richmond fontaine at doug fir lounge
gregor | June 23rd, 2009 - 9:38 am
the beauty of willy vlautin’s songs for his band richmond fontaine is that the he creates worlds. these worlds are filled with characters and just like any world with characters, they have issues and get themselves into fucked up situations. he makes it so you get involved, or maybe even care about these ne’er do wells and lovable losers in the 3+ minute glimpses into their respective universes. he’s bar-none one of the best songwriters performing today, and if not of the last 20 or so years.
also, as a reminder remember to check out their new single, “you can move back here” from their upcoming trash aesthetics 7″ of the same name. look for their new record later this year. btw, has anyone read any of his books? been meaning to, but dammit if life dont get in the way. i believe i read that one of his books, the motel life, is getting made into a movie.
here they are performing at the doug fir lounge in portland, or in 06.
1. welhorn yards
2. exit 194b
3. laramie wyoming
4. dont look and it wont hurt
5. disappeared
6. the warehouse life
7. black road
8. barely losing
9. through
10. hallway
11. montgomery park
12. post to wire
13. havent got forever
14. making it back
15. always on the ride
16. the janitor
17. casino lights
Read both his books. Really great stuff. Start with Motel Life. Powerful and unforgettable. One of the best books I’ve read in the last ten years.
cool, man will definitely check em out. sure it will probably take a year to read just one, but whatever….