Oscar Liera (1997) from Gustavo Thomas on Vimeo.
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| Armando Partida during his talk about Oscar Liera. (Gustavo Thomas © 1997) |
I apologize (once again) to the English speaking followers of this Blog, this is a video only in Spanish: Armando Partida, the Mexican theatrical researcher, talks about Mexican playwright Oscar Liera during the homage realized in 1997 at Foro Luces de Bohemia in Mexico City.
Armando Partida sobre Oscar Liera:
Armando Partida: sobre Oscar Liera (1997) from Gustavo Thomas on Vimeo.
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Bearded Man With Red Pillows (Digital Work Over Photograph By Gustavo Thomas. 2012)
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(Digital Art Over Photograph. By Gustavo Thomas © 2012. All Rights Reserved)
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| Bearded Man With Red Pillows |
(Digital Art Over Photograph. By Gustavo Thomas © 2012. All Rights Reserved)
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28 Eylül 2012 Cuma
Lucinda Williams Portland 8/2
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Lucinda Williams
Drove to Epping NH and met our friend Brad then headed up the coast to Portland for the Lucinda Williams show at State Theatre. But first a yummy dinner at Sebago Brewery. The lobster/bacon mac and cheese was AWESOME! The Oatmeal Stout sure made Jay happy! Next a quick stop at Novare Res a funky beer joint in downtown Portland. After a quick hike we arrived to hear a couple of songs by the opening act Amy Cook.
Lucinda took the stage at 9:10Set list according to tonyg Right in Time
Pineola
I Lost It
Greenville (Doug on pedal steel)
West (!)
Sweet Side
Drunken Angel
Buttercup
Seeing Black
Come On
Essence
Band Intros
Unsuffer Me
Righteously
Out of Touch
Honey Bee
Joy (with David Garza)
Blessed
I Live My Life (Fats Domino)
Get Right With God (with Amy and David)
Overall a good show, next up the Calvin in Northampton Saturday.More Portland images: http://smu.gs/NezieyMore Lucinda images: http://www.photosbynanci.com/Lucinda2009.html
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Lucinda Williams
Drove to Epping NH and met our friend Brad then headed up the coast to Portland for the Lucinda Williams show at State Theatre. But first a yummy dinner at Sebago Brewery. The lobster/bacon mac and cheese was AWESOME! The Oatmeal Stout sure made Jay happy! Next a quick stop at Novare Res a funky beer joint in downtown Portland. After a quick hike we arrived to hear a couple of songs by the opening act Amy Cook.
Lucinda took the stage at 9:10Set list according to tonyg Right in Time
Pineola
I Lost It
Greenville (Doug on pedal steel)
West (!)
Sweet Side
Drunken Angel
Buttercup
Seeing Black
Come On
Essence
Band Intros
Unsuffer Me
Righteously
Out of Touch
Honey Bee
Joy (with David Garza)
Blessed
I Live My Life (Fats Domino)
Get Right With God (with Amy and David)
Overall a good show, next up the Calvin in Northampton Saturday.More Portland images: http://smu.gs/NezieyMore Lucinda images: http://www.photosbynanci.com/Lucinda2009.html
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Lucinda Williams Calvin Noho 8/4
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On a steamy August night, the girl from Lake Charles Louisiana rolled into Northampton Ma for a show at the Calvin Theatre.
Lu, as she's affectionately called by her fans, took the stage around 9:05 p.m. and played until a little after 11. She opened with "World Without Tears" and closed with "Get Right with God". With only one serious glitch--no lyrics in the songbook for "Righteously", Lucinda, ever the professional played
right on, jumping into a song Tom Petty recorded "Changed the Locks." After locating the lyrics she and her band tore through "Righteously."
The show was opened by Austin TX artist Amy Cook accompanied by David Garza. They also joined Williams and the band for the final encore "Get Right with God."
Overall a great show from the Louisiana fire-cracker!
Setlist by tonyg
World Without Tears
People Talking
Lake Charles
Concrete and Barbed Wire
Greenville
Copenhagen
Fruits of My Labor
Blue
Are You Down
Real Live Bleeding Fingers
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Essence
Come On
Not My Cross to Bear
Band intros
Righteously (aborted)
Changed The Locks
Righteously
Honey Bee
Joy
Bitter Memory
Blessed
I Live My Life
Get Right With God
Check out this masslive review:
Donnie Moorehouse Review
More Calvin images: http://smu.gs/Ni8HxcMore Lucinda images: http://www.photosbynanci.com/Lucinda2009.html
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On a steamy August night, the girl from Lake Charles Louisiana rolled into Northampton Ma for a show at the Calvin Theatre.Lu, as she's affectionately called by her fans, took the stage around 9:05 p.m. and played until a little after 11. She opened with "World Without Tears" and closed with "Get Right with God". With only one serious glitch--no lyrics in the songbook for "Righteously", Lucinda, ever the professional played
right on, jumping into a song Tom Petty recorded "Changed the Locks." After locating the lyrics she and her band tore through "Righteously."The show was opened by Austin TX artist Amy Cook accompanied by David Garza. They also joined Williams and the band for the final encore "Get Right with God."
Overall a great show from the Louisiana fire-cracker!
Setlist by tonyg
World Without Tears
People Talking
Lake Charles
Concrete and Barbed Wire
Greenville
Copenhagen
Fruits of My Labor
Blue
Are You Down
Real Live Bleeding Fingers
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Essence
Come On
Not My Cross to Bear
Band intros
Righteously (aborted)
Changed The Locks
Righteously
Honey Bee
Joy
Bitter Memory
Blessed
I Live My Life
Get Right With God
Check out this masslive review:
Donnie Moorehouse Review
More Calvin images: http://smu.gs/Ni8HxcMore Lucinda images: http://www.photosbynanci.com/Lucinda2009.html
Follow Photos By Nanci at:photosbynanci.com
Photos by Nanci Blog
SmugMug Galleries
YouTube
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