Listening
Nice interview with the Saints
Brooklyn Rocks did a nice interview . . .
Necrology: Kirsty Maccoll
While I was roaming around emusic.com listening to some Saints snippets, I stumbed across Kirsty Maccoll’s page. She was the daughter of Ewan Maccoll, but had such a distinct voice. I remember when she died — and it was awhile back now — what a loss. So there I was was, looping about on emusic.com, […]
1-Nov: The Saints (Chris Bailey) at the Church of Boston
Looking back on the emergence of punk, one of my favorite groups was the Saints from Brisbane, Australia. The Saints had a bit more of a “rock” sound, but the themes were the same as the UK punks. A couple of themes in particular: Boredom and being an outsider:
On the left on the right it’s […]
29-Sep: Andrea Gillis at the Plough & Stars
And then after Craigie Street, we went to see Andrea Gillis at the Plough & Stars. Her band is better than ever. I haven’t followed her closely (except for seeing the Rudds when they play in Cambridge), but I think there have been some lineup shifts: Lead guitarist switched within the last 18 months? Or […]
22-Sep: The Sound of Our Town show
Brett Milano’s book The Sound of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock & Roll is out, and there was a big show for the book last night downstairs at the Middle East. Unfortunately I got there at around 9:30 / 9:45 and missed favorites Muck & the Mires and Robin Lane and the Chartbusters […]
8-Sep-2007: Hoodoo Gurus, Downbeat 5
I am normally not one to wax nostalgic, but when I saw that the Hoodoo Gurus were playing at the Middle East, I had to go. They were one of the few major label pop bands in the 80s that sounded remotely like “garage rock” (I suppose the other example would be the Fleshtones, but […]
Worst “best albums” list ever?
Here’s is Time Magazine’s idea of an “all-time best albums” list.
http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/index.html
Hmm, where to start? First off, I think it is wrong to have albums appearing that are compilations from prior decades. There were genuinely good compilations of, say, Hank Williams, a long time ago; so it seems silly that he would get a slot in […]
The Beach Boys
Julie, Caroline, and I went to see the Beach Boys tonight at the Hatch Shell. It was the most miserably organized event I have ever experienced in my life. After crossing the Longfellow Bridge, we walked up to the Hatch, and our entry to the esplanade and the island was blocked — a Boston cop […]
John Powhida International Airport
I finished a lot of work today and decided to check in on the John Powhida International Airport at Toad. Toad is about as big as the Plough and Stars; similar layout. The crowd is a bit more post-collegiate (as opposed to 30-something), and perhaps a bit less alcoholic.
Now Powhida is the leader of The […]