Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 23, 2009, at 1:40 pm
As part of our upcoming Urban Explorer’s Handbook, we mapped out the Bay area’s own Internet community and spotlighted a variety of blogs and websites that cover local arts, news, politics, film, music and food. Here is a profile I wrote about Bryan Childs, a Tampa Calling contributor and the man behind ninebullets.net.
Bryan Childs, aka Autopsy IV, isn’t trying to be a music writer or a critic or even a go-to source for music news and information. But the 35-year-old electrical designer has single-handedly become all three. The St. Petersburg-based owner and operator of ninebullets.net brings so much knowledge and raw talent to the table that Creative Loafing recruited him as a contributor to our own music blog, Tampa Calling, last year.
Via ninebullets.net, Childs shines a light on Americana, bluegrass, newgrass, psychobilly, alt-country, folk, deep blues and any other genre with a downhome, rootsy feel, though you’re as likely to find posts about Tori Amos or Slayer as you will Old Crow Medicine Show and The Black Keys. His site includes interviews, MP3s, live show previews and reviews, commentary on CDs and DVDs, music news, and posts about Childs’ own whisky-soaked adventures. He also has a few guest bloggers to help spread the flavor.
Childs has no professional experience writing or playing music, though he dabbled in both while growing up in Plant City. His formative years were spent exploring the Bay area’s goth industrial music scene, where he became a regular at The Castle and joined its online community message board, Underground Tampa.
Then he discovered the Drive-By Truckers. “I heard them and I was done,” Childs says of his love-at-first-listen awakening. Soon enough, he was digging up more alterna-twang artists and contacting local radio DJs for recommendations. Read the rest of this entry »
A pleasantly multicultural crowd — skate kids, rap aficionados, hipsters — filled the wide expanse in front of the stage; free PBR flowed for a couple solid hours; some dude wandered through the crowd handing out gratis T-shirts and trucker hats. The fans went appropriately nuts when Raekwon and, later, Ghostface first emerged onstage, throwing their Wu hand-Ws in the air. The beats boomed, Wu classics flew and bodies started moving. A good time was had by all. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 23, 2009, at 11:18 am
Who knew that 2009 would be Year of the Young? Not only will Neil Young’s much-delayed ‘Archives’ collection finally see the light of day, but the crusty old rock ‘n’ roll warbler will be featured in yet another concert doc, the second by director Jonathan Demme.
Young’s longtime manager, Elliot Roberts, announced the forthcoming release date of June 2 during a panel discussion at SXSW this past Saturday. Also serving on the panel was Larry Johnson, director of Young’s Shakey Films, who played samples of material from the anthology. The ‘Archives’ collection will be available as 10-disc Blu-Ray set for $299, a 10-DVD box set for $199 and a 10-CD set for $99.
Later that same day at SXSW, Demme presented an in-progress cut of his second Young concert film, Neil Young’s Trunk Show, which was filmed during two December ‘07 performances at Philadelphia’s Tower Theater and is due out officially later this year.
Kylesa Static Tensions (Prosthetic)
Between a tour with Mastodon and a killer new album, Kylesa seem poised for a breakthrough year in 2009. The ten songs on this Georgia band’s fourth full-length, Static Tensions, speed by in 40 minutes — relatively brief by sludgy, stoner-groove standards; more abstract than Crowbar, but not as otherworldly as Neurosis. The long-time experimental Australian band Alchemist is my closest point of reference. Read the rest of this entry »
Around 3 p.m. yesterday, I caught Rec Center and King of Spain at the New Granada showcase at Ginger Man Pub. I grabbed a bite with Flee, Laura, John McNicholas as well as Scott Harrell and Mike Delach from the REAX crew. So awesome that the conference was bookended by Tampa-centric showcases. Maybe we can add a Mohawk Bomb showcase to the roster next year?
Unfortunately, I had to jet before Hankshaw took the stage in order to catch Flatstock by 6 p.m. Flatstock is a quarterly exhibit that features artists, concert posters and prints for sale. I got to meet Jared from Mexican Chocolate. I’m a big fan of this guy’s work for the Mars Volta and I picked up a couple more prints for my collection.
Now here’s where my heart starts beating. I left an hour early to ensure I got a good spot for PJ Harvey and John Parrish’s set at Stubbs. I got there in plenty of time - the Indigo Girls and Third Eye Blind fans had no interest whatsoever, so I was able to wriggle my way down front. The only downside – enduring an entire set by Razorlight. Wow.
