Oil Can Boyd

For "Turn on the News" he just nicely said no but for "Diane" he went on a bit about why he has stopped playing it. In short he said that he got uncomfortable with the subject matter and added "for 30 years I've been singing about the murder of a 15 year old girl ..."

Despite the fact that it was a 100-seat venue and there were no advance tickets, as you note, he's not even selling out places like that, which is a shame. It was a funny night. As my friend and I walked toward the venue Grant was outside about a block away. We stopped to chat and then we all went in together and hung out in his dressing room until the opener went on stage. When Grant started there were maybe 25 people in a u-shape around the stage. He sang a few songs from his new record and then turned to the person on the left and asked what they wanted to hear. And then he went pers

Grant Hart - I hope. He's playing at a small place and there are no advance tickets.

I saw Philippe Petit speak last night and it was pretty cool. His talk (on his new book about creativity) was pretty interesting but the whole time I was watching him I was thinking "that's the crazy guy who walked between the WTC towers ..."

Malik Bendjelloul, the director, committed suicide: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/movies/malik-bendjelloul-36-dies-directed-sugar-man-movie.html?_r=0

Being in and around Boston for most of my life, I'm surprised I haven't read this before now.

Agreed - only I've quit trying.

Thankfully there were only a couple of them. I can still remember being excited when I first got a tape of them playing it (3/1/69) and then about one minute in thinking "this is dreadful."

Ha! When I walked out of last night's Slint show I turned to take a picture of the marquee and they had already changed it to the Milk Carton Kids. I thought the Slint show was great. Britt Walford is a monster. They were very tight. Not much chatter or interaction, either with the audience or each other.

I thought these guys were British until fairly recently. I love "Yoga Means Union."

Slint

Wow - this is not just a negative review (by Jim DeRogatis) but it verges on being petty and unprofessional. http://www.wbez.org/blogs/jim-derogatis/2014-04/return-afghan-whigs-110063

That was the first tape that I ever got. Love the Fire on the Mountain on that one.

Yes - pretty horrendous behavior from the top all the way down to the bottom. But also some remarkable stories of people pitching in and helping each other. And weird stories like former NFL football player JaMarcus Russell letting Fats Domino stay at his apartment in Baton Rouge.

Just got this email from ticketmaster: Join us for an evening with GREGG ALLMAN w/ Special Guest JAIMOE'S JASSSZ BAND as he takes the Newport Yachting Center Stage on Sunday, August 10th. Watch as these Rock & Roll Hall of Famers take over the Newport Waterfront with their soulful voices and unmistakable sounds of blues and Southern rock.

Where, where the hell is Bill?

Um, I think you meant tUnE-yArDs ...

I only read the print edition but it was a fantastic article. Maybe I'll check out the online version tonight ...

Interesting piece by Chris Frantz on the R&R Hal of Fame: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-frantz/the-rock-and-roll-hall-of_2_b_5146973.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=789893b=facebook

Saw her play this album last night and it was terrific. She ended with Jesse Winchester's "My Songbird" which was tremendous.

Emmylou Harris

30 minutes of Phil Collins' fill from In the Air Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOwAvW1CIJs

Waaa? I gotta look into that ... For me (all in the Boston area): Slint Emmylou Harris Feelies Buffalo Tom

By far the most I've ever spent on a ticket was the approximately $200 I spent for my daughter to go see Taylor Swift last summer. For a show that I actually attended I'm guessing it was Neil Young/Wilco which I think was about $75.

I went to New Orleans for the first time a couple of weeks ago so I thought I should read this.