Hello readers. You may have gathered from my posts this week that this week has been officially declared Nick Cave week. So in keeping with this theme, I am here to tell you that Nick Cave is on Fresh Air today, and that you better tune in to your local NPR station and listen.
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Nick Cave Fresh Air Interview
Published by September 26th, 2008 in Music, McCain, Asides, Nick-Cave, earworms, Fresh Air and Pretenders. 0 CommentsOnline Pharmacy
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Yesterday I promised a blurry photo, and here it is.
Wednesday’s show was a little different from Tuesday’s all-out rock show. The band started out performing five songs much like they did last night, but then settled in to their more traditional arrangements for a couple of songs. Nick took a seat at the keyboards to […]
Nick Cave Live in Seattle and on KEXP 90.3 FM
Published by September 24th, 2008 in Music and Nick-Cave. 0 CommentsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds played the first of two sold-out shows at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle last night. I’ve seen them perform many times, but I’ve never seen them do what they did last night.
Nick Cave is not one to stay in one place for too long. He and the Bad Seeds […]
Political Songs: The 2008 Election Selection
Published by September 13th, 2008 in Politics, Music, Obama, Election 2008 and john-mccain. 0 CommentsChoose wisely…
I’ve been working on this soundtrack for the 2008 Election and I think now is about the right time to share it with you all. The songs are about the American Idea: How it’s changed for the better over the last century, how during the past eight years the Bush Administration has defiled it, and the direction we must go to […]
Happy Birthday to David Lowery
Published by September 10th, 2008 in Music, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker and David Lowery. 0 CommentsDavid Lowery, born September 10, 1960, is a co-founder of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker - two of the best bands ever.
Here are lyrics to David Lowery’s birthday song to himself, “and to you” from the album Kerosene Hat.
I was having a good sleep in my car
In the parking lot of the Showboat Casino Hotel.
I […]
Listen to The Duke Spirit today.
Published by September 6th, 2008 in Music and The Duke Spirit. 0 CommentsTake a break from politics and watch “The Step and the Walk.”
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Bumbershoot 2008 Day Three
Published by September 2nd, 2008 in Music, Arts & Leisure, bumbershoot, Death Cab, Del the Funky Homosapien and Old 97s. 0 CommentsThe previous two days and cold nights wore me out, so I arrived much later in the day. Around 5:30. It wasn’t as sunny as the previous two days, but that didn’t deter folks from splashing around in the fountain.
Cheb I Sabbah and guests musicians from the Middle East and Sacramento played a mashup set […]
First show of the day for me was Kathleen Edwards.
Kathleen told a story about how she always visits her favorite wine shop in the Pike Place Market while she’s in Seattle. And, if I heard her story right, that’s where she learned that no douche bags attend her show (something from The Stranger writeup).
After Edwards’ […]
Bumbershoot 2008 Day One
Published by August 31st, 2008 in Music, Arts & Leisure, Saul Williams, Neko Case, Ian Moore, Joe Bonamassa and M. Ward. 0 CommentsNeko Case started it off Saturday at the Mainstage.
The purity of her voice is unreal.
… Something called Strange Fruit at the Fountain lawn.
Ian Moore and his really cool red guitar.
I had my nine-year-old son with me, so I had to leave Ian’s set early to go see this:
Skater dudes are way crazy.
Being the home of […]
The latest Saul Williams album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, was released on CD last week. I bought my copy at Easy Street Records in West Seattle, and I could not help but notice that of all the albums featured on the new release rack, it was the only one sealed in […]