PJ Harvey on stage at Stubb’s. Photo courtesy of Carol Copfer.
In a rare US appearance, Polly Jean Harvey took the stage looking like a straight-jacketed geisha, and delivered a set of mostly new material - at turns crying, laughing and screaming - one minute delivering lines like “there’s no more laughter in the garden,” with a tiny, childlike voice and the next, snarling “stick it up your fucking ass,” with an empowered roar. The crowd responded with riotous screams and applause, and she humbly, quietly thanked them each time. When she announced that the next song would be their last, the audience loudly protested, and she tried to explain that everyone was being kept to strict time slots. To the chants of “come back soon,” she had no reply.
Afterward, I ran into John Barker and Jennie from MerchGirl. They were headed down an alleyway to catch the DJ duo L.A. Riots. They asked if I’d like to tag along, but I was still a bit shellshocked from the whole PJ Harvey thing and needed to walk it off in the night air for a bit.
Last night around 9 p.m. Ivan and I hailed a cab into downtown and ended up riding in with the tour manager and guitar tech for 90’s rockers Smile Empty Soul (”I do it for the drugs”). When our driver dropped us off in front of Lambert’s to catch a set by UK artists Little Thief, I realized I’d left my badge back at the house. It’s been a very long week.
When I finally got back into town, we hoofed it over to La Zona Rosa where we narrowly missed Camera Obscura (still pissed about that), but got to see a couple acoustic songs by Scottish phenoms The Proclaimers.
Dinosaur Jr. with Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) at Cedar Street Courtyard.
I wanted Ivan to check out Red Eye Fly (Tampa residents, try to imagine a smaller, more evil version of Skipper’s Smokehouse) and try a pint of my new favorite beer, Magic Hat #9. As we got in line, we heard the final strains and “Good night Austin!” of Metallica’s closing number over at Stubbs. It seems the DJ Shadow billing was a ruse and they played that secret set after all. Waiting for a drink at the bar, we met Little Stevie of Springsteen and Sopranos fame, who was hosting the show. One of his bands, The Cocktail Sippers was plying their all-girl garage craft on stage, and as they would stop to catch their breath between songs, he would look toward the stage and shout, “Go! What are you waiting for?” Apparently the years of Springsteen tutelage has rubbed off on him.
On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, The Dicks were inducted into the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame. David Yow presented the award and then joined them onstage for “Wheelchair Epidemic.” Here’s the video:
“What a diff’rence a day makes” – María Méndez Grever
The music portion of SXSW has begun and Austin is infested with indie rockers, scenesters, hipsters and musicians from all over the world. The snarky t-shirts and iPhones of the interactive and film portion have been replaced with leather, tight pants and guitar cases. And they’re everywhere.
Try to imagine if every bar, club and art gallery in Tampa and St. Pete tented their parking lots and had full concert lineups on indoor and outdoor stages for 6 straight days. It’s a lot to take in. Not to mention, the stimulation of the local economy here – from stage and equipment rental to groceries and clothing – is staggering.
These Arms Are Snakes at Red Eye Fly. More photos after the jump.
There are many methods of navigating the music portion of “South by.” You can meticulously plot your path, you can wander from bar to bar (if you have a wristband or a badge) or you can do a combination of both. Modes of transport can include car (shout out to Monica Armendazzle), cab, bus, shuttle, bike (they ought to rent these), rickshaw, horse-and-buggy, and finally your own two feet.
