I went to see Matt Nathanson last week at Fingerprints. I had a chance to meet him before the in-store started. He signed my CD and kept my stolen navy blue sharpie. It’s always great to meet an artist and find out that they are down to earth, he was like the boy next door.
This by far was the most enjoyable in-store I’ve seen. He made me laugh so much. I posted a youtube video, you can find more of the performance from the same recorder. I was next to the girl taking video, you can hear tell him to grab the towel behind him.
I grabbed the set list before I left, had him title and date it. I love this song Still (aka Hotel Sheets). The album is really good, it’s a little different than what I typically listen to but I’ve been pleasantly surprised.
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This won’t be a long post. I’m going to let the music speak for itself. My roomie popped the Soulsavers“It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land” disk on my desk a couple days ago, and I can’t stop listening to the track “Revival” featuring Mark Lanegan. This song grabbed me from the first note and its been in my head for days now. Will definitely be on my top tunes of 2007 list. The video is equally visually stunning as the song is beautiful.
I was on my way to work last week and happened to catch the tail end of an interview with the actor Eduardo Verastegui and a local radio personality. Eduardo was talking about this upcoming movie called Bella. I knew the minute this interview was over it was a movie I wanted to see. He spoke about it so passionately, with conviction about the meaning behind this story, and how it changed him. Bella is inspired by a true story.
I made some time tonight to go see this beautiful film. The poster above calls it a “movie that goes beyond romance”. I have to admit I walked in thinking it was going to be a typical love story. I even went prepared to shed a few tears. It was a love story, but not a typical one. It truly depicted love in those around us. A brother, a mother, a stranger, a moment in time. It’s not often I go to the movies alone but this was one of those movies that being alone allowed me to really take in the story and message behind the movie.
There is no soundtrack to the movie, none that I was able to find, but the music was great. It ended with Rachel Yamagata’sMeet Me By The Water. I’ve uploaded below, which reminds me I need to write a post about her. Save that for another day. * I’ve added Cucurrucucu Paloma by Caetano Veloso, that was in the movie. I couldn’t find the Rosemary Clooney *(update found the RC version, took me for ever but it’s down below) version of Sway but here Sway by Michael Buble on Songza.
Eventually we’ll get all the tracks on here
*update No MP3 For Alejandro Sanz and Shakira’s, “Te Lo Agradezco Pero No”, but here is the link to Youtube video and on Songza
If anyone else has seen or will see this movie let me know what you thought about it.
From our little stage to your speakers It would be pretty tough to be more excited about just about anything than we are about Damien Rice deciding to release an album of tunes recorded right here on our really not quite so humble of a stage (any more, anyway.). Those of you who were lucky enough to catch this once in a lifetime performance probably don’t need to read any further. For those who have only heard about it, as far as we can tell, it was Damien’s first ever in-store performance, and is one of only two live recordings he’s ever allowed to be released.
Here is the track listing for …Warts and All:
1. Cannonball
2. Coconut Skins
3. Intro
4. Grey Room
5. Volcano
6. Intro
7. Rootless Tree
8. I Remember
You can watch pretty great fan videos here and here.
This was truly a once in a lifetime experience. I’ve seen many live performance here, by none like this one. To be so close and intimate with Damien Rice, I was literally 3 feet away from the front of the stage. He was amazing. The release of this album is bitter sweet for me. This day was full of emotion, it brings back memories of new beginnings and now almost a year later, the release of this live performance. I can’t help to be reminded of loss. I’ve posted a video of “Grey Room” from his in-store performance. I’m also uploading a song, “Your Ghost” just because I’m in that kinda mood. So depressing, damn Damien!
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I saw the preview for this movie back when “ONCE” was in the theater. I’ve been waiting for it’s release ever since. I finally made some time to go see it this week. I’m not a huge fan of musicals but only if it’s done right then I’m in. To be completely honest I didn’t hate the movie but it did lack a sense of direction, or should I say plot. I can’t speak for all Beatles fan’s but I would say that even if you are a Beatles fan the music was a bit over kill. They could have done with a bit less songs a little more plot line. None the less I did enjoy the movie, it didn’t make me want to walk out, which I’ve been known to do in the past. I read a review on a blog that pretty much sums it up click here.
The actors where great but I did walk out thinking Jim Sturgess really sounds a lot like Ewan McGregor in this movie. You can find the movie soundtrack on iTunes.
Opened my email account today and found this little piece of news from my favorite indie record shop Fingerprints. I’ve reserved my spot, can’t wait to see him live. I have a feeling this is going to be a treat.
Matt is a phenomenon…a quiet phenomenon, but a phenomenon none the less. He managed to beat us to the announcement on this one and we are, in less than 24 hours, at almost 50% capacity. This is a Jack Johnson level of excitement, so if you have the night free please call us immediately and we’ll get you on the guest list. Matt’s music is emotional, loaded with songs that explore the heavy things: life, death, relationships - I guess that’s kind of the usual stuff for songwriters (who don’t just write about beers and girls) but Matt brings a pretty fresh look and feel to these topics (check out the Car Crash link below) and beside the food-for thought aspect of his songs, you get the genuine feeling that he’s a decent guy.
Here’s a bit from his bio:
Nathanson lived his life as the very model of the modern independent artist, journeying from town to town, logging literally hundreds of thousands of miles, all the while captivating audiences with his confessional songs and spontaneous, uncensored stage banter. This hard work has garnered Nathanson a remarkably devoted following — folks willing to cross many a state line to spend a couple of hours communing with Matt and his band (and to spread the gospel through an intricate network dedicated to trading recordings of the live shows). Matt has toured as the opening act for Tori Amos, John Mayer, Guster, and O.A.R. but is currently on a sold-out headline our (He sold out the Troubadour in one day!)
Matt says of the new album “I think of [Some Mad Hope] as an album in the classic sense and not just a collection of songs. There’s definitely a theme there, a tracing of the ups and downs of a relationship. It gets dark in places, but it ends on a note that’s hopeful — it’s not cut-and-dried, but it points to the future in a way that I see as positive.”
The new album “Dark On Fire” from British folk duo Turin Brakes (Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian) was released this week in the UK and I’ve been patiently waiting to hear their new material for a long time. Patience is not one of my virtues unfortunately, so this release could not have come soon enough! Having given this album a few listens, I feel the boys are back on form when compared to their last release “Jack In A Box”…Don’t get me wrong, I did like the CD (they could make up a song and harmonize about a turd and I would probably still like it) and there were a few outstanding tracks but I feel they lost a little bit of the flow that was present on “The Optimist LP” and “Ether Song”. Ethan Johns is the producer on this album who has also worked with the 2 loves of my musical life, Ray LaMontagne *sigh* and Ryan Adams *sigh*…outstanding tracks for me right now are “Bye Pod”…”Otherside”…”For The Fire”…and the title track “Dark On Fire”…hell the whole album is fantastic. Buy it now!
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It would be pretty tough to be more excited about just about anything than we are about Damien Rice deciding to release an album of tunes recorded right here on our really not quite so humble of a stage (any more, anyway.). Those of you who were lucky enough to catch this once in a lifetime performance probably don’t need to read any further. For those who have only heard about it, as far as we can tell, it was Damien’s first ever in-store performance, and is one of only two live recordings he’s ever allowed to be released. 
The new album “Dark On Fire” from British folk duo 
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