Revolt of the ILX Brigade: New Post-Fahey Folk For PPL that post in the Takoma & Tompkin's Square Threads

oh and hey grandavis I grew up in C-ville and Bachman was totally psyched to meet someone from there (I have family so I visit regularly). I said "I bet you play at that tea house on the downtown mall" and his eyes lit up. He said there was a really cool small gallery scene there these days.

Hey I wuz the one who posted that Tompkins Square Hits The Road With Daniel Bachman press release. Took a whole 10 seconds of cutnpaste, so hey.

uh not the one I saw upthread, but no worries

Think Tyler's right about the new R Thompson too; keep hearing tracks.

And I'm trying to stay on a post diet, but wow that Shelagh McDonald thread's link to feature (and other) in froots.

Wow sleeve, cool! I have lived in Charlottesville since 1999, with a break living in NYC for a few years, so who knows, you and I may have crossed paths a few times at shows or whatnot (or even know each other for real ....) I love Charlottesville most of the time, though it can be a frustrating place as most smallish cities can be. Thankfully word spreads that it is a decent to great place to play, especially for folks OK with playing to small but really enthusiastic/thoughtful/attentive crowds. Definitely glad that Bachman enjoys coming here. I'll get to see him (and maybe even play on the bill) on this tour I think. Gotta budget for some records for sure.

Also, new William Tyler record now streaming on Spin:

http://www.spin.com/articles/william-tyler-lambchop-impossible-truth-album-stream

seeing bachman this sunday! psyched. really haven't seen many of these guys live.

this is pretty cool btw -- a mix william tyler made of stuff that inspired his latest LP: http://www.williamtyler.net/post/37986903833/just-put-a-new-mix-up-for-you-guys-a-lot-of-these

Let's try to ID these, it'll be fun.

1. Is this Durutti Column?
2. Chris Darrow for sure. I don't think this one is on Artist Proof. Dude has quite a few albums.
3. Chet Atkins maybe?
4. uh...Hopkins Bradley? Bill Fay? Some weird Roy Wood jam? No idea.
5. Robert Wyatt - "Yolanda"
6. Paul Kantner - song from that weird Baron Von Tollbooth LP, title is China something...
7. damn, Willie T throwing some props to the Eagles! LOL
8. no idea - great song! Almost sounds like Doug Sahm song but I know it isn't him.
9. no idea
10. My favorite band ever, The Roches - "Losing True." For reasons I won't go into here, it's possible I am indirectly responsible for this entry. ;)
11. Dammit, I feel like I know this, can't place it though.
12. Randy Newman, though I've never heard this song. My tolerance for this dude is very low.
13. FJ McMahon - Early Blue (best song on this LP btw)
14. no idea, but this is great. Sounds like very "second wave" (ie Henry Flynt or Sandy Bull, not an old timer. Would be cool if I was wrong about that).
15. ??? - "The Grand Tour" I know a million versions of this song but have never heard this one. The awesome vibrato-y vocals make me think Gary Stewart? That's a shot in the dark, though.
16. No idea. This rules though.
17. No idea.
18. Nope. Would love to find out though.

That's a start. Anybody else?

Hey Jimmywine, thanks for taking a stab at laying out the tracks for this. I am afraid I have nothing to add, but I listened to the mix yesterday and really enjoyed it.

wasn't really keeping track, but the last tune is fairport convention "battle of the somme"...
and yeah that chris darrow track is "take good care of yourself"
listening to the mix made me go listen to a bunch of Roches tbh.

oh boy a mix to listen to when I get home form work. Tompkins Square guy was giving out a free label sampler CD, it's good!

grandavis, the only super obvious C-ville show I can think of that we might have been at was the Happy Flowers reunion at Tokyo Rose back in 2003 or so? Can't think of anything else right this sec. I went to high school with Dawn Thompson & John D'Earth's daughter so I have seen them a lot in their various incarnations - was Cosmology still around back in the early 00's?

Sleeve, I was definitely at that Happy Flowers reunion, which was a total blast. I spent many many nights at Tokyo Rose, such a great place while it lasted. I bartended downstairs at shows there for a while, and also ran a space in Charlottesville called the Pudhouse (started by the USAisaMonster guys), so if you ever went there we would've been in cahoots as well.

While I appreciate what John D'Earth (and Dawn) do for jazz in Charlottesville, I have never really been into their sound, so I never really go to the shows.

