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i tried to find where this had been asked and answered here earlier by inside job/searching didn’t reveal it, but “you called me from London” is the line. are you singing it live? where? let’s plug yer gig!
hope that helps
lisa
who wishes she’d got the heads up that Emmylou was going to play at Largo with the Dave Rawlings Machine last Thursday dang it.she was just on tavist smiley talking about the frogs on the end. she said that is the most asked question about this album (as is WHY? ha)
just a 4 minute loop of the frogs outside, mating…….lasts 32 minutes
she is O-rig-i-NAL fer sure, really like her imagination!i read on another site that they tore the roof off HOB Dallas tonight/last night now…….and that Buick 6 rocked the dump. good for Lu, way to go sista.
i heard joan baez tonight at Royce Hall and she’s better then ever if you have the desire to catch her.
her voice is just so full and rich right now
having her son playing some percussion is special for her, you can feel the love. i think she’s newly inspired like a lot of the country and her set lists seem inspired as well (the tour’s just started)lisa
just thought i’d put up joan’s set list, for anyone interested
flora, lily of the west
scarlet tide
god is god
silver dagger
love song to a stranger
farewell angelina
gospel ship
christmas in washington
catch the wind (for bob neuwirth in the audience)
i am a wanderer
rose of sharon
honest lullabye
sir galahad
swing low sweet chariot
diamonds and rust
long black veil
love is a four letter word
jerusalemencore:
the night they drove old dixie down
gracias a la vidaokey dokey
people go out to hear music for a myriad of reasons, and funny enough, some of those reasons don’t have anything to do with the music or the artist…… i’m lucky to have Largo and McCabe’s for serious listening and the Belly Up etc etc for the rest of it.
hope y’all aren’t getting cabin fever…….!!!i had to google it (even tho i’ve been all of these things at one time or another)
how come you know it so well DIM? ha, rhetorical……….it must be cold in maine right now…….
but you need to chill dude……….F**ked Up, Insecure, Neurotic & Emotional
i thought i remembered chet playing organ the first time i heard him (el rey shows) but it slipped my mind, good remembering tim!
well whatever they come up with (those were off the top of my head monday morning at 5am)
will be fine, they are all great musicians that love the music.i was too lazy to drive down to spaceland in the rain saturday night, lefty’s right tony, you’re a warrior!
i want to second Green Onions but you’d need a keyboardist or that wouldn’t work.
(one of my favorite music moments was hearing Booker T do that in the fillmore!!!)
or Big River, i think they could do a shredding version.
as far as instrumentals, they could try:
Peaches en Regalia (frank zappa)
Rebel Rouser (duane eddy)
Jessica (allman brothers)
Zeppelin of their choice (ok, Going to California done as an instrumental and Chet needs to learn mandolin)
that ought to keep those boys on their toes!that was fun………
lisafor those of you lucky enough to catch one of ray’s shows in europe, not only do you get doug pettibone, but you also get greg leisz ! those two alone are worth the price of admission.
greg’s only with them as far as march/the berlin show. but i see ray’s booked at the hollywood bowl, i’m sure he’s happy about that!like lefty said, lucinda will evolve……..
happy weekend all! going to largo for dave rawlings and gillian welch tonight
lisaall great replies, thanks…….BUT…….I was more interested in hearing about your local favorites, people who haven’t ever played with lucinda. people who you go to support in your local homebars.
great choices tho……
lisai took all the things you’ve said into account, after all, what do they owe us……they’re humans with ups and downs of their own….most musicians are neurotic on one level or another.
that being said, i know the difference between blatant disrespect and arrogance vs being standoffish, shy, upset over another issue or whatever.
there’ are some artists that i know to be “moody” / i just give them a wide berth.
i do feel bad for them when they want to go out and just be left alone cuz / they don’t feel like chit chatting or answering the same question for the millionith time.or like what someone posted here about the night lucinda showed up at carrie’s show at the hotel cafe. they bagged on how she was dressed when she looked great (a very cool decorated wifebeater tucked into jeans and heels for a bar in hollywood? she lit that place up & made it look good)
like i said, maybe he’s mellowed with age.
i thought the post belonged elsewhere (and who made me the forum cop) but i see now that it
has to do with touring……just disregard…it’s been quiet, i guess i was stirring the pot, sorry.as far as Mr. David Byrne, he’ll never see any of my dollars, ever….
