The Songs:Ohia/Damien Jurado/TW Walsh show last night at the North Star was incredible. I’ve seen Jason/Songs:Ohia play in NYC on three different occassions, but this was the first I’ve been able to see him in Philadelphia. All three bands have the rock and stripped down versions and all playing their stripped down sets on a drizzling Thursday night. I haven’t seen Jeremy Dybash in many years, so I was excited to see him play drum for Damien. The combination was very successful. It was also the second time in a week that I’ve been at Pat’s Steaks past midnight getting cheesesteaks. It was also noted that Jim’s Steaks taste better, a highly controversial opinion, one which my parents also share. Of course, at 1am, Jim’s was closed. I am half-disappointed that I missed the World Series game last night. 16-4 sounds like one crazy game. The Giants have to win 1 game in Anaheim to take the title, so that will make for some extremely interesting games to come. It’s a slow, rainy day today. I played a Yellow6 record I bought in London and am now streaming the new Sigur Ros records, ( ), from a Danish website. Though…
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Tonight, I’ll be at the North Star in Philadelphia to see Damien Jurado rock out with T.W. Walsh and Songs:Ohia. I can’t wait. Hope to see you at the show. Last night, I watched most of the World Series game at my friend Dave’s house. I left when it was tied up, but then stayed up late enough to see the Giants pull through. I’m still a National League fan at heart, even though the Giants and Dodgers are fierce rivals. And, I really do like Barry Bonds. All American Radio are playing tomorrow night in Lancaster at the Chameleon with One Line Drawing, Arms Bend Back, and Falcon Jones. Starts at 6pm. All you Lancaster folks go out to the rock. I’ll be on my way to Pittsburgh to see the Philip Glass Ensemble play two nights. I talked to Denison on the road last night. He was in Kansas City and had just played at a David Eggers book signing in Missouri. He seems to be excited about how the tour is going. Be sure to see him while he rides around in his van around the country. Say hello. I just heard from Unwed Sailor who are…
New 7″ are now in stock from Damien Jurado, Songs:Ohia, and Scout Niblett. The Jurado 7″ is quite interesting since it has two older unreleased tracks that were recorded by Dave Bazan and feature him on the drums. The songs are lo-fi, much like Damien’s early cassette releases on Casa, but still showcase his brilliant songwriting skills. It’s a definitely interesting choice for a release. The two Songs:Ohia songs were recorded by Steve Albini. Both Jurado and Songs:Ohia will be playing in Philadelphia on Thursday night, 24 October at the Northstar with TW Walsh. I’ll be there, ready for the rock. Denison is #148 on the CMJ top 200 this week. He’s still touring around like a madman. I’ve added a few more dates of shows with Tracy Shedd (Teenbeat) on the East Coast during December. Hopefully there will be Philadelphia and Lancaster shows to add for those in his hometown crowds. Denison was just in Fayetteville, AR last night for a show sponsored by KXUA. James from Ester Drang played with him and the show was apparently packed out on a Monday. Thanks to our good pal Wes for working it there. Unwed Sailor are still wandering around Europe.…