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Category Archives: Music
Jeff Tweedy Walks Away With Olive Oyl
Thanks to James Spector and Dean Toulan for sharing this. It’s the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon made in over thirty years. And it’s the music video for Wilco’s Dawned On Me off The Whole Love. Classic:
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings at the Wilbur Theater – December 13, 2011
I’ve had a good week of music. I saw Ryan Adams last Thursday, the White Owls Monday, and then Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Tuesday. It was the last show of Gillian and David’s tour, and they put on a … Continue reading
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The White Owls at Toad – Dennis Brennan and Tim Gearan
I saw them the other night at Toad with a friend visiting from Austin. I’d say Tim Gearan is one of the best guitar players in town. If you haven’t seen him, his band plays every Friday night at Atwood’s … Continue reading
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Vanessa Kafka and The Unnamed – Live at Sally O’Briens
I played a show with Vanessa Kafka, Matt Beals, and Aaron Pearsall at Sally O’Brien’s last Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came to see us perform. We had a great time. Here’s one track John DeTore caught on his iPhone: … Continue reading
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Ryan Adams at the Orpheum (December 8, 2011)
I was lucky to catch Ryan Adams’ solo show at the Orpheum last night. It was just Ryan, two acoustic guitars, and a piano. His performance was warm and dynamic, with songs ranging from soft ballads such as ‘Dirty Rain’ … Continue reading
The Head and the Heart
This band reminds me of Dr. Dog, only the singer is a bit more tolerable for long periods of time: The song is “Cats and Dogs”. The video is from YouTube user VacuumPacked13.
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Rubber Band Trumpet
Via the Big Picture. This is extremely weird, but even more impressive, I think:
