ILX Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday (new post-Fahey folk for ppl posting in Takoma/Tompkins Square threads Pt II)

Grass-Tops is reconciling the situation regarding the copyright claim made on the audio material for 'Portrait of Basho as a Young Dragoon' by offering the complete compilation for free download.
Our primary objective remains to make Robbie's work available to the public. The decision to offer these recordings for free is a happy medium between producing a physical edition for sale and shelving the tracks all together. This music needs to be heard!
While we recognize the potential for other entities to make future ownership claims, we do not believe that any entity controls the Intellectual Property Rights to these recordings. Therefore, it is in the best interest of Grass-Tops and the public to simply make this material available for free. In the event that a legitimate copyright claim is brought forth, no revenue will have been procured from this release.
The limited supply of CD copies that we have on-hand (originally intended to be paired with the physical book) will now be given away for FREE at Grass-Tops events / concerts.
Enjoy this historic music and have a Happy New Year!
Download the e-book (of the same title) that goes with this release, along with all photos and documents from Northwestern University's Special Collections Library archive : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/47s0035pqggdmr4/AABHhdE50wh8KyYbEWD3XiXHa?dl=0
Produced by Kyle Fosburgh
Transferred to digital by Radiance Recordings
Restored and mastered by Joe Churchich
Sound Engineering by Radiance Recordings and Kyle Fosburgh
Cover photo by Barry Olivier (circa. 1967)

― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, December 30, 2015 5:45 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Finally made some time to sit down with this, but am having some trouble with everything BUT the e-book itself. I unzip the files but it unzips them to .cpgz. What the hell is a .cpgz file??

Also, does anyone have one of these (sure to become rare) 'free' CDs that Grass Tops is giving away at "Grass Top events / concerts?" Is it just the same stuff as the Young Dragoon stuff linked above?

i have one but i believe it has less tracks than the soundcloud:

http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/portrait-of-basho-as-a-young-dragoon-mr0004500825

if you're downloading from the soundcloud page, they just come through as .wav files, right?

"What the hell is a .cpgz file??"

It's just what happens sometimes if a file is incomplete or corrupted somehow. There are some ways to get around the infinite loop of unzipping that are a google away. Solutions depend on what kind of computer you have I believe.

Hey, new Dave Pajo tunes:

http://music.davidpajo.com/album/skateboarding-in-pine-ridge

Apparently for a film. Really pretty so far, nice to know he is still playing.

nice!
was just reading this thing about VDSQ - http://observer.com/2016/01/an-all-acoustic-guitar-record-label-lifts-americana-to-new-heights/
might've been mentioned but for 2016: "Recordings by Jim O’Rourke, Brit folker Michael Chapman and Asheville, N.C-via-Bhutan six-stringer Tashi Dorji are already in the pipeline."

also funny:

“Jimmy Page is my dream project. If anyone knows how to get in touch with him, please let him know that VDSQ is ready to work with him on an acoustic, instrumental project. We’ll make sure it’s among the best records he’s ever made.”

would buy.

that latest track they shared wasn't really my bag but rangda posted a date here in MPLS for early March. seems they're touring, although I cant find an official announcement

oh wait, here we go:

3/4/16Brooklyn, NY
3/5/16Cambridge, MA
3/6/16Easthampton, MA
3/7/16Montreal, Canada
3/8/16Toronto, Canada
3/9/16Detroit, MI
3/10/16– 3/12/16Chicago, IL
3/10/16Kalamazoo, MI
3/13/16Minneapolis, MN
3/15/16Bloomington, IN
3/16/16Columbus, OH
3/17/16Pittsburgh, PA
3/19/16Philadelphia, PA

:'(

have a couple friends in denver... you all don't get a ton of shows, do you? i suppose it's kind of a hike for a lot of bands. unless it's string cheese incident or lotus or something

could be very well wrong but it just seems like an odd mix of acts make their way through

Sorry, who's touring?

rangda!
yeah, colorado is easy to skip... but despite all my complaining, i'm sure that if i lived in a place where a bunch of these acts came through regularly i'd end up skipping stuff.

yeah. i missed crystalline roses recently and dustin wong awhile back, even though it was within easy walking distance. and chris forsyth and co once. and marisa anderson + circuit des yeux. ooops.

it's Rangda, Evan

i did get to see that marisa anderson + circuit des yeux tour, it was great. there were probably 12 people there.

Oh!! xp

here's a show i'd like to see ...
https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/12469415_893514017393405_3971907662249621551_o.jpg

rangda!
they are so good live.

i probably average 1 show/week at the end of the year, and i am always missing something. it costs money to go to shows! the entertainment dollar can only stretch so far. most things i go to are in the $0-$15 range, which i think is reasonable. once you start talking $20 and above i will start to really consider whether i care that much. sometimes yes, usually no.

yeah at this point i probably average a show a month. i turn 37 tomorrow, gettin so old, hard to find the motivation sometimes.

please i am older than you are

Happy almost birthday!

xp well, i'm also really lazy

thx!

you're not lazy, you have a kid! you're exhausted. i don't have kids. i am finding that i need to explain this to people more frequently because that is a major expenditure of time and energy most people my age have that i don't. and hb!

