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Storytyme’s “Barn With A View”
This week's MP3 comes from Storytyme, a Boulder band featuring the three Lewis brothers--guitarist Pete, bassist Phil, and drummer/engineer Tony. Storytyme will celebrate the release of their album, Patchwork Quilt with an appearance at the Boulder Theater on April 14. Meese and Born In The Flood share the bill (9 p.m., $9, all ages).
Storytyme has offered NewWest readers a track from its debut album. Click here to listen to "Barn With A View."
Winter No More
Salt Lake City Upcoming Concerts: John Vanderslice, the Long Winters, Limbeck
The Long Winters' John Roderick originally hails from Anchorage, Alaska, where there are some long winters indeed. But then it may be that extra hibernation that provides that time it takes to create the contemplative opus of an album by my Pick O'the Week. For those wondering if 'indie rock,' whatever that catch-all designation is worth by now, can survive and indeed thrive on into a second decade, the Long Winters show their rendition of it able to grow and advance.
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MVP Events from www.missoulaevents.net
Missoula’s Revenge of the Nerds!This Saturday could be one of the best rawk shows to hit Missoula in a long time. The lineup is Volumen (Missoula Spacepop), The Mathematicians (New York Nerdcore), Shellshag (SF Sludgepop) and Two Year Touqe (Missoula Uberpop). The whole thing goes down at the Elks Lodge at 9 p.m. and costs $5. I wouldn’t miss this if I were you. Here’s a video from the Mathematicians:
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Voodoo + Rawk in Roll = Good Times
Voodoo Organist: The Devil Made Him Do It
If Tom Waits and The Devil had a baby it would be the Voodoo Organist. Now I know what you’re thinking “Isn’t the Devil supposed to be a man?” Well lately I’ve put some thought into that and I’m pretty sure it’s a she down there. The Voodoo Organist (aka Scott Wexton) is one badass mofo. While still just a solo act, he played more than 500 shows on the road in three years. Trust me, that’s a lot of driving for one guy to do by himself.
I’ve had the pleasure to book the Voodoo Organist a couple times in Missoula over the years, but one story comes to mind while trying to describe the man:
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An Apple a Day
Salt Lake City Upcoming Concerts: Alternative Press Tour, Apples in Stereo, John Scofield,The Locust
Apples have been a symbol of musical innocence lost and found as far back as the Beatles bequeathed their legendary label, so it’s fitting that Denver venture Apples In Stereo sprung from the same nomenclaturary tree, about a baker’s dozen years ago. In that span my Pick O'the Week has not only created its own unique pop inflection but spawned the musical collective Elephant 6, an astounding font of indie inspiration. [more]
The Godfather of Missoula Honky Tonk needs your help.
Rock for Russ! (Nasset, That Is)
If you live in Missoula you’ve probably seen Russ Nasset play guitar. Maybe you saw him and his son Sam ripping up the stage with their band the Revelators. Maybe you walked into the Old Post on a Thursday night and witnessed Russ take command of the room with one of his solo shows. If you do live in Missoula and you haven’t seen Russ Nasset then you should be ashamed of yourself. You might want to consider moving to Billings. Hands down, Russ Nasset is the hardest working man in the local music scene. I personally believe Russ was born with a guitar pick in his hand.
Russ recently had some health problems and he had to spend sometime in one of those really expensive hotels called the hospital. So some of Missoula’s best bands are getting together and throwing one hell of a show to help the Godfather of Missoula Honky-Tonk out. So if you are one of those people that absolutely love Russ and you don’t want to move to Billings come out this Friday night and show him support. If you haven’t seen Russ, amazingly enough he will be playing shows again next month. What a badass!
The Roots Rock Round Up @ The Elks Lodge Friday March 30th $10 at the Door. Starts at 8 p.m. and it’s 18+. Bands include Bob Wire and the Magnificent Bastards, Tom Catmull and the Clerics, Broken Valley Road Show and The Swillbillys.
Colin Hickey is New West’s Events Editor. Keep an eye out for his “MVP Events” or check here to find your own: www.missoulaevents.net.
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Agents of Change
Salt Lake City Upcoming Concerts: Priestess, Dirty On Purpose, Agent Orange, Manchester Orchestra
There really is something orchestral about the Atlanta, Georgia band improbably named the the Manchester Orchestra. Their music is literate, songwriterly and mannered in a way that’s somehow refreshing, making them my Pick O' the Week.
Also this week: Priestess, Dirty On Purpose, Agent Orange.
For more SLC events, check out www.saltlakecityevents.net.
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Music Friday
The Grave of Nobody’s Darling Accentuate Alt Folk
I know. Interesting name. Very interesting band, to boot. The Grave of Nobody’s Darling are sort of like Violent Femmes armed with banjos cross-bred with Neko Case. They have a truly interesting take on the whole alternative folk sound that is all the rage right now. And the word on the street is that Jill from The Mindy Set has been seen around town sitting in as their drummer. That’s better than good news for anybody that loves a great drummer as much as I do.
The Grave of Nobody’s Darling can be seen around town about once a month or so at the usual places. Definitely catch them on a night when you’re in the mood for some gently swaying and soulful music. Click here to enjoy Kentucky.
CD Review
Otis Taylor’s Definition Of A Circle
“Definition of a Circle”
by Otis Taylor
Telarc Records
With his new album, Definition of a Circle, internationally-recognized Boulder musician Otis Taylor continues to stretch the definition of the blues to make a comfortable and flexible home for himself within the genre. Taylor’s rough-hewn voice is pure blues, but his accompaniment is restless. There are gospel influences in the bursts of organ and choir on the first track, “Little Betty,” and electric guitar licks throughout the album that edge the sound toward rock. There’s jazz trumpeting, R&B grooves, and even some freewheeling instrumental interludes that jam band fans should enjoy. Taylor often employs the traditional lyric repetition of the blues, but his careful phrasing releases this technique from monotony, as in the track “Looking Over Your Fence.”
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Day of the Dead
Salt Lake City Upcoming Concerts: Badly Drawn Boy, Dead Meadow
I am a sucker for a fuzz pedal.
The sci-fi lyrical base of my Pick o' the Week, Dead Meadow, demonstrates the point on the mythical map where stoner rock and good old-fashioned nerdity merge.
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