i am feeling particularly lazy this afternoon, and really not in the mood to link up another 20+ songs. so, in lieu of that, here is a zip file of the entire show. me thinks the second half of said show is much better than the first, but thats just one mans opinion. more to come in a bit….

we all, us three, will ride off viva last blues // this should have been in my to 20 of all time favorite records. essential listening, imo

top of the mid evening to y’all. saw this prince bootleg, which is like 40 songs deep, and figured i’d post it since last time i posted something price related it was mildly popular. this is the first part of the show, feel free to download it, but part two will be up tomorrow and probably accompanied with a .rar file of the whole she-bang. me thinks its a soundboard, and taken from nagoya, japan back in ’89.

1. intro
2. housequake/take the a-train
3. slow love
4. adore
5. delirious
6. jack u off
7. sister
8. do me, baby
9. adore (reprise)
10. i wanna be your lover
11. head
12. girls & boys
13. a love bizzare
14. when u were mine
15. little red corvette
16. controversy
17. u got the look
18. superfunky……
19. controversy (reprise)
20. bob george cross the line
21. anna stesia
22. cross the line

Jill Andrews performs Silver Stallion in Asheville, NC from Jesse Hamm on Vimeo.

she just announced a bunch of tour dates, which if you live anywhere other than new orleans, you may find one near you. check her facebook page for the dates.

strand of oaks’ leave ruin is a record that for some reason i didnt put on my best of list last year, and thats criminal. some of the other ones, looking back, could and do take a back to seat to said record. its not an immediate “hey this is the greatest thing ever” kind of record, but damn does it catch fire once its fully digested. well, timothy showalter and his strand of oaks are back with a new, equally excellent record called pope killdragon. pope killdragon “suffers” from the same immediacy issues as leave ruin, but again damn once it hits its a phenomenal record. top ten contender for sure, and can almost guarantee it. its only avail on emusic right now, i believe and can be grabbed by clicking here. here is a recent daytrotter session for your listening/downloading pleasure.

bonfire

stephen malkmus covering silkworm’s never met a man i didn’t like off marquee mark the crust brothers wiki page

sarah harmer is one of those artists that i have no idea how i got into. if i didnt know any better i would say that it was song silver road which also featured gordon downie, but i know i was into her way before that pairing. there was a time when i would walk into a record store on a tuesday and just pick up any new release that looked interesting. that very well may be the case here. man, i miss those days.

regardless, sarah has a lovely new record out called oh little fire which was released last month, i believe, on zoe records. one thing i truly appreciate about ms harmer and her music, is that none of her records sound the same. sure, its the same lovely voice, but musically they vary from folky/pop, bluegrass, and with her latest more of a rocking vibe, or at least as “rocking” as a sarah harmer can be. her lovely voice, great lyrics are all still intact, just the music has changed. i like it quite a bit, although i may prefer her bluegrass stuff more, surprisingly, which can be heard on i’m a mountain. either way, you cannot go wrong with any harmer release.

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