tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22237764999582072292024-03-14T11:39:05.040-04:00Dog In A Sweater Dot ComShow reviews & photos (primarily in the Triangle of North Carolina), the occasional badly written music review, and other random horseshit that may or may not be of interest. JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.comBlogger902125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-47035154514981673602024-03-14T11:38:00.000-04:002024-03-14T11:38:27.431-04:00February 2024 movie update<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLFTe-HryiiI5hVKcLi_sDKOjY2DM2eRstllskc3-xZBQrFHukzRQrb9k4NJxwZu8I5Owcu2Z_aemxXNcPYL27W1UhyphenhyphenEdFennhfh_6fb5uG-ZZcEUic1L3CwUs9J8bi2_-GBd9dXjw46HjyCIVaI8nx5_pwLfZ9jaHJk9J5FXPE5EO_-T36AOW4jW0FM/s948/blackberry-2023.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLFTe-HryiiI5hVKcLi_sDKOjY2DM2eRstllskc3-xZBQrFHukzRQrb9k4NJxwZu8I5Owcu2Z_aemxXNcPYL27W1UhyphenhyphenEdFennhfh_6fb5uG-ZZcEUic1L3CwUs9J8bi2_-GBd9dXjw46HjyCIVaI8nx5_pwLfZ9jaHJk9J5FXPE5EO_-T36AOW4jW0FM/w432-h640/blackberry-2023.webp" width="432" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />February 2024 movie update!</b></u> <br /><br />So I was +5 for the month of February which is a perfectly cromulent result, fairly typical honestly. BUT: after years of putting it off, due to both length and subject matter, I finally watched "Shoah," the 9 1/2 hour long in-depth documentary on the Holocaust. To call it a documentary actually feels a little belittling, it's so much bigger and more important than that. Anyways, that was like watching 5 movies in one, length-wise. So it was actually a pretty productive month all in all!<br /><b><br />Best of the month (new):</b> BlackBerry (2023)<br /><b>Best of the month (special architecture edition):</b> Columbus (2017)<br /><b>Best of the month (special fully nude Jennifer Lawrence fighting on a beach edition): </b>No Hard Feelings (2023)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen):</b> True Grit (2010)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month: </b>Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex And A Few Things In Between (2024)<br /><b>Worst of the month: </b>Rollerball (2001) (still worth a watch just to witness it's sheer stupidity though.)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition):</b> Viking Women And The Sea Serpent (1957)<br /><b>Best setting of the month:</b> rural Alberta in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)<br /><b>Couple of the month:</b> The Rock & Seann William Scott in The Rundown (2003)<br /><b>Soundtrack of the month: </b>The Big Chill (1983) (Obvious, yes, but still chock full of jams)<br /><b>"What the fuck was that?" of the month: </b>both the plot and all of Eric Roberts' acting in Love Is A Gun (1993)<br /><b>Well that was fucking depressing: </b>Nitram (2021)<br /><b>Well that was really, really, REALLY fucking depressing:</b> Shoah (1985) (Obviously, this one is in a category all it's own...)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />Flight (2012), Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base (2023), The Horror At Party Beach (1964), Spencer (2021), Shot Caller (2017), The Big Easy (1986), Trespass Against Us (2023), Teenagers From Outer Space (1959), Lover, Stalker, Killer (2024), They Called Him Mostly Harmless (2024), American Pie (1999), Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991), Untold: Crime & Penalties (2021), Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (2024), Rituals (1977), How To Have An American Baby (2023), The Abyss (1989), Daddy-O (1958), The Triplets Of Belleville (2003), Thanksgiving (2023), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)<br /><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-89018257729898954132024-03-01T16:33:00.001-05:002024-03-11T00:52:04.369-04:00Upcoming Shows!<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaaeve_s4PfAawmpjpEt2KpfzFuAxQb-mnvUsHMATjoRShsohItftnoB_h5jtT116LB_AjYwHZKtdeWU2o1Adv1Q_hChdjpNLTEljxMKQqeMff2Rfe1PZLkg-ZQvLHx6okgzzUOaprY7fTu5HPRs3iIYb260E7-_P3r9XstBoc9WPVaS8XvRHx5O_ibk/s4769/Flesh_Wounds13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="4769" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaaeve_s4PfAawmpjpEt2KpfzFuAxQb-mnvUsHMATjoRShsohItftnoB_h5jtT116LB_AjYwHZKtdeWU2o1Adv1Q_hChdjpNLTEljxMKQqeMff2Rfe1PZLkg-ZQvLHx6okgzzUOaprY7fTu5HPRs3iIYb260E7-_P3r9XstBoc9WPVaS8XvRHx5O_ibk/w640-h428/Flesh_Wounds13.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></u></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br />March 2024</b></u></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Friday, March 22nd<br /><a href="http://unwoundarchive.com/" target="_blank">Unwound</a></b> at the Cat's Cradle<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>April 2024</b></u></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Friday, April 5th<br /><a href="http://www.circlejerks.net/" target="_blank">Circle Jerks</a></b> / <b><a href="https://www.epitaph.com/artists/descendents" target="_blank">Descendents</a></b> at the Ritz<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Saturday, April 6th<br /><a href="https://rosalimusic.com/" target="_blank">Rosali</a></b> at the Pinhook<br /><br /><b>Tuesday, April 9th<br /><a href="https://hotlinetnt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Hotline TNT</a></b> at the Cat's Cradle Backroom<br /><br /><b>Friday, April 19th<br /><a href="https://kylekinane.com/" target="_blank">Kyle Kinane</a></b> at Goodnights (through the 21st)<br /><br /><b>Saturday, April 20th<br /><a href="https://speedstick.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Speed Stick</a></b> / <b><a href="https://pipe.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Pipe</a></b> at </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the Cat's Cradle Backroom</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Thursday, April 25th<br /><a href="https://www.teenagefanclub.com/" target="_blank">Teenage Fanclub</a></b> at Haw River Ballroom<br /><br /><b>Saturday, April 27th<br /><a href="https://postalservicemusic.net/" target="_blank">The Postal Service</a></b> / <b><a href="Death Cab For Cutie" target="_blank">Death Cab For Cutie</a></b> at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>May 2024</b></u></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Wednesday, May 1st<br /><a href="https://sunnyday.realestate/" target="_blank">Sunny Day Real Estate</a></b> at the Lincoln Theatre<br /><br /><b>Thursday, May 2nd<br /><a href="https://qotsa.com/" target="_blank">Queens of the Stone Age</a></b> at Red Hat Amphitheater<br /><br /><b>Friday, May 10th<br /><a href="https://www.kurtvile.com/" target="_blank">Kurt Vile</a></b> at the Cat's Cradle<br /><br /><b>Wednesday, May 29th<br /><a href="http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/" target="_blank">The Magnetic Fields</a></b> at Carolina Theatre (also the 30th)<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>June 2024</b></u></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Tuesday, June 4th<br /><a href="https://shannonandtheclams.bandcamp.com/album/the-moon-is-in-the-wrong-place" target="_blank">Shannon And The Clams</a></b> at the Cat's Cradle<br /><br /><b>Saturday, June 8th<br /><a href="https://www.mdoumoctar.com/" target="_blank">Mdou Moctar</a></b> at the Haw River Ballroom<br /><br /><b>Saturday, June 15th<br /><a href="http://www.wtfpod.com/" target="_blank">Marc Maron</a></b> at Carolina Theatre<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tuesday, June 18th</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.camera-obscura.net/" target="_blank">Camera Obscura</a></b> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">at the Cat's Cradle</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Friday, June 21st<br /><a href="https://kimaltheagordon.com/" target="_blank">Kim Gordon</a></b> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">at the Cat's Cradle</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Saturday, June 22nd<br /><a href="https://rosecityband.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Rose City Band</a></b> at </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> the Cat's Cradle Back Room</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Monday, June 24th<br /><a href="https://www.future-islands.com/" target="_blank">Future Islands</a></b> at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts<br /><br /><b>Tuesday, June 25th<br /><a href="https://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/the-spits-self-titled-1-lp" target="_blank">The Spits</a> </b>at Kings<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>July 2024</b></u></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Wednesday, July 24th<br /><a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/" target="_blank">Merge 35</a></b> at the Cat's Cradle<br /> - Wednesday (24th) - Fucked Up / Mary Timony / Redd Kross / etc<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Thursday (25th) - Destroyer / Superchunk / Fruit Bats / etc<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Friday (26th) - Lambchop / Wye Oak / The New Pornographers / Rosali / etc<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Saturday (27th) - Eric Bachmann / Greg Cartwright / The Clientele / David Kilgour / Mike Krol / HC McEntire / etc</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">...more bands TBA</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b>Saturday, July 27th<br /><a href="https://www.mastodonrocks.com/" target="_blank">Mastodon</a></b> at Red Hat Amphitheater<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>August 2024</b></u></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I mean, there will probably be something eventually right?<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>September 2024</b></u></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Thursday, September 5th<br /><a href="https://hopscotchmusicfest.com/" target="_blank">Hopscotch Music Festival</a></b> in downtown Raleigh (through the 7th)<br />Details TBD<br /><br /><b>Saturday, September 28th<br /><a href="https://sigurros.com/" target="_blank">Sigur Rós</a></b> at DPAC<br /><br /><br />(Photo: Flesh Wounds, Cat's Cradle, 10/17/2015)</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-62763634505684705642024-03-01T01:21:00.000-05:002024-03-01T01:21:17.747-05:00Mini Mix - February 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuiSJRuRFVq_T5BFZxbfQ_LaZEJ5Db0OxNkm0Q7m4gQtSNp3eXwl_B0LF5GL_FZIrppi7_K41p1Sc46wTfyzLNrwYpbSoWoc8rgxo2zXVcZV9VBhrfNXLpCQ4DsPAt41tIXO-aMcjgW8X9Xa2mSoGM9tI4y-g-5_ufZyb0EuZ7Wmd7aeyMvu-tGnIEnw/s5241/la07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3499" data-original-width="5241" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuiSJRuRFVq_T5BFZxbfQ_LaZEJ5Db0OxNkm0Q7m4gQtSNp3eXwl_B0LF5GL_FZIrppi7_K41p1Sc46wTfyzLNrwYpbSoWoc8rgxo2zXVcZV9VBhrfNXLpCQ4DsPAt41tIXO-aMcjgW8X9Xa2mSoGM9tI4y-g-5_ufZyb0EuZ7Wmd7aeyMvu-tGnIEnw/w640-h428/la07.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />Mini Mix!</b></u> <br /><br />February is always my worst month at work, every year, without fail. There are many reasons for this, but let's just say I'm ecstatic March is here and the time change is less than two weeks away. <br /><br /><br /><b>Fleetwood Mac - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VWpoETMCYh9sdl8hhhn3J1GyMoQu-5N8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Think About Me</a></b><br />We're all in agreement that the Christine McVie songs are the best Fleetwood Mac songs right? If you don't agree, raise your hand so we all know who to laugh at. <br /><br /><b>Incredible Kidda Band - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mTCgIFFDbfcaWruoA_z-tmukjdRpRWJ_/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Fighting My Way Back</a></b><br />Many years ago I ordered this band's comp "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late!" from somewhere in Europe; with shipping, it cost around 50 bucks and was easily the most I'd ever paid for a record (granted, it was a double LP, but the point stands). Now I see fairly basic domestic shit pushing 40 for a single disc and...man, I feel old.<br /><br /><b>See Gulls - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XrbjMhUx9frcSvzp6wWl-QG-M2pld1wk/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">I Wrote It</a></b><br />A local Triangle pop group with a slight punk edge that I really enjoyed, particularly live, but sadly they didn't stick around for long. They released two EPs roughly a decade ago and then were no more. I want to say one of the members moved to another part of the country, but don't quote me on that. They are worth seeking out if you dig this track. <br /><br /><b>Stereolab - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZuROXGplR71gcOWVETL5UXU0HmvIofOy/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Ping Pong</a></b><br />If you stuck a gun to my head and made me choose, this would be my all-time favorite Stereolab song. That is until I start thinking about "The Noise of Carpet" or "French Disko" or "Jenny Ondioline" or a dozen others and give you a different answer. <br /><br />So there you have it, the final answer is "Wow and Flutter."