CONCORD, N.H. - Republican John McCain contrasts images of Woodstock and his years as a Vietnam prisoner of war in a new television ad that pokes fun at Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The commercial, set to air on New Hampshire television Thursday, decries a proposal, since scrapped, to spend $1 million for a museum in Bethel, N.Y., site of the August 1969 rock festival. Clinton and her fellow New York senator, Chuck Schumer, had backed the plan. The ad highlights McCain's criticism of excessive Washington spending, reminds voters of the Arizona senator's decorated war record and shows off his humor. "A few days ago, Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock concert museum," McCain says in the ad, drawn from Sunday's debate on Fox News.
"Now my friends, I wasn't there. I'm sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event," he says as images of the crowd and dancing concertgoers are shown. Republican presidential rival Rudy Giuliani, his head thrown back, is shown laughing at the joke during the debate. - complete article
FRI 26th 6-9pm @ cj sparrow, rt 10 cheshire, for the happy hour slot. plenty of food and beverages to indulge in. SAT 27th: 9pm down in danbury at the ex- Hat City Ale House (The City Ale House), on main street. 3 bands, I assume we're on first. MON 29th: we're attending the beatnik halloween bash. I"ll have a new outift this year hoping it'll score the worst costume award. SAT Nov 3rd is Mandy's B'day Bash at Neverending Books, state street, near the flashing speed limit sign. all are welcome; bring something to eat or drink to share. Jellyshirts and Sawtelles are playing. you don't know Mandy? You prob have seen her out on the scene but just don't know her name. come out to help us all celebrate and put the face and name together. everyone else you know will be there so you should be there too. catch up with your friends and make new ones. eat. drink.
I had The Reet tape The Next Great American Band. It has some curiosity appeal, certainly more than American Idol. Enjoyed the variety of styles, the abbreviated performances, the judges' (Johnny Rzeznik, Sheila E. and Ian “Dicko” Dickson) reactions. The first show pared sixty bands down to twelve. Can do without the orchestrated drama of one band given a second chance, then let go anyway. - article. Next show has each band playing an original composition and a Dylan cover.
Here are the 12 finalists wikipedia page: * Cliff Wagner and the Ol’ #7 * The Clark Brothers * Denver and the Mile High Orchestra * Dot Dot Dot * Franklin Bridge * The Hatch * Light of Doom * The Likes of You * The Muggs * Rocket * Sixwire * Très bien!
From the tennessean.com - Holy cow. Dylan put on a stupendous show. He enunciated, he played guitar, he played keyboards, he interacted with his bandmates (including multi-instrumentalist Don Herron, who played for years across the alley from the Ryman at Robert’s Western World as a member of BR549), and his performance rang with humor and depth and musicality and all such good things. Jack White of the White Stripes showed up to help on a staggering, bluesy version of “Meet Me In The Morning,” and Elvis Costello played a surprise opening set. - complete review
Set List: “Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat” “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” “Watching The River Flow” “You’re A Big Girl Now” “The Levee’s Gonna Break” “Spirit On The Water” “Desolation Row” “Working Man’s Blues #2” “Things Have Changed” “Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine” “Meet Me In The Morning” (with Jack White) “Highway 61 Revisited” “Nettie More” “Summer Days” “Masters of War” (encore) “Thunder on the Mountain” “Blowin’ in the Wind”
Country singer Danielle Peck was asked to sing the national anthem in Cleveland at the Indians/Red Sox playoff game, but Indians officials SWEAR they didn't know she was Josh Beckett's ex-girlfriend. Beckett was to pitch that night. - story
Lame interview at some hoedown, but here's Josh Beckett's ex-squeeze:
"I'm a-goin' home to Washington," Johnny Gumbo drawls as he strolls through downtown Southington one last time. "After all these years, I'm sick of the shit around here. Jesus, you can't even find a decent damn restaurant around," he growls, waving disgustedly at a noted Center Street eatery he is rumored to have frequented. "And then," he fumes, "if you ask a friend to freeload a truck for a mere six months or so, and who hasn't, he gives you a piece of CRAP! And they can stick that stupid Apple Harvest Festival up their ass, 'cause they ain't gonna have Johnny Gumbo to push around anymore. So, I've finally made up my mind. I'm goin' out West, where men are men and sheep are scared." Gumbo says that he's excited about his band's (The Johnny Gumbo Party Band) new album, which is getting rave reviews in obscure, pointless music blogs like the following:
Musicblogs-R-Us- After playing endless shows in the scumy coffee houses of Whocaresville, Washington in the 1960's, The Johnny Gumbo Party Band found themselves at the top of the the folk scene in 1969 with their debut album, This Thang Too Spicy For Ya?. The band's latest album, Western Horizons, hijacks Gumbo's poignant vocals with delicate finger-picked guitar to evoke simply stunning compositions. With standout tracks like "Accidents, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention," and "Intersections are overrated" dominating radio airwaves far and wide, The Johnny Gumbo Party Band is an essential addition to any music lover's library.
From Wolfgang's Vault, Meat Loaf @ the Bottom Line, New York, NY 11/29/1977 (late show) - concert here Mr. Loaf in a small setting before he hit the big time performing material from Bat Out of Hell, one of JK's all-time favorite albums (without apologies). Great songs of teen angst, great theatre. In addition, he does a version of Phil Spector's legendary non-hit, River Deep, Mountain High. Meat Loaf - vocals Steve Buslowe - bass Karla DeVito - vocals Rory Dodd - vocals Paul Glanz - keyboards Bob Kulick - guitar Bruce Kulick - guitar Joe Stefko - drums Jim Steinman - piano
Will there be gumbo in the state of Washington soon?
Is there really only one October? And, if so, is it important? Do Rocktober and Actober count?
Is anyone else really stoked about seeing FrankTV after seeing 450,000 promos for it?
Fionn Regan, who played with Lucinda Williams during her Town Hall gig, performs "Hunters Map" from the album The End of History on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight.
The Noisettes - pay attention. They will be appearing at Irving Plaza in NYC on Thursday with, among others, Fionn Regan.
I stumbled upon this article about a series on My Damn Channel; thought you might be interested.
Two years after breached levees caused flooding that devastated New Orleans, comedian/political satirist Harry Shearer and My Damn Channel return to the city after the networks and The President have gone. Shearer, who is a longtime New Orleans resident, debuts “Crescent City Stories,” a five-week series that features four local residents whose stories each tell a different side of post-Katrina New Orleans.
