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Dirk commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'The Jayhawks: Time Stands Still While The Music Flows'
Thanks for the reflection on and overview of a great band that I've only recently come to appreciate. I'll be making up for lost time in early February with 3 shows in 4 days at the Fillmore SF and the Mystic in Petaluma! And…
Dirk commented on Skot Nelson's blog post 'Review: Jay Farrar at the Wild Buffalo'
Thanks for the review, Skot, I caught Farrar's show Wednesday night at the Mystic in Petaluma, and this might have been my favorite show yet out of 7 or 8 Jay Farrar or Son Volt shows. Wednesday night Farrar was definitely on top of his…
Dirk commented on Annaliese Moyer's blog post 'The Sadies at Petaluma's Mystic Theater'
Thanks for the great piece on both the Sadies and the Mystic. I pulled the hat trick, catching Sadies shows in Santa Cruz's Crepe Place, Petaluma's Mystic, and SF's Great American Music Hall on consecutive nights--gotta…
Dirk commented on Chris Mateer's blog post 'Interview: Celebrated Songwriter Jim Lauderdale Shares "Reason And Rhyme"'
Snagged it--9.99 on Amazon and there was another one available for $10 even. Thanks once again, Chris, for the great interview and for the link!
Dirk commented on Chris Mateer's blog post 'Interview: Celebrated Songwriter Jim Lauderdale Shares "Reason And Rhyme"'
In the interview, Jim mentions that he recorded the album with Pete Anderson producing the Bakersfield-sounding record in '89. I have most of Jim's catalog, but this is the first mention I've ever heard of this album.
Dirk commented on Chris Mateer's blog post 'Interview: Celebrated Songwriter Jim Lauderdale Shares "Reason And Rhyme"'
Excellent interview, a real delight for hardcore Lauderdale fans. Never realized that all but one song on Lonesome Pines are collaborations with Robert Hunter--that means essentially 4 albums between the 2 of them. Keep hoping that one…
Dirk commented on Dustin Ogdin's blog post 'WTF?! - Sarah Jarosz @ 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville - 6/5/11'
Thanks for writing this in spite of the inspiration of the bourbons and sodas! I just saw Sarah J at Slim's on Tuesday night. Pretty much a perfect setting--good crowd but not too densely populated, a festive mood with lots of…
Dirk commented on Something Else! Reviews's blog post 'One Track Mind: Tony Joe White, "Tell Me Why"'
Tony Joe White has aged remarkably well. Something about his sound makes his presence more powerful with age--like you can feel all those years of swamp just oozing out in that slo-mo Tony Joe groove. I recently watched his appearance on…
Dirk commented on robert sproul's blog post 'Mavis Staples & Rick LA Holmstrom: Can Anybody Loan Me $10,0000??'
Often I go see a show and can't find a single review, but this is one thorough accounting of Mavis's set Monday in Sausalito--thank you for the review and the background on Rick Holstrom. Mavis returns to the Fillmore Nov. 6th with Billy…
Dirk commented on Kim Ruehl's blog post 'Bumbershoot: Bob Dylan either sucked, or he didn't'
Someone compared enthusiastic Dylan fans to born-again Christians, the point being that to the uninitiated our devotion seems totally unfounded and irrational. And I'd written Dylan off for years until a friend of mine turned me on to Love and…
Dirk commented on Adam Sheets's blog post 'New Elvis Costello Album on the Way'
I was afraid that after Sugarcane, Elvis might jump ship for another Burt Bacharach or maybe Barry Manilow collaboration, but I'm glad to hear he's staying in the Americana mode for the time being! (Not that there'd be anything wrong…
Dirk commented on Annaliese Moyer's blog post 'Rosie Flores at Duff's Garage, Portland, OR'
Rosie's also doing a quick return to the SF Bay Area with a recently added show at the Knockout in the Mission slated for tomorrow night (Sunday Aug. 1st) at 10 PM. One of our best hillbilly bands, the B Stars are opening, so it looks like a…
Dirk commented on Craig Young's blog post 'Tony Joe White Returns in September'
I think Tony Joe is also vastly underappreciated as a performer. This is a guy who's definitely improved with age. The swamp's just oozin' out of him these days. Seriously, if you can possibly see him live, do it. He played Rancho…
Dirk commented on Ed Karn's blog post 'Come Sunrise - Rita Hoskings'
Just discovered this review, so I'm a little late (and many dollars short), but Rita's carrying on the tradition of singers like Kate Wolf, Iris Dement, and Mary McCaslin like no one else I know of today. Come Sunrise is one of those…
Dirk commented on hyperbolium.com's blog post 'Stone River Boys - Love on the Dial (Cow Island, 2010)'
Thanks for writing about this great album by one of the best "country-rock hillbilly twang" bands today. It's a great reveiw, and I have to add that for twang lovers, the tracks "40 Acres," "Bluebonnet Blue," and…
Dirk commented on Nigel Smith's blog post 'Has Willie Nelson Lost It?'
Both Nigel and Graeme Thomson's reviews pretty much nail it when it comes to Willie's live performances these days. He played at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in SF a few years back, and the best moment was when he first came on stage and…
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Lauderdale, Grisman and company out in West Marin
It was one of those beautiful, timeless Sunday afternoons at Rancho Nicasio yesterday when Jim Lauderdale took the stage and began a soulful, inspired set of at least two and a half hours of his amazing songs. Backed by Keith Little on banjo and Paul Knight on acoustic bass, Lauderdale performed songs such as Life by Numbers, Calico, Molly's Got a Chain, and the list goes on and on, far too many for me to remember, but consistently inspired renditions from his considerable repertoire. After… Continue
Posted on July 13, 2009 at 9:01am
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