<br /><br /><b>Teenage Fanclub - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1STKiZepe8NofdUzNrp0vlXpsWnV63R45/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Don't Look Back</a></b><br />It's hard to imagine my life without the pop perfection of Teenage Fanclub. Many thanks to randomly seeing them on SNL back in the early nineties, back when it felt like the show did a better job of putting new artists on the airwaves. Or maybe they still do that but I'm old and jaded and just don't like anything they book these days. <br /><br />(Photo: Cabazon, California - December 2013)<p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-8895635098834885292024-02-13T16:00:00.004-05:002024-02-13T16:01:10.654-05:00January 2024 movie update<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pcmfT4lPIlGWogxxuzKw4roUQ1fCWy_-sXcs1cCc3eNu0OQvQvv9xcnDRcTh-Rjwpek2JQDKL2heLAbv1e8lhoG7fMHnuzjisV0Rq9qm3RnDL0pnyzxTODlyTjDEoERkOX1ElsQWeRXfCrt2ig-K5nQfESg3VNR3OULBUSRw8ucl0BvdPHIAf9_GXXs/s1000/dumb%20money.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pcmfT4lPIlGWogxxuzKw4roUQ1fCWy_-sXcs1cCc3eNu0OQvQvv9xcnDRcTh-Rjwpek2JQDKL2heLAbv1e8lhoG7fMHnuzjisV0Rq9qm3RnDL0pnyzxTODlyTjDEoERkOX1ElsQWeRXfCrt2ig-K5nQfESg3VNR3OULBUSRw8ucl0BvdPHIAf9_GXXs/w410-h640/dumb%20money.jpg" width="410" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />January 2024 movie update!</b></u><br /><br />We're back in the saddle again! I kicked the year off with a +8 right out of the gate, which is good because February is going sloooow so far. As always, this shit always evens out in the long run. <br /><br /><b>Best of the month (new):</b> Dumb Money (2023)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen):</b> High Plains Drifter (1973) (one of Eastwood's best and highly underrated...)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month:</b> Dusty Slay: Workin’ Man (2024)<br /><b>Worst of the month:</b> The King”s Daughter (2022)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition):</b> Samson Vs. The Vampire Women (1962)<br /><b>Best setting of the month: </b>The Amalfi Coast in The Equalizer 3 (2023)<br /><b>Couple of the month:</b> Billy Crystal & Gregory Hines in Running Scared (1986)<br /><b>Soundtrack of the month:</b> every joke song on Top Secret! (1984)<br /><b>"What the fuck was that?" of the month:</b> Head (1968)<br /><b>Well that was fucking depressing:</b> Nothing Compares (2022)<br /><b>Well that was really, really, REALLY fucking depressing: </b>Beyond Utopia (2023)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />The Undead (1957), The Life Ahead (2020), Under Siege (1992), Finestkind (2023), Switch (1991), Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993), Eddie And The Cruisers (1983), The Last Rider (2022), The Quake (2018), And Justice For All (1979), This Is 40 (2012), Sexy Beast (2000), Tenebre (1982), Hercules Unchained (1959), Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli (2024), Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (2023), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), The Leech Woman (1960), El Dorado (1966), Showing Up (2022), Escape From The Bronx (1983), Chowchilla (2023), The Mission (2023), The Magician (2005), Ascension (2021), June (2023), Seraphim Falls (2007), Philadelphia (1993)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-11690057991135036072024-02-01T00:26:00.001-05:002024-02-01T00:27:10.792-05:00Mini Mix - January 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN7m6RMij5jeOhgC142qbTEz8WSQ4G23N8Jtev9aoyHHeyImodsAMj8bJbnw9AfNIQQ5HXlGJ03ikPAYJmWbnrjbPkHkWKE7yrVPGmibTV0PS7mKAo6LRRd609cHrB40CvFHOfEVTn6HKhqc5roTGfYRK3SD0BlixUzEwkARAuscT7cQdvt7citCTTBY/s5202/2202%20Holbrook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="5202" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN7m6RMij5jeOhgC142qbTEz8WSQ4G23N8Jtev9aoyHHeyImodsAMj8bJbnw9AfNIQQ5HXlGJ03ikPAYJmWbnrjbPkHkWKE7yrVPGmibTV0PS7mKAo6LRRd609cHrB40CvFHOfEVTn6HKhqc5roTGfYRK3SD0BlixUzEwkARAuscT7cQdvt7citCTTBY/w640-h428/2202%20Holbrook.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />Mini Mix!</b></u> <br /><br />"I’ve had a one-night stand before, and gotten zero Buick Regals for it."<br />Maddie Barker, No Hard Feelings<br /><br /><br /><b>Father John Misty - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FV0uPm0DKZ8_lgGtb0V7rJrQdkYUE820/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Fallin' Rain (Link Wray cover)</a></b><br />Perhaps a law should be passed that FJM only perform other people's songs from here on out. A great voice and performer, but I've seldom been enthralled with his original compositions. The "Anthem + 3" EP that came out a couple of years back is brilliant though, all covers. If only they'd release a physical version of it...<br /><br /><b>INXS - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xTX5KjqO1WG-kWWpOKcMZZgU45p60G1s/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Don't Change</a></b><br />My favorite INXS song by a large margin. Second is of course "Never Tear Us Apart," with that bass line that has haunted me for nearly 40 years now. <br /><br /><b>The Mary Onettes - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsdTj3It-A6VEQfP-Eg_FdDDVAhMXEcv/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Don't Forget (to Forget about Me)</a></b><br />"Hit The Waves" is one of my most listened to albums of the past decade-ish. I wish their physical media wasn't such a pain in the ass to find here in the States; on top of that, the production run of these hard-to-find releases is in such small quantities it makes them doubly difficult to purchase. <br /><br /><b>Morrissey - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ebXzLUx20-U-X64umI_Mi4WJqNjb0MHB/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The Operation</a></b><br />No matter how much of a jackass Morrissey continues to show himself to be, I just can't quit his music. I have officially sworn off ever trying to see him live again though, as that's way more of a pain in the ass than it is worth, and they show will probbly get postponed / cancelled anyways. <br /><br /><b>The Pointed Sticks - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QMsMJv06F3O730vlJrC3EYzY5Kt5GFt8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Out of Luck</a></b><br />One of the all-time underrated power pop bands. Despite being Canadian, I think only a handful of their songs are about hockey and/or moose, so don't let that scare you away. <br /><br /><br />(Photo: WigWam Motel, Hwy 66, Holbrook, Arizona - April 2022)<p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-58625899579574326052024-01-30T01:08:00.000-05:002024-01-30T01:09:33.378-05:00Favorite Photos & Shows of 2023!<div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Technically I should have titled this "Best Live Music Photos," but outside of <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/04/ireland-trip-part-1-april-2023-ring-of.html" target="_blank">our</a> <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/04/ireland-trip-part-2-april-2023.html" target="_blank">trip</a> <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/04/ireland-trip-part-3-april-2023.html" target="_blank">to</a> <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/04/ireland-trip-part-4-april-2023-castles.html" target="_blank">Ireland</a> every (non-phone) photo I took this year was at a concert (click on those four links if you missed the Ireland photos the first time and care to see them). Half of these photos are from the Hopscotch Music Festival, which makes sense because (A) I had a photo pass so I was able to get close to the action at the big stages and (3) you get to see a whole shitload of bands in a three day span. These are kinda sorta in order, as much as you can order a subjective group like this. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quasi, The Pinhook, 3/20/2023<br /></span></span></b></p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvxRCXlTtxTF9_-KAOopXUJHCKg-OSVKq3Aytx4GJxelA-KPOEA4AlRm1zYwI1U82iRtHZVFO-OWpZazIh5BZGEZTGmiXfgSg3SbXk44-CF0KnXnR08pMJgz74TK1FKmWZS-XRyPohbnzigVas3q4AtyOsDTNpgdtz1xwPoGaG80HClC9o6rJcL5VUPs/s5830/01%20Quasi01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3891" data-original-width="5830" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvxRCXlTtxTF9_-KAOopXUJHCKg-OSVKq3Aytx4GJxelA-KPOEA4AlRm1zYwI1U82iRtHZVFO-OWpZazIh5BZGEZTGmiXfgSg3SbXk44-CF0KnXnR08pMJgz74TK1FKmWZS-XRyPohbnzigVas3q4AtyOsDTNpgdtz1xwPoGaG80HClC9o6rJcL5VUPs/w640-h428/01%20Quasi01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TVOD, Hopscotch Music Festival, Slims, 9/8/2023<br /></span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVBm4e07K8s8bqzXeoGQVf6g47sNlNjgHH362yW62CRaGPwHps152h8jBOzrqmmhb9ad6Trqk4FHUg8wc-UkFlifn-j3nTqH_4kR5HiVTVX495IZcMtkRmj9Ez8RQw017vB-w89O0vvTEhrcoQHIjLK1JNYMr27DvtTgSnIyClHUFb72fkQcRKayRSAA/s6250/02%20TVOD03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4171" data-original-width="6250" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVBm4e07K8s8bqzXeoGQVf6g47sNlNjgHH362yW62CRaGPwHps152h8jBOzrqmmhb9ad6Trqk4FHUg8wc-UkFlifn-j3nTqH_4kR5HiVTVX495IZcMtkRmj9Ez8RQw017vB-w89O0vvTEhrcoQHIjLK1JNYMr27DvtTgSnIyClHUFb72fkQcRKayRSAA/w640-h428/02%20TVOD03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yo La Tengo, The Cat's Cradle, 3/9/2023<br /></span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I saw 41 bands in 2023, these were my 10 favorites (in order-ish).<br /><br /><b>1. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/09/hopscotch-music-festival-day-one-in.html" target="_blank">Pavement at City Plaza (Hopscotch Music Festival) - 9/7/2023</a></b><br />My first time seeing them since the late nineties - I was super excited, and they did not disappoint.<br /><br /><b>2. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/09/hopscotch-music-festival-day-three-in.html" target="_blank">Sunny Day Real Estate at Moore Square (Hopscotch Music Festival) - 9/9/2023</a></b><br />Ditto to what I said above, only the last time I saw them was the early oughts. <br /><br /><b>3. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/09/protomartyr-speed-stick-at-cats-cradle.html" target="_blank">Protomartyr at the Cats Cradle - 6/21/2023</a></b><br />Loved hearing most of their excellent new record live from these paragons of professor punk. <br /><br /><b>4. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/06/pedro-lion-at-cats-cradle-4272023.html" target="_blank">Pedro The Lion at the Cat’s Cradle - 4/27/2023</a></b><br />They played the "It's Hard To Find A Friend" and "Control" albums in their entirety, much to the delight of many middle-aged bearded men. <br /><br /><b>5. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/05/yo-la-tengo-at-cats-cradle-392023.html" target="_blank">Yo La Tengo at the Cat’s Cradle - 3/9/2023</a></b><br />If I see YLT in a particular year, they're gonna make the list that year. It's just science. <br /><br /><b>6. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-kingsbury-manx-at-cats-cradle-back.html" target="_blank">The Kingsbury Manx at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room - 1/7/2023</a></b><br />A swell return for these local legends after nearly a decade on hiatus. <br /><br /><b>7. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/08/yob-pallbearer-spotlights-at-asheville.html" target="_blank">Pallbearer at Asheville Music Hall - 6/15/2023</a></b><br />I drove all the way to Asheville for this gig and my dumbshit friends forgot to get tickets. It was still worth the drive. <br /><br /><b>8. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/05/archers-of-loaf-at-cats-cradle-3252023.html" target="_blank">Archers Of Loaf at the Cat’s Cradle - 3/25/2023</a></b><br />My first time seeing them since the release of their new record in 2022, their first in almost 25 years. <br /><br /><b>9. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2024/01/lydia-loveless-reese-mchenry-at-cats.html" target="_blank">Lydia Loveless at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room - 12/5/2023</a></b><br />Hard to believer her voice is as good live as it is on record, but it's true. <br /><br /><b>10. <a href="https://doginasweatershowreviews.blogspot.com/2023/12/superchunk-sluice-at-motorco-10152023.html" target="_blank">Superchunk at Motorco - 10/15/2023</a></b><br />Saw the Chunk twice in 2023, as one does when given the chance. <br /><br /><br /></span></div>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-64215187779377069312024-01-17T14:45:00.001-05:002024-01-30T01:09:45.099-05:00Favorite Movies of 2023!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MUqaKej-oIl9GGAm9N43R7ASUN8fTrewKzzq9OsGc0fVe0tjVVz92woGWSIqCBVIF9_P2i1vomwjB8w97MnK9XnYO7dGanFhmokfqIwebvyBtTuieMpNCrzvj_NKOrrNBkDHQzmK5AO50LRVL1wXeEFr-gceuU1awOtgjW3AC4oRjlx8oxeUjSzUk8w/s353/lebowski.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="353" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MUqaKej-oIl9GGAm9N43R7ASUN8fTrewKzzq9OsGc0fVe0tjVVz92woGWSIqCBVIF9_P2i1vomwjB8w97MnK9XnYO7dGanFhmokfqIwebvyBtTuieMpNCrzvj_NKOrrNBkDHQzmK5AO50LRVL1wXeEFr-gceuU1awOtgjW3AC4oRjlx8oxeUjSzUk8w/w400-h295/lebowski.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>The Best Movies of 2023!</b></u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /><br /></b></u></span>I think this section is fairly self-explanatory. These are more or less
