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Monthly Archives: September 2011
REMemory (and a Greatest Hits collection a-coming)
Last week’s announcement of R.E.M.’s retirement got me thinking some of the band that was once a prime band for me, along with bands like the Replacements and the dB’s. They now serve as a touchstone to my past, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Part Garbage, Part Heart, Part Lies, Part Truth, R.E.M.
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Go See Hear In L.A. Sept. 26-Oct. 2 (The Steve Earle-Justin Townes Earle edition)
The Americana Music Festival is happening in Nashville next month but L.A. is experiencing something like their own version of it this week with shows from Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch and more this week. The week starts with … Continue reading
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Tagged A.A. Bondy, Alana Amram, Allison Moorer, Arrica Rose, Blind Boys of Alabama, Buddy Miller, Caitlin Rose, Chapin Sisters, Dan Mangan, Dominant Leg, Emmylou Harris, Geoff Berner, Gillian Welch, Hindi Zahra, Hugh Laurie, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Kings Go Forth, Mariah McManus, Matt the Electrician, Nik Freitas, Ollabelle, Patty Griffin, Pepper Rabbit, Red Horse, Release The Sunbird, Steve Earle, Tinariwen, Zach Rogue
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Go See Hear in L.A. Sept. 20-26 (The Rumble, Shake & Tumble edition)
A lot of good tunes can be heard this week as a number of talented singer-songwriters come to Southern California, plus some symphonic Cheap Trick and Aussie Wagons. Andrea Correa showcases her current band, Correatown, and her current – and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Moorer, Bobby Long, Cheap Trick, Correatown, D Generation, Grouplove, Gwendolyn, Inara George, James Vincent McMorrow, Jennifer Warnes, Jesse Malin, Jim Lauderdale, Joseph Arthur, Loch Lomond, Megan Slankard, Pieta Brown, Steve Earle, Wagons, William Elliot Whitmore
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Discovering: Elisapie
Some years ago, my mother became interested in Inuit Art. The soapstone sculptures and prints created by the Inuits, the indigenous people of Canada. She even had a gallery briefly that sold this art. I bring all this up because … Continue reading
“Say It Loud” at the Grammy Museum
The Grammy Museum, the site of many cool appearance that I have talked about in the past, has just opened a notable new exhibit, “Say It Loud: The Genius of James Brown,” which take a look at the “Godfather of … Continue reading
Go See Hear In LA Sept. 13-20 (The Kelly and Cleaves edition)
Songwriters rule this week and the king’s throne of shows sits Paul Kelly. The singer-songwriter is a legend in Australian but only a cult figure here. He has put together an A-Z CD retrospective and has two shows at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alessi's Ark. Dave Alvin, Bon Iver, Dar Williams, Eddie Spaghetti, Grammy Museum, Holcombe Waller, James Brown, Joan Osborne, Laura Marling, Lex Land, Lori McKenna, Mary Gauthier, Mia Doi Todd, Moby, Paul Kelly, Peter Hook, Slaid Cleaves, Star Ana, Surfer Blood
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Go See Hear In L.A.: Sept. 5-11 (The Latebirds and Ladybug Transistor Edition)
The first full week of September offers a particularly full week of music. I have to rate Sunday’s Hollywood Bowl show featuring the National, Neko Case and Sharon Van Etten as the top concert of the week, and not just … Continue reading