The Reet's friend, Louise, is going to the United Palace in NYC tonight to see Van Morrison for the second of three sold-out shows. Very jealous.
New York Times pop/rock listings: VAN MORRISON/BOBBY (BLUE) BLAND (Friday through Sunday) Through the years since he had hits with songs like “Brown-Eyed Girl” and “Moondance,” Van Morrison has lent his Irish soul to blues and Celtic music, country and R&B. Lately his live shows have been like visits to some suave late-1950s lounge where historical eras dissolve. Bobby (Blue) Bland, the longtime soul singer who’s opening the concerts, should keep him on his toes; despite some gaps in his voice, Mr. Bland can still ache and implore in ways that rival those of any singer alive. At 7 p.m., United Palace, 4140 Broadway, at 175th Street, Washington Heights, (212) 568-5260, theunitedpalace.com; $79 to $254. (Pareles)
Here is a YouTube clip of Van from The Last Waltz doing Radio with The Band:
Run for Your Life! It’s the 50 Worst Songs Ever! (Blender Magazine) Some have crap-tastic melodies. Others are wretchedly performed. And quite a few don’t make any sense whatsoever. Blender removes its earplugs to present the 50 tunes we love to hate. - complete listing
Here are top top (bottom?) ten: #10 PAUL McCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER “Ebony and Ivory” 1982 #9 MADONNA “American Life” 2003 #8 EDDIE MURPHY “Party All the Time” 1985 #7 BOBBY McFERRIN “Don’t Worry Be Happy” 1988 #6 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS “The Heart Of Rock & Roll” 1984 #5 VANILLA ICE “Ice Ice Baby” 1990 #4 LIMPBIZKIT Rollin’” 2000 #3 WANG CHUNG “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” 1986 #2 BILLY RAY CYRUS “Achy Breaky Heart” 1992 #1 STARSHIP “We Built This City” 1985
johnnyk: Hey, I kinda liked Party All the Time, and Don't Worry was only painful after being played to death. It's the self-importance of some of the others that is so annoying. And where, by the way, is I Am, I Said?
Maybe Sting should start writing more instrumentals. The school teacher-turned-rock star topped Blender's list of the worst lyricists, thanks to lines that betray "mountainous pomposity (and) cloying spirituality," the music magazine said.
The survey, contained in the November issue that hits newsstands next week, placed Rush drummer Neil Peart at No. 2, Creed frontman Scott Stapp at No. 3, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher at No. 4, and soft-rocker Dan Fogelberg at No. 5. Want More Sonic Horrors? Blender assailed Sting for such alleged sins as name-dropping Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov in the Police tune "Don't Stand So Close to Me," quoting a Volvo bumper sticker ("If You Love Someone Set Them Free"), and co-opting the works of Chaucer, St. Augustine and Shakespeare. A spokeswoman for the English rocker, who is currently in Belgium on the Police's reunion world tour, did not respond to a request for comment.
Blender described Canadian rocker Peart's lyrics as "richly awful tapestries of fantasy and science," and said Gallagher "seemed incapable of following a metaphor through a single line, let alone a whole verse." Further down the ranks, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant (No. 23) was derided for his Tolkienesque musings on Gollum and Mordor in "Ramble On." Carly Simon (No. 31) was mocked for rhyming "yacht," "apricot" and "gavotte" in "You're So Vain." Paul McCartney made No. 38, thanks in part to "Ebony and Ivory," his socially conscious duet with Stevie Wonder . - article
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I happened to google Farquahr and came across your wonderful area. I wanted to add something to your lyrics that were posted for "My eggs don't taste the same without you". In between the two sections you wrote out I remember:
No more good morning kiss No more I love you No more laughs how the dog bit the paper boy kid My wasn't that good news?
I haven't heard that song in about 40 years! Thanks for the memories. Rita in Chicago
My wife, a cousin (Purcell) to the McGowan boys, spent some of her early life in Branford and was especially close to Dennis who was her age. We had the privilege of attending a Farquahr concert at a pub in Essex back in '69. Dennis passed away a few years ago of cancer. One brother, Bobby, is still going strong, and we've visited with him a time or two in the past couple of years, most recently at a Purcell Family reunion in Branford this summer. Bobby is a great guy, and when we visited he was in the process of closing up the antique car restoration activities he and his brothers shared over the years. Standing in his "office" and trying to take in all the memorabilia which covered all possible surfaces in that room was pretty overwhelming and nostalgic. Somebody really should put a little friendly pressure on Bobby to chronicle The Fabulous Farquahrs!!
Is it much to demand I want a full house and a rock and roll band Pens that won't run out of ink And cool quiet and time to think
Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses
Well, Lucinda had a full house and a great rock and roll band Thursday night at Town Hall in NYC to close out her bi-coastal sets of five complete-album shows. Since Lucinda Williams (self-titled, released in 1988) is Keith's favorite, and since it was the first chronologically of the albums she's covering (she is not doing Ramblin' or Happy Woman Blues), AND since she's doing them in reverse order, we get the last date of the tour. I think that is a GREAT thing because she should pull out all the stops.
The Metro North 3:35pm out of New Haven gets us into Grand Central before 5:30pm, which allows us plenty of time to walk the few blocks west to Tony's DiNapoli, located just a few doors from Town Hall, for dinner. We also have time to briefly check out the Casablanca, the hotel Sharie picked out for overnight, but instead opted to buy a 56" TV (it was cheaper!). Nice digs. Leisurely dinner of grilled shrimp, fetticini with artichokes and chicken saltimbocca shared amongst the foursome. The Reet befriends some guys over at the bar while checking out the Yankees/Indians, while we order some espresso and cappucino to finish off the meal. Johnny Damon homers to lead off the game; life is good. The Reet and I retire to a bar right next to Town Hall to watch the Yanks until showtime while Keith/Sharie go to the M&M's store.