in order, though as always a film might possibly shift a spot or two on
any given day depending on how the wind blows. <br /><br /><b>1. The Holdovers </b><br />Just delightful. Well acted all around. Very Alexander Payne, and I mean that in the best possible way.<br /><br /><b>2. Oppenheimer</b><br />Ultimately, what really mattered most were the friends Oppenheimer made along the way.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>3. How To Blow Up A Pipeline </b><br />Even though the entire plot is right there in the title, it was still
riveting. Good performances all around but the score was the biggest
star for me.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>4. The Killer</b><b><br /></b>The Smiths as the chosen soundtrack for a cold and calculating hitman somehow tracks.<b><br /><br />5. Asteroid City</b><br />Wes Anderson’s set direction brings all the well known actors to the yard.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b>6. Sisu </b><br />I don't give a shit how unbelievable / unrealistic this movie is, good goddamn was it fun to watch.<br /><br /><b>7. John Wick: Chapter 4 </b><br />Personal ranking: 1 > 4 > 2 > 3. But the Osaka section of this one might be my favorite part of any of them. Probably coulda used more people getting shot. Definitely didn't need to be that long.<br /><br /><b>8. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. </b><br />Incredibly sweet movie, the gal who plays Margaret is just fantastic. I'm a little younger than the time period this was set to represent, but it still gave me heavy flashback vibes to my own childhood. <br /><br /><b>9. Theater Camp</b><br />As an avowed close-minded theater hater, holy shit I loved this. Not enough to actually attend a theatrical production, but still. Strong Chris Guest vibes in the best possible way. The kids were great. They probably spent 9/10s of their budget on that Post Malone closing credits song.<br /><br /><b>10. Reptile </b><br />Well made modern noir, I quite liked it. Felt like it could be a companion piece to Mare of Easttown. Del Toro is terrific, great cast all around.<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /><br /><br /></b></u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>The Best Movies of 2022! </b></u></span><br /><br />...that I didn't get around to watching until 2023.<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. The Stranger </b><br /></span>Moodier than a late-era Nick Cave song. I was actually shocked he didn’t do the score.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b>2. This Much I Know To Be True </b><br />Speaking of Nick Cave, put this film / music in a syringe and inject it directly into my veins. This ambient gothic crooning or whatever it is he's doing this past decade(ish) is my favorite shit he's ever recorded.<br /><br /><b>3. Babylon </b><br />Too long - they could have easily shaved off a half-hour without much effort. And the ending was subpar...honestly, I don't think they knew how to end it and that's why we got what we did. Despite those two issues, I fucking loved it. The manic first hour is the most fun I've had watching a movie in ages. And the bombastic jazz score/soundtrack was top tits.<br /><br /><b>4. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story </b><br />So so much better than it has any right to be. Shocked that they stuck so close to the true story, I thought for sure this would be a vehicle for silliness.<br /><br /><b>5. The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent </b><br />The return of both the action comedy and Nic Cage making good movies are two of my very favorite developments of the last couple of years. This film is a delightful lark; Cage and Pascal should do more movies together.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /><br /></b></u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>The Best Movies of years not 2022 or 2023! </b></u></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b>1. Incendies (2010)</b><br />Powerful, well acted, and holy fuck what a twist! I pride myself on being able to figure out where a film is going pretty early in it's runtime, but this one got me good. <br /><br /><b>2. Vagabond (1985)</b><br />Beautiful and sad and very well made. This one is going to sit in my brain for a while. Note to self: watch more Agnes Varda films.<br /><br /><b>3. At Close Range (1986)</b><br />A rare find in my favorite genre - gritty, noir-ish drama from the 80s that I haven’t seen before. Great performances all around.<br /><br /><b>4. Ghosts…Of The Civil Dead (1988)</b><br />Fuck the scared straight program, show at risk kids this movie instead if you want to keep them out of trouble.<br /><br /><b>5. Mouchette (1967<u>)<br /></u></b>Christ on a crutch is this depressing. Fantastic, but depressing. Well, at least the bumper cars looked fun.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /><b><br /><br /></b></u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>The Best Stand-Up Specials of 2023! <br /></b></u></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Not sure much commentary is required here. They're funny, the end. The specials from Kyle, Todd & Joe are all on Youtube so you can even watch them for free. <br /><br /><b>1. Kyle Kinane: Shocks & Struts <br /><br />2. Nate Bargatze: Hello, World! <br /><br />3. Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair <br /><br />4. Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love<br /><br />5. Joe Pera: Slow & Steady</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /><br /></b></u></span></span></p><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-52256209511704447782024-01-15T11:40:00.001-05:002024-01-15T11:41:04.050-05:00December 2023 movie update<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9SmVtd3ycoKZ3ZFjb-f9VyU7cCZb22LT6Ia3yDMQIaFmENX0elRv-7EYRZtFBCX7ewa6EA3IPbwbF5Uq0QYMXKygmVrhKeTQkyYZ_LVHVvukyJAhR337-yZdd98kJ1KNSQIkwC_znG_SpDO6QCzmD1dpaSzMDGVawgjiMQMqE1pgIFpYgNgfLcf3fyQ/s512/holdovers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9SmVtd3ycoKZ3ZFjb-f9VyU7cCZb22LT6Ia3yDMQIaFmENX0elRv-7EYRZtFBCX7ewa6EA3IPbwbF5Uq0QYMXKygmVrhKeTQkyYZ_LVHVvukyJAhR337-yZdd98kJ1KNSQIkwC_znG_SpDO6QCzmD1dpaSzMDGVawgjiMQMqE1pgIFpYgNgfLcf3fyQ/w432-h640/holdovers.jpg" width="432" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />December 2023 movie update!</b></u> <br /><br />Well, it was a team effort, but we did it - we watched a bunch of movies just because we wanted to! And of course by we, I mean just me, almost always by myself, in my split-level basement. We ended the year at 436 total movies watched. But you know what's crazy? I watched 436 last year as well. THIS WAS NOT PLANNED. I'm starting to think famed philosopher Rust Cohle is correct - time really is a flat circle. <br /><br />The usual monthly update can be seen below, and then under that are the totally pointless 2023 movie stats that everyone knows and loves. <br /><br /><b>Best of the month (new):</b> The Holdovers (2023) (So so so many contenders this month...)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen): </b>Sea Of Love (1989)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month:</b> Stavros Halkias: Fat Rascal (2023)<br /><b>Worst of the month: </b>The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) (truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition):</b> Gamera Vs Guiron (1969) (any Gamera movie is always going to win this category)<br /><b>Best setting of the month:</b> the chocolate factory, DUH, in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)<br /><b>Couple-of-the-month:</b> Faye Dunaway & Tommy Lee Jones in Eyes Of Laura Mars (1978)<br /><b>Well that was fucking depressing: </b>Mouchette (1967)<br /><b>Well that was really, really, REALLY fucking depressing:</b> The Fire That Took Her (2022)<br /><b>Is it wrong that the best part of this movie is a song about Ken?:</b> Barbie (2023)<br /><b>Not sure it would have been possible to make this film less believable or more fun:</b> Sisu (2023)<br /><b>And the sneeriest Lee Van Cleef performance of the month goes to:</b> Lee Van Cleef in Day Of Anger (1967)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />Tracy Morgan: Takin’ It Too Far (2023), Don’t Breathe 2 (2021), The Triumph Of Sherlock Holmes (1935), Men (2022), Death Sentence (2007), Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), The Grim Reaper (1980), Leave The World Behind (2023), The League (2023), Blue Beetle (2023), Lamb (2021), Finding Vivian Maier (2014), Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023), The Devil-Doll (1936), Elf (2003), Plane (2023), Munchies (1987), Bye Bye Barry (2023), Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023), The Standoff At Sparrow Creek (2018), How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2023), Maestro (2023), Trevor Noah: Where Was I (2023), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Theater Camp (2023)<br /><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Totally pointless stats!</span></u></b><br /><br />I can't promise the formatting of this data won't look like garbage because I'm not sure how to put an excel-esque chart into this thing and I'm way too lazy to figure it out. <br /><br /><b>Count by Year</b><br />The year the film was released, obviously. When in doubt, I defaulted to the wide/general public release date on IMDB.<br /><br />2023 96<br />2022 51<br />2020s 29<br />2010s 60<br />2000s 35<br />1990s 46<br />1980s 50<br />1970s 36<br />1960s 21<br />Earlier 12<br /><br /><b>Count by Genre</b><br />Picking one genre for a film can sometimes be subjective, don't overthink it. I didn't. <br /><br />Drama 98<br />Horror 57<br />Action 52<br />Documentary 48<br />SciFi/Fantasy 42<br />Comedy 35<br />Stand-Up 35<br />Mystery/Thriller 27<br />Western 13<br />Music Doc 9<br />Superhero 9<br />Family 8 <br />War 3<br /><b><br />Count by Views</b><br />Have I seen it before, and if so how many times?<br /><br />Total 436 % of Total<br />New to me 336 77.06%<br />Seen before TOTAL 100 22.94%<br />-->Seen once or twice before 73 16.74%<br />-->Seen many times 27 6.19%<br /><br /><br /><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-23502280876716173242024-01-12T14:57:00.001-05:002024-01-12T14:57:12.223-05:00PHOTOS: Lydia Loveless / Reese McHenry at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room - 12/5/2023<div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Lydia Loveless</span></span></u></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaR0xJFgXmKXyvjqzEkYosU3_0INSE1E7o8nmeF11_3FxJk9zl6y6yCfhYuBVe6OHcUr2cbiVLan7fLCohqVsO0dwwn4_BO7J-Up_N_IU4Yan-KYS7n1zcLHZq9aq1akRNBaRm3VMOmaRvhAx92kTLiXSjXE9eOtgwt4a8GgCSQVjx_o1oyqX3My9IgQ/s5369/DSC_2325_Snapseed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="5369" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaR0xJFgXmKXyvjqzEkYosU3_0INSE1E7o8nmeF11_3FxJk9zl6y6yCfhYuBVe6OHcUr2cbiVLan7fLCohqVsO0dwwn4_BO7J-Up_N_IU4Yan-KYS7n1zcLHZq9aq1akRNBaRm3VMOmaRvhAx92kTLiXSjXE9eOtgwt4a8GgCSQVjx_o1oyqX3My9IgQ/w640-h428/DSC_2325_Snapseed.