From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Newest A.A. Bondy: When The Devil’s Loose (mp3)

06.15.2009

A.A. Bondy: When The Devil’s Loose[mp3] This is the first track out from A.A. Bondy‘s upcoming When the Devil’s Loose (9/1/2009, Fat Possum). This morning Auguste Arthur Bondy’s beautifully pained voice, complemented by honest instrumental accompaniment – the sound of a quiet, private revival in a large hall -fell on my spirit like a warm [...]

Benham Jones on the Odyssey of Bonnaroo, pt8: WILCO and Smoke Rings

06.15.2009

from WFUV’s photostreamSunday, June 15th 8:42 am CDT Yes, yes, yes; finally some peace. I’m currently at Nashville International at Charley’s (“Good Food, Good Times”) Steakhouse, waiting for my Ultimate Scrambler. It’s an unusual feeling returning to civilized society after Bonnaroo, especially here to BNA. I slept for about two and a half hours before [...]

Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer (Jagjaguwar), Idiot Heart (mp3)

06.14.2009

Idiot Heart [mp3] from Sunset Rubdown bites sleek, cold and sharp – think A Flock of Seagulls standing in a rice paddy in Vietnam as choppers appear and descend while Brian May salutes on guitar. Sunset Rubdown, originally a solo project of Spencer Krug (who also sings, writes and plays keys for Wolf Parade) is [...]

Animal Collective Remix: Daily Routine (phase one remix) mp3

06.14.2009

Daily Routine – Animal Collective (Phase One Remix) luscious, twinkly, sparkling absithian fireworks display. you’ll move like an inspired club dancer without even thinking about it. Here’s a link to video of a recent Animal Collective performance of Daily Routine at the Post Merriweather Pavillion at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Buy Animal Collective at [...]

Benham Jones Reports from Bonnaroo, pt 8: Elvis Perkins, Patterson Hood, Allen Toussaint, Renard, Booker T & the DBTs, Dearland, Mike Farris

06.14.2009

Sunday, June 15th 10:54 am CDT Overcast this morning in Manchester and it’s easy to tell that everyone is both grateful and scared. It’s tough here when the sun really rises to snap at the concave of your knees or the back of the ears, so a dusky simulation is probably the sweetest morning salutation [...]

Text Dispatches from Benham Jones in the trenches at Bonnaroo: ‘Wilco in top form…a kid just passed out next to me’

06.14.2009

In addition to a some hilarious, informative and interesting pieces, this is what we heard from Benham Jones, our Luxury Wafers Bonnaroo corresponsdent, via brief text messages yesterday (Saturday, Manchester time): 10:52 am: Alive. Walking to net access. 2:31 pm: Better fed better rested better time. 6:56 pm: Patterson Hood was just such a delight. [...]

Benham Jones Reports from Bonnaroo, pt 7: Ham&Cheese, Elvis Perkins, Jimmy Buffett, Drive By Truckers

06.13.2009

Sunday, June 14th 3:20 pm CDT There have been some magic moments today at Bonnaroo, much moreso than yesterday, and I’m thinking that it might have a lot to do with the ham & cheese burrito that I treated myself to this morning. For example, when I was walking over to Elvis Perkins, away from [...]

Benham Jones on Sexuality at Bonnaroo: A Brief Thought (…pt6)

06.13.2009

Sexuality at Bonnaroo: A Brief Thought The chickens and the roosters strut their stuff around Manchester, yes they do, yes they do. For such a filthy and decrepit environment, it’s strange how much romance flows through the mud here. I guess it’s a prime destination for lovers; roaming down Shakedown Street, it feels like everyone [...]

Benham Jones Reports, Unhinged at Bonnaroo…pt5: King Sunny Ade, TV on the Radio

06.13.2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:01 am CDT So I crashed really hard last night. I was doing my best to stay ahead of the curve, hydrated and happy, but then sometime around 7 o’clock, after I kicked up dust with King Sunny Ade and sat down to chat with Alberta Cross, my system just shut [...]

tUnE-YaRdS: BiRd-BrAiNs, Sunlight (mp3)

06.13.2009

Sunlight [mp3] Coming soon to Luxury Wafers, beloved outrageous solo act with creative stage name:  tUnE-YaRdS (Merrill Garbus). Garbus cites Woodie Guthrie as a driving influence, yet her kaleidoscope beat box lo-fi layered and looped concoctions speak Afro. That’s not all: tUnE-YaRds is equipped with a rich voice of hair-raising, spine-chilling beauty to match the [...]

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