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Boo! Token Halloween Post

Can't believe it is the end of October already.  Seriously, this year is FUCKING FLYING BY.   Halloween is here so get out your best Amy Winehouse outfit or Trey Pill Box and get your trick or treat on.  I'll be taking in some treats tonight at the Hammerstein where I will be seeing Ryan Adams & the Cardinals.  Can't wait for that  ...GUITAR SOLO!!... part in "Halloween Head."  Gonna be sweet. A couple of my favorite Halloween related tracks:

"Werewolves Of London" - Grateful Dead (live 10/31/91 Oakland)
(streaming via the Internet Archive)

"Vampire" - Peter Tosh.mp3

T.J.I.F. - 09.07.07 / Grateful Dead In Upcoming Rock Band Game

THANK JAH IT'S FRIDAY!!!!

It's been a while since I last gave a Jah Friday mp3 selection...it took some pretty sweet news to bring it on but here we are. From the Fire On the Mountain: Reggae Tribute to Grateful Dead come these two excellent covers:

"Sugaree" - Gregory Isaacs.mp3

"Fire On the Mountain" - Chalice.mp3

As I was saying, some excellent news spurred this post: I will be able to jam on 18 classic Grateful Dead tunes in the upcoming EA/Harmonix music video game, Rock Band. Awesome.

Stale Bread - Rock Band first footage

Bottles Two, One For Me and You...Cheers Birthday Boy Van Morrison

On this day in 1945 a legend in the music world was born:

THE man, Van Morrison.  There was a time when all I listened to was Moondance, His Band and the Street Choir, Astral Weeks, and Tupelo Honey.  To me, all classic albums.

Peep these live  Van mp3s from the early 70s:

Pacific High Studios - San Fran, Ca
"Just Like A Woman" 09-05-1971.mp3

"Call Me Up In Dreamland" 09-05-1971.mp3

The Fillmore - San Fran, Ca
"And It Stoned Me" 04-26-1970.mp3

"Caravan" 04-26-1970.mp3

The Dirty Feel - Who Likes "Porno Rock"?

Porno rock, filthy and juicy (The Mighty Boosh)

You leave their gigs wanting to do unimaginably filthy, naughty things ... they play music you have to dance to in true ugly fashion: where your hair flies everywhere and you don't care what you look like as you're so caught up in the moment! (Artrocker)

For fans of foot-stomping rock, guitar solos, Wolfmother (and their inspirations), Earl Greyhound, the Mooney Suzuki, and quality hooks peep these tracks by U.K. band the Dirty Feel:

The Dirty Feel - "Talk In The City".mp3

The Dirty Feel - "Get It All The Time".mp3 (this song was used in a recent New Balance add in the UK...watch it on their myspace page)

T.J.I.F. - 04.20.07

THANK JAH!!!!!!!!!!!! It's Friday.  A special friday indeed...got a minute?

Take that minute and listen to this roots-tastic live clip of BMW from Boston 76:

Conquering Lion > Lion of Judah.mp3

Iso - Mercury Lounge 02.09.2007

Iso.  Friday night.  Mercury Lounge.  9pm set.  Hot.  Full energy from beginning to end.  Rock.  Awesome.

They play the Knitting Factory on March 2nd.  Highly recommend going to this show.

Listen to 9 songs on their homepage

Trey Anastasio 92Y Interview - Full mp3

Tragic Trey Anastasio participated in an interview/mini performance last night at the 92nd St Y.  Relix contributor Anthony DeCurtis was the I missed it to go to a show at the Mercury but one of my coworkers went and said it was very moving and inspirational.  Trey spoke candidly about his recent legal battles, Phish, Phil Lesh, and more.  Listen to the entire interview below:

Trey Interview - 2/7/2007.mp3

best quote:  "I just did what Page told me to do." LMAO!!!  Tell It LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

T.J.I.F. - The October Edition

Thank Jah!!!  It's.....Sunday.  Okay, a couple days late but I have been lagging on the sweet irie tunes here on Fresh Bread.  I am just under two weeks until my first trip to Jamdown Jamaica.....SEEN!!!!....and really need to start getting in the mood.

Peep these three tracks from roots band Wailing Souls and feel that irie vibe....tings and time bwoy...tings and time...

KSUP FM
December 5, 1981
The Catalyst
Santa Cruz, CA

Station Intro -> Things and Time Will Tell.mp3

Old Broom.mp3

Firehouse Rock.mp3

Mountain Goats - Bowery Ballroom 09.30.06

Just wow.  Incredibly, indubitably wow.  Mountain Goats live is something else.

I caught the first of two nights of John Darnielle - aka Mountain Goats - at the Bowery last weekend and was simply blown away by the subtle strength of his music.  I have been listening to the new MG album Get Lonely like it was my day job since it was released not too long ago.  It is an album in stark contrast to 2005's effort ,the Sunset Tree.  ST was an album of upbeat pop melodies laced over dark, traumatic lyrics recounting Darnielle's difficult childhood.  GL is colder, softer, hushed....to me it just sounds like a perfectly cold early winter day.  This feeling came through with the first song of the evening, "Wild Sage", when you could distinguish every single whispered word Darnielle sang.

Thank goodness the crowd was so respectful to the performer - you literally could hear a pin drop - I wanted to catch every single lyric, word and breath out of Darnielle.  Many of the songs in the set came from the new album - "Maybe Sprout Wings", "Song For Lonely Giants", "Get Lonely", "New Monster Avenue" - as well as some oldie-but-goodies like "Up The Wolves", an "Old Broom" > "Dance Music" combo, and "The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton" (download here).

Pull your coat-collar up and peep the title track  from Get Lonely:

Get Lonely.mp3

 

Sufjan Stevens - Town Hall 09.29.06

I truly enjoyed my first Sufjan Stevens show in NYC.  Town Hall was buzzing for the first of three nights by the singer/songwriter extraordinaire.  I strolled in to catch the last 30 min of opener My Brightest Diamond (more later) looking forward to the beginning of his set.

Sufjan knows how to put on a show with some flair.  One set of bird wings and a plethora of butterfly ones provided 1/2 the visuals on stage; the other half came in the form of a big video screen behind the stage showing pictures, video, and trippy designs throughout the show.

The setlist (via PTST):

"Sister"
"The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts"
"He Woke Me Up Again"
"The Transfiguration"
"Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)"
"To Be Alone With You"
"The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!"
"John Wayne Gacy, Jr."
"Worst Xmas Ever"
"Dear Mr. Supercomputer"
"Jacksonville"
"Abraham"
"A Good Man Is Hard To Find"
"Majesty Snowbird"
"Chicago"
Encore
"They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!"
"Casimir Pulaski Day"

Highlights for me were "Man Of Metropolis", "Chicago", "Majesty Snowbird", and the encore song "Casmir Pulaski Day". 

Ryspace Blog has the mp3s from this show available here

Watch a video of "Majesty Snowbird" on youtube here

It is a shame that My Brightest Diamond lead singer, Shara Worden, waited until the last song of her set to let her voice shine.  Moreso, the fact it was on a cover of Bill Wither's "Use Me".  Shara has a beautiful voice - even more gorgeous than her looks (ooh la la!!) but MBD was a bit constrictive to her sound (IMO).