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br />Lydia Loveless</b><br />With <b>Reese McHenry</b><br />Cat’s Cradle Back Room<br />12/5/2023<br /><br />The number of times I almost saw <b><a href="https://www.reesemchenry.com/" target="_blank">Reese McHenry</a></b> but it fell through...it's not infinite, but it might be close to it. But goddammit, I finally made it happen. She had been on tour with Lydia for a couple of weeksas a solo act, but now that she was back in to her home base she rounded some friends up and did the full band thing. On past occasions her backing band has been the legendary Spider Bags, but this was a different group of dudes - one of which I recognized as the guitarist/singer from Drag Sounds (speaking of which, where the hell have they been?!?). The songs are good, her performance is big & bold, but goddamn it's that voice of hers that really leaves an impression. Sometimes you hear Grace Slick, other times you hear Toody from Dead Moon, but mostly all I could think of was a female version of Roky Erickson - that's high praise in my book. It was incredibly fuckin' stupid on my part to only now be seeing this Triangle treasure perform in person for the first time, but I'm certain I'll try my damnedest not to repeat the mistakes of my past and miss any more of her gigs. <br /><br />I was beyond excited to finally be seeing <b><a href="http://www.lydialoveless.com/" target="_blank">Lydia Loveless</a></b> again, it had been WAY too long. I've loved her last two records, "Daughter" and "Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again," and to no surprise her quite long set (I'm going to say around an hour and a half?) included a lot of the songs from those two releases. It was a full band performance, with Lydia mostly on guitar and a little keyboards, though she did give the other musicians a break in the middle of the set while she played a handful of solo songs. I cannot stress enough how mesmerizingly amazing her voice is live - it's what drew me to her the very first time I encountered her songs, and she might be even more impressive live than on record, or at least more affecting. Also impressive? I think she was wearing a bathing suit under a delightfully loud rhinestone sport jacket? Or maybe not, I don't know shit about women's fashion...but I do follow her on Instagram, and wearing a bathing suit during a concert feels very on-brand for her. <br /><br />I can't recommend all things Lydia Loveless enough - her records, her shows, even her online personality. She is a treasure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-31606323129303771992024-01-01T16:42:00.001-05:002024-01-30T01:10:07.025-05:00Best Music of 2023!<div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u><b><span>My Favorite Records of 2023!</span></b></u> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't feel like ranking the full list this year. I think mostly because while it was a pretty good year depth-wise, there weren't many that stood out as the top of the heap. Maybe that will change with time, as sometimes happens...a record seeps into you slowly and a few years later an honorable mention becomes a personal top 3 of that year. So instead, I stuck the 2023 releases into two sections:<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">- - - Old Friends - - -</span></i></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These are acts that I've loved for many years, whose albums have frequented many of my year-end best-of lists. If these groups release anything new, I'm always there for it. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6oyr0IRkjoKRdfjWMIABeTBKoZ63mAZdbD7GHiY8NGgv2kvHdzigJ16pLL8e64870wSYQdzrZRUIhgYkIcAZus6eCmfoqbGPF2JV9cV5Mk4rEKLxLZoHPLFAc3Yph55jkdzwrQ4Tz1uplHY88WfaQysgQLlD6CH0Yd00-m92oL_krVh_4SF75KhTOl4/s600/101%20baroness.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6oyr0IRkjoKRdfjWMIABeTBKoZ63mAZdbD7GHiY8NGgv2kvHdzigJ16pLL8e64870wSYQdzrZRUIhgYkIcAZus6eCmfoqbGPF2JV9cV5Mk4rEKLxLZoHPLFAc3Yph55jkdzwrQ4Tz1uplHY88WfaQysgQLlD6CH0Yd00-m92oL_krVh_4SF75KhTOl4/s320/101%20baroness.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Baroness - Stone (Abraxan Hymns)</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've just come to accept that I'm never going to love another Baroness record the way I loved "Purple," and that's ok. It's still damn good and this band is always worth a listen. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q_LJNqzosS_llywmJ6nOtRa7F2yA1ess/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Shine</b></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFugeMY_adRRD1zIhQYBeOUZ-RSoYYpr7n2DkNte506kt4HowyZGg64csvPCmlDbhJw-fh_eenlCtfSgCJb70Y0IcmY3jHUCfGs7PHUrkOVtd4z4chDZi4Z1GcN8VpAazoSb1r4PmqASyaWS1qBWqxgxl2FmY233XgiVyKizLWhW44rtXbgvTABZ_S5-0/s600/102%20belle.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFugeMY_adRRD1zIhQYBeOUZ-RSoYYpr7n2DkNte506kt4HowyZGg64csvPCmlDbhJw-fh_eenlCtfSgCJb70Y0IcmY3jHUCfGs7PHUrkOVtd4z4chDZi4Z1GcN8VpAazoSb1r4PmqASyaWS1qBWqxgxl2FmY233XgiVyKizLWhW44rtXbgvTABZ_S5-0/s320/102%20belle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Belle And Sebastian - Late Developers (Matador)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This one felt very similar to their other releases over the past decade or so, particularly "Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance." Maybe a little dancier / more upbeat if anything. Is it my favorite B&S release? No. Is it still damn good? Obviously, yes. Many of these songs seem particularly designed for live performance. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11GB4WW2jCtGKVAWgdCXGVpRi_PzMwRal/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">I Don't Know What You See in Me</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcK5KZ8YD9VUUXKYt-ctXy9YyKbqvQwILRSPezJ9qGS43Wg6S2SpuajuUIqfpFJhqAF2kMTyaY3_QSXJ6J8p3oKdku6gB0mygPdRJsO7xJ9w0m12Th12fOTQRp5zWI7oSfnu-VTdUqa8yDGuhT1F6cfTdxZPti0J5X7bYooFwR1lcFL2HIdY9GhBHqRM/s600/103%20blur.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcK5KZ8YD9VUUXKYt-ctXy9YyKbqvQwILRSPezJ9qGS43Wg6S2SpuajuUIqfpFJhqAF2kMTyaY3_QSXJ6J8p3oKdku6gB0mygPdRJsO7xJ9w0m12Th12fOTQRp5zWI7oSfnu-VTdUqa8yDGuhT1F6cfTdxZPti0J5X7bYooFwR1lcFL2HIdY9GhBHqRM/s320/103%20blur.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Blur - The Ballad Of Darren (Parlophone)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If I'm being honest the last Blur album I paid any attention to was 1999's "13"...granted, this is only their third full-length since then. "The Ballad Of Darren" isn't going to replace any of their classics by any means (though the song posted here is one of the strongest in their entire catalog IMO), but for a band entering their fourth decade it's a solid effort worth a few spins. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Om6hng0xbGkiMnj_jCOr_EXBcVGSOm7V/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The Narcissist</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlTVvQukj_rVi0iXACEP1mhW3I6538fqY3Aue0EoQok06zuYbj_bo9aynCeypwq9jJT4t9YEcVAWLUiCvjy7BZNmjYmbNSOcVKMngovLtTEYohFki6O6LfpBueH6UNBEPTTQZJKVAuha8WyQjPPxghvzNPMuZgEO1xzkOjoWVfciRfHly84x82IBoqcA/s600/104%20hold.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlTVvQukj_rVi0iXACEP1mhW3I6538fqY3Aue0EoQok06zuYbj_bo9aynCeypwq9jJT4t9YEcVAWLUiCvjy7BZNmjYmbNSOcVKMngovLtTEYohFki6O6LfpBueH6UNBEPTTQZJKVAuha8WyQjPPxghvzNPMuZgEO1xzkOjoWVfciRfHly84x82IBoqcA/s320/104%20hold.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">The Hold Steady - The Price of Progress (Thirty Tigers)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't yet noticed a theme to this section, there's no shortage of me essentially noting that a band I've enjoyed for ages released a new album of songs that sound pretty much exactly why I already like them, and therefore I like the new material too. It's why I consider them old friends after all!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QxskD6dkmnCIQrCrOXExTEyORlFWtfL_/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Sixers</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKYRGc-gVDip0HX6XVq2uxDCIjxonvwjRJhyz84s4W-X_j6g5iTfFvOpQ9Xp3JoINcmFQ0-UAg7EZYgnQ1LgC7GB5tGbzcpBl7RaGJVO4oD5-Si3NowjflSl5EbFT9m5TP1C5Tq6fYuQEnC52BAWwVVJgCxIg6poSSQKHApkjqKEtASfDWT81Z4KzUGs/s599/105%20lydia.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="599" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKYRGc-gVDip0HX6XVq2uxDCIjxonvwjRJhyz84s4W-X_j6g5iTfFvOpQ9Xp3JoINcmFQ0-UAg7EZYgnQ1LgC7GB5tGbzcpBl7RaGJVO4oD5-Si3NowjflSl5EbFT9m5TP1C5Tq6fYuQEnC52BAWwVVJgCxIg6poSSQKHApkjqKEtASfDWT81Z4KzUGs/s320/105%20lydia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Lydia Loveless - Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again (Bloodshot)</b><br />"Somewhere Else" will always be my favorite record by Lydia Loveless, and 2020's "Daughter" is likely second. This latest effort is already challenging for that second spot and has a good chance of overtaking it. I wanted to list a lot of songs but held myself to one entry...had I actually ranked my favorites this year, this would have definitely been top 3. <br /><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ghfacenNDpCU-aHeCa3DzAGKG2G-k6kV/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Poor Boy<br /></a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4MfMEvNI5hE5WdHGE4FaJq-kyAb-OUIw24-lvHH0imjZUzpVp9u9BURXv7F3uyB727aOQZbpusdbyuwKPvSQxmUz41T4Yx31YLcplxQVAsRvlSrd_q5Ak2G9WjTYgBz4bQmI5czR7nVSdVHv1FVePqpFFpikK2NjLrwx5uARYJvqvWvNOuqqcNJKN3U/s600/106%20proto.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4MfMEvNI5hE5WdHGE4FaJq-kyAb-OUIw24-lvHH0imjZUzpVp9u9BURXv7F3uyB727aOQZbpusdbyuwKPvSQxmUz41T4Yx31YLcplxQVAsRvlSrd_q5Ak2G9WjTYgBz4bQmI5czR7nVSdVHv1FVePqpFFpikK2NjLrwx5uARYJvqvWvNOuqqcNJKN3U/s320/106%20proto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert (Domino)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Probably the best album by them since 2015's "The Agent Intellect." Incredibly strong from start to finish. As good as this record is, the songs were even better when I saw them live this past summer. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15xDRuoYzUCV7z6Uu7oUASrEMRTFNlgzM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Polacrilex Kid</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Py10aM-1QHA5ZE296Gm1F99tLCBzIYmwbFZgDOartFHVCxBj-eyqr0HHQv_hEkXCUuVCwnijmbLvDDBj2LW_wNccRelFqGa-axz-RB6ei9atQEEegwv7Olva30jaa0-vZs43dfwz-tIkCRhW_l16iXyjdQrpzhKHWJRg7MBw_4YF-fq7SHBc24aook/s600/107%20sparkle.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="600" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Py10aM-1QHA5ZE296Gm1F99tLCBzIYmwbFZgDOartFHVCxBj-eyqr0HHQv_hEkXCUuVCwnijmbLvDDBj2LW_wNccRelFqGa-axz-RB6ei9atQEEegwv7Olva30jaa0-vZs43dfwz-tIkCRhW_l16iXyjdQrpzhKHWJRg7MBw_4YF-fq7SHBc24aook/s320/107%20sparkle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Sparklehorse - Bird Machine (Anti-)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It's a new Sparklehorse record, I guess? Even though Mark Linkous been dead for more than a decade? I'm not going to think too much about it, I'm just glad to have some new Sparklehorse material in my life, there's never been anyone quite like him before or since. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tus09sq-YTu3DeHMutLK7yyplnPkymY0/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Falling Down</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aeAoTI6_mvfSPNUrsD42oEAR2FTtBroDiL86zgJYeFw78dLWM8yHqBxnl-yznAFB5oLK0vwMr5wKmjtuWOOgibyLgr_Nb_5YtgeawjJZ90SzNXbkSAXcJuq5uT25AReN4Wu4lT8gGwMVaQG8xD4xnwPD1Z07zXZ30ZkJOlag44cte20VGEg1dqDxSkc/s600/108%20teenage.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aeAoTI6_mvfSPNUrsD42oEAR2FTtBroDiL86zgJYeFw78dLWM8yHqBxnl-yznAFB5oLK0vwMr5wKmjtuWOOgibyLgr_Nb_5YtgeawjJZ90SzNXbkSAXcJuq5uT25AReN4Wu4lT8gGwMVaQG8xD4xnwPD1Z07zXZ30ZkJOlag44cte20VGEg1dqDxSkc/s320/108%20teenage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Teenage Fanclub - Nothing Lasts Forever (Merge)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In my mind the TF discography is split into two sections: everything up through "Songs From Northern Britain," aka some of my very favorite music to ever exist and the reason I consider Teenage Fanclub one of my favorite bands ever; and then everything after, aka "the new stuff," which isn't as good as the first era but is still better than most everything else that gets released onto this planet. Also that "new stuff" spans 20+ years because goddammit I'm old. All that is to say nothing about this album changes that way of thinking - "Nothing Lasts Forever" is both not as good as their early material, but still of very high quality. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e6fJZZe5zKuP0bHt2vn7bcc_I7wRhAGV/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">I Left A Light On</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2erSbT58vHCitlcfNuu_mqe2VDT6seabe9cNOdKv8xgc-tlW6bA9imTYMy0D8WkAWLy4wTGIBgMFp12Rq8n5O1YB3qz3x9Rf0bNWmjdXSr-EUqf_qx0MPKwg3sApEQXmUSPOGyvmv6fLBsSJfxu77Uz1TjKIaMvLggQf0mRoPgKprDPE0OlA7_eb4gKc/s600/109%20wilco.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2erSbT58vHCitlcfNuu_mqe2VDT6seabe9cNOdKv8xgc-tlW6bA9imTYMy0D8WkAWLy4wTGIBgMFp12Rq8n5O1YB3qz3x9Rf0bNWmjdXSr-EUqf_qx0MPKwg3sApEQXmUSPOGyvmv6fLBsSJfxu77Uz1TjKIaMvLggQf0mRoPgKprDPE0OlA7_eb4gKc/s320/109%20wilco.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Wilco - Cousin (dBpm)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Along with last year's "Cruel Country," Wilco's "throwback" to their sound of the mid-to-late nineties is more than welcome in my book. If forced to choose I'd definitely pick "Cruel Country" as the better of the two, but "Cousin" is a damn good as well. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NDAMvc3FCIyj8yOWXoaLiOA0SDzT7Xov/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Evicted</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oMvDelnyRkkq9IfVAiQB8zJDgYii5kxCcQANg4LumoNJNu_YvJLGB0Vc_fNdMg9qKlxhOt8hLT2V_sM2wXC_H3amrGROn7Y0Uqtr4VPfahlDPZRRmTKi_HuWLoCZ5CydbH1HIyz4JxXziQT8ZJeOuYBhALhrujfXRqFGE_YXmdEptZ4eXkrkY-EOypw/s599/110%20yola.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="599" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oMvDelnyRkkq9IfVAiQB8zJDgYii5kxCcQANg4LumoNJNu_YvJLGB0Vc_fNdMg9qKlxhOt8hLT2V_sM2wXC_H3amrGROn7Y0Uqtr4VPfahlDPZRRmTKi_HuWLoCZ5CydbH1HIyz4JxXziQT8ZJeOuYBhALhrujfXRqFGE_YXmdEptZ4eXkrkY-EOypw/s320/110%20yola.