tangara

fineart, I think you have to go to the XRT site and become an XRT VIP. Not sure, though.

I'm in...dancefloor, baby!

was at Pitchfork on Friday for YLT which was great but again too short... sounded good from up front. Wish they would come around more. Great version of Spiders performed in Brooklyn with our boys

Oh, that would have been epic. How cool!

Ticketmaster presale was noon central, right? No GA seats available.

I went. Which sets did you like best?

I loved Beirut. Thermals surprised me a bit. Ponytail was bizarre but kind of fantastic. Blitzen Trapper was close to perfect. The aftershow was good too, but I preferred the set at the park, probably because of the sunshine.

Bummed I didn't get to browse Flatstock properly.

well, i bought cardinology on a whim a few weeks ago, and i'm forcing myself to listen to it. so far i like a few songs. some of it is just so dramatic, especially the vocals. as i said before, i just wish he was just sing his songs straight and not do all these quivering inflections etc. the band is amazing though. i really do love that cardinals sound.

I truly love Ryan Adams, but Cardinology is probably my least favorite of his records. And the quivery, cheesy vocals you describe are made doubly worse in the live show when Neal Casal chimes in. All of my boots from the last tour have Neal waaaay too high in the mix.

I'm actually heading in to chicago from out of town to see Lollapalooza and am catching a few latenights at the Metro. Any suggestions for viewing strategies?

If you have a good set of earplugs, you can usually get pretty close to the rail on the left side of the stage in front of the speakers, even if you arrive quite late.

If you can get there really early, I like to watch from the front row of the balcony sometimes, too. Easy access to the upstairs bar

Winter Tour w/ Justin Townes Earle!

 

Nov 5 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

Nov 6 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre

Nov 7 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Nov 8 - Montreal, QUE @ Le National

Nov 13 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

Nov 16 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

Nov 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

Nov 18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

Nov 20 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall

Dec 3 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

Dec 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

Dec 5 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

Dec 6 - Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird Nightclub

Dec 8 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House

Dec 9 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

 

f'n SICK

And Jessica Lea Mayfield, at the Milwaukee date at least. Tickets purchased

I might do Philly or Seattle. Probably not both.

I should be getting there pretty early (3ish?) to tailgate and stake out a spot. I'll likely be wearing a bright purple hoodie...if you see me, come say hi!

I read that elsewhere...where is the Coachella site rumor coming from?

Is anyone else going to the Chicago show on Sunday?

Heh, cool! I'll keep an eye out.

i freakin' love evil urges for the most part.

I do too.

And I think this answers my question from the other day...thanks, Analog!

James also revealed that he's in the beginning stages of working on a full length solo record, but it's still coming to fruition. "It's not planned or mapped out; I'm just kind of setting up a home studio and star ting to get into that again. Sit around by myself and play stuff. I think that's in the works but it's hard to say when."

So that site says "Full Length Solo Record Coming Soon".

D'you think they're referring to the Harrison cover record, or a separate Yim project?

I've had the Harrison thing for a few years now and it's really nice. I think "Behind That Locked Door" was featured on a Bloodshot compilation already, but the rest is worth hearing, too.

Yes, good call. "Behind That Locked Door" is on Bloodshot's For A Decade of Sin, and I also have it on The Mother Lodge: A Tribute To The Rudyard Kipling, Vol. 1.

The single is good, but so so slick. I hope they haven't sanded all the rough edges off the songs.

Top sets:

1. Bon Iver. The singalong on The Wolves (Acts I & II) finally worked. The crowd was totally into it. The Dearland horns were a beautiful addition. And he covered "I Feel Like Going Home" by Yo La Tengo...greatness.

2. Al Green. He can still lay it down. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a bunch of Bonnababies conceived after that set.

3. Phish Friday. Incredibly tight set and so many great tunes. Sunday was kind of Bonnaruined by Bruce, IMO...he killed the flow of the set. Did we really need to hear "Glory Days" AGAIN?

Good times. I'd go again next year.

I didn't care for the Roo set. Just didn't grab me like the DBT stuff does.

As a nod to Father’s Day, the children of all four band members emerged at the start of the night to sit onstage in a bathtub while their fathers played the song “Brother” for the first time since 2003’s IT festival.

Is that who that was? How cute!

Roo and Alpine shows were fantastic. I just got tickets for the Chicago date. It's like 1997 all over again

I can't believe this is next week

Ticket has sold. Thanks all for your interest.

I'd go:

Emotionalism

Mignonette

Four Thieves

Gleam EPs

Carolina

Yeah, I like this. Emotionalism is definitely the place to start.

Man, that's jacked up. Poor Jeff! Glad he's okay.

Beautiful lineup top to bottom. I highly recommend checking out Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter if you're not familiar with them. And I wish the Moondoggies would play anywhere other than Seattle sometimes.

I wouldn't mind living there.

I would mind paying $1550 a month for it.