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I stopped using twitter two weeks ago and that's been helpful to my mental health.  No longer going down rabbit holes of arguments.  

Really sad news that Sinead O'Connor died.  She seemed really tormented for a long time.  

NY Times obituary

On 7/11/2023 at 6:20 AM, Chez said:

One of my faves.  

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World

On 6/18/2023 at 11:48 PM, last cigarettes said:

Just got home from Yo La Tengo at the Paradise. A lovely way to cap Father’s Day.

Yes - wasn't it great?

On 5/26/2023 at 8:14 AM, Chez said:

Going to see them tonight.  Very excited. 

The start of a crazy few days for me:

Tonight: The Magnetic Fields

Friday and Saturday: The Feelies and the Willies

Sunday and Monday: Yo La Tengo

57 minutes ago, Chez said:

Nice choice.  Spinning is such a great song.

14 hours ago, Plumplechook said:

 

Very jealous!  Love the Pernice Brothers - wasn't aware of this reunion/album show.

It's a short tour: Boston and NYC.

But it was so good.  They had strings and a trumpet player.  They actually played it back to front because they said the flow was better.

One Wilco connection: Joe Pernice talked about each song and he said that the first time he played one of them he was still in the Scud Mountain Boys and they were opening for Wilco in Chicago in 1997.  

The Pernice Brothers (performing their album Overcome by Happiness in its entirety)

10 hours ago, kidsmoke said:

I'll see them with Finom opening in November in L.A. Who's opening for them now?

A band called Wild Pink from NYC opened.  I liked them though they didn't blow me away.  

NPs were great (as always).  New guy on sax and keyboards but I didn't catch his name.  

The New Pornographers

15 hours ago, Chez said:

This is a great album.  Big fan.  

1 hour ago, lost highway said:

 

Long time listener, rare commenter here- keep em coming!

Same.  I live vicariously through bböp's reports.  

On 4/21/2023 at 11:20 AM, Chez said:

Someday I will travel east to see the Feelies..  Hopefully someday soon.  Have a blast and please give us your review.

As always, the Feelies put on a great show.  Mostly stuff from the first three albums, plus their usual mix of covers thrown in.  (Jonathan Richman's Egyptian Reggae was a highlight.) With bands that they play out a lot, I often worry they will be rusty to start a show but I thought they were pretty tight from the start.   

They did two Television covers in the encore (Glory and See No Evil), which was nice.  

The Feelies!

2 hours ago, calvino said:

Does the Leon book mentioned anything about him being a type of 'cult leader'?

 

It has been awhile since I watched the Mad Dogs & Englishmen film, but I remember his portrayal in that movie made me feel un-easy from some reason.

 

I am only about half way through but it definitely talks about the tension between Leon and Joe Cocker on the Mad Dogs tour.  Much of it seemed to be around the perception that Leon was running the show and trying to make his name off of Cocker.  And part of it seemed to be based on the contrast between Cocker's manic performance and Leon's calm presence.  That said, the book suggests that Leon is really the person who made that tour possible.    

Everything you'd ever want to know about Leon.  

Live last night - Robyn Hitchcock! Great as always.