OPPS! It's showtime! Keith comes rushing into the bar to get us because Lucinda has started the show without an opening set from Fionn Regan! We rush to our seats (orchestra right, row J) just as she completes the first cut, I Just Wanted To See You So Bad. Great seats! Lu has her regular guys, Doug Pettibone on guitar, David Sutton on Bass, Butch Norton on drums as well as Chet Lyster on hand for guitars/pedal steel. Before each song, Lucinda gives us some tidbits of background information, then launches into them, but often halts mid-song to change key or whatever. Charming at first ("LU, we love you anyway!" a fan cries adoringly), it becomes annoying after awhile, almost like we are being played a bit. But the songs sound great and the band is tight. Only the closing I Asked For Water (He Gave Me Gasoline) was suspect because Lu can't get the old voice to flutter at certain ranges needed for the song, despite backing help from Susan Marshall, a redheaded Memphis gal who is introduced as a backup singer for Cat Power). Nonetheless, great set! LW promises great fun and guests for the second set. Standing ovation.
Intermission allows us to dash next door only to find the Yanks down 11-3. Damn! In the lobby, I bought the concert CD (to be picked up after the show).
Back in our seats for the second set. Lucinda announces that the chap standing next to her, Fionn Regan from her Lost Highway label, would perform. Oh, ok. He's a "Dylan-esque singer-songwriter" (oh God, isn't EVERYONE?) from Ireland. The audience is bored; he leaves to polite applause after one song. Lucinda and the band wander back on stage and the audience energy level jumps. "I wanna thank this guy for ridin' over here on his bike to help me out tonight - DAVID BYRNE!" Byrne appears, looking very fit and cool, straps on a guitar and launches into Buck Naked (see video clip below). The Talking Heads icon sounds fabulous, the crowd goes wild and Williams is visibly giddy. Keith/Sharie were telling us of these odd-looking dudes, hookers and genderbending peeps hanging out front earlier, one with just butterfly wings on. Well, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome David Johansen! Sharie yells over, "Hey, that's one of those guys!" Not Mr. Butterfly, though. He duets a very cool Jailhouse Tears with LW and the band. Susan Marshall avoids Joplin cliches with her outstanding version of Big Brother & the Holding Company's Little Piece of My Heart and Jim Lauderdale takes time off from thanking Lucinda (endlessly) and does some very tasty alt-country. We are expecting lots of stuff from West, but get very little. No hard sell here, Lu has everyone up and singing along with the encore closer, Talking Heads' Take Me To the River. House lights up, that's it. LOVED IT.
Streak the few blocks to Grand Central and catch the 11:22 to New Haven. Tired. Very Satisfied.
Runaway Jim, responding to a post of 5/10/07, asks:
I'm not sure how active this blog is still or how much you're still getting info on the Farquahr, but I emailed you and I emailed John Wood (his address no longer works, unfortunately) trying to find more info. I grew up in Branford and remember seeing them a few times at the Branford Festival. A good friend of mine lived down the street from Danny MacGowan, a nephew of the MacGowan's. I'm looking to find some of their music in a format other than vinyl (CD would be ideal). Is there any way to get a copy of anything anymore or is it all lost in music history?
Saw a post somewhere with the work "Farquahr" and immediately thought of the band. It brings back memories of my youth (though I'm not that old at 28). I used to hang out with a kid when i was about 12-13 who lived down the street from one of the MacGowan's nephews. We used to listen to tapes of the band. The only song that really sticks out in my mind went something like "Stick with the dogs, they're man's best friend. You'll always get a little action." Do you have any information about the band or where I might be able to find some recordings (preferably CD if they exist) or somewhere I might be able to find the info? I grew up in Branford, spending most of my life there, though I'm in Providence, RI now. I remember the band would play occasionally at the Branford Festival on the town green. I remember an Italian song they sang with a guy dressed up like an Italian chef. They were tons of fun. I think I actually lived down the street from where they stored/worked on their antique cars.
Our ever-hip Governor Jody Rell has officially proclaimed October 2, 2007 to be Bruce Springsteen Day in Connecticut. The Boss (Bruce, not Jody) kicks off his Magic tour tonight at the luxurious Civic Center in downtown Hartford. Ran into Todd/Liz at Slider's on their journey to the concert. Will try to get a report while playing golf with Todd on Wednesday.
POST-SHOW: Bruce kills them in Hartford! Eric Danton review "...And then it happened, on “Night”: the Rock ’n’ Roll Moment. It’s that spark when an instant frozen in time seems to suddenly unspool, when the whole band locks in, turns a corner together and just takes off. Little Steven Van Zandt’s over sharing the microphone with Springsteen, Clemons plants himself like an anchor and pumps his lungs into that sax, bassist Gary Tallent bops in the back and drummer Max Weinberg holds it all together with no-frills rhythm."
A popular channel destination during commercials, pitching changes or just plain boredom has, in the past year, been The Tube Music Network. Although not a groundbreaking concept, its "...presentation (was) honest, intelligent and respectful of music and the people who love it." However, tonight, at channel 810, I was greeted with the news that The Tube had ceased operations. A trip to its website yields the following message:
Dear friend of THE TUBE Music Network,
We regret to inform you of the fate that has befallen The Tube Music Network. October 1, 2007 The Tube ceased its national broadcast.
Viewers, Artists, Music Companies, Investors, Business Partners, TV stations, Cable companies, Advertisers , Friends and our creative partners @Radical Media - your support of The Tube has always been highly valued and appreciated. The collective efforts of this team, fueled by the letters we received from viewers, sustained THE TUBE as it struggled through the financial limitations that ultimately contributed to its incapacitated state.
Thank you for inviting The Tube Music Network into your life.
If Boston-based roots-rocker Sarah Borges ever gets sick of touring, she has a bright future in marketing. Told how Harp heard her album while a hostage in a huge traffic jam, she says “it’s too bad we couldn’t force that situation upon everyone we want to hear the record, like make their car stop or stall so they have to listen. We could call it Engine Disabler!” That’s exactly the kind of captive-audience marketing idea the big media suits like to hear—but lucky for Borges, she and her band the Broken Singles don’t have to resort to such tactics. Rooted in roadhouse roots rock but mindful of everything from KISS to the Replacements to Reigning Sound, and wet with Borges’ gorgeous Kelly Willis/Mary Weiss vocals, Diamonds in the Dark (Sugar Hill) is required listening you’ll demand to hear.
