Oil Can Boyd

Throwing Muses - Purgatory/Paradise

I haven't watched the whole thing yet but there is some great stuff.

Wow - that's pretty cool.

Talking Heads vs. Television A BBC Channel 4 production from 1984. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyaPRx5fNlQ#t=673

I thought it was fantastic. We were on the floor on the side and the sound was great. I went up closer on the left side at one point and the sound was not as good; it got muddier as I got closer. Weird crowd. People pretty into it during the songs but between songs it was really quiet, both on stage and in the audience. It actually wasn't as loud as I thought it was going to be.

Very nice piece from Laurie Anderson: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/laurie-andersons-farewell-to-lou-reed-a-rolling-stone-exclusive-20131106

My Bloody Valentine

Answered my own question - it's called Last Time.

Do any of you Neko show-goers know that last song that Lucy Wainwright Roche played? It was stunning.

It was a great show. What a voice. And her harmonies with Kelly Hogan are sublime. Not one but two Heart covers ...

Me too!

Is he the one who whips his hair back and forth?

Dan Shaughnessy's closing comments from his Spring training preview of this year's Red Sox team: "Sorry. The juice glass is half-empty today. These guys could be really bad. And really boring. “Scrappy” doesn’t sell in Boston in 2013. Not after everything that’s happened. For $170 million, a little more prime-time talent would have been nice."

Still in shock that it happened. I knew they would be better than last year but did not expect this.

I didn't realize that Uehara hadn’t picked a runner off all season and that he had only done it twice in his career ...

And another weird ending at last night's game.

Yup, he was one of the cornerstones of my musical likes.

I forgot Leyland managed the Pirates and Bonds. So to combine the Pirates and smoking gets to this picture:

Pearl Jam week on Jimmy Fallon: We'll kick things off on October 21 with Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell performing "Footsteps" backed by members of the Avett Brothers. On October 22, Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold will break a long hiatus from performing when he covers "Corduroy" backed by special guests. Then on October 23, country superstar Dierks Bentley will team up with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and the Roots for a one-of-a-kind performance. The week will culminate with Pearl Jam returning to the "Late Night" stage on October 24 and 25 to debut music from "Lightning Bolt,

Seeing him smoke was great, as was seeing players smoke.

I am going to Boston, two weeks from tonight.

Here Comes a Regular - Replacements Summer - Buffalo Tom

Weird trivia related to Ortiz's grand slam: the four runs were charged to four different pitchers.

I really like Chabon - and given the subject matter I thought I was going to love this one - but I really struggled with it.