Mp3s: Ida live in Somerville
Posted on July 25, 2008 at 8:54 am | No Comments
This week Polyvinyl starts shipping pre-orders of a new release from personal faves Ida, an EP titled “My Fair My Dark” that officially arrives in stores on August 5th. The 7-track disc (8 on vinyl!) follows fairly closely on the heels of their gorgeous January-released “Lovers Prayers” full-length, and includes material recorded during those sessions at Levon Helms’ farm in upstate NY. Order it up here, and vinyl-lovers should note that the 12″ version includes download codes for 256kbps Mp3s of all the songs (including the vinyl’s bonus track).
Here’s what the Ida site has to say about the EP’s contents…
Two new originals, one song live at The Midnight Ramble. Covers of John and Beverley Martyn, Dolly Parton & Anne Briggs songs. Special guests include Levon Helm, Michael Hurley, Tara Jane Oneil and more. Vinyl has bonus track, a cover of His Name Is Alive‘s “The Darkest Night“.
To celebrate this new release, here’s a recording of Ida’s most-recent visit to the Boston area, a hushed set (as Dan says, “quietest Dreamdate ever”) at the Nave Gallery inside Somerville’s Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, which includes an audience-assisted live version of one of the new originals (“Don’t Wreck It“). The stripped-down band was Dan, Liz, and violinist Jean Cook (whose harmonies are much-appreciated, especially in the absence of newish mom Karla Schickele), and they were joined on a few songs by friend and show opener Michael Hurley. Word is that the full lineup will tour Japan later this year once Karla and drummer Ruth Keating (also taking a mom-break) return to the fold. Here’s wishing that us statesiders get the same treatment soon after, and I’ve also got high hopes for a Boston visit from Liz & Dan’s children’s music incarnation sometime soon. Our little guy is ready to find out where the songs he loves come from…
Live at the Nave Gallery
in the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
in Somerville, MA
on Sunday, June 1st, 2008
(brought to you lovingly by the Critique of Pure Reason,
which is currently taking a long-deserved rest)
01. intro
02. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
03. See the Stars
04. The Love Below
05. Capo
06. Dreamdate
07. The Willow Tree
08. banter 1
09. The Killers
10. Road to Ruin (John & Beverley Martyn)
11. banter 2
12. Don’t Wreck It (new)
13. banter 3
14. Laurel Blues
15. Jubilee
16. Maybelle
Some Ida web link action…
Their official site, MySpace page, Wikipedia entry, and Polyvinyl label page. Additional Audio: Ida generously makes live audio available on their own Audio Archive page (update coming ‘shortly’). You can stream the entirety of their latest full length, “Lovers Prayers”, right here. Polyvinyl has many Ida Mp3s available for sampling, including…
Mp3: Ida – “Lovers Prayers“
Mp3: Ida – “Road To Ruin“ (J&B Martyn cover)Many more Mp3 and streamable links can be found through the Polyvinyl Ida page. Stream their wonderful children’s music at the You Are My Flower site. If you’re the parent of a young one, those albums couldn’t be more highly recommended.
Video: Ida has their own Visual Archive, which includes both concept vids and live clips. An Ida YouTube search will turn up recent videos for “The Weight of the Straw“ by Megan Holmes and a live performance of of “See The Stars“. Photos: Ida keeps their own photos here, and my Flickr-hosted shots are over here. Check out a full Ida Flickr tag search for tons more. Which includes pics of many women named Ida. Upcoming Ida live appearances…
Saturday, Aug. 16th @ Schuba’s in Chicago, IL
August 25th @ Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA
September 5th @ Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, CA
with Michael Hurley, Amy Annelle, & Ralph WhiteSeptember 12th @ the Vera Project in Seattle, WA
with Tara Jane OneilSeptember 15th @ Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR
with Tara Jane OneilEasily stream any and all ‘Nac-hosted Mp3s over at Le Hype Machine.
the fine print… If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the ‘nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed.