Diggin’ Uncle Q - “The Day We Met” sounds like it has NRBQ’s Big Al Anderson written all over it. Borges says her bandmates hipped her to the goofy High Geniuses of American rock ’n’ roll. “Our guitar player Mike, he’s from New York and he’s seen NRBQ [innumerable] times…[and] he started bringing all the NRBQ records into the van. There ain’t nothin’ like driving down the American highway listenin’ to NRBQ’s Live at Yankee Stadium.”
She Works Hard For The…Tangible End. “Part of the reason that people make art is there’s something that they’re trying to work out or work through. I don’t know if you really know what that is until the end of it, and maybe there isn’t an end—but at least a song is a tangible, 3 1/2-minute end. You’re a little bit further along at workin’ out where you’re at in your life in the 3 1/2 minutes than you were before you wrote it.”
Uncommonly Good! Harp’s own David Sprague says there’s an “impossibly infectious hook secreted in every song.” Sounds like a Keebler cookie, eh? They are, of course, uncommonly good. “[laughing] Yeah, I know. Of course it makes you laugh hysterically when you read stuff that’s been written about you. Not that you feel like it’s untrue, but other people’s assessments of what you’re saying is always a little bit suspect. But that’s a flattering thing to have said, but it does conjure up Keebler elves or puppies.”
Live at the Southington Apple Harvest Festival Friday night to kick off the two weeks of entertainment (schedule). Good mix of blues and rockabilly, including a rousing That's Alright, Mama. Since our plans for the Naugatuck Blues Train fell through, I plan to check out the British Invasion cover band English Beats tonight at the Festival with Keithie.
Dan Stevens will be appearing again at the festival at the Elks Club beer garden on Sunday, October 7th from 4-8pm. A glimpse of last night's performance below:
Wall of Sound walks - Okay, girls, you can start dating Phil Spector again. - mistrial story
Be sure to say hello to Johnny Gumbo as he scurries importantly about the Southington Apple Harvest Festival this weekend. Expect a very good show tonight with Dan Stevens & His Fiery Band. If you get to the Festival this weekend, DO NOT forget to load up on some tasty Rotary french fries and frozen apple cider (we are right next to the apple fritter booth).
Levon Helm and The RCO All Stars at Keene State College 7/2/77
From Wolfgang's Vault: Less than a year after the Band broke up, drummer Levon Helm brought an exceptional ensemble of musicians to Keene State College in New Hampshire. Featuring Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Donald Dunn, Booker T. Jones, and more, this show boasts a range of material, from early Band numbers, to horn-driven arrangements, to old school blues songs. Now available for download, this All Star show is a gem from a bygone era. - To listen/concert summary
The lineup!!!!!! Paul Butterfield - harmonica, vocals Fred Carter - guitar, vocals Steve Cropper - guitar Donald Dunn - bass Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) - piano, guitar, vocals Levon Helm - drums, vocals Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone sax Booker T. Jones - organ Tom Malone - trombone Lou Marini - tenor sax Alan Rubin - trumpet
Cafe Nine adds flavor to Elm City’s music scene Kate Aitken (yaledailynews.com)
Dimly lit, with concert posters, gumball machines and a jukebox lining the open-faced brick walls, Cafe Nine is a cozy mixture of underground and vintage. The only bar in New Haven featuring live music every night of the week, Cafe Nine has been a staple of the New Haven music scene for nearly two decades. While Rudy’s features live music on Saturdays and Toad’s is known for more mainstream concerts and infamous Saturday Night Dance Parties, Cafe Nine has always been dedicated to making live music available to the beer-drinking public whenever they want it.
“There’s always something going on here,” said Edward Zaretskiy, who has played at Cafe Nine with his band Mr. Ed and the Horses in addition to frequenting the bar as a customer. “It’s the only place around that’s real anymore.” Cafe Nine devotees like Zaretskiy say owner Paul Mayer — who bought Cafe Nine in 2003 — has invigorated the bar and its nightly lineup, drawing on rock and roll, indie and “insurgent country” talents and boasting guests like Junior Boys and Wolf Parade.
Mayer said he has remained focused on the bar’s original mission: giving live music a home in New Haven. - complete article
Don't know what that means, but it is scrawled on the paper towel dispenser in the basement bathroom of the Iron Horse Music Hall last night where we ventured to see Sarah Borges and her Broken Singles. For clarity, they were performing upstairs in the music hall, not in the basement bathroom. SB&BS had been at Cafe Nine the previous night, but the post-11pm show time made the trip north to Northampton the more attractive option. I thought of power napping and sneaking down on Friday, but a Friday afternoon of golf at Tallwood and an early Saturday starting time at Timberlin nixed that idea.
The features that make Keith, Sharie and The Reet dislike Cafe Nine (small, crowded, limited seating, difficult sight lines, etc.) are what I love about it. It has a chaotic, yet relaxed feel to it - it's the "Musicians' Living Room!" But, I must admit, those late showtimes are wearing. So, off to the Iron Horse Music Hall (with its 7pm showtimes) we go. Doors open at 5:30, so we plan to get there around five to grab a well-situated table in front, not too close to the stage. While standing in line, bassist Binky pops out and chats with us for a bit, noting that they missed us Friday night at Cafe Nine. I feel obligated to tell him of the showtimes dilema. He nods sympathetically. We agree that Northampton is a great place to stroll around; Binky tells of a great record store, Dynamite Records on Main Street (yes, he had visited Turn It Up!) that I should check out.
Once inside, we order up some drinks (Harp Lager for me, Corona for Sharie, diet Pepsis for Keith/The Reet) and food (black bean burrito, don't remember the rest, sorry) and wait for opening act, John Cate & the Van Gogh Brothers. Cate, who looks a bit like a cross between John Denver and Randy Newman, plays some good country/rock type material together with bandmates Paul Candilore (electric guitars and backing vocals) and Steve Latt (pedal steel guitar, fiddle & mandolin). According to the website there are more members, but tonight there are hired guns on bass (from the Lonesome Brothers) and drums. Keith gives them a "they were okay, but he tries too hard to be Dylan" review. I loved Latt's mandolin/fiddle playing. To be fair, a half-hour set doesn't allow for much variety.
Short break allows for the usual tasks- bathroom, drink refills, opening act reviews. Also a chance to say hello to The Headliner, who ALSO mentions that we had not been at Cafe Nine last night. My plea of Yankees game fares poorly, but Sarah gives me a pass on the late night. Introduced me to Ron Borges, retired mail carrier, avid golfer and very proud papa, with whom I chat until showtime.
