Hey there! Still here, still alive. The patio project is going well, if not a bit (a lot a bit) slower than expected. I keep meaning to post some in-process pictures (or - hold on the you hats - some video), but any photo post would have to include a few shots of the blood blisters the project has produced, and I don't think anyone wants to see that. Or at least I know the Missus never seems to want to see that.
So, no, I haven't been blogging lately. Or running. Or taking a lot of pictures. Or reading. Or attending free concerts.
Ah, but way back on September 21, before I missed two free-at-noon concerts (by some guys named Loudon Wainwright III and Steve Earle) I did get to see the A-Sides, pour libre.
I'm a big fan of the A-Sides, and not just because they're from Philly (though that's part of it, too). I like how the band takes the pure pop of the 60's and twists it into their own unique sound. Their new disc, Silver Storms, has a stronger, more trippy sound than their debut, and shows off both their musical knowledge and their musical ability. All of the songs on the disc end up morphing into a mix of guitars and drums that never sounds tacked-on or show-offy (that is too a word). In fact, while not every song works perfectly, the album as a whole flows very nicely from song to song.
So I was real excited to see them live and real surprised to see a small crowd waiting to get into the concert, which was a real shame. 'XPN is good to local bands, but the A-Sides still don't get much airplay. The small crowd (and the fact that it was a mid-day concert) seemed to take some of the spark away from the band. But it was still a pretty good show. NPR has it archived here, and I've got some pictures from it here.
This Friday it's funky Kingston's own Toots and the Maytals. I don't know if Toots has a new disc coming out or what, but I can't pass up seeing him live.
You had me at gravel. LOL, man. The Patio Project. I have The Basement Project going. Same deal without the very clever title.
Posted by: Frank Roche | 2007.10.15 at 04:13 PM
Honestly, someone should wound you for that post title.
Posted by: TwoBusy | 2007.10.16 at 09:03 AM
Steve Earle fans of Texas, anyone heading out to the show in NYC tonight?? Wish I was...but the closest thing i've got is the radio.
So do any of ya'll ever listen to Lonestar 92.5? They've got Steve Earle's Oxy Blues on the radio, as well as tons of other great hits from your favorite outlaw,
alternative, americana, good ol' classic rock and country with limited to no commercial interruption! Pretty rare these days.
If you're lookin' for local concert dates in the great state of Texas, free tickets, free listenin, whatever you're country music needs are, lonestar 92.5 has what you're looking for.
Also - they're giving away TWO FREE tickets to the Black Crowes concert on October 26th - VIP passes, backstage tour, the works. So if you're a fan of them,
or just a fan of free concert tickets, come check out the site. Being a longtime fan of the country music lifestyle and
Working with the station, I can guarantee these guys have what you're looking for. Give it a shot ya'll, come check it out!
Posted by: mynameisearle | 2007.10.17 at 06:30 PM