Last Night’s Playlist (Tourfilter Night @ River Gods)
Posted on July 18, 2008 at 12:19 pm | No Comments
So last night was the 3rd Thursday of the month, which meant another packed Tourfilter DJ Night at my beloved River Gods in Cambridge. Here’s what was heard during my two-hour set, after which Chris from TF took over in the booth, from which we played only music by bands coming to the Boston area during the next couple months or so…
(and as I said, yeah, I know that the Catskills aren’t exactly ‘in the area’, but for that one September ATP-NY weekend, it’s close enough to count. Can. Not. Wait.)
Here’s what I played, along with show details for each artist…
Bradley’s Almanac
TOURFILTER DJ NIGHT SETLIST
@ River Gods, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
01. Polvo – “Can I Ride“
playing in mid-September in the Catskills @ All Tomorrow’s Parties NY
02. Spiritualized – “I Gotta Fire“
playing on Wednesday, July 30th @ the Wilbur Theatre
03. We Are Scientists – “It’s A Hit“
playing on Wednesday, July 30th @ the Middle East Downstairs
04. Radiohead – “Idioteque“
playing on Wednesday, August 13th @ Great Woods
05. Mogwai – “Sun Smells Too Loud“
playing in September @ ATP NY
06. Plus Minus – “Trapped Under Ice Floes“
playing on Saturday, August 16th @ the Middle East Upstairs
07. Lilys – “Ginger“
playing in September @ ATP NY
08. My Bloody Valentine – “Come In Alone“
playing in September @ ATP NY
09. Mercury Rev – “High Speed Boats“
playing in September @ ATP NY
10. Shellac – “A Minute“
playing in September @ ATP NY
11. Six Finger Satellite – “Dark Companion”
playing on Sunday, August 10th @ Great Scott
12. Dinosaur Jr. – “The Lung“
playing in September @ ATP NY
13. Rogue Wave – “Publish My Love“
playing on Wednesday, August 6th @ Great Woods
14. Ryan Adams – “So Alive“
playing on Sunday, September 7th @ the BoA Pavilion
15. The Broken River Prophet – “She Gives Me Hope“
cd release party on Saturday, August 16th @ the Middle East
16. Autolux – “Here Comes Everybody“
playing in September @ ATP NY
17. Ed Harcourt – “Revolution In The Heart“
playing on Wednesday, July 23rd @ TT the Bears
18. Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – “Quiet As A Mouse“
playing on Saturday, August 9th @ the Middle East
19. Thao – “Bag of Hammers“
playing on Tuesday, August 12th @ TT the Bears
20. Joan Of Arc – “A Tell-Tale Penis“
playing on Saturday, July 19th @ the Middle East Upstairs
21. Built To Spill – “Made-Up Dreams“
playing in September @ ATP NY
22. Yo La Tengo – “Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House“
playing in September @ ATP NY
23. Silver Jews – “Trains Across The Sea“
playing on Friday, September 5th @ the Middle East Down
24. Bowerbirds – “In Our Talons“
playing on Saturday, July 26th @ the MFA Boston with Bon Iver
25. Neil Halstead – “Paint A Face“
playing on Wednesday, August 6th @ Great Woods
26. Grizzly Bear – “On A Neck, On A Spit“
playing Aug. 14th @ the MFA, and w/Radiohead the night before
27. Xiu Xiu – “F.T.W.“
playing on Wednesday, August 27th @ the Paradise
28. Low – “Sunflower“
playing in September @ ATP NY
29. Earlimart – “Answers & Questions“
playing on Wednesday, July 30th @ the Middle East Upstairs
30. Sigur Ros – “Vid Spilum Endalaust“
playing Friday, September 19th @ the BoA Pavilion
31. Bon Iver – “Skinny Love“
playing on Saturday, July 26th @ the MFA Boston with Bowerbirds