Ivan is in town now, as well as some folks from Creative Loafing Atlanta, so we’ve been coordinating via text. This has worked to avoid overlap and to catch wind of “secret” parties such as last night’s Playboy Party held in a warehouse on E. 12th in which Jane’s Addiction played a surprise hour-long set. Word on the street is that Metallica will be doing a similar stunt tonight to promote their new Guitar Hero game. We’ll see.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 20, 2009, at 3:08 pm
Just came across this on YouTube. It’s a video for Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard’s song, “To Be Objectified.” In it, quirky pop songwriter and artist Lewis creates a time-lapsed, large scale illustration while his performance is rotoscoped into a comic book cartoon. The entire thing is produced by Lewis himself and is pretty darn cool. The song is from Lewis’ forthcoming album, ‘Em Are I, due out in May on Rough Trade Records.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 20, 2009, at 2:49 pm
Just got the latest news release from our music store friends at Vinyl Fever, who apparently talked Tampa Tribune music critic Curtis Ross into recommending some of his favorite records for them to procure for Record Store Day, a celebration of the more than 700 indie music stores located across the nation and their positive impact on their individual communities. Vinyl Fever has not yet revealed Ross’ record selections, but they’ve revealed a list of artists who are showing support early with special 7″ releases for the day, among them, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Sonic Youth, Decemberists, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen as well as 10″ers from Radiohead and regular LPs by My Morning Jacket, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Silversun Pickups, Green Day, Neil Young, Misfits, Hank Williams III, Mastodon, Talking Heads and others. The second annual Record Store Day event takes place at stores across the country on Saturday, April 18.
I’ll be honest, I’m not really too into tribute albums. I mean, they usually have their high points but when you take them as a whole, they tend to feel mailed in or uninspired.
Such is not the case with this particular tribute album, and while I am sure there have been no shortage of tribute albums dedicated to Hank Sr. or Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, I am sure there hasn’t ever been one quite like this. For one, check out the take-no-prisoner’s, my-way-or-fuck-you roster of contributing artists. With acts like Scott H. Biram, Possessed By Paul James, Bob Log III, Jawbone, Wayne “The Train” Hancock and Soda involved, you know these aren’t just gonna be mere remakes of classics. For another thing, take the folks putting it out — Hillgrass Bluebilly Entertainment. In what dealings I’ve had with these guys, two things are certain. 1) They have as much passion about the whole punkass/deep blues scene as anyone, and 2) if they are gonna do something they are gonna do it 100 percent all out. Taking all that into account I had a hard time imagining how this particular tribute album couldn’t be awesome.
Today is my third day here and Ifinally have enough time/internet connection/patience to write a quick hello. I got this new Asus EeePC and the mouse/touch pad is fucking annoying the crap out of me.
Below is a quick run down of what we’ve been up to the last two days. I have some great new bands for you guys to check out, some tips for how all musicians can try to make some money and a few observations about what I’ve gotten from this trip.
I have been traversing (mostly by foot with a 30 pound back pack) the streets of “The Weird City” with Joran for a few days thinking of what my blog post on my maiden voyage to the country’s largest gathering of cool kids would be. I have gotten to interview some bands from all over the world. I sat in the front row while Quincy Jones spoke about his illustrious career for 2.5 hours. I have seen some great rock bands and some not so palatable ones at a handful of the city’s hundreds of well-packed venues. I have seen some friends from Tampa Bay and met some new ones. I have eaten lots of delicious Mexican food and drank lots of Dos Equis. I bought a Jesus Lizard CD at Waterloo. I bought some obnoxious buttons and a t-shirt for my wife.
I hope to have some videos uploaded in the next few days. Joran has been getting lots of great footage which he will be posting as well.
Posted by Eric Snider on Mar. 20, 2009, at 8:23 am
Black Lips play Orpheum in Ybor City next Thursday, March 26. Here’s my feature/interview with the band:
“I want other bands like us to become as successful as we are so they can stay as shitty as we are,” says Jared Swilley, bass player for Black Lips, talking on a cell phone as the band rolls out of Omaha in a van.
So why is Swilley standing up for shitty music? You have to understand his definition of such: music that comes from a raw, unfiltered place, that’s not recorded using the latest computer technology, that doesn’t concern itself with whether the vocals and guitars are exactly in tune or the rhythms are perfectly in time.
“I like the human side of music,” he says. “I love imperfections and mistakes. Otherwise the cyborgs win. Look at ‘Louie Louie.’ It was No. 1 hit [actually a No. 2 in 1963] and it was sloppy and had the biggest vocal flub.”
“Louie Louie” would be a fair reference point for the music of Black Lips, an Atlanta quartet that’s been together since the early part of this decade. It sounds like the stuff made in basements and garages by self-taught kids in the 1960s, recorded off-the-cuff with lots of reverb and little regard for squeaky-clean sonics. Black Lips have dubbed their music “flower punk.”
“When me and [guitarist] Cole [Alexander] were pretending to be in a band early on, we listened to The Germs and they couldn’t play their instruments at all,” Swilley says. “When we really started playing guitar, we emulated Link Wray. He had these guitar riffs that were cool and tough and easy to play. We were into the punk stuff, but we were always into the ’60s stuff.”
