tinnitus photography

i also heard that i'm very likely to be approved for the Paul McCartney show at Fenway... i shot him there before, but am happy to have another go at it, as i didn't bring a step stool and was not super psyched w/ my shots.

Swans tmrw. it's been kinda slow for me but i did see 5 shows over 9 days recently.

i find the concept of an Englishman like Robyn living in the sweaty hellhole of the South somewhat humorous. though i guess that Ray Davies survived in NOLA for a while, so anything's possible.

does Robyn (and by extension, Pat) live in Nashville now?

just back from their tour, hitting active volcano and virgin spruce forest sites. it was extra kvlt. also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYSnZRDe7h4

have they set a record for band calling it quits the longest after their sell-by date?

FLAG!

Marty Willson-Piper tonight! i hope he plays "Chromium," one of my all-time favorite Church songs.

well last night was really fun!

not exactly (at least according to this washington post article w/ a very misleading, clickbaity title

Sleep and Windhand, with my youngest son. \m/

yeah after seeing the NO FRACKING sticker on his Jazzmaster a few years ago, i figured he wasn't pals with Charlton Heston or Dick Cheney.

is Nels a gun rights guy, or was he not available to sign the petition?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcYeLRI76No

i was gonna see Bonnie Prince Billy and Bitchin Bajas but gave my tickets to friends as it's our oldest son's last day home before heading out to summer camp for 4 weeks.

a friend of mine put it pretty well: So in review after systematically ripping off their customers for 15+ years this is the punishment for Ticketmaster: 1- They get to fill venues that would otherwise be 1/3 or 1/2 full and are not forced to give away tickets to highly in-demand events. They aren't losing tickets that otherwise would have been sold. 2- Only one "money off" voucher can be used per purchase which essentially makes it a coupon. $2.50 is such an insignificant amount of money (won't even offset fees) that these are likely going to encourage more ticket sales. 3- This lawsuit i

i see a lot of House of Blues shows in your future.

Good choice

A band named Garden Ruin also has a Calexico cover in its arsenal?

kinda like her not debating Bernie on all those promised instances.

the comp is comprised of pretty rare/hard to find 70s Swedish prog/psych bands... Reine (Dungen gtr) i think works pretty closely w/ Subliminal Sounds, who have an outstanding track record in reissuing those sorts of bands, as well as current stuff too. if i had a time machine i'd be OK w/ Stockholm, 1974. this song is so, so awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0P4_fmv1qE

The Amazing also sing in English, and Reine plays guitar w/ them. I do have that Life On Earth record, and should pull it off the shelves tonight. you know what compilation is just totally great? This one: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Essence-Of-Swedish-Progressive-Music-1967-1979-Pregnant-Rainbows-For-Colourblind-Dreamer/release/1517945

man this is so good. i've never heard Dungen sing in English before, and it sounds a bit strange. i am actually kinda bummed that i'll be in London during the time they play The Sinclair next week. http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2016/06/08/the-lagniappe-sessions-dungen-cover-aphex-twin-and-wil-malone/

no, i grew up in western MA, outside of Spfld. We talk pretty normal out that way. Once you get 10 or so miles west of Worcester, you're pretty much free from local dialects (parents withstanding, of course). but now that you've mentioned it, i've gone over in my head how i'd pronounce and you might be on to something.

on the plus side, if you don't get a Cure ticket, you can go see Dungen at Sinclair (which for me is the arguably better show, albeit that The Cure last played Boston in 2008).