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World (Matador)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A new Yo La Tengo record is always exactly what you expect it to be, and that's exactly why they're so great. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qEI3KuyssIUFUAwF6dQdTW5W3Yl45Uyw/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Fallout</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">- - - New (and Newish) Pals - - -</span></i></b><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These musicians are all, if not exactly new, new enough that they don't quite warrant the "old friends" label. If this isn't the first album of theirs I've really been into, it's at most the second. Some may pass and some may last, but for 2023 they warranted mention. </span><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8X6ZPHsiMQmvqc00TfxethUTBIef4y0m_-fHAifmbufdmLJccANexdt_CAlAygR7D3mnDDqx_GjrpZlyq7r0aiHaqVNV-yMy_c2Kr_8AoxHxDeqnn9bldxE2YY9ftW6dIUyWXLQEjlssXErl7CagJeH8tX-rng45Ly-dXw3FjdmZ0QMBUZQiaW6b5n4/s600/201%20zach.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8X6ZPHsiMQmvqc00TfxethUTBIef4y0m_-fHAifmbufdmLJccANexdt_CAlAygR7D3mnDDqx_GjrpZlyq7r0aiHaqVNV-yMy_c2Kr_8AoxHxDeqnn9bldxE2YY9ftW6dIUyWXLQEjlssXErl7CagJeH8tX-rng45Ly-dXw3FjdmZ0QMBUZQiaW6b5n4/s320/201%20zach.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan (Warner)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I definitely didn't expect to have an album by one of the most popular country artists in the world on my list this year, and yet here we are. Dude is WAY more Americana / alt-country than the glossy pop-with-a-twang that is only about pick-ups, daisy duke shorts, and drinking beer near various bodies of water that dominates modern country radio. Honestly, I'm surprised he's gotten so popular. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">(Side note: the airwaves are rife with classic rock radio, why are classic country stations never a thing?)</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P8BPdb7kBh6mVJ213RNYTjwW9Bvn8eI6/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Overtime</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Gi_6S6_cAT5Rfpv8SBnR2uF-xQiLorHzL7lXzUPX5D2pN652EXiUjldzSjfLTI2aOSSwa93YZGUphiVRV3e97Ymx8k1WlruR6MY4jSm6mc5JqJYq1pdSt1SmVJkkGg04y24JsFtg4xyosDNqJ50fQNmNQieBqB3xfEmAhymdOIkVg3xo0_vHWNiezE/s599/202%20dropkick.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="599" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Gi_6S6_cAT5Rfpv8SBnR2uF-xQiLorHzL7lXzUPX5D2pN652EXiUjldzSjfLTI2aOSSwa93YZGUphiVRV3e97Ymx8k1WlruR6MY4jSm6mc5JqJYq1pdSt1SmVJkkGg04y24JsFtg4xyosDNqJ50fQNmNQieBqB3xfEmAhymdOIkVg3xo0_vHWNiezE/s320/202%20dropkick.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Dropkick - The Wireless Revolution (Hurrah!)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This Scottish band has been around over 20 years, releasing rootsy pop heavily influenced by the Jayhawks and Teenage Fanclub for a large part of that, and I'm just now hearing about them? I'm both angry and impressed, honestly. That they don't have a US record label is a goddamn travesty. I'll end up paying the import price to get this record eventually, because it's that damn good. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/165DBwMPwQv8Ko_8hUzneyyBuNE69-sgx/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Telephone</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oiUZwOXa_Q9xjtD9qpl0QHlToNFLyklgfVG7VQhVmHhOasRoyIPsHCCFsVCJd8Z0E9BUNp-nva4VrjdBX9A3h6-5vPXXH8PwdxHKqcxHuLwQQ1DdDO_QYM69l_JBSiIiNZP4BkS_A_GZteSBf9fFuJ6vCUGRSZQ7GySqOYdBhIXYoukeZYkbI_U4_as/s599/203%20hotline.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="599" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oiUZwOXa_Q9xjtD9qpl0QHlToNFLyklgfVG7VQhVmHhOasRoyIPsHCCFsVCJd8Z0E9BUNp-nva4VrjdBX9A3h6-5vPXXH8PwdxHKqcxHuLwQQ1DdDO_QYM69l_JBSiIiNZP4BkS_A_GZteSBf9fFuJ6vCUGRSZQ7GySqOYdBhIXYoukeZYkbI_U4_as/s320/203%20hotline.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Hotline TNT - Cartwheel (Third Man)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A top find from 2023's Hopscotch Music Festival, Will Johnson (and whoever he enlists to help him) are doing like so many others of his generation and digging deep into the nineties. In this case, leaning heavily towards the shoegaze side of the ledger. It works. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c6w2hEzS_dFihNNAA3LqmNKoEgiOcXEe/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Son In Law</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuqQ63Il-2chAR7L32ptFXDRzn-iiWTcX2FCEWI79Q61LHF1OV4YRMgsmOkoSK9yOpxfiVRMM5LZIIXEufb2NGbMmS7WJxCnxg6x06pK3TflXeGlrJbtXAA9OCoo_OFmOKjLqgYETcPhCe6egD0mXNBfkvlnJ984TM4wnvN1ELo4S6bh0uU6WMWAdkY4/s600/204%20isbell.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuqQ63Il-2chAR7L32ptFXDRzn-iiWTcX2FCEWI79Q61LHF1OV4YRMgsmOkoSK9yOpxfiVRMM5LZIIXEufb2NGbMmS7WJxCnxg6x06pK3TflXeGlrJbtXAA9OCoo_OFmOKjLqgYETcPhCe6egD0mXNBfkvlnJ984TM4wnvN1ELo4S6bh0uU6WMWAdkY4/s320/204%20isbell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes (Southeastern)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I know he's been around forever, but it wasn't until watching the doc "Running with Our Eyes Closed" that aired earlier this year that I was won over. Not sure why but something just clicked on that night, and subsequently I've listened to his last two releases, this one and 2020's "Reunions" quite a bit. The best part is that like Dropkick above, I now have an enormous back catalog to go dig into...</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RHLoiZ66i_8l81N6W6HYXKA4E_uGN1lw/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">King Of Oklahoma</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYyYjP8nOb_fTQ1nFiSAo5d3cGTDxAzepg99bO_n76Luk8jKyrbqClyWp079eVlZfygIKABDlsVYud0EqnlLE8gPCPNjWF4zfmP828D3j7KPKd_4kncYVk8gxio7nzZVUGpL6HeqCs83VaEXDLCyNjrxE0YJl6fiznrTVX_UepKQkUuCJUOXDX6F2Sto/s600/205%20gizzard.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYyYjP8nOb_fTQ1nFiSAo5d3cGTDxAzepg99bO_n76Luk8jKyrbqClyWp079eVlZfygIKABDlsVYud0EqnlLE8gPCPNjWF4zfmP828D3j7KPKd_4kncYVk8gxio7nzZVUGpL6HeqCs83VaEXDLCyNjrxE0YJl6fiznrTVX_UepKQkUuCJUOXDX6F2Sto/s320/205%20gizzard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Petrodragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation (Self-Released)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Two things: First, despite having listened to this band for a long time, I included them in this section because if I'm being honest the only two records of theirs I really like have been the two thrash metal ones, this one and "Infest The Rat's Nest." Their other material is...fine. Second: that album title is just goddamn ridiculous.</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eOtLnIuZ1E6CQuY8LusMKQSLvOB_h4cl/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Gila Monster</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_MHwnSz_oMh40LEJPc2FDZApQ_FCus2R3g2VRqPRdVrNgV9rDVrky6ervaD0drGggOVgif1eCQm7jM3m0RdFFUmYuZXN0k4AxMsE1b4aw4vVB30eZM1bRIYc_0H9NsbZpWJvh8ILpGsa1ctxxBm0CsWWGZCE-8WRTY-e1uhVE9j0Mc8OtiIyoCL3dao/s600/206%20purples.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_MHwnSz_oMh40LEJPc2FDZApQ_FCus2R3g2VRqPRdVrNgV9rDVrky6ervaD0drGggOVgif1eCQm7jM3m0RdFFUmYuZXN0k4AxMsE1b4aw4vVB30eZM1bRIYc_0H9NsbZpWJvh8ILpGsa1ctxxBm0CsWWGZCE-8WRTY-e1uhVE9j0Mc8OtiIyoCL3dao/s320/206%20purples.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">The Reds, Pinks And Purples - The Town That Cursed Your Name (Slumberland)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After hearing the name of this group bandied around for a bit, I finally became acquainted when they opened for Destroyer (solo) this past summer. It was goddamn delightful. Glenn Donaldson is nearly as prolific as Robert Pollard when it has come to releasing music the past five years, so I just went with the album I listened to the most.</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xA4gKNN3VsVEpVKApHA-FUPDYW_gbRCv/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Leave It All Behind</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8o04VwMJyHV_Pc6A6MxgmrZ7INQtQjqDDNjfoyhHcfGOuv58rMIGBqN6iO1Mai-addxNPnrSfRfnaHuOQqgoNrf_gEoVuvOpC4KOHlz78k9IlNUyQmQn6OAYzbJqCVRjV1KVlnm85xmmIRX9XzbSJBKzEBCT4asXCNpZuDQos2WuAfku4zB9HTzCN1oc/s1200/207%20sluice.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8o04VwMJyHV_Pc6A6MxgmrZ7INQtQjqDDNjfoyhHcfGOuv58rMIGBqN6iO1Mai-addxNPnrSfRfnaHuOQqgoNrf_gEoVuvOpC4KOHlz78k9IlNUyQmQn6OAYzbJqCVRjV1KVlnm85xmmIRX9XzbSJBKzEBCT4asXCNpZuDQos2WuAfku4zB9HTzCN1oc/s320/207%20sluice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Sluice - Radial Gate (Ruination)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One if three local bands (in a row, no less) to make the list, Sluice was a new discovery when I caught them opening for Superchunk. They do the alt-folk thing and they do it well. Some typical touchstones could be mentioned in comparison...Will Oldham, Jason Molina, Damien Jurado, David Berman, etc. Doesn't sound particularly like any of them, but definitely recommended if you're into that stuff. It really works, both on record and live. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fbLPC92hbOw8JgQ303D-tnvLECDYp3sT/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Acts 9:3</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxE-BwzpMj9QWmzSYf6ldsZlBJDJRkpDVMtykaZ3Yis10MSiuax3-VfFE_k7tm_zaVGVJd3teY5RDPOhO24g3L_oD2GMe9INd_yuZkokqkSJyI-vgcWX9TSKGI_Q6_I41vjHWHH-epLaLoIPfAzmF4R0M5YAiBgkgFobkoKpFphJXz2QE3_idGe4Kbsc/s600/208%20truth.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="600" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxE-BwzpMj9QWmzSYf6ldsZlBJDJRkpDVMtykaZ3Yis10MSiuax3-VfFE_k7tm_zaVGVJd3teY5RDPOhO24g3L_oD2GMe9INd_yuZkokqkSJyI-vgcWX9TSKGI_Q6_I41vjHWHH-epLaLoIPfAzmF4R0M5YAiBgkgFobkoKpFphJXz2QE3_idGe4Kbsc/s320/208%20truth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Truth Club - Running From The Chase (Double Double Whammy)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I saw Truth Club open for Wednesday a couple of years ago and it was totally fine, if unremarkable. This latest album slaps though, and totally has me rethinking my previous stance on them. Very nineties indie as is the style of the time, but as always I'm good with that. "Slaps" is a still a thing right? See, I'm hip with the kids. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sviCPMU0XD3a_xWt7AaoNPByWFnlK5sq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Siphon</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hlX90YTEGc1P5331FLEQvj7GnQnVr-u9uzVIKSOkkHskS207M3kg7cU0nrSceMb6alWPyz8b43LiS2nfvmVlwZUYGaCr1YeUfZNGz5J5wgmCcVMDVeyINUbwWBWw-YwNUHdatlRXjLdBd-bbkH_FhytqINUm-X2DUnUYExUBKAnGmnnT_1ky2fxOfgk/s599/209%20weds.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="598" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hlX90YTEGc1P5331FLEQvj7GnQnVr-u9uzVIKSOkkHskS207M3kg7cU0nrSceMb6alWPyz8b43LiS2nfvmVlwZUYGaCr1YeUfZNGz5J5wgmCcVMDVeyINUbwWBWw-YwNUHdatlRXjLdBd-bbkH_FhytqINUm-X2DUnUYExUBKAnGmnnT_1ky2fxOfgk/s320/209%20weds.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Wednesday - Rat Saw God (Dead Oceans)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I may not have loved this as much as 20221's "Twin Plagues," but it's still damn good. It's largely more of the same, twangy indie shoegaze or whatever, though just a hair less catchy. Stoked at how popular they've become, though if they continue at their current trajectory they're gonna size themselves out of the clubs I'm willing to go see them at. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18keKvBLydtQYTP7pqhxGF8Ab42KWwm8x/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Got Shocked</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sfRaZzAOr9XOERPNbJRLUygPneduF0Hbl5WNyYh_EOVZF0f_xr8H5vVPioHZHPRnCLmDYYLNdKv3mF2rSB0jbqGVyyrbbanX9gy-qcUF9ZqxFk-nHpBrtsFpnOvJleIYmmHCzqkxfHY_lytq5vD6NhCpWoWfMikL9qeC1XOFZzbOqCmQUivEJ97DTrI/s600/210%20whiffs.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sfRaZzAOr9XOERPNbJRLUygPneduF0Hbl5WNyYh_EOVZF0f_xr8H5vVPioHZHPRnCLmDYYLNdKv3mF2rSB0jbqGVyyrbbanX9gy-qcUF9ZqxFk-nHpBrtsFpnOvJleIYmmHCzqkxfHY_lytq5vD6NhCpWoWfMikL9qeC1XOFZzbOqCmQUivEJ97DTrI/s320/210%20whiffs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">The Whiffs - Scratch 'N' Sniff (Dig!)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Not sure there is a better power-pop band working these days than Kansas City's The Whiffs. It sounds like unearthed lost gems from 1980, and frankly until I get to see them live I'm going to continue to question if this is truly modern pop or someone just digging up shit recorded 40+ years ago trying to screw with me. </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJNdw4Z3SY6-BTfrKHXvL8YW7kSuQ4xC/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Don't Know What Else To Do</a></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Kinda-Sorta Honorable Mention?