RainDogToo

Watch Dr. Dog sing "When You're A Gardener" on Yo Gabba Gabba!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n94LeRvFVYE&feature=youtu.be

Came across this mini review of the new album.

Dr. Dog - B-Room

 

Dr. Dog has gotten to the point where its songs sound effortless. It’s not about intricate construction – although there’s nothing sloppy or flawed about any of these songs – but rather a mood. Scott McMicken, the lead guitarist and vocalist, explains it like this: “[…} the sound creates a feeling that is intuitive rather than intellectual.”

 

And that’s how Dr. Dog songs work. They don’t make your think. They make you feel. In a world where every small wrinkle in plans can become a preoccupation, this Philadelphia crew has given us a refuge from the pains of everyday life.

 

You turn on B-Room and the problems melt away. Life is instantly sunnier. The songs here swing by, sometimes with an old soul vibe, other times more upbeat, but always with the easygoing attitude that feels like the perfect summer day on a hammock.

 

The band recorded the album in a brand new studio they built from the ground up in an old silversmith mill. Perhaps leaving behind the studio they’d recorded in for eight years is what gave them the freedom that’s reflected in the spontaneous nature of B-Room.

 

The country twang of “Phenomenon” is coated with an effervescent chorus. Between fiddle solos, layered harmonies streak across an unforgettable chorus. “You’re always leaving,” McMicken sings, “But you’re never gone/You’re everywhere at once/Like a true phenomenon.” It’s simple, it’s relatable, and it’s everything we’ve come to expect from a band that seems to churn out endless songs that reminisce about the ’60s, but remain rooted in modern times.

 

Dr. Dog gets funky in “Love,” reprising some of the sharp, jangly pop music they perfected in 2012’s Be the Void. But the band also displays a much more mellow side in the ballad, “Too Weak to Ramble” and the trippy “Twilight,” a very twisted lullaby.

 

The first single, “The Truth,” is a slow-burning soul song, rooted in the very basics, from the languorous beat to the classic piano tune and synthesizers that seem to hover in the background. It’s one beautiful song on an album full of them. These tunes are ripe and ready for picking, the fruitful results of a band that grows infectious melodies by watering them with good instincts.

http://nomistakeinmixtape.blogspot.com/2013/08/dr-dog-b-room.html

Bummed there's no Philly or NYC shows on this leg.

Dr. Dog Fall Headlining Tour

October 11 Atlanta GA, The Masquerade
November 01 Pittsburgh PA, Stage AE
November 02 Louisville KY, Headliners Music Hall
November 03 Asheville NC, The Orange Peel
November 05 Richmond VA, The National
November 06 Charlottesville VA, Jefferson Theater
November 07 Columbus OH, Newport Music Hall
November 08 Toronto ON, Phoenix Concert Theater
November 09 Detroit MI, Majestic Theater
November 11 Cleveland OH, House Of Blues
November 14 Boston MA, House Of Blues
November 16 Baltimore MD Rams Head Live

"Give Back the Key to My Heart" from tonight!

Here's a capture of the entire performance!

Here's it is... From Jim James' verse on!

I could not believe it when i heard the opening chords...it was great!!

I couldn't either! I think this was the single greatest thing I've ever witnessed! Everyone on stage was all smiles!

I LOVE the new song! I'm pretty sure I've listened to it 50 times already! And Yeah, Be The Void was good, but you're right, there seemed to be missing something. Though, I do feel like Toby really had some shining moments with his tracks. It just wasn't nearly as great as Fate, Shame, Shame, We All Belong and their earlier albums. I'm amazed at how fast they crank em' out... Be the Void will be 20 months old in October!

Dr. Dog's 'The Truth' from their new album "B-Room."

YES!!

 

DR. DOG ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

Philadelphia's Dr. Dog will release their new album entitled B-Room October 1st on Anti-. Showcasing some of their most mature, streamlined and soulful writing to date, the record is the culmination of a complete overhaul of the band’s writing and recording process, which finds them in a new self-built studio, writing songs live in rehearsal, and using the rock solid groove of the band, honed through workmanlike touring, as a powerful compositional tool.

B-Room, in its purest form, is a soul album. It may be obvious as the first track opens with the Gamble and Huff inspired, “The Truth.” But as the album progresses the music continues to take on a soulfulness that is vibrant in its simplicity. As McMicken put it, “The hallmark of soul music for me is that the arrangements are simple rather than virtuosic, and that the sound creates a feeling that is intuitive rather than intellectual.” To listen to the “The Truth” care of Spin Magazine go to: http://www.spin.com/articles/dr-dog-the-truth-stream-b-room-new-album/

The story begins with jackhammers instead of guitars. After ending the lease at home studio “Meth Beach” where they had been headquartered for the past eight years, the musicians took on the commitment of constructing an entirely new recording space within a now defunct silversmith mill. As the band's bassist-vocalist Toby Leaman put it, “The whole process of recording really started with building the studio.”

Track Listing

1. The Truth – 4:26
2. Broken Heart – 3:36
3. Minding the Usher – 3:26
4. Distant Light – 3:24
5. Phenomenon – 3:55
6. Too Weak to Ramble – 3:56
7. Long Way Down – 3:51
8. Cuckoo – 4:04
9. Twilight – 3:35
10. Rock & Roll – 3:07
11. Love – 3:41
12. Nellie – 3:37
13. Mt. Slippery – 1:48 (deluxe DL only)
14. Can’t Remember – 3:55 (Deluxe DL only)
15. Humble Passenger – 6:35 (Deluxe DL only)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUnpNq7U2Qk&feature=youtu.be

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Here ya go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6KI2uWOqs&feature=youtu.be

Woah dude!  Fantastic news!  Good luck on your continued efforts to get the movie to Criterion!

Thanks, Wendy! I'm trying!

So, I had to share this with all you other Rain Dogs here! Okay, so, the story goes, I've searched for this poster since first becoming a Tom Waits fan, more than a decade ago. I've always love this film, which has yet to have a proper DVD release. I want very badly for it to be in The Criterion Collection, so much so, that I created a Facebook page and called it "Get Tom Waits' BIG TIME to The Criterion Collection." I set out to prove just how many Waits fans want a DVD release of this Waits classic! So, a few weeks ago, the director of the film, Chris Blum, 'Liked' my page and sent me an email asking ME what he could do to help! We talked briefly about working with Tom and getting the film right to the folks at Criterion. But the best part is, after all these years, I finally have the poster signed and given to me by the director himself, no less! If my place should ever go up in flames, this will be the first item I grab!

Thanks Dan, as always! Love NYCTaper!

I just asked NYCTaper about the show and he told me it was recorded!

Oh. He doesn't talk about Loose Fur in the interview. There's a blurb sidebar thing about all the Wilco side projects and it mentions am album in 2014.

Ah, I see... Thanks. Still would be nice to see the interview! Though I assume it will show up here at some point.

What interview?

The interview with Jeff in the July 2013 Chicago Magazine.

It would be nice to see the interview, if anyone can share when it's out.

an interview with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on the eve of the band's most ambitious tour yet.

Wait...So, The album is already recorded?! Do we know this for sure?

NPR First listen:

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/16/191304072/first-listen-mavis-staples-one-true-vine

My hopes and dreams for the summer are as follows! I hope to find an internship with a NYC Photography studio, which will lead to my dream of getting paid to do that full-time. I also hope to work on another film/music video project in the city. And lastly, both my hopes and dreams are being realized by seeing Wilco and Dylan in July! It's going to be a great summer!

Oh, and one day I dream of going to Solid Sound... not this year!