We've seen the band quite a few times now - Peter and I at the Narrows Center, Cafe Nine about four times with various groups of friends, up in Cambridge with friends/family at the Lizard Lounge and with Garrett at Joe's Pub in Manhattan in June. The Music Hall is not filled, as it was when we caught James Hunter, and Keith is disappointed. But the crowd is respectable, if laid back. The songlist is quite familiar, both from an album and concert perspective, but a new song is showcased along with a very nice Charlie Pride number. It's great fun, with the Sarah/Binky banter and all, but I'd selfishly love to see them stretch out more on some of the songs instead of sticking to the album version. I'm glad that Mike Castellana is now taking his guitar solos standing instead of sitting behind his pedal steel - it's only rock 'n roll, Mike! Okay, maybe it's alt-country or whatever, but you gotta stand. The single off Diamonds in the Dark is The Day We Met, but my recent favorite is Stop And Think It Over, which Sarah does much better than Mary Weiss (lead singer of The Shangrilas), who performed it on Letterman. Great driving-in-my-car fare. Dave, give Sarah equal time! The set must end by nine since there is another show at ten. Sharie voices her pleasure with the encore choice - Open Up Your Back Door. Deadpan.
Keith, pick you up at 7am for our 7:37am starting time. Night all.
Sarah is the second of three great concert dates on my schedule. Saw Ben Harper with Jonathan/Garrett at Radio City Music Hall and booked to see Lucinda Williams at Town Hall on October 4 with Keith/Sharie.
1,2,3,4, Tell Me Who You're Searching For by Erik Gunther
Now in heavy rotation, the commercial for Apple's new iPod Nano has struck a chord with searchers. As the new colors of the squat 'n' skinny Nano flip by, the video of a cute chanteuse singing a simple tune has a sort of magical quality. Queries on "ipod nano commercial song," "ipod nano song," and "ipod nano commercial" all jumped over 350% over this past weekend. Seems everyone wants to know who possesses the enchanting voice behind the raspy "1, 2, 3, 4."
The woman in question is none other than indie darling Feist. Searches on the singer soared 165% yesterday and related queries on "leslie feist," "feist lyrics," and "feist videos" have blossomed. As for the tune, queries on "1234," "feist 1234 lyrics," and "feist 1234" have all hit high notes. Folks unsure of the song's title have resorted to searching on entire phrases from the tune. Queries on "1 2 3 4 tell me that you love me more" jumped 272% yesterday as curious couch potatoes tried to find out more about the mysterious Feist. - Article with various links - Feist on Letterman recently; same song, very cool arrangement. Check it out.
Each time I log into Blogger to update this blog, I see Google's blogs of note. One that caught my eye was learning curves, a blog of a female calculus professor with a penchant for 3.5" stiletto heels.
"Walking around the lecture hall also gives the class a chance to see my shoes. Most of the time my shoes are hidden behind the lab bench, as I teach in the chemistry lecture hall.* Today I wore black patent leather pumps with 3.5" stiletto heels. I need more students to chime in on Rate My Professors with positive comments about my shoes. Style over substance is the name of the game."
This has nothing to do with music, except that she listens to Joe Frank (who appears occasionally with Judith Owens) on her iPod. Broadcaster and performance artist Joe Frank began his radio career in 1977 at WBAI in New York City and a year later served in Washington DC as co-anchor of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
For those of you who have absolutely no self-esteem, here's a great place to go - a fantasy camp with washed up rock-n-rollers! (In my very best Johnny Carson voice, "I kid you not!") Okay, guitar stud, go to rockandrollfantasycamp.com and give them your scorching version of Freebird. All you have to do is bring the sex and drugs.
At right, Roger Daltry putting the moves on a star-struck camper.
At the start of "Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant shouts "Turn it up!" And that's what the state of Alabama plans to do with its new tourism campaign. Gov. Bob Riley has announced that Alabama's tourism agency will use the line "Sweet Home Alabama" to market the state in 2008. State Tourism Director Lee Sentell said the line — used first in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song in 1974 and then in the 2002 movie starring Reese Witherspoon — will be featured throughout the state's $4.5 million marking program next year. The campaign symbol is a red, blue, yellow and white logo with the words "sweet" and "home" flanking the stylized word "Alabama."
Sentell said tourism marketing campaigns often spend millions on brand recognition. "This one is instant," he said Monday. But just to be sure, the tourism agency had Luckie and Co. of Birmingham research the phrase along with others. Some 71 percent of out-of-state residents and 65 percent of Alabamians favored the phrase over the other choices, Sentell said. Sentell said the agency plans to sell Sweet Home Alabama T-shirts and caps in retail outlets. Besides a $25,000 licensing fee, it will pay Universal Music a 6 percent royalty on logo merchandise, he said. No decision has been made on incorporating the song into the campaign, officials said.
Video of Lynyrd Skynyrd doing Sweet Home Alabama at San Francisco's Winterland in 1975:
FRI 21st Grady Tavern w/Shrinnirs and Can Kickers. Middle Tpk Manchester. Beer/wine/good food. This show is put on by the Rock Yer Socks folks and it’ll cost you TWO dollars for 3 bands. 9pm
SAT 29th Blues Train information: WHERE: Naugatuck Valley Railroad, 242 East Main St. (Thomaston Station), Thomaston, CT WHEN: Saturday, September 29 — 5:30 p.m. WHAT: Blues and Vintage Express — a two hour round trip on a historic non-profit railroad through the foliage of the Connecticut hills, with an abundance of great music, wine, soft drinks, snacks and deserts TICKETS and INFO: 860-283-7245 or www.rmne.org and www.scissormen.com
Ride this one-of-a-kind vintage train, a luxurious trip through scenic foliage and into the past when bluesmen rode the rails entertaining passengers on our nation’s railroads. This is the fourth annual Blues Train on the Naugatuck, featuring Nashville, Tennessee’s internationally touring juke joint blues kings Scissormen and their guests Plantsville’s own Sawtelles.
OCTOBER
MON 1st Beatnik 2000 café nine state street, new haven. 10pm. We might be doing some slide-action for our slot.
TUE 2nd the SSP blow into Daniel Street and shore up the bill that includes Phil Conine and Rod Mitchell. Should be a really wacky nite of music. Come see J’s new music stand. $5 and 9pm. Daniel Street club is on duh, Daniel St , in Milford right near the train station.
