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

Hah be prepared, there is 0 copyediting in that piece, i.e., and errors with names ("Sacred Heart") etc. Don't understand why stuff like this doesn't get vetted a little better, sheesh.

That was supposed to be "spelling errors and errors with names" btw. Gotta edit myself apprarently.

At the 7th St Entry for Chris Forsyth! Just talked to global! He's in the zone!

So jealous. Forsyth did a summer of dead post! http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/91456306192/summer-of-dead-2014-greek-theatre-university-of
Everyone here should do one.

Hey, how was the Forsyth/Global show?

Tyler, I am gonna try to revisit the Dead for a while and see if I get a spark to write something up. Been digging the posts so far.

global had a great set, did some super cool stuff w/a loop pedal that he didn't do when we played together...(btw global i talked w/chris f. at the merch booth & he was very impressed w/yr playing)

oh man what a night....solar motel band ripped a hole in the universe, holy shit.....best fucking band right now imo....was just giddy the whole time...did a bunch of new stuff and i'm beyond psyched for the new record...one new song was a lot more structured and almost reminded me of jeff beck

but yeah met kyle the guy who reissued the robbie basho visions of the country album and bought a CD from him....also snagged a copy of the RSD live solar motel band live album which i hadn't been able to get on record store day....

also got to mee matt sowell a guy who moved here from philly who's a great player

talked tentatively to a booker about us trying to do an american primitive type showcase nite w.me, global, kyle from grass top, and matt....hopefully can swing it

also

not announced yet, but heard word of a Minneapolis show (possibly showS) in sept that will seriously blow your guys' minds! super excited

Thanks UMS! Sounds like a great night, wish I could have been there. Glad the new stuff was killer too, really looking forward to seeing what they wrote collectively as a band. They definitely played one new tune when I saw them in February (which prompted my Zeppeling/Presence comparison above I think), but that was it. I really like the second guitarist in the band too (and all the dudes are good players). Interested in this Jeff Beck direction!

Glad Global's set went well too, would definitely be interested to see what he is doing live. Do you know if anyone taped/recorded any of the sets? Would love to hear them if so. And yeah man, keep stuff rolling in Minneapolis, seems like you have a good crew there for shows.

i saw some people taking photos but the one big show taper guy i know wasn't there :/

they are some kinda band...

who is the second guitar player? he's really an amazing player in his own right, equal to forsyth and their tones meld so well together

how was the drummer? that guy was awesome when i saw them.

yeah really great as well, bassist too, whole band really just seems dialed in together, they can definitely ride the waves of build ups and cool downs in the jams

second guitarist is the main guy in spacin who are worth checking out! http://spacin.bandcamp.com/album/deep-thuds-2
glad the show was good, been hearing pretty ecstatic things about the new material.

and yeah, grandavis if you feel inspired definitely do something for the summer of dead. pretty happy w/ the stuff i've been getting -- hopefully will get some things from a non-deadhead perspective too.

tyler i can write about uh....when they used "box of rain" in the last scene of freaks & geeks :)

Drummer actually grew up here in the Charlottesville area, I just watched part of the World Cup final with his dad! He played drums in The War On Drugs but is full-on Forsyth now, which who could blame him. I would love to be in a band like that.

And yeah, second guitarist is named Paul Sukeena, pretty sure he "leads" Spacin'. Certainly not aiming for the heights that the Solar Motel Band is going for, but pleasant/cool stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmss4WN9Vys

Super-nice guy too, but they all were, at least to me. Bassist was really easy to talk to, and a cool guy in his own right. He has a band called the Peter Kerlin Octet that has a record out called "Salamander". Interesting stuff, not like Solar Motel Band at all, more like mid-90s post-rock/large jazz ensemble hybrid. It's on Spotify I believe, but cool compositions/instrumentation.

Hah UMS is your man for the non-Deadhead contingent. I loved that Freaks & Geeks episode, as goofy as it was (that show is all-time though). I would decidedly be pro-Dead, though I am a conflicted fan for reasons I have stated many times. I will try to come up with an angle though and see where I get. May take a bit though, need to go down the Dead rabbit-hole for a while.

He played drums in The War On Drugs but is full-on Forsyth now, which who could blame him. I would love to be in a band like that.

huh! well he must love playing w/forsyth because that also is probably taking one hell of a pay cut, but yeah he's fantastic, thanks for the info all, talented band of dudes by all accounts

I was wondering what the guy from Spacin' was up to! Deep Thuds is such an awesome record, "Sunshine, No Shoes" especially.

yeah i've been digging that kerlin octet record. very different from the forsyth action! ugh, hopefully i get to see the solar motel band at some point...

and i'm fine w/ war on drugs, but goddamn it'd be boring to be the drummer in that band i think.

no kidding
i'd pick the "ride the giant waves" job too

speaking of awesome drummer, I've been working out something for one of your beats LL! should have something back to you in the next week or so...

Hah I actually talked to his dad about his choice between War On Drugs and Forsyth. War On Drugs is straight-up "play the songs this way" action, plus they take long breaks between tours/records. So, double-whammy of more freedom/"giant waves" to ride plus a band that is just gaining momentum, and playing/recording a lot. If those dudes can tap into the fandom of any number of jam bands then they will do fine monetarily, but being instrumental and a little edgy in ways that that crowd aren't necessarily used to will be the barrier.