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 19, 2009, at 12:28 pm
George Benson(pictured)in a tribute to Nat King Cole It’s not a good career indicator for one-time star performer when he’s out doing tribute shows. Of course, singer/guitarist Benson — who scored several major hits in the 1970s, among them “This Masquerade” and “On Broadway” — is doing so in a nice venue, and he’s paying homage to one of the greats. 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, $45-$80. —Eric Snider
Ligeia Named for a short story by Edgar Allan Poe about human mortality and the inevitability of death, Massachusetts metalcore foursome Ligeia formed in ‘03, signed to Ferret Music and released their debut in ‘06, and are currently touring in support of their second effort, ’08’s Bad News, which includes songs with titles like “Heroin Diaries” and “One Night Stand.” 7 p.m., Orpheum, Ybor City, $7. —Leilani Polk
Michale Graves w/Pig Pen/Jordan Eastman Band/Situation Mine The Jerseyboy singer/songwriter claims his fame from a five-year stint performing with the ’90s reincarnation of The Misfits. Right now he’s doing the solo, partially-acoustic thing, his rusty deep voice set against pleasant alt-rock balladry. In addition to his Thursday show at The Garage, Graves also plays Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday. 8 p.m., The Garage, St. Petersburg, $10. —LP
No. This isn’t just me passing along some press release I got. Yes, I genuinely like Tori Amos. I see you shaking your head in disgust and to that I say “feh!”. Admittedly, I’m not that big on the material she’s released post-2000, but I love(d) every album she released in the ’90s and I love this track as well.
It’s from her new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, set to be released in May. I hope this track is indicative of the whole album.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 18, 2009, at 3:37 pm
By Cooper Levy-Baker, cross-posted from Creative Loafing Sarasota’s blog, The 941.
You know what I’m effing pumped about? This Saturday night, I’ve got tickets to see Ghostface Killah and Raekwon live at The Ritz Ybor.
Both MCs may be members of the nine-strong Wu-Tang Clan, but they’ve backed each other so consistently over the years we can really think of them as a tight tandem, in the same league with names such as Eric B. & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions and Clipse. Don’t believe me? Raekwon’s debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, which bills Ghost as a “guest star” on the front, is a drug-rap classic, a touchstone for any contemporary MC who aims to depict the brutal hustle of the cocaine trade. And Ghost’s first album, Ironman, which has Raekwon’s name and visage on the cover, was the first salvo in one of the greatest NY rap careers of the past decade.
So this Saturday’s show? Kind of a big deal. Click here for videos featuring Ghost and Rae’s two all-time best team-ups.
Bob Greene is a traumatologist. This somewhat morbid designation means precisely what you think it means: Bob is a certified expert in psychic pain. The Florida State University Traumatology Institute conferred this title upon him, but his years of practice as a licensed clinical social worker are the true source of his expertise. In this capacity he has counseled thousands of people, including survivors of some of the greatest collective traumas of our time.
The day after the September 11 terrorist attacks he drove to New York City to counsel people in the financial district who had watched helplessly as planes crashed into buildings, emergency rescue vehicles unknowingly drove over top of human remains and fire, smoke and ash consumed everything comforting and familiar. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Bob provided counseling for the Tampa Bay 2-1-1 volunteers who spent two weeks in Monroe, LA fielding 2,000 calls a day from storm survivors in desperate need of rescue, shelter, psychiatric medication or even food after going without for three days.
Here’s how Bob, a man as unassuming and unpretentious as his name, describes his work: “I talk to folks just like me: bozos on the bus just trying to make it through this crazy world. I listen. There’s something about saying it out loud.” Here’s how I, a lifelong songwriter and singer, describe Bob’s work:He’s a pad of paper, a journal or a napkin and a bartender’s pen. He’s the multitrack Tascam I used to record my fist song when I was a sophomore in high school. He’s an open mic night or a house concert with a particularly gracious and responsive audience. He’s an opportunity to let the inside out, to let thought hit air.