Thee Mike Crandall Band won the 2007 CTBS Blues Challenge on Saturday at the West Hartford VFW. They will be representing the Ct. Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Good Luck. Check out the 14 year old phenom drummer for the Mike Crandall Band at danielbanks.net.
Busy day. Up at six to play golf (poorly) in the rain, always a treat, then a quick lunch of hot (but not HOTTEST) wings at Slider's before returning to home base around 1:30pm. Going to see Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals tonight at Radio City Music Hall and must pick up Jonathan/Garrett in Bay Ridge. Quick power nap, last minute instructions from The Reet (Don't you DARE try to drive back here tonight!) and I'm off down the Merritt to Brooklyn. The Yankees/Red Sox game (NICE win Friday night!) comes on at four, so I want to get to NYC to see the game before the concert. Cross over to the CT Turnpike in Milford to maximize speed/lanes. Got the UConn Huskies football game on the radio. WHAT? The Huskies are struggling with dreadful Temple, leading only 22-17 in the 4th quarter and the pompous Joe D'Ambrosio (hey, look at me, I'm the voice of the UConn Huskies!) is getting on my nerves. Cruising along at just above the allowable speed limit and making fab time. SCREEEEEEECH to a halt.
WTF! The best laid plans.... Stuck in traffic for a full half-hour while crews clear a badly damaged Winnebago from the pavement. Looks pretty nasty. Oh well, squeezing in front of some guy who keeps giving me the finger and I'm off again! Joe D (not to be confused with Joey Dee) is frantically describing how Temple's final pass into the end zone, for what would have been the winning touchdown, was incomplete, but they are reviewing. OMG, Pompous Joe yelps, I think he's IN! But the officials rule that the call stands despite evidence to the contrary and the Huskies remain undefeated! And THAT, my friend, is why you play home games!
Almost to Bay Ridge when Derek Jeter pounds one into the centerfield bleachers for a 1-0 Yankees lead in the first. I pick up the guys and head into through Battery tunnel into Manhattan to park, find a pub, eat some grub and watch the remainder of the game. After a no-thank-you parking offer of $61 near Broadway, we venture over to 10th for a more reasonable $12 and start walking and looking. The Snug on 8th between 50th/51st will do. But the Yankees suck today and we cross 9th Ave for some pizza (I wanted the Brazilian beans and rice, but nooooooo!).
The Art Deco-style Radio City Music Hall(some history), at the Avenue of the Americas between 50th/51st, is a pretty cool place and G-Man secured us good seats in the orchestra section. Piers Faccini, an interesting guitarist/singer backed by bass and drums, was the opening act and the crowd actually paid attention to him. After the opening 45-minute set and a break, Ben took the stage, sharply dressed in a vested suit (the concert was billed as "seated and optional dress up"), to a loud ovation and responded by declaring his love for New York audiences. The early stages of the concert were good, but low-energy, mixing accoustic/electric guitars with the Innocent Criminals (keyboards, bass, lead guitar, drums percussion) backing him in understated fashion. I must admit that at this point fatigue was setting in and I was being mellowed, albeit entertainingly, to sleep. But, thankfully, Ben turned up the throttle as the set progressed. Very good concert, although G-Man mused that John Butler was possibly even better. After a few photos shots of the Radio City facade, we head back to our parked vehicle hoping my golf clubs are still available. Passed a handsome cab and we wondered if Kramer had fed the horse a Price Club serving of Rice-a-Roni (It's the San Francisco treat, Jerry!).
Dropped G-Man off in Bay Ridge and headed home. Asleep by 3.
Concert highlights:
Opening up with accoustic "Take My Hand" from the album There Will Be a Light
"And Monday we taped a radio show and then we were off on the 15-plus hour drive home. Moving in a vehicle for that long will make you batty. Binky and I became entrenched in a game we made up involving naming all songs with the word 'lover' in the title or lyrics of the song. You know, 'Part-time Lover', 'Something in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover', all that jazz. Post 'em on the guestbook if you got 'em, we're curious."
Got an email from Ticketmaster about upcoming area concerts.....Yikes! Burt Bacharach! at Mohegan Sun Cabaret Thu, Oct 25, 2007 7:30pm. I recently saw him on a commercial and he looked to be just about dead.
And I'm sure Dineen will be at the CT Blues Challenge on Saturday at the VFW in West Hartford. Admission is $8, 2fer $15, under 16 free. Can't beat that!
2:00pm- The Supertones
2:45pm- Johnny Feds and Da Bluez Boyz
3:30pm- Fade To Blues
4:15pm- The Mike Crandall Band at 4:15,
5:00pm- Own Rendition
5:45pm- Ozzie Williams and the Marion Street Band. After the competition is a special Connecticut Blues Society jam session. ctblues.org
Off to the Big Apple tomorrow to see Ben Harper at Radio City Music Hall with the boys.
Amy Winehouse turns 24 years old today. She made it this year, but no bets on next. Sad.
The annual New Yorker Festival returns the weekend of October 5, 6, 7 at venues throughout the city. "Schedule
Fiona Apple talks with Sasha Frere-Jones: A Conversation with Music Girl with a torch.
Fiona Apple made her recording début in 1996, at the age of nineteen. The record, “Tidal,” went triple-platinum and included the song “Criminal,” for which she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. She released her second album, “When the Pawn…,” in 1999. (The full title, a ninety-word poem, holds the world record for longest album title.) Her most recent album is “Extraordinary Machine.”
Sasha Frere-Jones became the pop-music critic for The New Yorker in 2004. He wrote about Fiona Apple for the magazine in 2005. (Sat 10/6) 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Lyceum ($35), 227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
Rosanne Cash talks with Hendrik Hertzberg: A Conversation with Music Another country.
Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis and began her music career as a backup singer for her father, Johnny Cash. She has produced fourteen albums and eleven chart-topping country singles, including “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me,” which won a Grammy Award in 1985. Her books include “Bodies of Water” and “Songs Without Rhyme: Prose by Celebrated Songwriters.” She is working on a memoir, which will be published next year.