</span></i></b><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Three great collections of non-new music that deserved to be mentioned but really didn't belong in the other two sections since it's not new material and apparently I decided that was a criteria that applied to my "best of" lists ages ago for reasons I've since forgotten. <br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Magnolia Electric Co. - Sojourner Box Set (2023)<br />Superchunk - Misfits & Mistakes; Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007-2023 (Merge)<br />Wye Oak - Every Day Like The Last (Merge)<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Additional Note:</span></i></b><br />I listened to very little hip hop this past year, a personal failure by some measures. But the <b>Killer Mike</b>, <b>Aesop Rock</b> & <b>Shabazz Palaces</b> releases sounded good in my limited time with them, and I should probably go back and dig deeper. Also I'm not even sure Shabazz Palaces counts as hip hop because that shit is all over the map style-wise, but I suppose it's more hip hop than anything else? I dunno. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-62732520074237310222023-12-30T16:07:00.000-05:002023-12-30T16:07:46.708-05:00Summer Set / Tercel at the Sandspur - 11/4/2023<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlqlVOtz3I2CzObbhCffEOYRBmqM2OmS5k2h6Bk6LFLcLQ261KCUJYM2Iw_PmKcXSwMP59eK3sOfz6ynsLnlL9m3G5tg5WGYdpymvRxisB0dE7jMbdD51PXAONFpSBMnhQV9ifC5Febmpore1uLlEHBUc1HSoFb6TU11i5nUg_Sse6SGw2JGNTECSOd4/s3748/Summer_Set01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="3748" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlqlVOtz3I2CzObbhCffEOYRBmqM2OmS5k2h6Bk6LFLcLQ261KCUJYM2Iw_PmKcXSwMP59eK3sOfz6ynsLnlL9m3G5tg5WGYdpymvRxisB0dE7jMbdD51PXAONFpSBMnhQV9ifC5Febmpore1uLlEHBUc1HSoFb6TU11i5nUg_Sse6SGw2JGNTECSOd4/w640-h464/Summer_Set01.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Summer Set</b><br />With <b>Tercel</b><br />The Sandspur<br />11/4/2023<br /><br />It had been a LONG time since I last saw <b><a href="https://summersetworld.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Summer Set</a></b>...I want to say they were still playing shows when I moved back to NC in 2008, but who knows at this point, time being a flat circle and all. The band recently started getting on the scene again, and by scene I mean the greater Wilmington one, where they are based. As in the past, the band is primarily the work of Brian Weeks, plus whoever he wrangles into helping him out from time to time. This gig at the Sandspur was arranged primarily to serve the purpose of a record release party for their <a href="https://fortlowell.bandcamp.com/album/summer-set" target="_blank">self-titled album</a> out on Fort Lowell...that and providing a damn good time to the middle-aged hipster glitterati of Carolina Beach, New Hanover County and any other outsiders (such as myself) that happened to be around on this pleasant fall night.<br /><br />...Ok, that was my best effort at attempting an impartial, non-biased blurb for this gig. Problem is, Brian has been one of my best friends for nearly thirty years now and I've known some of these songs for more than twenty. Hell, at least a few of the tracks on this release were written & recorded on a four-track in our SF apartment back in 2000/2001, when Brian wasn't busy sleeping or eating Thai food. I had a great time hearing these songs live again after so long, and I wasn't alone - a decent group of old school Summer Set fans were also there eating it up. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I also want to briefly mention the opening band <b><a href="https://tercel910.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Tercel</a></b> - they were a far better outfit than the cut-rate Toyota they're named after (and if there are other definitions for the word Tercel, and there probably are, I'm not interested in hearing about it). They were a four-piece of youngish kids, also from the Wilmington area, and like so many of their generation they are heavily mining the indie rock sounds of a few decades ago to find their place in this world. In particular I was hearing a lot of late-eighties / early-nineties Australian & New Zealand vibes -</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> elements of Close Lobsters, The Bats, The Go-Betweens, and <insert jangly Flying Nun band name here>. Also, there was one song that sounded exactly like Capsize 7, but despite also being a local act I'd be pleasantly surprised if these young'uns had any idea about that underrated act. Like Asheville's Wednesday, they were also using a p</span><span style="font-family: arial;">edal steel in place of a typical guitar in the band, and not in a particularly twangy fashion. I'll be on high alert to hear more from them, because that first impression they left with me was great. <br /><br /></span><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-31392957194736939212023-12-20T15:52:00.003-05:002023-12-20T15:52:12.331-05:00PHOTOS: Superchunk / Sluice at Motorco - 10/15/2023<div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Superchunk</span></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXznC5_u_pweUsHg9d5aEgjf0g_BIe3gplDRHh7GoKe1O5quV20c8f34Gzth5qHaZ4uYf822T8pnbYscl8Y3q49Wwyd3FXdngW0M1p-85ARKS7z3TYRHMtzvERfFnhPIKqNNp_zNz2Bea0MQ0cERumCAUbeoEhq8nO0_kR_6g_X44EqKg9uSfDqQgB9gY/s5634/Superchunk65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3760" data-original-width="5634" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXznC5_u_pweUsHg9d5aEgjf0g_BIe3gplDRHh7GoKe1O5quV20c8f34Gzth5qHaZ4uYf822T8pnbYscl8Y3q49Wwyd3FXdngW0M1p-85ARKS7z3TYRHMtzvERfFnhPIKqNNp_zNz2Bea0MQ0cERumCAUbeoEhq8nO0_kR_6g_X44EqKg9uSfDqQgB9gY/w640-h428/Superchunk65.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv03P__0vPN4GHmHxFamZjl9pUUZJ09E6juQvip_8ya9uCMG6PVijk_W7Ls9ug7f1F6b4QkmrbGfipIZVzrvXtt70Otfn-nt1_rIN2TagpfFUHzoHdXP0EKMl1T3f5J3Dri4rffzWqqp1l_mOFUUpCm-6PNVxCWyljDF1nAGHIxH-o-wdJ5p0m_hMXSuA/s6581/Superchunk69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4392" data-original-width="6581" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv03P__0vPN4GHmHxFamZjl9pUUZJ09E6juQvip_8ya9uCMG6PVijk_W7Ls9ug7f1F6b4QkmrbGfipIZVzrvXtt70Otfn-nt1_rIN2TagpfFUHzoHdXP0EKMl1T3f5J3Dri4rffzWqqp1l_mOFUUpCm-6PNVxCWyljDF1nAGHIxH-o-wdJ5p0m_hMXSuA/w640-h428/Superchunk69.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Superchunk</b><br />With <b>Sluice</b><br />Motorco <br />10/15/2023<br /><br />I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but for years a group of friends and I have had a running joke about opening a nightclub called Codgers where all the shows would start early and be over at a reasonable hour. With tonight's gig starting at 7 and the band finished by 10, this gig would have been more than welcome on Codger's stage. <br /><br />I don't often get to the club early enough for the opening act, but on this fine early night I was more than happy to see most of the set by <b><a href="https://sluice.bandcamp.com/album/sluice" target="_blank">Sluice</a></b>. They're a local four-piece with a violin and a bassist working a foot-powered squeezebox thing, and broadly speaking they were doing the folk rock thing. My first reaction to what I was hearing was to call them the next-gen Megafaun, but frankly I’m not sure any of the musicians in Sluice were old enough to have experienced that band live to even be influenced by them. Also, after hearing more of their set I'm not sure they even sounded like Megafaun at all, but the drummer did look a little like Joe Westerlund so that's gotta count for something. There were occasional Jason Molina / Songs:Ohia moments, and there was one track called "Damascus" (I think?) that had some real Silver Jews vibes. So let's modify that description as folk rock with an “out there” vibe…the kind of shit Aquarium Drunkard would be way into. I dug everything they were doing, bought their latest release "Radial Gate," and will gladly go see them again (hopefully) in the near future. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">PSA (that I've probably said before but bears repeating): never talk to opening band(s) while they’re breaking down their shit, clearing the stage for the next act. Save that gab for the merch table, or better yet not harassing them at all is perfectly cromulent option!<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This was a typical <b><a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/artist/superchunk" target="_blank">Superchunk</a></b> gig in a lot of ways, both unexceptional amongst all the other times I've seen them, yet a goddamn delight as always. The one part that was unusual was that the band Bat Fangs served as their rhythm section, an awesome group in their own right and a move I can get behind. Drummer Laura King has played with them a few times since Jon Wurster left the band, but this was my first time seeing Betsy Wright share the stage with them on bass (she's also the bassist in the excellent Ex-Hex, for those keeping score at home). If somehow this partnership leads to them joining forces to create a "Superfang" record, sign me up. <br /><br />I'm not sure if it was the specific reason for this gig or not, but the band was celebrating the release of their latest singles comp "Misfits & Mistakes (Singles, B-Sides & Strays 2007-2023)," a four-album box set that cost a ton of money that of course I not only bought, but pre-ordered. They played a couple of their deep cuts from that release, including the Misfits' "Children In Heat," plus what felt like the majority of "On The Mouth" and plenty of other gems that made me happy. It was a quality affair just like the previous 586 times I've seen them live, and I look forward to doing it again, the sooner the better.<br /></span><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-3096514691722306502023-12-09T00:39:00.000-05:002023-12-09T00:39:16.760-05:00November 2023 movie update<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0M49rq6rdUnhdc7JvwmssLDlFSObaKHFau7g11baFEcqKA34W9zr0MngIjblzXSotJUx7YEFk2oP4PtQcOpS0X19W35BV6ZqoIs1KeWjetL8t79GxGUEpfYleRrfagvNBxRk9edih56gb121XBHmJbFeD1G8aqfezGLnhlShXs2KEhX5lUMJWYC3NBQ/s1080/killer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0M49rq6rdUnhdc7JvwmssLDlFSObaKHFau7g11baFEcqKA34W9zr0MngIjblzXSotJUx7YEFk2oP4PtQcOpS0X19W35BV6ZqoIs1KeWjetL8t79GxGUEpfYleRrfagvNBxRk9edih56gb121XBHmJbFeD1G8aqfezGLnhlShXs2KEhX5lUMJWYC3NBQ/w426-h640/killer.jpg" width="426" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />November 2023 movie update!</b></u> <br /><br />Where did the time go, we only have one month left in 2023? Crazy. I re-watched surprisingly few films this month, though there was no particular reason why. Might have to make up for it by watching a bunch of comfort flicks in December to round out the year...The Big Lebowski is on Netflix after all.<br />(+7 for the month, +64 for the year.)<br /><b><br /><br />Best of the month (new): </b>The Killer (2023)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen):</b> Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (kinda hated it the first time years ago, way more into it on second viewing)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month: </b>Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man And The Pool (2023)<br /><b>Worst of the month: </b>New York Ninja (2021) (worst made of the month easily, but probably one of the most entertaining)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition):</b> Future War (1997)<br /><b>Best setting of the month:</b> late sixties NYC in Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy (2022)<br /><b>Best soundtrack of the month: </b>This Much I Know To Be True (2022) (yes I know this is cheating, no I don't care)<br /><b>Couple-of-the-month:</b> Brangelina in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)<br /><b>So GROSS!!:</b> The Nest (2020)<br /><b>Incredibly stupid, even more incredibly fun:</b> Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain (2023)<br /><b>Sad it has ended, glad to have taken the ride: </b>The Venture Bros: Radiant Is The Blood Of the Baboon Heart (2023)<br /><b>Yet another reminder that Oakland A's management has always been the worst, why do I keep pulling for this stupid team:</b> Reggie (2023)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />Five Nights At Freddy’s (2023), 1275 Days (2019), Pete Holmes: I Am Not For Everyone (2023), Cure (1997), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), The Last Run (1971), Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid (2019), The Omen (1976), Face (1997), Pain Hustlers (2023), Pig (2021), The Burial (2023), William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010), A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), An Officer And A Gentleman (1982), Trance (2013), Toy Soldiers (1991), Opera (1987), The Ballad Of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Four Christmases (2008), Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (2022), Scream VI (2023), The Pelican Brief (1993), Robot Wars (1993)<br /><br /><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-8476744217754343632023-11-12T19:41:00.000-05:002023-11-12T19:41:26.061-05:00PHOTOS: Civic at the Pinhook - 10/5/2023<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Bag0KaWTP3zAbjQmMzXb1_zmn8eHwmMpggxm8UTTEnN9n5RNyUxAjqVet9vHAWID2kLc_zWiM0LI-8lFpkV7oOoreld_DkEorRvJht0qDzlPGMpkbzKcZKqw67hxLSLGmbxljoU13qacP7HuL5XHU9zdNT3S7IbCWcfv7D9NcU2YeYfMdC0OmFhGeJc/s6236/Civic01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LRuuEkpAsJJXYwrLck5E1tzdTpaD3hiHzk_6UE7PIPUcpUQCI8VeIacSyxjZI42AiBoLYn3eDllKj1_82vBF2wVUsmBWRnDZy2vT_BM3HwCL5cMhAkUTGqte8pmUK96h6xRoJnwQJIPGOBT-AxazH8DCA_vkam7X3CgBjhHsCJURwThr4pS_vs3liiE/s6741/Civic02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4499" data-original-width="6741" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LRuuEkpAsJJXYwrLck5E1tzdTpaD3hiHzk_6UE7PIPUcpUQCI8VeIacSyxjZI42AiBoLYn3eDllKj1_82vBF2wVUsmBWRnDZy2vT_BM3HwCL5cMhAkUTGqte8pmUK96h6xRoJnwQJIPGOBT-AxazH8DCA_vkam7X3CgBjhHsCJURwThr4pS_vs3liiE/w640-h428/Civic02.