I met Bob in my capacity as the director of Impact-Florida, a GLBT rights organization formed in response to the passage of Amendment 2. One of my members caught wind that Bob was starting a support group for people struggling to come to terms with their sexuality or with that of a friend or loved one and urged me to meet with him to find out what Impact-Florida could do to help. He was obviously impressed with Bob’s credentials and experience, but what resonated with him (and eventually with me) the most was Bob’s story. Read the rest of this entry »
Right now, according to the Tweet I just got from @SXSW, Seth Rogen and Anna Faris are in Room 16AB of the Austin Convention Center – I’m sure, hyping their new film, Observe and Report.
I am across town, sitting on an overstuffed couch after a long (first) night of drinking.
Yesterday morning’s walk into town was beautiful as it’s starting to warm up in Austin (around 60 degrees and sunny), and when I got to the center, I attended two rounds of SXSW Accelerator, sponsored by Microsoft Bizspark. The competition put four contestants in four categories (Web, Social Networking, Video and Music) through a 2 minute pitch and then a round of questioning from an industry panel and keynote Guy Kawasaki.
Posted by Eric Snider on Mar. 17, 2009, at 9:14 am
This just in from Ruth Eckerd Hall:
It was announced today that due to illness, Willie Nelson has unfortunately postponed his concert in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall scheduled for tonight at 8 pm. The concert will be rescheduled for October, 2009. The exact show date will be announced soon. Willie regrets any inconvenience to his fans.
Posted by Eric Snider on Mar. 17, 2009, at 9:04 am
Gonna be bendin’ an elbow, turnin’ a few up for St. Patty’s Day tonight? (Don’t drink the green beer, pleeeze.)
To get yourself in the proper mood, have a look at a couple of videos by THE BEST Irish rock band ever, the standard-bearer, a group not from Boston or Chicago, but Ahhr-land: The Pogues.
You know when you learn something pleasantly unexpected? For instance, a favorite band you wrote off as finished because its principal members blame each other for stupid shit through music blogs announces their first tour in years? What’s that feeling called? Oh, yeah… hope!
The Pixies return to action this summer with a series of European concert dates, including a June 14 appearance at the Isle of Wight festival with Neil Young, Billboard has confirmed. The gigs will be the first for the alternative rock standard-bearers since 2007, dispelling doubts that the group’s most recent hiatus was permanent. Further details about the additional European shows will be released soon. No North American gigs are planned, according to Billboard’s sources.
The full article from Billboard provides a bit more background, but barely scratches the surface of several years of tension. Statements made by Frank Black and Kim Deal towards the end of 2007 fueled my pessimism that the reunion was over.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 16, 2009, at 2:09 pm
Doherty’s latest, Grace/Wastelands, is currently streaming on MySpace Music. And it’s rather nice from what I’ve heard so far. None of that bad-boy-does-copious-amounts-of-drugs-and-trashes-things feeling. More, bad-boy-does-lots-if-drugs-but-pulls-it-together-enough-for-the-studio. To check out the album, click here.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 16, 2009, at 11:39 am
“Breakfast at Sulimays” has three saucy old folks reviewing albums; this edition features Young Jeezy and Animal Collective. I found it particularly amusing as you can well imagine. Props to aestheticized blog (and by default, Bee-Eezy) for passing it along.
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 16, 2009, at 12:00 am
A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing the five-nights-a-week late night talk shows (and SNL); set your TIVOs or DVRs.
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Tuesday, March 17: Bell X1
Wednesday, March 18: Modest Mouse (pictured, photo by Wendy Lynch
Thursday, March 19: Kara DioGuardi (rerun, Jan. 12)
Friday, March 20: David Sanborn with Sam Moore (Feb. 19)
Sunday. Laid low today. Resting up for the long week ahead. Took another nice long walk this morning to HEB (Texas’ answer to bad grocery stores).
Definitely no iPhones at HEB. Actually, there was a Cricket and Boost Mobile kiosk in the entryway next to the Coke and holographic sticker machines.
Spent most of the day cutting together footage from day one.
Here it is:
UPDATE: Davey (one of the guys I’m staying with) just returned from DJ’ing what he described as a “Rat Pack-themed interactive after-party.” He said the party was totally lame, but that he played for an hour and got paid $300. Travis (his roommate) lamented on how last night, his band played a three-hour gig, two hours away, got paid $100 and had to split it four ways – less the gas money. Seems like half of us are always in the wrong business.
There’s something magical about waking up to strange birds singing unfamiliar songs. In the quiet of Austin’s East Side, this is how day two began.