Hendrik Hertzberg was a New Yorker Talk of the Town reporter from 1969 to 1977 before moving to Washington, where he served as President Jimmy Carter’s chief speechwriter and then as editor of The New Republic. He returned to The New Yorker in 1992 as a senior editor and writer and is the principal contributor to the Comment section of the magazine. He is the author of “Politics: Observations & Arguments.” (Sat 10/6) 7:30 p.m. Highline Ballroom ($35); 431 West 16th Street
Dick Dale, Billy Gibbons, Vernon Reid, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez talk with Nick Paumgarten: A Conversation with Music Guitar gods.
Dick Dale released “Surfer’s Choice,” the album that launched the California sound, in 1962; the album included “Misirlou,” which later became the title theme for the film “Pulp Fiction.” His next album was titled after his nickname, King of the Surf Guitar. He collaborated with the instrument developer Leo Fender to create Fender’s influential line of Showman amplifiers and is credited as the first guitarist to use reverberation. Four of his albums were recently rereleased on the Sundazed label.
Billy Gibbons is the guitarist for the rock trio ZZ Top, which he formed in 1969 with Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. His guitar, which he named Miss Pearly Gates, is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul. The group’s fourteen albums include “Afterburner,” “Recycler,” and the multi-platinum-selling “Eliminator,” which contains the hit songs “Legs” and “Sharp Dressed Man.” In 2004, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Vernon Reid was born in England and grew up in Brooklyn; he started playing the guitar when he was fifteen. In the mid-eighties, he founded the trio Living Colour, which won two Grammy Awards and has sold more than four million records. He released a solo album, “Mistaken Identity,” in 1996. His many collaborators have included DJ Logic, B. B. King, Mick Jagger, the Ramones, and Tracy Chapman.
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez grew up in Puerto Rico and Texas, where he became a member of the post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. After the group split up, in 2001, he formed the Mars Volta, whose albums include “De-Loused in the Comatorium,” “Frances the Mute,” and “Amputechture.” He later moved to Amsterdam and toured with the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet. He released his second solo album, “Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo,” in May.
Nick Paumgarten has been writing for The New Yorker since 2000. He wrote about Billy Gibbons for the magazine in 2005. His most recent article, “The Tycoon,” a Profile of Mort Zuckerman, appeared in the July 23rd issue. (Sat 10/6) 10 p.m. Highline Ballroom ($35)
Dropkick Murphys get back to blue-collar basics by Mikael Wood (Reuters)
Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys admits that Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" has earned the hearty Celtic-punk crew a great deal of interest. The use of the band's "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" in the 2006 Boston-set crime drama drew listeners who otherwise wouldn't have paid much attention to the act. (According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Boston" has racked up 239,000 paid downloads, while the album that contains the song, "The Warrior's Code," has sold 189,000 copies since its release in 2005.) The singer/bassist even acknowledges that buzz from "The Departed" caused the Boston-based group to speed up production on its new album, "The Meanest of Times," due September 18 through the Murphys' own Born & Bred Records in partnership with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group (ILG).
Meyer also hopes to continue the band's relationship with the Boston Red Sox, who regularly use "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" to announce the entrance of relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon. Red Sox executive vice president of public affairs Charles Steinberg says that if the team makes it to the playoffs this year, he plans to offer the Murphys the opportunity to perform the national anthem at a game. The band is always on hold for the Red Sox," Meyer says. "We're on an unpaid, unscheduled, last-minute retainer." - complete article
Lucinda Williams at her most revealing. Her five-albums-in-five-nights El Rey stand sheds new light on the singer and her songs. by Ben Wener (Orange County Register)
Lucinda Williams was only four songs into the rather rigidly planned first of her two sets Thursday night at L.A's El Rey Theatre when a guy near me curiously shouted out a request. "'Metal Firecracker'!" he hollered when the devoted hundreds on hand were at their quietest. Apparently someone didn't get the memo. "That's not on this album," drummer Butch Norton muttered. (Least I think it was Butch.) "We'll do that in the second half," Lucinda promised, unruffled by the guy's unawareness. "We're doing this entire album here." Doing "Essence," to be exact – the second of five albums the acclaimed singer-songwriter is currently playing across as many nights at El Rey, reviving and re-examining nearly two decades of on-again-off-again work in reverse chronological order.
She began Wednesday with "World Without Tears" (2003), then moved on to Thursday's gem from 2001. Saturday night, at perhaps the most eagerly anticipated show in this series (soon to be repeated in New York), she will tackle her adored breakthrough "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road," arguably the most lauded album of 1998. And then she will make her way through two collections loaded with songs she hasn't played in ages, "Sweet Old World" (1992) on Sunday and, the next night, "Lucinda Williams" (1988), which, though actually her third album, was the one that established her as something more than just another acoustic folkie stuck in the wrong era. At this point in the retrospective – the sort of rewarding undertaking many other veteran songwriters should consider – a revealing journey toward Lucinda's, er, essence is emerging, via 61 songs of sparse lyrical intensity and richly rootsy musicality whose totality reasserts Williams' ranking among the finest songwriters of the modern rock era. - complete article
HI guys, this is your friendly neighborhood chef announcing that we opened for business on May 29th. I'd like to thank the residents of Plantsville for their warm welcome, and we look foreward to serving you to the best of our abilities. Our website is currently under construction, and you will soon be able to view our menus, pictures, and announcements online. Please come down and see me," psycho chef Kess," and enjoy our food at Kess Café! TRY IT! - Kess' Cafe website
Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71 by ALESSANDRA RIZZO (AP)
ROME - Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar, died Thursday. He was 71. His manager, Terri Robson, told the AP in an e-mailed statement that Pavarotti died at his home in Modena, Italy, at 5 a.m. local time. Pavarotti had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and underwent further treatment in August. "The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness," the statement said. - complete article
Note worthy: Safety patrol tunes in to students. Husband and wife bring safety messages to schools through songs. by Stacy L. Graham-Hunt (Record-Journal staff)
SOUTHINGTON — A local married couple has been spotted on television, playing instruments in a bathtub wearing backpacks and bright orange safety patrol belts. This couple calls themselves School Safety Patrol, but they aren’t helping kids cross the streets or get onto buses safely — though they might sing about it. Peter Riccio, 43, and his wife, Julie, 42, make up the School Safety Patrol band, which they created over dinner at Bertucci’s last year.