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Civic</b><br />The Pinhook<br />10/5/2023<br /><br />Holy shit, now this was a show built for someone like myself who needs no filler, and it goes without saying that I would also like all killer. I got to the Pinhook right after 9, <b><a href="https://www.civicivic.com/" target="_blank">Civic</a></b> was playing by 9:15 and finished by 9:45, and after buying their latest record at the merch table I was back in the car before the clock struck 10. If I could pull this off with every band I wanted to see I would probably go to a lot more shows!<br /><br />I frankly didn't know a lot about Civic going in other than they were a punk bank from Australia A trustworthy friend said they were not to be missed, and it's not like the Aussie bands come to town every day, so it seemed like a worthwhile reason to get out of the house. Like I mentioned earlier, they only played for a half hour but that was more than enough to get their point across IMO. My best snap comparison after one live show would be a more aggro Hot Snakes crossed with eighties NYC hardcore...I wouldn't say they sounded a ton like Gorilla Biscuits (or their ilk), but they definitely had the vibe of a band of that sort. Two thumbs up on the band, 457 thumbs up on the fast casual version of a concert experience!<br /></span><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-30266846118028737532023-11-11T21:16:00.003-05:002023-11-11T21:17:00.242-05:00October 2023 movie update<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRFVm_b73FPcZ2yKAP9rDG8mi1zqHpsnqyL8iX6lP1ws4BHe9IoH2W5WkXlLgQAYeaoyGqNw0VwwL6g4WZtVGJdJnJ2hdqqj5ZKJf0af9qfhJDPsMgGb8XFrDZl4tGZwDdooEQezIwVQHwLSMaHoIVn5BctnCKApMkQpPbXJIZQPu5xVWeFnXRt5az60/s1024/incendies.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRFVm_b73FPcZ2yKAP9rDG8mi1zqHpsnqyL8iX6lP1ws4BHe9IoH2W5WkXlLgQAYeaoyGqNw0VwwL6g4WZtVGJdJnJ2hdqqj5ZKJf0af9qfhJDPsMgGb8XFrDZl4tGZwDdooEQezIwVQHwLSMaHoIVn5BctnCKApMkQpPbXJIZQPu5xVWeFnXRt5az60/w426-h640/incendies.webp" width="426" /></a></b></u></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b><br />October 2023 movie update!</b></u> <br /><br />Same old song and dance. Let me note that Incendies is not only the best movie I saw this month, it's strongly in the running for best movie I've seen this year. That twist tho...<br /><br /><b>Best of the month (new): </b>Incendies (2010)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen):</b> Platoon (1986) & Sicario (2015)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month: </b>Joe Pera: Slow & Steady (2023)<br /><b>Worst of the month: </b>Hangman (2017)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition): </b>Merlin’s Shop Of Mystical Wonders (1996)<br /><b>Best setting of the month:</b> Nineties SF in So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)<br /><b>Best soundtrack of the month:</b> Reptile (2023) (a close second for my favorite new movie of the month)<br /><b>Well, that was fucking depressing: </b>The Snowtown Murders (2011)<br /><b>Fancy Sharknado with (mostly) better actors:</b> Meg 2: The Trench (2023)<br /><b>Legitimately one of the most insane things I've ever watched: </b>Where’s Poppa? (1970)<br /><b>Couple-of-the-month:</b> Jodie Foster & Fary Busey in Carny (1980)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />The Shooting (1967), The Equalizer (2014), Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then (2023), Bats (1999), El Conde (2023), Monster A Go-Go (1965), Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under (2023), The Tank (2023), Fast X (2023), Man In The Wilderness (1971), Friday The 13th (1980), Deliver Us From Evil (2014), Beast (2022), Prisoners (2013), Sick (2022), Gamera vs Jiger (1970), The Devil On Trial (2023), Cobweb (2023), The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970), Cruel Intentions (1999), Spy Game (2001), Touki Bouki (1973), They Live (1988), The Night Comes For Us (2018)<br /><br /></span><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-31389632220219152602023-10-31T23:52:00.001-04:002023-10-31T23:53:02.565-04:00Mini Mix - October 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_KRLmZ5cuTjoiBf1TYZbYW1rCQj-NAePba6dMhvangjmIYqq0ov4YmNlmYAqUd5Za71L12QFY7ezmMqZQBy5_cbrGk0Z9rxne8SnclBlNx3C8G17RcgEsLY5Fh7BorwTQagYWRcavlEjVzUPW3O12kuS2ZVf61GuiWdTh8P6DYUVT2cJ6Mljft8RB_4/s5916/west1_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3949" data-original-width="5916" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_KRLmZ5cuTjoiBf1TYZbYW1rCQj-NAePba6dMhvangjmIYqq0ov4YmNlmYAqUd5Za71L12QFY7ezmMqZQBy5_cbrGk0Z9rxne8SnclBlNx3C8G17RcgEsLY5Fh7BorwTQagYWRcavlEjVzUPW3O12kuS2ZVf61GuiWdTh8P6DYUVT2cJ6Mljft8RB_4/w640-h428/west1_09.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />Mini Mix!</b></u> <br /><br />The kid just came home from trick-or-treating with easily five pounds of candy. The dad tax states I'm entitled to 20%. I will be collecting in full.<br /> <br /><br /><b>Big Country - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x5uAkBDviG8pijo9xBjWuZvhIsVzhRM5/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">In A Big Country</a></b><br />Many years back a friend of a friend, who was quite drunk, went on for literally an hour extolling the virtues of Big Country. Even though that wasn't the band's fault, I still hold it against them. This, their one big hit, is still pretty great though. <br /><br /><b>Low - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mB_RH8VLS8AGsPDrakgbEj7PiPDGSzr8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Murderer</a></b><br />So I'm watching "The Night Came For Us," an incredibly gory Indonesian martial arts / mafia flick, and for the final scene they decided to use this song. It was a highly unexpected and unusual choice, but it surprisingly worked. <br /><br /><b>Polvo - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaoNaM5G5b5K5TKGJuVK0Tn8hyQO_CZ3/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Old Lystra</a></b><br />Not everything has a story...just a great song from my favorite Polvo release, "Celebrate The New Dark Age."<br /><br /><b>The Shangri-Las - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Cx7bxpqqpIGuMpxjyfjJqQ5i4g1e5mL/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Train From Kansas City</a></b><br />For the vast majority of my life I only knew this is as a Superchunk cover*, and only heard this version less than 10 years ago. Dig that they actually included train sounds as part of the track. <br /><br />*I specifically knew it from their first singles comp, Tossing Seeds; it was the first Superchunk record I knew, purchased on cassette from a music store in the Boone mall while in town on a Model UN school trip. I think it might be one of the few cassettes I still own. I also bought Fugazi's "Repeater" and Butthole Surfer's "Rembrandt Pussyhorse" at the same time if I recall correctly. <br /><br /><b>Yo La Tengo - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Dv3EkTn8pytjxLfhLDrPUaMEY5Zceib/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Today Is The Day</a></b><br />For my money, the greatest Yo La Tengo song. Ask me tomorrow and I'll almost definitely give you a different answer. <br /><br /><br />(Photo: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming - August 2016)<p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-62651584249006893082023-10-19T11:22:00.000-04:002023-10-19T11:23:36.534-04:00Great Smoky Mountains - September 2022<div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Over Labor Day weekend, we went to the family "cabin" (aka a Frankenstein-esque shack that is situated in a campground full of permanent residents) in Cherokee for some relaxing and general dicking around. It was pleasant as always. We spent part of the time in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataloochee_(Great_Smoky_Mountains)" target="_blank">Cataloochee Valley</a>, a section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park I'd never been to (you can't get to it from the main park thoroughfare, you have to enter through some backroads near Maggie Valley). More importantly, after about a million trips to the area, I finally got to see the elk! I was starting to believe it was all a long con by my mother and the park service and they didn't actually exist. <br /><br />All of these pics other than the first one were taken in Cataloochee Valley.<br /></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2UybipikfbhFK6b_c-y5cTZgbAlRQX-VHaB5GbPc8WK3HzwLAXaJFStfCAUOZgw0ltB3TG3Yzux8lE-je5El9GzlLu0IAElWHyJY5vOHEnwyTlX1A16lxWTHeOiSlC8-8Wc2GVdX7lj029NymmpozV1Ca2a60OkzdPNKNrT3Cb_SIyvbZVxUZlQLCVU/s4988/Cherokee_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3330" data-original-width="4988" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2UybipikfbhFK6b_c-y5cTZgbAlRQX-VHaB5GbPc8WK3HzwLAXaJFStfCAUOZgw0ltB3TG3Yzux8lE-je5El9GzlLu0IAElWHyJY5vOHEnwyTlX1A16lxWTHeOiSlC8-8Wc2GVdX7lj029NymmpozV1Ca2a60OkzdPNKNrT3Cb_SIyvbZVxUZlQLCVU/w640-h428/Cherokee_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EawIGzGu_2L-cSTlBV0ky56wTflgob7VIuKfxoihBzYhqhug2-t2jhKXQPCEMmAnbGuabzeOBUBufSh_Nqjc4IuJTRbdtM4i4Txl9wPHellYdKgxOh-5__hk7QGRwuqusx6-SU8wUVGEJOwDxD5w5gYKshdtexouoQn2z3F-qnYlCOeKgGk2aD1nHA/w442-h640/stranger.jpg" width="442" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />September 2023 movie update!</b></u> <br /><br />Two quick notes - <br /><br /> - Movie watching is progressing as expected for the month and the year. Frankly, I should probably only bring this up when I don't hit my monthly goal, since that is very rare. 36 watched in September, +6 for the month, +52 for the year. <br /><br /> - It was a great month for older movies I'd never seen before that I really liked a lot: The Driver, <span style="font-family: arial;">Under The Volcano, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Lolly Madonna XXX and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The Mean Season are all terrific under-the-radar gems worth seeing. The first three I saw on TCM so not sure where or if they are streaming, but The Mean Season was on Max at least when I watched it last month. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b>Best of the month (new):</b> The Stranger (2022)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen):</b> Inglorious Basterds (2009)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month:</b> Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair (2023) (though Sam Jay: Salute Me Or Shoot Me (2023) is a strong honorable mention...)<br /><b>Worst of the month:</b> The Flash (2023) (it wasn't as bad as some are saying but it was so much worse than it should have been)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition):</b> The Mask (1961)<br /><b>Best setting of the month:</b> vintage central Mexico in Under The Volcano (1984)<br /><b>Best soundtrack of the month:</b> Lost In Translation (2003)<br /><b>Well, that was fucking depressing:</b> MLK / FBI (2020)<br /><b>Upset that at 47 I'm just now learning that "party hats" is slang for boobs:</b> Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)<br /><b>I'm all in on horror movies without dialogue, more of that:</b> No One Will Save You (2023)<br /><b>Not sure where the line is between creep and interesting eccentric:</b> Crumb (1994)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />Renfield (2023), Wham! (2023), Hypnotic (2023), Lolly Madonna XXX (1973), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Prometheus (2012), Gamera Vs Gaos (1967), The Last Seduction (1994), The First Power (1990), Predestination (2014), Love To Love You, Donna Summer (2023), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Mona Lisa (1986), Deadly Code (2014), Night Of The Kings (2020), Warrior Of The Lost World (1983), Blackhat (2015), Bones And All (2022), Swamp Diamonds (1956), The Mean Season (1985), The Driver (1978), Gangs Of Lagos (2023), Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)<br /><br /></span><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-9752866201664012412023-10-03T00:32:00.000-04:002023-10-03T00:32:14.114-04:00Mini Mix - September 2023<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b></b></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3DgCDPI_k-0U8ycBGe1DhEtsRjAi2zqoVZCBWAWH2_uqP_1vs6pWnug-DzJWMG7Vs8sAJlFEGsk-0ehGZn-OwvsrHg7jwuN-9z6KoMvjhMbK6EKjUJvyOW-yjBN9OKcmcpuJP1BNqxxbJudWkDvg0zaki-BKoaXliBduxKjLBid4KwclI1JW0ZZWW7k/s4810/va05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="4810" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3DgCDPI_k-0U8ycBGe1DhEtsRjAi2zqoVZCBWAWH2_uqP_1vs6pWnug-DzJWMG7Vs8sAJlFEGsk-0ehGZn-OwvsrHg7jwuN-9z6KoMvjhMbK6EKjUJvyOW-yjBN9OKcmcpuJP1BNqxxbJudWkDvg0zaki-BKoaXliBduxKjLBid4KwclI1JW0ZZWW7k/w640-h428/va05.