Presenting Matthew Loiacono and the Upstate Kentucky Choir, live from Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. Because it’s been, like, 3 minutes since I’ve posted photos of Mr. Loiacono. Another amazing night of music in the Five-One-Eight. FLICKR: Photo Set | Slideshow MORE: Matthew Loiacono
“We saw them sing at the gallery. No microphones. No lights. An explosion underground.” – Ben Flick: Set | Slideshow Learn: CollarCityRecords.com
At the Colony Cafe in Woodstock last night with Brian Dewan, Jed Davis and Michael Bassett. Eschatonalicious. FLICKR: Pix | Slideshow WIKILICIOUS: Dewan | Davis
Round up the usual suspects: Here’s pix from the 10th Annual Dylan Celebration, which went down at Union College’s Old Chapel Thursday night: FLICKR: Slideshow | Set Admittedly pix were an afterthought for me that night: I spent most of the evening listening and hanging with friends. Fancy that. Wish I’d swapped out the zoom […]
Erykah’s New Amerykah is killing me. In a good way. In particular the zen of Master Teacher, a brilliant collaboration with Georgia Anne Muldrow: A beautiful world I’m trying to find… What if there was no niggas, only Master Teachers? I stay woke. Damn. Stay woke, y’all. No glitter. No beeper. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92GM851j20k&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1]
I’m so old I remember when I had to host and post all of my MP3 files on a separate site called the Bootleg Blog. It was the spot for posting some of the in-between-records music. Back when I used to make records. So anyway: Here it is, all on one page. Backdated to the […]
Good stuff in today’s Times Union, via Mr. Eck: This musician rarely misses a beatBy MICHAEL ECK, Special to the Times UnionFirst published: Sunday, April 13, 2008 He’s certainly best known as the hairy guy holding the mandolin (and occasionally the banjo) in the popular upstate porch-rock group the Kamikaze Hearts. But local music insiders […]
Two songs. Lyrics and melody improvised on the spot. 4 1/2 years old.
Guess what? Every. Song. Is. Free. Now. So go get your MP3 on. PS: How you like my clean ass shit?
UPDATE: Sunday, Jan. 27. 8:00 p.m. I feel a song coming on. Developing Developed: 080127light.mp3 Light My hole is warm and full of light.Yes it is full of light.There’s no brighter spot in all of New York than this hole of mine. This does not exclude BroadwayOr the view from the Empire State.These two spots […]