[NMN Playlist] New Music Night XII at River Gods
Posted on October 26, 2013 at 9:29 pm | No Comments
The 12th edition of New Music Night is in the books. As ever, four hours of all-new music, split between myself and Mr. Jay of the Clicky Clicky. The Sox may have lost, but at least we provided the River Gods crowd with a solid soundtrack to their disappointment. Win some, lose some.
My meticulously-crafted playlists are below, and you can head over to Jay’s place for his. Join us again in one short month as we bring episode #13 to the RG’s DJ booth: November 21st, a week before you the giving of thanks. Mark it down.
New Music Night XII
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, October 24th, 2013
* Boston-area band
Set One / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm
01. Kim Deal – “Are You Mine?”
[ From her self-released “solo series” 7-inch / Watch & listen on Vimeo ]
02. Shearwater – “Fucked Up Life” (Baptist Generals cover) | MP3
[ From their upcoming “Fellow Travelers” covers LP / Stream song on Soundcloud ]
03. Secretary – “I Know It’s Wrong”
[ From their debut EP / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
04. Dean Wareham – “Love Is Colder Than Death”
[ From his new “Emancipated Hearts” EP / Stream song on Soundcloud ]
05. Making Marks – “Barcodes”
[ From their latest 7-inch / Watch on YouTube / Listen at Bandcamp ]
06. Chastity Belt – “Black Sail”
[ From their debut LP “No Regerts” / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
07. Cults – “High Road”
[ From their new “Static” LP / Stream full LP at NPR / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
08. Robert Pollard – “Tonight’s The Rodeo”
[ Single from the upcoming “Blazing Gentlemen” LP / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
09. Superchunk – “Breaking Down (acoustic)”
[ Acoustic version of a track off their “I Hate Music” LP / Stream at Soundcloud ]
10. Rose Melberg – “Distant Ships”
[ From Kingfisher Bluez Vancouver DIY Singles Series / Stream at Bandcamp ]
* 11. Weather Weapon – “Cement Fawn (On A Tiny Lawn)”
[ Their latest name-your-price digital single / Stream & download at Bandcamp ]
12. Girls Names – “Third Uncle”
[ From the limited release “The Next Life” 12-inch / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
13. Neko Case – “Bracing For Sunday”
[ From her new “The Worse Things Get…” LP / Stream full LP on YouTube ]
14. Grooms – “I Think Were Alone Now”
[ From their “Infinity Caller” LP / Stream song on Soundcloud / Stream LP at Vice ]
15. Minor Alps – “Far From The Roses”
[ M. Caws & J. Hatfield / From their upcoming debut LP / Stream at Soundcloud ]
16. Califone – “Frosted Tips”
[ From the “Stitches” LP / Stream song on YouTube ]
17. Frightened Rabbit – “Radio Silence”
[ From their latest EP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
18. Neo Boys – “Give Me The Message”
[ From the new “Sooner or Later” compilation on K records / Stream at Soundcloud ]
Set Two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight
* 19. Soft Pyramids – “Don’t You Tell Me”
[ From the “Tweakin on the Weekend” 7-inch / Stream on Soundcloud ]
20. Swearin’ – “Dust In The Gold Sack”
[ From their forthcoming “Surfing Strange” LP / Stream song on Soundcloud ]
21. The Moas – “Of Mice”
[ From their self-titled LP / Stream track on Bandcamp ]
22. Dream Boys – “Blue”
[ From their debut LP / Stream track on Soundcloud ]
23. Veronica Falls – “Nobody There”
[ Brand new single / Stream song on Soundcloud ]
24. Afor Gashum – “Aeroplane”
[ From their upcoming debut LP, “From The Inside” / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
25. Joanna Gruesome – “Sugarcrush”
[ From their “Weird Sister” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud / Video at YouTube ]
26. The Wedding Present – “Two Bridges”
[ Their new single, available on tour only / Listen & watch at YouTube ]
27. Black Hearted Brother – “This Is How It Feels” | MP3
[ From their debut LP “The Stars Are Our Home” / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
28. Sebadoh – “Defend yr Self”
[ Title track from their latest LP / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
* 29. Mean Creek – “Cool Town” | MP3
[ From their forthcoming LP on Old Flame / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
30. Ex Hex – “Hot And Cold”
[ Mary Timony’s new band / Shared on Bandcamp… and then removed. Bummer. ]
31. Quasi – “See You On Mars”
[ From their new double LP “Mole City” / Stream song on Bandcamp ]
32. The Marthas Vineyard Ferries – “She’s A Fucking Angel”
[ From their Kiam Records LP, “Mass. Grave” / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
33. Joel RL Phelps & the Downer Trio – “Blinding Light”
[ From their new album “Gala” on 12XU / Stream the full LP at Exclaim ]
34. Bottomless Pit – “Sacred Trench”
[ From their new “Shade Perenniel” LP / Stream the full LP at the AV Club ]
* 35. Caspian – “Hymn For The Greatest Generation”
[ Title track from their upcoming EP / Listen on YouTube ]
The next New Music Night is just one month away, on Thursday night, November 21st. Come aboard, we’re expecting you.
[Live MP3s] The Replacements at Riot Fest Toronto
Posted on September 3, 2013 at 1:38 pm | 3 Comments
I’ve got plenty to say about Sunday’s sold out, yes-it-really-happened Replacements reunion up in Toronto, and about my whole incredible Riot Fest weekend trip, but the words are still bouncing around my brain and my notepad. I’ve overdosed on reviews, photos, recaps, and YouTube videos in the days since the show, so I’m going to let it all sink in a bit more before I share a proper write-up of my own.
Until then, though, here’s my recording of the ‘Mats first set in 22 years. My audio is a very different beast from the two I’ve seen/heard shared so far (MFS / Scudder). What it definitely lacks in depth, it may make up in clarity. My not-so-pro microphone grabs the high-end, but not a ton of low, so while you can hear the kick drum and Tommy’s playing, it’s not quite as woofy. I’ll let your ears be the judge, though.
Stop back in a few days for my thoughts on the show, when I’ll be doing a giveaway that fellow ‘Mats fans will surely dig. Enjoy…
Live at Riot Fest
At Fort York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
On Sunday, August 25th, 2013
[ Download all 24 tracks in one .ZIP file ]
01. Intro (banter)
02. Takin’ A Ride [ YouTube ]
03. I’m in Trouble
04. Favorite Thing [ YouTube ]
05. Hangin’ Downtown [ YouTube ]
06. Color Me Impressed [ YouTube ]
07. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out / Third Stone From The Sun (Hendrix)
08. Kiss Me On The Bus [ YouTube ]
09. Androgynous [ YouTube ]
10. Achin’ to Be [ YouTube ]
11. I Will Dare
12. Love You Till Friday / Maybellene (Chuck Berry)
13. Merry Go Round [ YouTube ]
14. Wake Up
15. Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)
16. Little Mascara [ YouTube ]
17. Left of the Dial [ YouTube ]
18. Alex Chilton [ YouTube ]
19. Swingin’ Party
20. Can’t Hardly Wait
21. Bastards of Young [ YouTube ]
encore…
22. Paul’s Habs Jersey (banter)
23. Everything’s Coming Up Roses [ YouTube ]
24. I.O.U.
Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic into a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav, edited using Soundforge, and made available as 256kbps MP3s.
Stream any and all ‘Nac-hosted Mp3s at the Hype Machine.