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    FREE SOLID SOUND PASSES

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Hello all --

     

    I won a pair of Solid Sound passes earlier this year in the Sukierae preorder contest, but due to a last minute conflict, I'm unable to attend. Bummer. But my loss is your gain. I want a real fan to use these bad boys, so the first person to respond gets the tickets. No strings attached. 

     

     

    Should I get rid of my CD's?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I've been struggling with this lately as well. I sold a big load in December but still have 800 to 1,000 discs on a big bookshelf and in some boxes. They take up way too much room for something I rarely pull out. Also, it may just be because IKEA has made storing vinyl so cheap and stylish, but sometimes I feel like records take up less room somehow, even though they're obviously bigger. 

    Best Albums of 2014 (so far)

    in Someone Else's Song

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    My faves so far:

     

    Hurray for the Riff Raff  Small Town Heroes

    Sharon Van Etten Are We There

    Doug Paisley Strong Feelings

    Drive-By Truckers English Oceans

    First Aid Kit Stay Gold

    Hiss Golden Messenger Bad Debt (Reissue)

    The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream

    Sun Kil Moon Benji

    Sturgill Simpson Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

    Lee Fields and the Expressions Emma Jean

     

     

    Really excited for:

    Hiss Golden Messenger Lateness of Dancers

    J Mascis Tied to a Star

    Tweedy sukierae

    Reigning Sound Shattered

     

    Califone Living Room Show Tour

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    As I said earlier in this thread, I'm assuming that with the September release of Stitches, some rendition of the whole band will be touring.

    Tim told us there would be a full band tour this fall with two drummers and the whole bit. Didn't say exactly who it would be though.

    Califone Living Room Show Tour

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I caught this tour in Dallas last week. One of the best shows I've seen in a long time... Honestly, I think the new songs were the best ones, too. I'm seriously stoked for this new record now. Seems like it will be more song-oriented and less sprawling than Funeral Singers... maybe closer to Roots & Crowns.

    Now Reading in the New New New Year

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Weird. I opened this thread and one of the first posts I see is about the book I'm reading right now. Small world, I guess. The writing in Rock Springs is beautiful, but damn... I read the story set on the train today at lunch and felt like I got punched in the stomach.

     

    Anyway, I'm headed to Colorado for the first time in a few weeks so I'm stocking up on bleak Western/nature writing. Picked up some Rick Bass last night, as I really liked his book Ghost Grizzlies. Anybody else have any mountain reading suggestions?

     

    I just finished his collection of short stories, Rock Springs. Pretty good, if on the depressing side. He can turn a phrase, for sure. How is "Canada"?

    The Moondoggies

    in Someone Else's Song

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    My band got to open for these guys last year in Dallas. The crowd was sparse (late on a Sunday night) but they didn't act like it when they were on stage. The 20 or so people there got their money's worth and then some. Killer harmonies. Great songs. Can't wait to hear what they do next.

    Whole Love

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Man, this is crazy. I love "We're Just Friends." Classic melody, amazing production, heartfelt lyrics.

     

    I don't think those three songs necessarily rank with the worst Wilco songs (Leave Me Like You Found Me, What Light, We're Just Friends), but they're definitely the weakest on this album. Open Mind is a ho-hum country ballad, Capitol City is a little too cutesy, and Born Alone is too busy for my tastes...it's one of the few songs where I think it would work better if they stripped away some stuff.

    Alabama Shakes

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I saw them at SXSW. I'd been a fan for a while (thanks to Aquarium Drunkard) and was worried they might not live up to my expectations, but it was easily one of the best SXSW sets I've ever seen. It's like Aretha fronting Led Zeppelin. Sure, the album doesn't live up to the live show, but they recorded it over a year ago, before they were a real touring band.

    I just discovered...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    You can't go wrong with any of their records. I'd start with Centro-matic--maybe All The Falsest Hearts Can Try, Fort Recovery or Candidate Waltz first--then move on to South San Gabriel and the solo stuff. But seriously, they're all stellar.

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