Don't want to spoil your fun, but there is a tracklist for the William Tyler mix on the soundcloud page:

https://soundcloud.com/williamtylermusic/nashville-ear-control-volume-3

never listened to the roches, seen a grip of their albums in used record bins...where to start?

they're all good! at least the ones from teh 70's, I think there are three from that period.

debut is my fave, but the first three are all super great. be forewarned, they're a band you might hate at first? at least that was how i felt -- just like, i can't listen to this! but i kept coming back to "hammond song" and gradually fell in love. they're kind of magical.

are they in the same vein as kate & anne mcgarrigle? i like the album i have by them a lot.

yeah, definitely, kinda wise-ass folk, beautiful harmonies. roches might be slightly goofier than mcgarrigles.
loudon wainwright III married one of the roches too.

Wow, those harmonies in "Hammond Song" really are beautiful, and I see where you say they are magical. The way the three voices meld on some of the long/held notes enters some weird, super active territory. Going to have to check out some more.

i found FOUR roches records at a thrift store this week. completed my collection.

"hammond song" is beautiful and i'm glad the promise of that song got me through the first song, "we" which had me reaching for my mouse

do i wanna be a doooooooogggggggg

weird thing is when you spot the little frippy guitar parts on hammond song

there was a great john jeremiah sullivan essay on "hammond song" a few years back in the oxford american mag. doesn't seem to be online?

[we can bring this all full circle now since sullivan had a great fahey-related essay in his pulphead collection last year]

missed the bachmann show at my work last night. should have headed down there

listening to this recent fmu don bikoff performance this morning -- great! http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Don_Bikoff/Live_at_WFMU_on_Shrunken_Planet_May_12th_2012/

Aww, gonna hafta buy this Bikoff thing. It's really good.

i gotta get this bikoff, listening now on spotify it's really fucking amazing, right up there with fate is only once for lost albums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl38Ofebec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl38Ofebec

Here is some Friday action for you: Chasny and Corsano dueting at Hopscotch last year. One reason I love Chasny is because of how raw he can get. Does beautiful and tasteful well, but when he goes for it, he can do it in a range of ways. Plus Corsano:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cij4dggZaYw&feature=player_embedded

yeah that's killer -- i think you can get that whole show at nyctaper.com...
just watched this this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPeqKQ0TXE
so good! can't wait for an album from these dudes.

Thanks Tyler, listening right now and sounding good! Nice way to close out a Friday. Haven't listened to much (or any?) Cian Nugent before, but liking his electic playing for sure. Gotta hit up the nyctaper site I guess, haven't gone through it in a while and seems like there are some real gems there.

yeah there's a ton of good stuff on nyc taper -- they recorded seemingly all of that hopscotch fest. yeah, the nugent stuff i've heard before has been good, but this band is positively great, i think. another one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w0Axou6pjI

Yeah, the violin is a nice touch.

yeah gives it a bit of a full house-era fairport feel to my ears.

Yeah, can see that. Liking that second song even better.

saw bachman last night -- both he and his guitar were suffering from altitude sickness it seemed, and he was pretty flustered. still sounded great to me, though. talked a bit with the tompkins square dude afterwards, a lot of cool stuff coming up soon.

Interesting question: do a lot of bands suffer from altitude sickness when travelling through? Could see it being common, especially if someone is touring hard.

I think Bachman has gotten himself to a place where an off night still means getting through the songs alright, but must be tough if your guitar and body are feeling off to play that style. Most of his stuff was pretty high-energy when I saw him, not many slow numbers etc. Defintely looking forward to seeing him again.

i haven't heard too many complaints, but he and josh were definitely feeling it. Though i know that at least one venue in boulder has an oxygen tank backstage for performers.

I went to Quito in Ecuador, which is around 10,000 feet elevation I believe, and I was zonked for a couple of days for sure. I know Denver/Boulder isn't quite that high, but still, I can imagine that it would be difficult generally. Bachman doesn't sing, he coulda played the whole set hooked up to an oxygen tank! Next time ...

hey guys, wish me luck! been working on some original stuff in this vein for the past year and have finally screwed up the courage to go play at an open mic night! really fucking nervous!

here's something i wrote/recorded on my phone (it's a bit sloppy)...basic aesthetic is "stuff on this thread but not as good"

https://soundcloud.com/matthew-lee-helgeson/nondisclosure

nice! imaginational anthem-bound! i'd love to get better at this sorta thing. did you ever take those lessons or are you winging it?

still winging it, have a message out to peter lang but he's not too good about returning calls :/

bummerz. well, sounds like you're doing pretty well on your own.

thx man, i think getting up in front of ppl will be good for me

I'm so going this open mic performance and I'm totally going to hold it over people's heads all "Losing My Edge" style in the future.