The Recap

What's been up? Well, this transplanted west-coaster has been taking in some mad shows. Thanks to the good folks at the sasquatch festival i was able to see:

• Vince Mira
  
  
  
  • That boy is amazing
  
  
  
  


• The Breeders
  
  
  
  • Why, oh lord why are they not regarded as the greatest art band in history. BTW: just found out that this is happening and is LONG overdue, a tribute comp to Kim Deal! Greatest of all guitarsongwritingbassists! Good job KIM! you are my heroine!
  
  
  
  


• R.E.M. (again!)
  
  
  
  • Damn you Stipe in your suave suave ways...how i feel like you know me, down somewhere deep.
  
  
  
  


• Dan the Automator and Mike Patton as "Crudo"
  
  
  
  • ummm...no thanks. I bounced after the mid point of the third song. I didn't like rap rock the first time i heard it. But godamighty! Lovage is a great band!
  
  
  
  


• Beirut
  
  
  
  • Snore!
  
  
  
  


• M.I.A.
  
  
  
  • Verrrown...!Bang!Bang! heeerowwwn...Boomboomclickboom....heeeeeerooown...chckchkBang!
  
  
  • She didn't play mangopickle(downriver) = sad.
  
  
  
  


• A bit of Modest Mouse


• I say Johnny Marr in person! (looks at gran check list of life, finds and entry - makes check mark). Their sound for whatever reason sucked ass...but i didn't feel like i was missing anything lifechanging.


• A bit of Ozomatli
  
  
  
  • (again!)

So i can't really complain.

Also saw Erykah Badu (Finally!!!) and The Roots opened up for her. WOW i love me some roots. I was mentioning to a friend that the roots sound like they're just a super crafty studio group - but live they are this incredible football team sized party/funk band. And was lamenting the fact that they don't have a live album to reflect that dichotomy - so i went to the roots website for the first time and great goddamighty - they have a TROVE of FREE live recordings...talk about over the moon! i'm over the kuipier belt!!! Oh to be the pick in ?uestlove's bangin' fro!

As far as busking goes.
I saw Once and loved it. The (second) opening scene is just chilling in it's jugular rawness...it's worth any rental cost just for the first 5 minutes. That guy transcends humanity.
I didn't play for reals this sunday - i'm trying to learn a new batch of songs and bust them all out at once...i need a bigger songbag and there are just too many good songs out there. I got to play some music in my work-neighborhood and that was fun...met a guy names taylor who is getting into the whole "let's play pop-punk on acoustics" which is ALWAYS a good way to start in on acoustic playing.
I'm working on making a CD or two to sell that actually has recordings of me playing at the market.
And i've been writing bits of new songs on my cell phones voice recorder...i def. think smartphones are the greatest thing since the awl.

Ok...i'm tapped out now.