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Riot Fest Day 3:

 

Nick Lowe, B-52's, Guided By Voices, Bob Mould, Patti Smith, Raconteurs and Bikini Kill 

The Village People and Ween!!!

was really surprised to learn that he was 75. i mean, Macca is 77 and the last Beatles record was 7 years before the 1st Cars record. 

it was a record release show for the new major stars album, in the tiny upstairs of the hong kong in harvard square. chris’ trio was tight and purposeful, mountain movers spun out some beautiful psychedelia, and then major stars came in like a guitar tornado. i can’t believe it’s taken me so long to see them live- i won’t miss them again (the new record is fantastic, BTW).

Wayne gave me a copy when i saw Major Stars open for Howlin Rain a few weeks back. i like it but they will always be first and foremost a live band to me. the good news is that they play every 8-12 weeks it seems, so you will get plenty of chances. I think i've seen them 4-5 times this year already. 

Malkmus - "Lariat"

We lived on Tennyson and venison and The Grateful Dead
It was Mudhoney summer, Torch of Mystics, Double Bummer

i saw Sleep there last year... what a cool venue!

Is that the name of a band you are seeing tonight or commentary on the previous post?

hopefully both!

https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/jeff-tweedy-interview-wilco-ode-to-joy.html

jesus people are scum

 

 

 

I hope she comes back soon! Though, with some of the stuff she's been dealing with, I'd understand if she didn't.

i missed the reason she's taking a break (thought it was just to catch on living a normal life, though as a musician these days i'm not sure how you do that and still pay the bills).

chris brokaw rock band, mountain movers, major stars.

how was it?

i really want to see Mountain Movers... they have eluded me thus far in life. but i feel the tide changing.

Rick Nielsen couldn’t be a bigger nerd. He’s basically Pee Wee Herman with a five necked guitar.

yeah i can't make heads or tails out of that personnel move. i guess Mick and John still control the band. must have been over money but i can't imagine any of the members aren't absolutely rolling in it.

Cheap Trick. Great logo, great imagery. Pick the band member you identify with: the freak, the nerd, the hipster or the sex symbol.

which is the hipster and which is the sex symbol?

Marketing isn't just merch. To me, the best marketed bands are some of the boomer-classic rock acts who, after years and year of effort from their labels/PR/promoters/etc, get pushed into "legendary" status despite maybe only having one or two big albums like Fleetwood Mac. 

Fleetwood Mac is a weird example to draw... three (at least) distinct phases during their career, and one of the top selling records ever. 

for bands below at or below theater level, merch is their only way of marketing, really. you'll rarely hear them on radio or read about them in national print. i guess song placement works as marketing as well; Mogwai has had pretty good luck placing songs on tv shows and films.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1912841/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Metallica probably has the most shirts out there that I see people wearing

for an underground band, Sleep has the merch game dialed in to an outrageous degree.

White Stripes/Jack White

Van Halen

thx will check it out

anyone want to dole out a BC recommendation or two, either studio or something live via archive or dime?

you're my fact-checkin' cuz...

Dommengang - Love Jail

GBV - Pendulum

"Come on over tonight; we'll put on some Cat Butt and do it up right."

The Minutemen - "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing"

 

also...

fIREHOSE - "For the Singer of REM"

fIREHOSE - "Song for Elizabeth Cotten"

but aside from the titles, those people are never mentioned in the song...

The Soft Boys - Mr Kennedy

"Coming into Cleveland

Riding in the van with Sebadoh"

^^^ Love that Minutemen song!  Good choice.

i have met more than a few musicians in my time, but i can't think of anyone more genuine than Mike Watt. 

Minutemen - Tour Spiel "i dreamed I was e bloom

but I woke up joe bouchard"

Minutemen - History Lesson pt 2