And the morning of day two was difficult. My lower back was definitely still in pain and my right ear wasn’t fully functioning yet. (Later, a passing ambulance would prove it was back to normal). But, a hot shower, some good stretching and the fact that there was no coffee in the house was enough to get me motivated.
If for purely economical reasons, I decided to walk from the house to the convention center downtown - a distance described to me as “around ten blocks.” Very long blocks. It was still a brisk 40 degrees, and I could see my breath as I passed the businesses on Comal St. Several places in the predominantly Latin community offered party rental services (pinatas, moonwalks, table and chair rental) and were staging their colorful wares (yes, even the moonwalks) sometimes dangerously close to traffic on the dingy, gray curbside.
I arrived back at the ACC just in time to catch the first workshop of the day, ”Profit by Mobilizing your Online Community.” Definitely a disappointment. When I think “mobilize,” I think “inspire to action” or “cause to move in an excited and motivated manner.” The panel from Unwired Nation apparently understood the word “mobilize” to mean “sell them a mobile API with a voice and messaging plan.” I should’ve known. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s 40 degrees outside, drizzling non-stop and Austin has just become ground zero for every hipster with an iPhone.
It’s 10 a.m. and registration at the Austin Convention Center has just begun. Already the lines are starting to form down the surrounding hallways and escalators and the entire building is buzzing with people camped on the floor in clusters around the power outlets, charging their laptops and digging through their goodie bags.
The South by Southwest Conference kicks off today with the Interactive portion of the workshops. With sessions titled “User-Generated Content: A State of the Union,” and “Championing Social Media to the Man,” these first few days have drawn the new media elite, journalists, programmers, game developers and authors. In short, I am surrounded by every living geek in the world, all chomping at the bit to learn something new about content management, the new killer app (other than Twitter) and how to finally put the term “Web 2.0″ to rest.
I’m seated next to Jemima Kiss of the Guardian UK, as the UGC workshop begins. Before moderator Chris Tolles can even introduce the panel, someone interrupts him, saying, “Can you please let us know the hash tag you’d like us to use for Twittering this workshop?” Read the rest of this entry »
In my opinion, SXSW made a Gigantosaurus Rex mistake in 2008 by not accepting Geoff Koch’s (pronounced like ‘coke,’ not ‘cock’) offer to play at the festival. The way that he handled the rejection: he banded together with a huge group of musicians in Austin that do not support the event and they all played at anti-SXSW-themed venues. According to Geoff, “a growing number of people are sick of the long lines, and short sets.” So, ladies and gentlemen, meet Geoff Koch: a young musician and author who will not take “No” for an answer. Give him a barrier and he will surely find a way to destroy it. Even talking about his drive makes me feel like I should sign up to run a marathon. Read the rest of this entry »
Where to begin? Last Thursday seems like so long ago, the start of a very long weekend of incredible music. With the Harvest Of Hope festival bringing bands by the boatload to Florida, many of them played shows throughout the state before and after the weekend. I (with my girlfriend and a few other friends) went to four shows in six days across the state. I did my best to document all of this with pictures and video; and even managed to score a short video interview with Bryce Dessner of The National. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Leilani Polk on Mar. 13, 2009, at 12:44 pm
Thanks to all those who entered the Phish Saves America reunion setlist contest. Unfortunately, none of the entrants managed to guess the opener – and why would anyone guess that Phish would make our dreams come true and kick things off with “Fluffhead”? I even fantasized about it in my last post, never actually thinking they’d do it. Props to Trevor Corbin, who guessed that Phish would play “Fluffhead” the first night, but submitted “Tube” as the first song.
For session five, Stephen and Joran talk with the foursome about touring, knife play and a newer sound, plus, the band performs three songs: Lips, Pretty in Pale and Whipsering Sin. Download.
Bryan Childs, aka Autopsy IV, isn’t trying to be a music writer or a critic or even a go-to source for music news and information. But the 35-year-old electrical designer has single-handedly become all three. The St. Petersburg-based owner and operator of ninebullets.net brings so much knowledge and raw talent to the table that Creative Loafing recruited him as a contributor to our own music blog, Tampa Calling, last year.
You know when you learn something pleasantly unexpected? For instance, a favorite band you wrote off as finished because its principal members blame each other for stupid shit through music blogs announces their first tour in years? What’s that feeling called? Oh, yeah… hope!
