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For a band that has spent the last ten years plumbing the depths of human misery, The Black Heart Procession sure do put on a fun live show. Playing to an eager crowd last Friday, the San Diego natives drew from various eras in their impressive catalog to assemble a set that was both a great introduction for newcomers and a satisfying playlist for the devoted.
Continue reading ‘Review: The Black Heart Procession; September 26, 2008 at The Casbah; San Diego’
Yes, this special double-length edition of the Owl&Bear Podcast commemorates our 100th episode!
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Murder in the City - The Avett Brothers
For the Good Times - Al Green
Hiding My Heart Away - Brandi Carlile
The Heart Of Saturday Night - Tom Waits
The Limit To Your Love - Feist
Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt
Love Vigilantes - Laura Cantrell
Good Friday (Live) - Elvis Perkins
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
New York City Heat - Dead Heart Bloom
Marry Me - St. Vincent
Soul Love - David Bowie
Life Goes Off - Jim O’Rourke
Handle With Care - The Traveling Wilburys
Furr - Blitzen Trapper
Love Minus Zero/No Limit (Live) - Bob Dylan
Walking With A Ghost (Live) - Tegan & Sara
When You Love Somebody - Fruit Bats
Yer Blues - The Beatles
Sunday Noises - Califone
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young
Someday Some Morning Sometime - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Saturday - Built To Spill
Back Burner - Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
I’m in Love with a Girl - Big Star
Head Rolls Off - Frightened Rabbit
Vincent O’Brien - M. Ward
Life In A Glasshouse - Radiohead
Heart Problems - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Blue Eyed Soul - Wilco
So what if you’ve already seen this?
High Time, as it opens with tribal rhythms and arithmetic chanting, will likely prompt listeners to think “Oh, another release from Thrill Jockey,” or “This is really freakin’ cool.”
This clip from round two of the Couric/Palin interview oughta cheer you up. From CJR:
Last night CBS showed Katie Couric asking the spectacularly unbriefed Sarah Palin about her Charlie Gibson-era claim that being able to see Russia from Alaska had something to do with foreign policy credentials. You can watch the clip below.
Breaking News! CNN says:
John McCain suspends campaigning to work on economy, requests postponing Friday debate; asks Obama do the same.
My first reaction was Whaaa?
Continue reading ‘If McCain Can’t Walk and Chew Gum At the Same Time…’
Is there no limit to Jenny Lewis’ charms?
As front woman of indie-rock stalwarts Rilo Kiley, Lewis infused album after album with her distinctive persona, and in 2006 she and the Watson Twins released Rabbit Fur Coat, a terrific collection of songs that favored Americana-tinged fairy tales over the takeoffs and landings of her usual rock and roll. Now, we finally have Acid Tongue, the first officially solo album from Ms. Lewis, and it’s one of her greatest achievements to date.
In the past ten years, screenwriter Alan Ball has given us two of the most scathing examinations of the frailty of human nature in general, and American life in particular.
Ball’s screenwriting debut, American Beauty was nothing short of a cultural phenomenon when it was released, and though the film doesn’t quite hold up under close scrutiny, its strongest moments likely remain etched in the minds of viewers. His HBO series Six Feet Under benefited from having five years rather than two hours to examine human nature in all its contradictory glory, and its insights into what makes people tick tended toward subtle incrimination and unbearable heartbreak. In Towelhead, his film directing debut, Ball once again tries to walk the razor’s edge of placing flawed but sympathetic characters in shocking but realistic circumstances.
As we mentioned last month, Grand Ole Party singer/drummer Kristen Gundred recently started a record label called Zoo Music. The first group she signed was San Diego’s Crocodiles, and Kristen urged other musicians to submit their music for consideration. Now Zoo Music has announced that LA’s melancholic pop band Dum Dum Girls have been selected, and will release a five-song EP through the label this winter.
^^ The New Pornographers ^^
San Diego’s annual Street Scene festival was truly a sight to behold. A large section of San Diego’s downtown and West Village was sectioned off and made home to four stages, forty bands, and thousands upon thousands of voracious music lovers. From bros rolling joints to cute hipster chicks with flasks taped to their thighs, the surroundings were cramped, but everyone was in such a good mood that no one seemed to mind the lack of breathing room.
Continue reading ‘Review: San Diego Street Scene; September 19, 2008′
Oakland rockers Man/Miracle have released a new 7-inch entitled “Pushing And Shoving/You’ve Got A Hold On Me”. The song “Pushing And Shoving” was previously included on the band’s supergood self-titled full-length album, and “You’ve Got A Hold On Me” is previously unreleased. You can listen to the A-Side at their MySpace, the B-Side here, and buy the record and other merch here.
Continue reading ‘Man/Miracle Release “Pushing and Shoving” 7-Inch’
