Artpark, Lewiston, N.Y., July 19, 2009 Wilco (the song) / ELT / I Am Trying To Break Your Heart / Shot In The Arm / At Least That’s What You Said / Bull Black Nova / Radio Cure / One Wing / Handshake Drugs / Deeper Down / Impossible Germany / Jesus, etc. / Sonny… Read More uncomfortable. beautiful.
I didn’t watch a second of the Michael Jackson service today. I haven’t said anything here about what I think about the biggest pop musician of my lifetime, the one who shaped what my contemporaries listened to while we grew up. Back then, I was chasing a different kind of musical buzz, and Mike’s stuff… Read More mike and jerry.
Good: The Avett Brothers show Tuesday night was spectacular. Brother Anthony and I each got stood up by our dates, who shall go unnamed *coughmrscrappyaaacough*, but we met Mr. and Mrs. Burns for drinks and dinner beforehand and I talked Yohe into coming down for the show as well. You missed a good night, ladies.… Read More 24 hours.
We have a Phish show at Star Lake in about 10 days, and I’m pretty much delirious over the prospects for that night. But I’m not overlooking next week’s “other” show. One week from today, we’ll be seeing the Avett Brothers, from the fifth row at the Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead. They put on… Read More one week.
If you know me, you know one of my very favorite things about Pittsburgh is the annual Three Rivers Arts Festival. If you know me a little better, you know that my very favorite thing about the arts festival is the series of free, nightly concerts, which return to the point this year. As I… Read More a concerted effort.
My Twitter friend Goob posted a typically cryptic link to this earlier today. We seem to share an eclectic taste in music, so I pulled it right away; when I first listened, I think I hurt my jaw when it hit the top of my desk.
Uncle Crappy 