Oil Can Boyd

Jeff Lynne/ELO! They were my first favorite band. I had no idea they were touring and an old friend contacted me yesterday and said he had an extra ticket to see them tonight.

Going to see the new Brian Eno movie tonight.

See you in GA! I hate the Agganis ...

Forgot how much I liked this one, particularly Pitch or Honey.

I'm still loving that.

Definitely in the conversation about great albums with terrible album covers ...

Seeing Robyn Hitchcock talk about his new book. I gather from other stops, he might play a couple of songs too.

Ripley

Yes - I saw you sitting on the floor - but then I saw you leave before I could say hi!

It was lots of fun. It was a bit loose - they acknowledged that they have not practiced much. A few times they would discuss whether Lou should play drums or bass on a particular song. Given that they had both lived in Boston, they talked a lot about their time in and around the city. Very enjoyable night.

Folk Implosion

As always, great shots (and write up) Tim!

China Rider Philadelphia 8/5/74 Great China Cat Rider or greatest China Cat Rider?

Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee Totally bonkers and weird - and I can't stop listening

Yes! And I love how some episodes focus on the ensemble and others focus on specific characters. Willie Jack is so great.

Love this album - and somehow didn't know that Steve Albini engineered it.

Been working through Reservation Dogs. Man - I love that show. So good.

Just picked up Long Island, Colm Tóibín's follow-up to Brooklyn. I saw him read from it last night. He's a pretty entertaining guy.

Sad news. This podcast talking about Pixies Surfer Rosa is great. It's so interesting to hear Albini talk about it.

Robyn Hitchcock (with Syd Straw opening)

RIP Dickie Betts