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

Y'all can stay at mine in the UK! Please bring Joan Shelley!

Hah I would enjoy playing with all the thread musicians I am sure. Just gotta convince someone to put out an LP on vinyl so I have something for the merch table.

holler if you need a drummer
i'm free most of the summer!

Prairiewolf has been considering adding a percussionist / drummer. How do you feel about moving to beautiful Nederland, Colorado?

Just gotta convince someone to put out an LP on vinyl so I have something for the merch table.

we need a group compilation LP entitled ILX Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday

The dream. Tyler you just need to build us all a compound now.

xp lol not great but i'm sure it's lovely!

this is more or less the scene (also possible album cover for the comp)

http://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/00/78/39/08_big.jpg

wow i love this prairie wolf song on the radio show...i like how it's got a lot of the kraut/psych/post fahey stuff but the old school organ drum machine and pedal steel almost gives it a cool hawaiian slack key/midcentury exotica records vibe that's very unique in this space

thanks, yeah I love that drum machine sound. we have this idea that things would be a bit more exciting / dynamic in the live setting with an actual drummer, but it might make us a little more generic too, not sure. probably depends on the drummer.

yeah it's hard to say, also Shuggie Otis and Sly used that old Rhythm King one like that I believe it was called

tyler you've been holding out on us!

https://prairiewolfmusic.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-aztlan-theatre-7-16-2022

hey it's been hiding in plain sight! that show was truly bizarre/magical. really strange venue, haha.

yeah we've got a genuine Acetone Rhythm Ace. We even covered Shuggie's "Aht Uh My Head" because we found the beat.

oh wow that's a score

Hah my bandmate just got a Rhythm Ace too. Somehow the thread converges again in that I, too, have a new band that is trying to use a drum machine instead of drummer for now. My band is just a rock band though. Looking forward to hearing more of this Tyler! That live set is cool.

Listening through the various recent bits on this thread and damn there's some talent on here. "Blue Stockings and Two Last Names" is straight-up gorgeous.

The very excellent Andrew Male put together a cracking Rhythm King vs Rhythm Ace playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uf6UUNJjl4HzdMTvI7u69?si=b89f2f7d5d864dd8

Hey, other half of Slow Clarity “Matt” here, just wanted to say thanks for all the kind words on this thread! Also, I just gotta add that Steve(Global) is absolutely a big part of the “brains and talent” of this record. I think my two favorite parts of the whole thing are Steve moments—first in track 3 (Blue Stockings and Two Last Names) at 2:20—steve was playing electric and I was playing acoustic, both of us routed through my Space Echo (best purchase of my life btw, that thing is a magic box) and at that point I stopped playing and just started fiddling with the space echo controls while Steve started ripping into a cosmic wormhole.

The other part is in track 5 (2016 Improved Tone) from around 3:00 to the end of the track. That song came from some fairly drunk recording attempt in late 2015—the rest of the reel from that day was absolute garbage, but we captured that before we devolved to just aimlessly fucking around. I think Steve was taking a leak while I was messing around on the harmonium, and came in with his 12-string towards the end. Again I stopped playing and started messing around with the space echo controls while Steve went into a guitar reverie. I remember thinking what he was playing was really great, and wanted him to keep going, but after a minute or so he stopped abruptly and was like “ehhh (fart noise)”. That’s why the track ends and cuts out kind of abruptly, lol.

I feel like both of those moments connect this record with Steve’s previous solo work, while other parts it really go in a different direction. The end of track 5 especially reminds me of Steve’s album Fable of the Feral Boys, which, if you haven’t heard, is a phenomenal collection of guitar compositions (I refuse to say “guitar soli” under any circumstances). I kinda forgot about it, but spun it recently and damn, that thing is gorgeous. You may notice that Holding Pattern adopted one of the tracks from that album, albeit under a different name.

Also, re: Cassini record; we’re waiting on mastering right now, and Echodelick wants to release it. Of course that will take eons, but if anyone wants to hear the unmastered wavs now, send me a DM!

Ah cool hearing those details. So interesting to have the material exist from over so many years, and to have it come together like this. I am happy to wait on those Cassini tracks but I guess if we are talking 2 years who knows I may check in again hah hah.

Again, probably only of interest to some, but got to do a cool Grand Banks set opening for Kath Bloom and David Shapiro (aka Alexander, in my mind one of the best solo acoustic guitar players going). A rare instance of us going completely acoustic, with a couple of new instruments thrown in. Hope to at some point get some non-live versions of this kind of thing recorded, but we will see.

https://grand-banks.bandcamp.com/track/grand-banks-live-at-visible-records-3-29-2023

finally going to get around to prariewolf and really enjoying the acoustic stuff davis! always love a singing bell. cover art is great too, i've indulged in takis a little bit lately as well. and agreed that alexander is one of the best. his almost-handmade s/t LP is one of my treasured possessions

So stoked for the Prairiewolf record! Glad it's coming out on CD too, ready to pre-order it when it pops up.

yeah me too, v exciting

listening to grand banks i love this
https://grand-banks.bandcamp.com/track/grand-banks-live-at-visible-records-3-29-2023

Cassini record was mastered over the weekend!

nice, can't wait ...

