Last night, Scott, Rich, Carrie, Cake, and I were all at The New Pornographers in Lancaster for the 6pm show. Stars started the show super early to make way for a lame local act who played way too long before the pornographers. The band was great, even without Neko Case and Dan Bejar with them, Carl’s niece handled the female vocals well and the drummer did Dan’s part successfully. They played all of their hits, except for one of my favorites “The Mary Martin Show,” in a really long set. Scott, Carrie, and I rushed back to make a train for Scott and Carrie and I picked up Willis to get up to Fredonia. We got to the studio about 7am, in time to get some sleep and watch some of the mixing happen. Things are going well so far. One song has been mixed and two more are underway at the moment. I met Oliver for the first time and he’s able to be here after relocating from DC to Brooklyn. It’s a pretty crowded house, but a lot of fun. Mary Fridmann stopped by the studio with their two sons and we’re planning for a bit of a…
Month: June 2005
Here’s a special Friday afternoon treat to make the rest of your work week more tolerable…two new mp3s from Bosque Brown. Mara finished these last night, so go and download Went Walking and You Said. Happy Friday, you are loved. Tonight, off to see The New Pornographers for a 6pm show in Lancaster. Who books a 6pm show on a Friday night with a band like The New Pornographers? After, the all night drive to Fredonia to get Willis involved in the Saxon Shore mixes. Carrie and I will be along for moral support. Maybe I’ll whip up a batch of cookies. :::scott:::
I watched the documentary In the Realms of the Unreal about reclusive folk artist Henry Darger whose lifelong work was a 15,000 page illustrated epic novel of the same name that was found after his death. Fascinating and amazing. Thanks to Krister for sending me the new Isolation Years LP Cover the Distance. One of the guys lives down the street from him in Umea and he’s been getting me the records for a few years now. Tomorrow, Willis, Carrie, Rich, and I are going to see The New Pornographers in Lancaster. Hopefully Cakeater will be out for the rock. After the show, we’re going up to Fredonia to meet up with the rest of Saxon Shore for the final mixing sessions with Dave Fridmann. :::scott:::