The band sings about anything and everything that can go on in a grade school setting, such as math class anxiety, getting teased by classmates for having parents who serve on the PTA, and snow days. Peter Riccio said, “We started cracking each other up with what we were writing.” Julie Riccio said their music appeals to people of all ages. Peter Riccio said both kids and adults could relate to their music, because they are either currently having the experiences the band sings about, or because they have gone through it at some point in their lives. At their performances, School Safety Patrol hands out the lyrics to their songs in blue exam booklets used in schools. “Knowing what we’re saying is an integral part,” Peter Riccio said. He said audience members will sing along with them or shout out the lyrics to songs they may want the band to play.
School Safety Patrol does not usually perform in bathtubs, but Julie Riccio said they performed on Ken Safety’s show on public access to emphasize that their instruments were so small they could be played anywhere. Peter Riccio plays an 18-inch electric ukulele, which fits into his backpack, and Julie Riccio plays a popcorn 8-inch snare drum, one tong, and one symbol, which she said could fit into a small suitcase. School Safety Patrol is one of five bands that this husband and wife duo have created together. Julie Riccio said their other popular bands are the Sawtelles and the Poptelles. Peter Riccio said it was essential to have the School Safety Patrol be its own band, because it was a whole concept with uniforms and school-related themes.
Julie Riccio said she and her husband have jobs outside of their five bands. She said she works for the state, and Peter Riccio is a mixer for a wholesale baking company. They also have a 22-year-old daughter, who is a college student, who Julie Riccio said is more conservative than she and her husband. Both band members said they write songs and perform for fun and enjoyment. However, Peter Riccio said doing performances in schools about safety is in the back of both his and his wife’s minds. “Wherever it takes us, it will take us somewhere we’ve never been before,” Peter Riccio said.
Email from Julie: This pic was taken in conjunction with the Poptelles taping their "rails to trails" ken safety cable access show. The previous week on the ken safety show the schoolsafetypatrol bathtub episode was aired and one of the editors from the record-journal paper saw it and wanted to interview us. After the newspaper photo shoot was wrapped up the Poptelles commenced their bike path tour stopping at various points along the way. The show will air in a few weeks on cox cable ch 15 in cheshire, plantsville, and meriden once the editing is finished. Visit our myspace pages for all of our updated gig listings into November. We've got this month: farmer's markets, taverns, trains, and outdoor festivals. - Sawtelles
Amid the continuing (and possible lifethreatening) drug-use, she's up for the Mercury Prize album of the year. Here's a clip of her a few years ago before the Christine Ohlman behive hairdoo and tattoos persona, performing on the Jools Holland show.
Rising from the wasteland better known as West Haven, heavy metal icons Pond Scum burst onto the CT metal scene in 2002 with their debut album, Yeah, I'm a Westie...Gotta Problem? The band's latest album, Never Up, Never In, fuses Vinny Valente's deafening growls and Keithie A's inventive bass with The Rick's thunderous atmospherics to fabricate a disc overflowing with technical masterpieces. With standout tracks like "Bernie Is My Mentor," dominating radio airwaves far and wide, Pond Scum is an essential addition to any music lover's library. Look for the supporting Busking Sucks, But We Have To tour early in 2008.
Rock stars more likely to die prematurely - article
2007 Rhythm and Roots Festival at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI this weekend. Sadly, we will not be able to attend this year.
FRIDAY, AUG. 31
MOHEGAN SUN MAIN STAGE 5:00 Ray Bonneville 6:00 The Buddhahood 7:00 Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans 8:15 Racines 9:30 Natalie MacMaster DANCE STAGE 5:00 Red Stick Ramblers 7:15 Pine Leaf Boys 9:30 Creole Cowboys
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1
MOHEGAN SUN MAIN STAGE 12:00 Pine Leaf Boys 1:15 Red Stick Ramblers 2:30 Creole Cowboys 3:45 Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans 5:00 Los Straightjackets w/ Big Sandy 6:15 Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys 7:45 Donna the Buffalo 9:15 Susan Tedeschi (Between some sets, the Hot Tamale Brass Band will play through the audience) ROUNDER RECORDS WORKSHOP STAGE 1:00 Creole Stranger: Dennis & Jennifer Stroughmatt 2:00 Blues: Ray Bonneville & Johnny Nicholas 3:00 Cajun Gypsy Swing: Red Stick Ramblers 4:00 Fiddle: David Greeley, Linzay Young, Kevin Wimmer, Tara Nevins, Cedric Watson & Dennis Stoughmatt 5:00 Accordion: Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy, Joel Guzman, Jesse Lége & Jeffery Broussard 6:00 Cajun & Creole Jam: Jesse Lége, Ed Poullard & Friends DANCE STAGE 12:00 Zydeco Dance Instruction: Jim Christensen & Li'l Anne and Hot Cayenne 1:45 Cajun Dance Instruction: Ed Slattery & Magnolia 3:30 Pine Leaf Boys 5:30 Corey Ledet 7:30 Creole Cowboys 10:00 Fais Do Do: Red Stick Ramblers
SUNDAY, SEPT. 2
MOHEGAN SUN MAIN STAGE 12:00 Red Stick Ramblers 1:15 Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams 2:30 Corey Ledet 3:45 Johnny Nicholas & the Texas All Stars 5:00 James McMurtry 6:15 Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys 7:45 Marty Stuart & the Fabulous Superlatives 9:15 Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (Between some sets, the Hot Tamale Brass Band will play through the audience) ROUNDER RECORDS WORKSHOP STAGE 1:00 Creole Stranger: Dennis & Jennifer Stroughmatt 2:00 Musician Blues: Pine Leaf Boys 3:00 Fiddle: David Greeley, Linzay Young, Kevin Wimmer, Cedric Watson & Dennis Stroughmatt 4:00 Goin' to Louisiana: Cedric Watson & Corey Ledet 5:00 Accordion: Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy, Jesse Lége & Joel Guzman 6:00 Cajun & Creole Jam: Jesse Lége, Ed Poullard & Friends DANCE STAGE 12:00 Zydeco Dance Instruction: Jim Christensen & Li'l Anne and Hot Cayenne 1:45 Cajun Dance Instruction: Ed Slattery & Magnolia 3:30 Pine Leaf Boys 5:30 Corey Ledet 7:30 Red Stick Ramblers 10:00 Fais Do Do: Steve Riley & Friends
McCain mocks Clinton's Woodstock project (AP)
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