5 posts tagged “music”
I haven't been to very many shows in the past year... The Bad Plus at Yoshis, Bettie Serveert at Cafe du Nord, Bill Frisell at Bimbos, Camera Obscura at Bimbos. I've been thinking lately that it's time to get back out there and enjoy live music again. Luckily there are three face stomping metal shows coming up in the next two weeks, all at the Uptown in Oakland, which I have never heard of before and hope is worthy of these excellent bands:
The Sword with Priesthood / Year Long Disaster
Wed 3/14
High on Fire with Watch Them Die / Year Long Disaster / Saros / Drain the Sky
Sat 3/17
Slough Feg with Stinking Lizaveta / Damnweevil
Sat 3/24
Also, Blue Öyster Cult are playing at Slims next week, but I haven't listened to them seriously in a while, and I really loathe that venue, so I think I'll be passing.
Greatest artist review of all times, from Aquarius Records, concerning Clap Your Hands Say Yeah:
When talk of this band comes up in conversation, some folks around here do indeed clap their hands and say "Yeah!" Others cross their arms and say "Meh." Some make a fist and say "Fuck no!" And still others simply scratch their heads and wonder what the fuss is all about.
Her name is Anna. Anna is her name. (from Caitlin - Laurel says she told me about it months ago, so apparently i'm clueless)
[08:54] Sean Manseau: in the future, everyone is gay
thanks to Sean for this kung fu cowboy music video:
For my very first vox post, i will respond to Sneuf , who asks what songs makes us happy.
This weekend i had my first real music shopping trip in months - I took a friend visiting from Korea to Amoeba Records on Haight St. Luckily I wound up making it out of there with only two handfuls of CDs and DVDs.
My favorite purchase so far has been this Elvis Costello DVD, a show with his band the Imposters in Memphis in 2004. The set mixes some of the popular tunes (Radio Radio , Alison , Pump It Up ), some of my old favorites (Waiting for the End of the World , Mystery Dance , Blame It on Cain ), and a few of the best tracks from The Delivery Man (especially Either Side of the Same Town ). There are three duets with Emmylou Harris and a couple covers too.
I've seen Elvis a few times, always in large venues like theaters and symphony halls, and it's great to see him and the band for once in an intimate club setting. There's energy and heart and they all look like they're having the best time in the world. I have always wondered how musicians get all dressed up in fancy duds and manage to look unaffected by the heat of the spotlight. Well, in this show, Elvis sweats like two rats humping in a wool sock. For some reason this makes me even more fond of him.