ha, yeah, the kid thing does make it challenging. i'm trying to get my band rolling again and two of us have kids, and we are both wiped by the time we actually get it together.

have a tentative little tour planned here... if anyone reading this has any insight on these towns feel free (please!) message me on here. DIY venues or bookstores or record shops even... not too picky and am open-minded

(all dates in April)
Iowa City- 8th
Chicago- 9th
Columbus- 10th
Lynchburg- 11th
Chapel Hill- 12th
Greenville- 13th
Asheville- 14th
Knoxville- 15th
Louisville- 16th
Minneapolis- 17th

new solar motel!!! :)

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17922-chris-forsyth-and-the-solar-motel-band-high-castle-rock/

digging it -- this one is one of the more familiar rave-ups on the album, but there are a few very cool stylistic curveballs too.

buncha cian nugent tourdates:
3/07 – Allston, MA – Great Scott*
3/08 – Hudson, NY – The Half Moon*
3/09 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool*
3/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle*
3/11 – Washington, DC – DC9*
3/12 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook*
3/13 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl*
3/16-18 – Austin, TX – SXSW
3/20 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar*
3/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo*
3/22 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill*
3/24 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios*
3/25 – Seattle, WA – Barboza*
3/26 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club*
3/28 – Calgary, AB – Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club*
3/29 – Edmonton, AB – Brixx Bar & Grill*
3/30 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s Cantina*
4/01 – Winnipeg, MB – The Good Will Social Club*
4/02 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry*
4/03 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle*
4/04 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop*
4/05 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s*
4/07 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison*
4/08 – Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo*

* = w/Nap Eyes

digging the track and the artwork

yay cian isn't skipping mpls!

dunno if he'll have a band or what, but his new one is so good! he really makes the tricky transition to more straight-ahead singer-songwriter look like a breeze.

Hope he brings the drummer from Born w the Caul!

that's the drummer on the new record, i believe. he is great!

3/22 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill*
3/24 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios*

gnfuiohnjtopdgnmiopfn;. ;d;nkhl;dml

guess I should bug some booking friends

new Chuck Johnson (electric) album in February

http://adhoc.fm/post/chuck-johnson-treads-darker-territory-i-stand-coun/
http://www.troubleinmindrecs.com/chuck-johnson-velvet-arc-lp/

ladies and gents, I know present you with a band apparently made specifically for this thread....

https://www.subpop.com/news/2015/10/06/sub_pop_signs_heron_oblivion_to_worldwide_deal_debut_lp_coming_in_2016

The San Francisco based group, featuring Meg Baird (Espers), Noel Von Harmonson (Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance, Sic Alps, The Lowdown), Ethan Miller (Comets on Fire, Howlin’ Rain, Feral Ohms), and Charlie Saufley (Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound), will release their label debut worldwide in the spring of 2016.

.....
Ultimately, Heron Oblivion fused song craft to its improvisational leanings. What materialized is a mesmeric compilation of English folk rock and earthy West Coast psychedelia spiked with feedback and explosive dissonant elements. The sum of these elements will make up their Sub Pop debut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UzE97Xdz5c

yeah been looking forward to this! when i sent my brother one of their tunes last year he said: "THIS IS THE EXACT BAND I WANT."

haha i know it's almost hilarious:

esmeric compilation of English folk rock and earthy West Coast psychedelia spiked with feedback and explosive dissonant elements.

is basically mission statement

i loved espers, but sometimes wished they'd loosen up and rock out a bit more. and this is that, it seems.

I knew this would happen if we waited long enough. They're going to need opening local bands when they inevitably schedule their tour...

Lol @ "need", other way around more like, haha

just a few dates coming up, would love to see 'em

SUN, Feb 7 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR (Sabertooth Music Festival!)
THU, Mar 3 Starline Social Club, Oakland, CA
SAT, Mar 5 Resident, Los Angeles, CA (w/Morgan Delt)
SUN, Mar 6 Til Two, San Diego, CA
FRI, Mar 11 Marfa Myths Festival , Marfa, TX Tickets
FRI, Apr 29 Carson Creek Ranch , Austin, TX (Levitation Fest!)
SAT, Apr 30 Carson Creek Ranch , Austin, TX (Levitation Fest!)
SUN, May 1 Carson Creek Ranch , Austin, TX (Levitation Fest!)

Ha! I was gonna say if they're not already bumping around on the festival circuit! I feel so demographically targeted :-/

mesmeric compilation of English folk rock and earthy West Coast psychedelia spiked with feedback and explosive dissonant elements.

bleeurgh

carry on

haha

heh heh.
did we know about this? new to me: http://lightintheattic.net/releases/2218-christopher-idylls
samples are gorgeous - kinda like big star on wyndham hill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT6ZwtLMmM0&list=PLJXxdfjsMlG1uJVHnOLW9s9FnAWuKwBfl&index=1

This is gorgeous, thanks for the heads up. Gotta pick this one up immediately.

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2016/01/22/michael-chapman-the-aquarium-drunkard-interview/

yeah, nice interview! chapman seems like he'd be a good guy to hang out with at the bar...
maybe i mentioned it before, but that last tompkins sq. LP of his, Fish, is really nice (as is his contribution to the 3 Lobed parallelogram thang).