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Here it is. It's pretty cool ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9LGwzGnx5w

Wow. I'm bummed. I saw some great shows of his at the old Knitting Factory in NYC in the late 1980s. One year he was playing a string of shows. I went one night and it was great so I went by the Knitting Factory to get tickets to the next night's show. As I walked up, Chilton walked out of the building. We chatted for a while and then walked uptown together for about ten blocks before parting ways. He was really nice, and I remember he wanted to talk about anything but music.

I put this on at home over the weekend and my 11 year old daughter asked "Is this Dawes?" I said "Yes! How did you know?" She said "Because it's all you ever play ..."

Love Talking Heads. True Stories (the album) is the only thing of theirs that I don't really like. (I saw the movie when it first came out and have no desire to see it again.) There was a thread on here a while ago about the best runs of great albums by a band and, for me, 77/More Songs/Fear of Music/Remain in Light is pretty tough to top. Byrne's post Talking Heads stuff has never grabbed me but I do really like the Catherine Wheel soundtrack that he did.

Interesting article in The Atlantic about the Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead.

Nomar retires - as a member of the Red Sox.

I read it a couple of weeks ago and loved it. About half way through I went out and got a copy of 25th Hour but haven't started that yet.

I know I have plugged the blog/cover of the week project by Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz before, but he has a nice write up (and cover) of Mark Linkous up on his site.

Some Buffalo Tom shows coming up: Le Poisson Rouge, NYC (as part of the Cabinet of Wonders) 5/20 Mercury Lounge NYC 5/21 Paradise Boston 6/11

When I saw the title of this thread that is the first film that popped into my head. It's great - and it's been too long since I have seen it. Great soundtrack (by Mark Knopfler) too.

I saw Dando a few weeks ago, mostly solo electric but Chris Brokaw played with him for part of the set. He played Hard Drive which was a treat.

Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food Never had this on CD until I picked it up yesterday. I forgot how great this is.

Really liked this.

I know I have mentioned it elsewhere on VC but a friend of mine has been making a movie about his quest to get the Kinks to reunite. They have finished it and have just started to show it at some film festivals. Website: Do it Again Review in Variety.

For now they are all up on Youtube: part 1.

Interesting. I have always felt what he does at the end is consistent with what we are told about who he used to be, more than who he has become in Casablanca. Laszlo mentions that Rick had run guns to Ethiopia and fought against the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Rick also gives the OK for his house band to play La Marseillaise when the Germans start singing in the bar. I feel like the end of the movie is Rick acknowledging the importance of Laszlo's work and the role that Ilsa plays in it, while also recognizing that he himself has given up on his ideals.

OK - this will be my last comment about that great Dawes show: I just read in the paper that Kirsten Dunst was at the show I saw (as she is dating Jason Boesel, who is opening). I can't believe I didn't see her because the place was tiny.

As you promised, Dawes was tremendous. Really great time. The drummer is totally cool. And 'When My Time Comes' was certainly a highlight. The entire club sang along the chorus and then he had all of us sing the chorus the last time through. Only quibble - I didn't love the new songs as much as the songs from the album.

Excellent (and thanks). And I suppose I should know this, but Dawes is not headlining?

Solace - how was the Dawes show? I am going to see them tomorrow night - and am still loving the album.

I am actually enjoying this more than I thought. I am one of those people who read it (more than once) in high school and really liked it, but I haven't read it since. I was worried that after all that time, I wouldn't enjoy it but I still do.

I think we are saying the same thing here and it is just semantics. I may not see the word "derivative" as having the negative connotations that you might. Yes, they wear their influences boldly and proudly on their sleeves and they do a nice job at mixing them together and crating their own thing. I remember Wareham once saying that the Velvets 1969 Live album was his favorite album of all time. And it shows ...

It is a memoir, covering mostly his musical life, starting in high school and going through the end of Luna.

I don't quite get your second point. Are you saying you are lucky because that means you get to see those bands in smaller venues? If so, I agree with you to a certain extent but I feel selfish in doing so. And Wareham talks about this in the movie. He discusses being in two cult bands (Galaxie 500 before Luna) and how that is fine when you are getting going and in your 20s, but when you are in your 40s and married and have a kid and you are playing the same clubs you have been playing for 20 years, it gets old. He also talks about the pressure of feeling like he was responsible for the w

Despite how derivative they are, I really like Luna. I always felt like Dean Wareham and I have the exact same record collection. The clip that Dude linked above is certainly one of the highlights of the movie and of Luna's live set. I liked the movie but it was a little depressing. So many bands that I like achieved about that same level of success - enough to keep going as a band but not enough to really make it.