plumb line says she’s a bitch
gregor | April 24th, 2009 - 12:00 pm
here is archers of loaf playing at the shadowbox on 1.2.98.
1. intro
2. step into the light
3. harnessed in slums
4. worst defense
5. attack of the killer bees
6. rental sting
7. revenge
8. mark prince, p.i.
9. vocal shrapnel
10. dead red eyes
11. i.n.s.
12. wrong
13. plumb line
14. lowest part is free
15. web in front
16. audiowhore
17. nostalgia
18. encore
19. greatest of all time
20. scenic pastures
crooked fingers tomorrow night, 3.6, in new orleans
gregor | March 5th, 2009 - 10:13 pmif you are in new orleans tomorrow evening, my man eric bachmann and his band crooked fingers are playing at the all-ways lounge as part of wtul 91.5′s “rock on survival marathon” and 50th anniversary celebration. check the crooked fingers site for upcoming tourdates, and buy shit here.
new drink for the old drunk
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gscvIcAHoCE]
weary arms
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWB0NUpjFks]
black black ocean
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VQx_f7HhV0]
rotting strip
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duUmsDQZdZU]
ted leo ep vs crooked fingers lp
gregor | September 15th, 2008 - 4:40 pm
afternoon, peoples. ted leo and the pharmacists released an ep today entitled rapid response which is meant to be a response to the bullshit police state like tactics that happened during the rnc in minneapolis. from ted:
Real people were hurt in St. Paul, and real people have bills to pay, and real people need funding to continue their good works. We (the band and I) were all feeling these events as deeply as we could from our 1200 mile remove, and so as not to feel entirely powerless, and in an attempt to contribute SOMETHING to that continuation of those good works, we wrote a song and recorded it…
the ep can be purchased for 4 bucks via the touch and go site. they also give you the option of paying a little bit more with all proceeds going to various charities.
in a long line of “didnt see this comin’s,”eric bachmann’s crooked fingers is releasing forfeit/fortune on 10.7. supposedly its their most eclectic affair and if “phony revolutions” is any indication of the direction of the record it’s going to be an interesting ride. amongst the supporting artists sprinkled throughout forfeit/fortune are brian kotzur from the silver jews, tom hagerman of devotchka fame, and neko case – eric and neko’s duet, “your control,” closes out the album.
crooked fingers myspace / site
liz durrett’s outside our gates
gregor | July 16th, 2008 - 8:32 am
athen’s liz durrett is an artist i should be more familiar with, and i am guessing you should be too. everything i have heard pass through her lips has been pretty wonderful. so, what the fuck is my problem? who the hell knows? that’s all about to stop, i tell ya! she’s got a new one out, or at least coming out on 9.9, entitled outside our gates. gates was recorded in athens this past spring with indie rock godfather, eric bachmann handling the producing and arrangement duties. the record also features liz’s uncle vic chesnutt, brian causey of man or astroman?, amanda kapousouz of tin cup phrophette, and members of ham1 and olivia tremor control. first and foremost, she’s got the kinda airy, cigarette stained voice that would make a song about the affects of mad cow disease on the brain sound sexy. secondly, bachmann does a hell of a job on keeping and showcasing liz’s vocals/lyrics at the forefront of the affair but at the same time filling out her songs with violins, ambient white noise, wurlitzers, accorians, pianos, and other organic type of instrumentation. thirdly, and lastly this is a damn fine record and not wanting to draw to many comparisons to chan marshall, this is a cat power record that i wish chan would have made. i only say that cause let’s be honest most of mrs. marshall’s records can be a little inconsistent, gates on the other hand is solid throughout. if you were a fan of bachmann’s to the races this record is like listening to its female counterpart.
wild as them off outside our gates
all of them all off outside our gates
november – waits cover
how can i tell you – cat stevens
liz durrett site / warm records
eric bachmann and neko, it starts tonight
gregor | January 25th, 2008 - 1:57 pm
my man eric bachmann is opening up for neko on a few dates. so, if you happen to live near the locations below consider yourself in luck.
fri-jan-25, tarrytown, ny, tarrytown music hall*
sat-jan-26, ithaca, ny, state theater*
sun-jan-27, burlington, vt, higher ground*
wed-jan-30, brooklyn, ny, southpaw
thu-jan-31, albany, ny, the egg*
fri-feb-01, providence, ri, lupo’s*
sat-feb-02, northampton, ma, calvin theater*
*opening for neko
he stopped by electric lady studios and recorded some stuff for ugo.com. you can check out the videos and interview here.
you may have been a good smuggler, but now you’re bantha fodder
gregor | November 26th, 2007 - 6:14 am
normal posting will return tomorrow.
in the mean time, here is another archers of loaf show, this time live in nyc at tramps on 11.26.96.
2. audiowhore
10. bacteria
11. nostalgia
13. plumb line
the underground is overcrowded
gregor | November 19th, 2007 - 11:07 am
i am officially on vacation. we made it to tampa in record time even with a stop at steak and shake. i dont think i have ever eaten there, but oddly enough it was pretty good. posts may be sporadic for the next seven days for hopefully i will be either busy fishing or too drunk to post anything with any degree of readability. thats not to say my shits very readable to begin with.
btw, i reposted the hold steady live from lollapalooza in 06 over here.
in terms of influencing/shaping my later day musical tastes, archers of loaf have to rank pretty high, at least in my top 7. both ickey mettle and vee vee still play a huge part in my listening habits, and both are used as some kind of strange measuring device on which all other records are judged. i love them both as if they were my own step child.
here they are playing at the shadowbox on 1.2.98.
this can now be found here.
1. intro
6. rental sting
7. revenge
10. dead red eyes
11. i.n.s.
12. wrong
13. plumb line
15. web in front
16. audiowhore
17. nostalgia
18. encore
20. scenic pastures
web in front
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=lIC9VZH3Z6U]
harnessed in slums
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=25ymumzyWMU]