i’m sure he doesn’t give a mouse’s behind…….i’ve cut way back on shows just because of money alone. it’s time to save (that’s why i only saw lucinda’s so cal shows, i missed the fillmore shows)
lisai’ve bit my tongue long enough about ole david byrne……
he’s talented for sure (i love that building he hooked up to the piano so people could “play the building” )but…….when i met him during his talking heads days, he was such an arrogant a-hole that ever since, i’m quite careful about meeting artists who’s work i love
he was ruined for me after that incident (and i’m very forgiving)say what you want, defend him, attack me, but i really don’t come to the lucinda site to read about david bryne…….(not trying to censor, might be better under singers/songwriters)
i’ll never forgive his a-holeness, even if he wins points with me by riding his bike all over new york city (maybe he’s humbled with age, but i’ll never take a chance on him again)
there sure are a lot of great shows at this venue…..hey tim, hope you’re keeping warm!
lisaper Hickory Wind
December 18, 2008
Gurf Morlix’s “Last Exit To Happyland”
Posted by Hal Bogerd at December 18, 2008 9:04 PMIf you’re a HickoryWind reader you’ve probably heard of Gurf Morlix, the ultimate sideman, and if you have not it is time to go read some liner notes from your music collection because you do have a cd Gurf played on and/or produced! Helpful hint on where to start: Lucinda Williams, Robert Earl Keen, Mary Gauthier, Tom Russell, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Butch Hancock and Blaze Foley to name a few.
Gurf’s solo disc “Last Exit To Happyland” puts him center stage with ten tracks he either wrote or co-wrote and he certainly doesn’t sound like a sideman. Patty Griffin and Ruthie Foster add nice vocal support, the “Mighty Rick Richards” plays drums and Gurf does the rest (strings and some funky bluesy organ). Morlix’s low gravelly growl is the perfect voice for these generally somber moody tunes. Gurf’s muddy mix of blues/folk/country makes for some great late night listening for fans of Jon Dee Graham / Tom Waits.
“Last Exit To Happyland” won’t be released until early 2009 but until then you can check out Gurf’s MySpace page and sample some tracks from his other solo releases.
Recommended!
http://www.hickorywind.org/001926.php
Carrie Rodriguez goes to World Cafe
Monday, December 15, 2008 – Carrie Rodriguez will be on the World Cafe on Tuesday, Dec. 16. National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on nearly 200 stations nationwide.
Fans can listen online to the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time by going to:
http://www.xpn.org/listen-live/listen-liveRodriguez’s new single in January, will be Absence, co-written with Mary Gauthier, from her album, “She Ain’t Me.” Rodriguez wrote or co-wrote all but one song on this album. Her co-writers included Gauthier, Gary Louris, Dan Wilson, and others. The album was produced by Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Kaki King).
http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2393
happy thanksgiving to everyone here in the U.S.
here’s a story that inspires me every day of the yearhere’s to another year of inspiration
lisahttp://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/nov/26/boy-turns-lifes-
lemons-into-lemonade/Boy turns life’s lemons into lemonade
Stand will benefit Childrens Hospital
From staff reports
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Eric Parsons / Star staff. Camarillo 11/23/06.Persistent and charming, Alexander Riach pleaded with passing
motorists along Upland Rd. to stop at his lemonade stand. “Come get
your delicious lemonade for Childrens Hospital!”If it’s Thanksgiving in Camarillo, it’s becoming a safe bet that you
will find young Alexander Riach out on Upland Road selling his
lemonade.This will be the fourth Thanksgiving in a row that Alexander, just
9, will be offering up refreshing cups of lemonade to customers, who
often pay far more than two bits apiece for them. It is not
uncommon, in fact, to see someone ask for two cups of lemonade and
hand over a $100 bill.As those familiar with Alexander and his special annual lemonade
stand know, the effort really is an ultimate act of thanksgiving.Alexander is raising money for a cause very close to his heart: Los
Angeles Childrens Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House.When Alexander was 2, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome,
which causes paralysis and loss of motor nerve function. He spent
nearly three months in intensive care at Los Angeles Childrens
Hospital and a year in outpatient therapy relearning all his motor
skills.Today, his mom Suzie says, “he’s perfectly fine.”
