Ben and I had a little Cinco de Mayo celebration out our way last night. He’s going to be doing the album design for the forthcoming Saxon Shore album. This weekend I’ll be in NJ and NYC to see my friends Nicole and Keyes, as well as visit the Cy Twombly exhibit at the Whitney and see Starflyer 59 play at the Knitting Factory. Don’t forget that Starflyer will be in Philadelphia on Monday at the Khyber. :::scott:::
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Congratulations to Jim, Elena, and their new triplets. God bless the kind clerk at Waterloo Records in Austin who convinced me that I should buy The Mountain Goats’ Nine Black Poppies ep/mini-album so many years ago. It led me down that slippery slope of fandom and Mountain Goats record collecting, though I confess that it’s been way too long since I’ve put Sweden on the turntable. Forgive me. The show tonight was fantastic with members of Shearwater and John Vanderslice backing on various songs. John even played “Nine Black Poppies”, in spite of not playing “Cubs in Five” (has anyone ever heard that live?). His voice was going in and out during the last show in Philadelphia, but tonight, it was definitely incredible. Happy Cinco de Mayo! :::scott:::
Unwed Sailor have postponed their May recording sessions while Dan Burton is on tour with Early Day Miners in Europe. They’ll be on tour in June and will likely finish The White Ox in July. Starflyer 59 is on tour. I’m still hoping the vinyl for Talking Voice Vs. Singing Voice will be ready for the second part of their tour. They’ll be in NYC at the Knitting Factory on Saturday and I’ll be visiting to see them. They’ll be in Philadelphia on Monday at the Khyber and should be on after Danielson and Deerhoof finish at the Unitarian Church. Tomorrow night, The Mountain Goats at the Unitarian Church. I’ve always loved to see John play. By the way, today was the official retail release date for Bosque Brown Plays Mara Lee Miller. Hope you picked up a copy or two for yourself and your loved ones. :::scott:::