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I am resurrecting this ancient thread to tell anyone who loved pre-Garden Ruin Calexico to listen to Sinner’s Shrine by Dean Owens. Calexico is the band. It sounds like old Calexico, but with a different lead singer, who’s not that far from what Joey Burns sounds like, and Joey sings backing vox on many songs. This album hit me from out of left field, and I think I’m going to have a hard time finding a better album this year. It’s like the Calexico I loved has been reborn on this album.

Have a great time and let me know how the show(s) are! I was so disappointed when they only scheduled shows in Brooklyn this time.

This was really great, by the way. Their records do not do them justice at all.

I’m expecting them to be kind of like The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, but with an Indian twist. I really don’t know what to expect. But it gets me out of the house.

Red Baraat

The situation in Ukraine is horrible. I’m not ignoring it, but I can’t talk about it. This is just one contemporaneous terrible thing too many for me. I am only checking the news once a day at this point because I just can’t take nothing but bad news any more, after two years of nothing but bad news. I hope Putin is brought to justice soon, but that is as much as I can say.

It’s been a long time since someone posted in this thread! I have been listening to Kurt on and off for the past few months and his music just keeps growing on me. I like the laid back vibe, and the songs are pretty strong, I will probably buy a ticket for one of his upcoming NYC shows.

If I had to choose from the 6 films I’ve seen of the nominees for Best Picture, I would definitely choose Belfast. I thought it was great. I mostly saw it as a character study of a family just trying to live their lives.

Yes, that was the ticket I had in my cart: $65 face, $85 total with fees for the balcony. Tickets way down front were $175 before fees. There are shows I’d be willing to pay that price for a balcony seat. For a combination of reasons, this wasn’t one of them. I am not generally a fan of shows that focus on one album, or play an album its entirety, so that was part of it.

Or perhaps, the ticket prices were too high. They were for me. I had a ticket in my cart, and ultimately decided I wasn’t willing to pay that much, so I released it.

Yes, I definitely picked up on the Tame Impala similarity, but it’s not too similar. It is much more similar to a lot of what I call “chill out” music.

Why have I never heard of this person? I just did some listening. This is totally up my alley. You have to let me know how you discover music.

We still have snow days here in NJ. I feel bad for kids who no longer get them.

This looks lovely. You have an incredibly thoughtful student!

I’m so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. I saw him as a solo act (+ band) some 30 years ago at the old Lone Star Café in NYC and it was a great show. That was the only time I ever saw him live. I have loved his music, both with and without The Monkees, for my entire life.

Really sorry to hear this. I have become an autoimmune disease patient myself this year - not RA, and nowhere near as bad as what you are going through - but I can appreciate the frustration of treatments that may or may not work for a while, and lousy side effects. Try to hang in there. I’m sure it must be very difficult for you.

Thank you! I got the recipe off a postcard I picked up in Baltimore some years back. It is a rare treat, though, because crab meat is so crazy expensive!

Crab soup:

Happy Anniversary, VC! I have made a good friend here since I joined 12(!) years ago at the recommendation of another friend who said this was a great place! PS - I love Paul’s reviews. And I miss PopTodd too!

Do go ahead and read the book(s). I read three of them after seeing the Lynch version back in the day, and they helped a lot with understanding. I’m glad I read them.

I watched this last night and thought it was great. My only complaint is that they did not tell enough of the story, and now I have to wait years until the next installment is made. Both the cast performances and the cinematography were spectacular!

Brian Wilson

Robyn Hitchcock - postponed from May 2020!

It was SO great! So glad I went! Very glad I was sitting in the sparsely filled balcony where most people adhered to the mask requirement. Unlike down front up against the stage where it was packed and no one wore a mask. I felt more like myself last night than I have for the better part of two years!

Lindsey Buckingham, if I don’t chicken out of going. This will be my first indoor concert since December 2019 (and only my second concert overall since then) if I do in fact end up going. I bought this ticket back in June, when I expected things to be very different now.