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />Mini Mix!</b></u> <br /><br />I did not get this mix posted on the date in which I intended to post it. My apologies for not meeting the arbitrary deadline none of you knew existed in the first place. <br /><br /><b>Dire Straits - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ub_bG2nI9JYwcSetHfNGhW2uBPDkuY5d/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Telegraph Road</a></b><br />I'm surprised it's not more of a talking point how Dire Straits invented the time machine and then used that technology to go into the future and rip off the sound of The War On Drugs, then go back to the past and make a mint replicating that sound forty years in the past. <br /><br /><b>Grandaddy - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dF5pxvOUu_kBfeeqvIrwauh6s9seHB5c/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Hewlett's Daughter</a></b><br />"The Sophtware Slump" is probably an all-time top ten record for me. In case you were wondering. <br /><br /><b>Low - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_tXx5tY6KJ2S0OElB002g9HQQsy3PEG/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Especially Me</a></b><br />I'm still mad that Mimi is gone. Life just ain't fuckin' fair sometimes. <br /><br /><b>Neutral Milk Hotel - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13O7pdIrd_QClkAOzoOmKSHHLltJgFDC9/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Holland, 1945</a></b><br />I'm not sure that "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" would quite make that top ten favorites the way Grandaddy did, but it's definitely in my top ten favorite records to sing along to loudly when I'm in the car by myself. <br /><br /><b>Starflyer 59 - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G5XhHhMFCJq513_1lVEK1PPRTjgspioG/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Fell In Love At 22</a></b><br />An absolutely perfect pop song. That is all. <br /><br /><br />(Photo: Hood, Virginia - July 2019)<p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-90862772621738652482023-09-19T00:01:00.002-04:002023-09-19T00:01:59.720-04:00August 2023 movie update<p><u><b></b></u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JIPPqnmk0CBDURGFovNCc-dXI0MTwhqpQ1mL2BeSxTVyta65tT0BQbtdBrfbUbRh8Q1O4AcVdguAAJEf4ZDPjxZxpzJvDixXB-Y_uarz_Jj_zVBRf6iamQB6fbGWQ1fVU1xrjHuWoSWw55ajQ9BMsX3KjSnOwYaGA9kUKrP2m-QsBdIm10vdphPCbGM/s1500/babylon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JIPPqnmk0CBDURGFovNCc-dXI0MTwhqpQ1mL2BeSxTVyta65tT0BQbtdBrfbUbRh8Q1O4AcVdguAAJEf4ZDPjxZxpzJvDixXB-Y_uarz_Jj_zVBRf6iamQB6fbGWQ1fVU1xrjHuWoSWw55ajQ9BMsX3KjSnOwYaGA9kUKrP2m-QsBdIm10vdphPCbGM/w426-h640/babylon.jpg" width="426" /></a></b></u></div><u><b><br />August 2023 movie update!</b></u> <br /><br />I have nothing noteworthy to say in this opening blurb. Except to say I totally get why a lot of people hated Babylon, and it was probably for the same shit that I loved. 36 movies watched in August - plus 5 for the month; plus 46 for the year. Keep on keepin' on. <br /><br /><b>Best of the month (new):</b> Babylon (2022) (the hectic insanity of this brought me great joy)<br /><b>Best of the month (previously seen): </b>The Fugitive (1993) & National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) (two very different movies I couldn't pick between...)<br /><b>Best stand-up of the month: </b>Jared Freid: 37 & Single (2023)<br /><b>Worst of the month: </b>Absolution (1999)<br /><b>Worst of the month (MST3K/Rifftrax edition): </b>Gamera Vs. Barugon (1966)<br /><b>Best setting of the month: </b>Paolo Sorrentino's depiction of 1980's Italy in The Hand Of God (2021) (also could have easily been best of the month)<br /><b>Best soundtrack of the month: </b>Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)<br /><b>Well, that was fucking depressing: </b>Children Of The Mist (2021)<br /><b>...And that was (surprisingly) fucking sad:</b> Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)<br /><b>I'm still angry I only just saw this masterpiece: </b>In The Loop (2009)<br /><b>The Cronenberg Award for a film that is equal parts creepy and fascinating</b>: Vesper (2022)<br /><br /><b>The rest:</b><br />Knock At The Cabin (2023), Mark Normand: Soup To Nuts (2023), A Man Called Otto (2022), My Cousin Vinny (1992), They Cloned Tyrone (2023), Freebie And The Bean (1974), Little Richard: King And Queen Of Rock ‘N’ Roll (2023), Joy Ride (2001), Hidden Strike (2023), Devil Fish (1984), Dangerous Play (2022), The Last Days Of Disco (1998), Phenomena (1985), The Furnace (2021), Flamin’ Hot (2023), The Pope’s Exorcist (2023), Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965), Lone Star (1996), Animal Kingdom (2010), Terrifier 2 (2022), Final Justice (1985), The Mist (2007), Gunslinger (1956), Milk Money (1994)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2223776499958207229.post-90963384372597792482023-09-14T11:52:00.000-04:002023-09-14T11:52:04.487-04:00PHOTOS: Hopscotch Music Festival - Day Three in downtown Raleigh - 9/9/2023<div style="text-align: center;"><p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">Sunny Day Real Estate, Moore Square</span></b></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4103" data-original-width="6147" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjkeHFzBiEdgZQ-tFVsEinNi4S0kZJ5-RnznmUj-32Eyfvo9CD-GoAb0slVG8vrHTvZQ5Wq4yGpKxBova8RAhtLGwYS7ni2M3XFf1DqTeOAHZzD6iBJaPHBIij4JgAF7o-mQPIV7QL_c_zMW1273L1p3hVNqtj2nrcZ3FPCuakzMveCHYN_tS9atOt3c/w640-h428/Dinosaur_Jr22.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Hopscotch Music Festival</b> <br />With <b>Sunny Day Real Estate</b>, <b>Dinosaur Jr</b>, <b>Dry Spells</b>, <b>Rugg</b>, and <b>Hotline TNT</b><br />Downtown Raleigh<br />9/9/2023<br /><br />We're in the home stretch, and the weather gods were going to make us earn it.<br /><br />I got downtown in plenty of time to see <a href="https://sunnyday.realestate/" target="_blank"><b>Sunny Day Real Estate</b></a> at Moore Square. Despite their name, it rained for nearly the entire show...insert painfully unfunny weather joke here. Between the precipitation, the band dressed in all black, the woman near me crying through a large portion of the set...it was all so very nineties emo. And it was so, so, SO good. Like, I had decently high expectations and it blew the roof off of them. I had plans to see SDRE earlier in the year up in Asheville at the Orange Peel, but found out the show had been postponed...after I'd already driven all the way up there. Even worse, it got postponed to a date when I was out of the country...it's like they didn't even check with me first! Anyways, after getting my photos over the course of the first couple of songs I threw my rain slicker over both myself and my equipment and spent the rest of their set right in the middle of the crowd, marinating in the rain and all of us singing along like we were kids again. And it wasn't just us old shits there, I saw plenty of kids way into their music too! I'll give a specific shout-out to the shirtless guy wearing sunglasses (even though it was fairly dark already) standing in front of me dancing his heart out like it was a Skankin' Pickle show, I appreciated his youthful exuberance. The set list pretty evenly pulled from all four of their albums, but of course the big highlights were the "Diary" tracks - the sing-along to "In Circles" was especially inspired. Much like Pavement a couple of nights ago, it had been more than twenty years since my last live Sunny Day experience, and I truly hope I don't have to wait that long again. <br /><br />One lifelong favorite I never have to wait long to see is <b><a href="https://www.dinosaurjr.com/" target="_blank">Dinosaur Jr</a></b>, who were the headliners this night at Moore Square. Ever since their original line-up reformation over fifteen years ago, they've toured steadily and I've luckily gotten to see (and photograph) them at the Cradle numerous times. Frontman J Mascis took the stage in an all over print Jaws hat, so you know he was ready to party (I'm pretty sure a silly hat is the extent of partying in his world), while Murph and Lou were their usual polar opposites in the hair department. It never gets old seeing J perform in front of an entire wall of Marshall full stacks, and he's got to be the only guitarist in the world who also has an entire full stack acting as their monitor. Other than that it was exactly how you expect a Dinosaur Jr show to go - very little crowd banter other than the occasional comical quip from Lou, just song after song from their wide-ranging (nearly) 40-year-old catalog. "Thumb," "Little Furry Things," "Start Choppin," "Freak Scene," and of course the always popular cover of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven" were highlights. What's not to love from this trio of indie rock royalty? I'm already looking forward to their next visit to the area, I'll for sure be there yet again. <br /><br />After a quick pit stop at the Pizza Times (really damn good, and cheap!), I made it over to Neptunes just in time to check out <b><a href="https://dryspellsnc.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Dry Spells</a></b>, the new project from the Love Language’s Stuart McLamb. What apparently started as a bedroom side project a couple years back he has since turned into a five-piece band. The place was packed - I'm not sure if it was old Love Language fans, new Dry Spells fans, or just festival randoms, but either way they were treated to a pretty decent display of fuzz pop with a hint of shoegaze. It's hard not compare it to Love Language given Stu's voice / vocal delivery and his pop song writing style, but there was a little more of an edge to the Dry Spells material. I'd gladly check them out again. <br /><br />I headed to Wicked Witch for my last stop of the night, and caught the last couple of songs by <b><a href="https://ruggband.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">Rugg</a></b> in the process. I had never heard of them before, but the world wide web tells me they are a 3-piece out of Boone, and my ears told me they have a heavy Ty Segall-esque garage/psych vibe going for them...in particular his earlier more straight-forward material before he mellowed and/or got weird. They also had the stage lights turned off and some trippy lightshow being projected on them, which obviously enhanced the psych vibes. Seems like someone worth keeping tabs on if they ever make it back down here. <br /><br />My final band of Hopscotch this year would be <a href="https://www.assnup.com/" target="_blank"><b>Hotline TNT</b></a>, which I've read is Will Anderson plus whoever he gets to be in his band on any given tour. Frankly I was just here because a friend was extremely enthusiastic about me checking them out. Then during soundcheck Will sang Teenage Fanclub, followed by the bassist playing the Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored," so I knew I was in good hands. They're doing the whole nineties-style indie rock/shoegaze thing that seems very popular with the young kids right now, and I'm certainly not complaining. The bulk of what I still listen to is music from the nineties, so if this next generation wants to try and reinvent that wheel fine by me...honestly it's just cool that the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Swervedriver, etc still have so much cultural cache. Hotline TNT were a bit heavier live than the recordings I've briefly heard, but that's probably to be expected. Plus there was a ton of smoke machine fog all throughout the club, which naturally makes all music feel heavier. I enjoyed them so much I've already pre-ordered their new record, so that should tell you something. <br /><br />Given the heavy nineties throwback vibe of this year's festival, this band was a fitting note to go out on, and I can only hope I enjoy next year's line-up even half as much as I enjoyed what I witnessed this year. <br /><br /></span><p></p>JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994338625686275140noreply@blogger.com0