MattZ Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 A rainy Wednesday night in Manhattan. I downed a quick sandwich for dinner and ran out to the 1 train to Christopher Street to catch Martin Rivas at The Bitter End on Bleecker Street. I had heard good things about this guy. Rumor is he's a decent guy and knows his way around Wilco message boards too. Anyway, having never seen Mr. Rivas live, I didn't really know what to expect. Let me just say that from the first notes of the set to the glorious and rocking finale of North, he had the crowd tapping their feet and singing along. I heard bits of influence from lots of different folks -- everything from Jeff Tweedy to Glenn Tilbrook to Otis Redding. The guy sported what looked like a couple of Breedlove guitars that sounded great and was supported by a top notch band. A drummer that was totally locked in, a bass player that was cool and groovin, and a lead guitarist that was white hot. The band looked like it was having the time of its life and the joy was infectious. The set was filled with original tunes that I had never heard before, but felt like I knew all along. It was one of those nights. Yes, you know what I mean. Top notch songwriting, top notch peformers. Fun for all. To top it all off, I got to meet Mr. Rivas at the end of the night. Got up the courage to go say hi. Bought a couple of his CDs and signed up for his mailing list. The guy is one cool cat. Check him out when he comes to your area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Check him out when he comes to your area.Better yet, make the trip to New York. He's worth it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 To top it all off, I got to meet Mr. Rivas at the end of the night. Got up the courage to go say hi. Bought a couple of his CDs and signed up for his mailing list. The guy is one cool cat. Cool! Great that you made it to see Mart, and that you decided to go talk to him too. He's about the nicest guy you could meet and his all-original shows are fantastic. Did you stay for the "headlining" set by ex-Spin Doctors frontman Chris Barron, by any chance? Matt, next you've got to make it to one of the Campfire shows at Slane (Tuesdays), Prohibition (Wednesdays) or the Red Lion (Sundays)! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 > ex-Spin Doctors frontman Chris Barron, by any chance? have they broken up?. i used to love their kryptonite album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Spin Doctors play around NYC once in awhile. I actually, thought it is probably not so cool to admit, saw them about 2 years ago and had a ton of fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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gogo Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 the joy was infectious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Hey Matt, thanks so much for making it down to the Bitter End, it was a wonderful night of music, and John Popper showed up to do his thing with Chris Barron, whose bass player, Brett Bass, is one of the nicest guys I know. This was the end of a weekly Wednesday night residency for Chris, and the start of one for the Josh Dion Band, who asked us along to open for them. It was great fun and the place wound up being quite mobbed. I had to leave to get a crepe! So kind of you to make it down, Matt, it was really great to finally meet you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ahhh, one of these days I will see Martin Rivas in NYC. Thus far I've only managed to catch his act on the road. Sounds like a great time was had by all (as usual). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Sharing is caring, so... my little bitty bitter end show, 6/4/08 mp3s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Mart! I'm getting an error message when I try to unzip these (tried the download twice, same thing both times). Any chance of a re-zip/re-up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Mart! I'm getting an error message when I try to unzip these (tried the download twice, same thing both times). Any chance of a re-zip/re-up? Sorry about that Maudie... I've re-zipped and re-uploaded it, here's the link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/yh5fo9 ... let me know if it works! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 thanks for the write-up, matt! mart, paul tells me the one saturday i will be in nyc you're playing a private gig. rats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Are you kiddin'??? When are you gonna be here? Maybe we can get pizza! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Oh, I am such a pain in the ass... Mart, I think they won't unzip because there are spaces in the file names. I think that's what winzip is telling me about the new version, anyway (for what it's worth, the old version wouldn't unzip with winrar ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Maudie, because I love you as much as I do, I will remove spaces in filenames and upload again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 because I love you as much as I do Thanks, sweetie! I just figure I'm speaking for the multitudes here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 that's why you're the bestest. Even if I only loved you a wee bit, i'd have uploaded it again... Here's the link with filenames truncated: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4xmwcf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 FYI, it seemed to work fine using a Mac. And Mart, Evonne's gonna be in town June 20-21, I think. I think you guys have a private gig June 21, but correct me if I'm wrong... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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