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The Thursday night crowd that came to see The Clientele at the Casbah was bubbling. Half of them had just come from a successful SoundDiego launch party; the other half were presumably just happy to be celebrating the unofficial start of the weekend with syrupy pop exported from England. It was a fun crowd to be a part of, and especially fun to hear the chatter peppered by the English accents of a few of The Clientele’s San Diego British expat fans. Continue reading…
Tags: alex chilton, Big Star, casbah, iron and wine, john lennon, sam beam, sounddiego, the beatles, the clientele, The Wooden Birds
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Tobacco, also known as the mastermind behind the O&B Best of 2009 band Black Moth Super Rainbow, is an interesting fellow. From both his personality (evidenced below) and music, one gets the sense that his brain is unlike yours or mine.
We’re eagerly awaiting Tobacco’s March 24 show at the Casbah, and you should be too. To tide you over, here is Tobacco’s Poetic Memory — a list of influences that includes everything from amusement park rides to grotesque puppets. Continue reading…
Tags: black moth super rainbow, casbah, Class of Nuke 'Em High, Garbage Pail Kids, poetic memory, scary stories to tell in the dark, the toxic avenger, tobacco
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What can I say? Alex Chilton is dead. As part of Big Star, he wrote some of the best music of the 1970s, and his work has influenced so many — Jeff Tweedy, Califone, Elliott Smith, The Replacements. The list goes on.
I’m just sitting here playing this YouTube video for this old song over and over again. Those harmonies get me every time. Goodbye, Alex.
Tags: alex chilton, Big Star, califone, elliott smith, jeff tweedy, rip, the box tops, the replacements, wilco
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The British band turns the Casbah into Strawberry Fields.
The British band turns the Casbah into Strawberry Fields.
Tobacco's brain is unlike yours or mine.
The British band turns the Casbah into Strawberry Fields.
As part of Big Star, he wrote some of the best music of the 1970s.
The British band turns the Casbah into Strawberry Fields.
The New York band marches to its own beat.
Ian Svenonius is one hell of a showman.
The string metal band wants you to get some action.
As part of Big Star, he wrote some of the best music of the 1970s.
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