“Alexander was inspired to start his lemonade stand from a story I
had read him in Guidepost magazine several years ago about a little
girl named Alexandria Scott who died of cancer at age 7, in October
2004,” Suzie said Saturday. “She had battled cancer since she was 6
months old. When she was about 5 years old, she begged her mom to
help her set up a lemonade stand in front of her house in which she
decided to raise $1 million to help find a cure to all childhood
diseases.“Now my Alexander has also decided that he will follow in her
footsteps and help to keep her dream alive,” Suzie said. “He, too,
is determined to reach the $1 million mark.”Over the past three years, Alexander has managed to raise almost
$10,000. This year, his goal is to raise $6,000 more, his mother
said.“A child’s determination never ceases to amaze me,” she said. “They
are capable of such greatness.”From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Alexander will man the
stand in his usual place — on Upland Road between Lewis and Flynn
roads.“We’re there,” Suzie said. “Rain or shine.”
This year, Alexander’s uncle plans to be on hand, as well, to
perform magic tricks.“We can’t wait to see the fantastic people who have come every year
as well as meet lots of new people and hear their stories,” Suzie
said. “We have been very touched by many of the things we have heard
from others who have benefited from Childrens Hospital.”Those who would like to donate but are unable to visit the lemonade
stand on Thanksgiving can send donations to Alexander Riach, c/o
Childrens Hospital, 4936 Verdugo Way, Box 242, Camarillo, CA 93012.don’t mean to blow more sunshine up anyone’s behind, but here’s the L.A. Times review.
it’s only rock and roll……..L.A. Times review
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/live-review-luc.html
How good was Lucinda Williams’ performance Friday night at the Wiltern?
Crazy good. And sane good, sexy good, playful good, anguished good, angry good, cathartic good, brawny good, rockin’ good, bluesy good — head, heart and soul good.
Above all, the Louisiana-born singer-songwriter revels in the music of the soul, and judging from the remarkably rich litany of songs she’s written over the last three decades, she’s got one of the saddest-sweetest ones ever passed out.
The delightful thing about her new album, “Little Honey,” is the way she’s allowed the sun to come beaming through the dark spaces of the human experience.
No doubt that has something to do with her relationship with album co-producer and fiancé Tom Overby, whom she seemed to celebrate in several of the new songs in Friday’s set, including “Real Love,” “Tears of Joy” and “Honey Bee.”
One of the hallmarks of Williams’ talent is the multi-dimensionality of those songs. “Real Love” could indeed be viewed as an ode to a long-sought-after soul mate:
I found the love I’ve been looking for
It’s a real love, it’s a real love
Standing up behind an electric guitar
It’s a real love, it’s a real love.
It can also be read as the confession of a woman who, having established a profound connection with another human spirit, has fully embraced herself and her musical calling.
She is assisted mightily in that calling on the album and at Friday’s performance by her backing band, Buick 6, a quartet that recently put out an album of instrumentals and offered up its own invigorating 35-minute opening set. Guitarists Doug Pettibone and Chet Lyster provide Williams the kind of double-barreled attack Keith Richards and Ron Wood give the Stones, a rock-country-blues muscle she exploited in the resigned-to-fate two-step “Well Well Well” and the earthily sensual rocker “Honey Bee.”
After last year’s tour, when she played five studio albums in their entirety, Williams may have felt liberated to focus on the freewheeling newer stuff. But she did cherry-pick through her catalog — performing songs including “Can’t Let Go,” “I Lost It” and “Joy” from her 1998 breakthrough “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” album, the title track from 2001’s minimalist workout “Essence” and the bawdy “Come On” from last year’s “West.”
“Come On” is built on a stinging play on words directed at an ex, but Williams, her voice ever fuller, darker and grittier as the years go by, used it to chart a path out of anger and into emotional release. The band supplied the controlled burn of Crazy Horse at its most urgent, emphasizing focused power, not bombast.
She took Neil Young-like rock-infused blues to a soul-deep place that seemed to let loose her inner Etta James. It’s long been debated whether a white man can truly sing the blues, but Williams left no doubt that this white woman feels the blues down to her marrow.
Having moved back to L.A. after years in Nashville, Williams tapped a couple of Southland music scene veterans, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, for harmonies on “Little Honey” that they recreated at the Wiltern, adding to the cozy, hometown feel of the 100-minute show.
She ended with “It’s a Long Way to the Top,” the song that also closes “Little Honey” on a note of both celebration and warning to anyone who aspires to scale a peak. She dedicated it to President-elect Barack Obama with the authority of one who’s been to the top and bottom of the mountain, and who’s entirely cognizant of what she’s gained every step of the way.
–Randy Lewis
Photo: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times