Aww hey thanks for taking a listen UMS and Global. Glad you enjoyed it. The Takis are courtesy of my bandmate/friend Tyler from Grand Banks. They were delicious hah hah.

I have that Alexander LP, I still listen to it frequently. A wonderful record. And yeah that is great news about the Cassini record! Look forward to all the thread-related albums coming down the pike.

That Grand Banks is on my list now, thanks folks!

tyler - any word on when this is going live for pre-order? I don't want to miss my chance!

i don't think there is a preorder for the vinyl/CD, it'll just go up for sale on the next Bandcamp Friday, I guess? May 5!

cool! was just curious, wasn't sure if they'd put it up before the release date or something. either way, i'm on it!

can we sell 100 of these things??? time will tell.

never underestimate the ILX lurker contingent

count me in!

new hayden pedigo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tArP7BaGtN4

sounds great — i keep expecting Hayden to take a total left-turn, but I'm kind of glad he's zeroing in on making the perfect guitar record.

Hayden's song is very much of a piece with the new North Americans record, which is very very nice. https://northamericanszone.bandcamp.com/album/long-cool-world

Hey all, I've fallen really behind here but looking forward to checking out all of your great music you've been discussing lately.

Anyway, Glenn Jones is itching to book some more gigs (per catching up with him this morning). So on his behalf, does anyone have any good leads? Not sure how far he's willing to travel without a corresponding string of shows lined up along the way, therefore maybe the closer to New England the better to keep it somewhat local for him. Let me know!

maybe ilxor Scott Seward who owns John Doe Jr in Greenfield MA? you could call him? I know they have had shows there before, or he might know someone.

Good tip! Thanks

Hi Evan. I have set a show up for Glenn in Charlottesville, Virginia, before, and he has played here at least a couple of times (I opened for him many years ago before booking him). Not sure he would be interested, but if he decides he wants to head that for down the coast I am happy to try to help. I think he was disappointed a bit for each show at the turnout hah hah, but I mean that may just be how things go (this is a small-ish town and there are only so many "heads" at any given point that come out).

Thanks grandavis! Yeah he definitely benefits from a strong co-billing no matter where he plays I think.

Weird I tried calling Scott's store and it keeps ringing a few times and disconnecting, but a different amount of rings each time which indicates to me there is someone manually rejecting the calls. Don't worry Scott, I'm not going to ask if you have any Taylor Swift RSD records left...

he's on FB too fwiw, not sure what's up w/the phone

many worlds collide, I am also friends with Michael Klausman because of music and poetry stuff, he is an excellent person.

Gave a reading in Richmond on Sunday, a young guy named Rowland Taylor opened up the reading with a nice tune that reminded me a bit of some of the more ponderous Joseph Allred moments of recent. Nice guy too!

https://rowlandtaylorfp.bandcamp.com/album/a-righteous-man-falling-down-before-the-wicked-is-a-troubled-fountain

Cool review of the upcoming Prairiewolf record over at Raven Sings The Blues, so stoked to hear the whole thing. Gettin' ready to click order so fast on Friday.

Will have to check Rowland out. If he is a Richmond guy he will likely swing over to Charlottesville sometime soon.

This will be amazing if you are in London. Great to see Blackshaw doing a show

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr3piBRtI3q/?igshid=ZWIzMWE5ZmU3Zg==

And hey the Prairiewolf album is out properly. Had heard it once before already but can confirm it is perfect mellow Saturday morning listening.

indeed, great vibe record, ordered the vinyl, been enjoying on Bandcamp

Thanks guys!

congrats on selling out all the physical copies tyler, glad I jumped on it early!

i'm not sure if people here are aware of kevin mcfadin and his label sunrise ocean bender, but he sadly passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. the label was putting out some very fantastic psych stuff that leans towards this thread so thought i'd share. his partner in label kevin moist (deep water acres) said he's working with the family to get access to the bandcamp/etc. might be worth checking out to support his family, who i'm sure would appreciate knowing he reached people all over the world. i've been in correspondence with kevin moist and will share any details here

they also shared this- WRIR has some great community radio

If you would like to show your support for Kevin, please donate to Richmond Animal Care & Control (https://www.rva.gov/animal-care-control/donatefoundation) and/or WRIR (https://www.wrir.org/).

yeah, very sad! seemed like a great guy ...

Ah yeah, that news was tough. I only knew him through the record you put out, and his radio shows (which were very good, truly played things I have never heard of and seemed to boost a lot of up and coming folks not just heavy hitters). I have friends that were buddies of his in Richmond, he was clearly a well loved guy, just sad all around.