!! I can't wait to hear it! New songs give me so much mojo that it makes me dizzy. Excited!

yeah i mean musically forsyth is was above war on drugs and that band would be boring, was more admiration like i'm sure touring is a lot easier w/war on drugs and better pay

but i guess either way you still probably aren't making like real money

i was actually thinking it would be cool if they could crossover into the hippie/jam world a bit, would def be good for those guys moneywise if they could play those camping festival things in the summer

and yeah, grandavis if you feel inspired definitely do something for the summer of dead. pretty happy w/ the stuff i've been getting -- hopefully will get some things from a non-deadhead perspective too.

― tylerw, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 14:41 (38 minutes ago) Permalink

I know we talked about this on Twitter but I'm still hoping to find some time in the next couple of weeks to listen to some stuff and turn something in for this.

The show last night was completely fucking awesome.

if you and UMS just want to do a back-and-forth statler & waldorf thing where you make fun of a dead show that would work too.

Oh! I bet that could probably be arranged

Here, let Bob be your inspiration:

http://www.purplemoon.com/card/bob-seva.jpg

some photos from last nite including some good ones of global

http://www.reviler.org/2014/07/15/photos-chris-forsyth-7th-st-entry/

That photo barely does justice to how short those shorts are, but that is probably for the best.

Cool guitar Global, and nice pics overall.

excellent recording of a recent bachman show here!
http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/91870212017/daniel-bachman-parc-de-la-cure-dair-paris

it was a kick ass night, thought my set went pretty good, American Cream was amazing, as was Solar Motel. A dream to play with those folks in my favorite venue! I did record my own set, I thought about recording Forsyth but I don't think any equipment I had would have captured the sound at all, it was immense. I also didn't want to do something that was a no-no. Forsyth and crew are all super nice too, cosign on that one.

10 bucks for that show! What a bargain. Hope their profile keeps rising, so far that seems to be holding true. The new stuff was also amazing, so excited. He's got the release 'Intensity Ghost' up soon (October I think?) and he even said the band has more material in the pipeline, so awesome that they're getting this much on wax as they hit their stride.

I think the drummer stands out the most in Solar Motel *band*, he is totally the anchor for all the madness. I like how the drumming is a bit more fluid live.

Also got to drink beer on a couch that Courtney Love probably passed out on or something, the green room at the Entry is so great

if the fosburgh / grass tops thing is happening in MN, you guys have the makings of a huge guitar scene! seattle in the early 90s except with fingerpickin'!

Global, definitely would love to hear that live set at some point, if you feel like sharing it. Seems like we may all have to make a pilgrimage to Minneapolis at some point ....

i'm gonna listen to it and probably edit out mid-song tuning and stuff, but yeah, planning on sharing it!

Cool!

La Lechera: Forsyth is saying he is playing Chicago tomorrow with Bitchin' Bajas. You know about this, right?

Ooh I knew it was coming but thought I missed it -- thanks for the reminder!! Tmrw Wednesday?

was in mpls last nite so probably

Like there's another tomorrow. I'm such a drip sometimes. He was just here for a street fest but those shows aren't that fun. Would much rather see with Bajas. Thanks for reminding me!!

This is Forsyth's message via Fbook from about 20 minutes ago:

"Iowa City tonight w Jason Lescalleet. Chicago again tomorrow w Bitchin Bajas and Axis: Sova at HQ. Message me if you need the address."

Bajas' new one is so good. Doesn't fit in with this thread per se, but whatever!

So as long as we're riffing on Solar Motel, what's a good 2014 album along those lines?

the new Solar Motel Band album coming out in October!

I'm kidding, kinda. I'd suggest the William Tyler EP Lost Colony, super killer krautrock Americana stuff. Maybe you've heard it, I dunno.

Here's my recording! Tried to find a place to set up my phone where there wouldn't be much talking, to no avail. Sort of a Live At Max's Kansas City vibe, or something. I think the track Banjo Burner came off the best (that'll be on the future DFBM release, although it'll sound pretty different there- it was a fun challenge to try to translate it to a live setting). All in all, of course there are things I'd wish had happened differently, but I feel overall pretty good about it-

http://stevepalmer.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-7th-st-entry

also I don't think Danny Paul Grody gets enough love in this thread. this song gives me the willies in the best way possible:

http://dannypaulgrody.bandcamp.com/track/time-spirals

i love DPG!!

he does the best job of treading that line between new age type stuff and american primitive, really dreamy and spacey without ever seeming like yoga music

At times DPG gets so lush tonally that it goes from new-agey to edgy/discomforting just from the layers of beautiful stuff happening. Neat trick to pull, and he does it without being too gratuitous pretty much across the board.

yeahhhh his record from last year has been in regular rotation ...
saw ryley walker last night in denver! he was great, though the show was woefully underattended (as per usual). pretty amazing guitarist -- he's definitely absorbed the jansch/renbourn thing fully. says he already has a new LP recorded...

also, he was selling/giving away a very limited run LP of him playing w/ chris brokaw! haven't given it a listen yet...

"Woefully underattended" is part of the genre tag in most cities.