Friday Link Session
Open Culture has some punk education for you in the form of two documentaries, Punk: The Early Years and Punk’s Not Dead. This is a little old (in internet time) now, but in case you haven’t seen it, check out the new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds video for “We No Who U … Read more
Friday Link Session
Some recommended listening over at Daytrotter coming from: former Soul Coughing lead man Mike Doughty, the Builders and the Butchers, Wildlife – a live recording from the Barnstormer 5 tour, and one of my favorite live bands (and Barnstormer 5 alumni) Hacienda There’s an interesting interview with Joe Strummer at Dangerous Minds that makes a … Read more
Wildlife: Sea Dreamer
I caught Wildlife on the Daytrotter Barnstormer tour this past summer and was impressed, an easy highlight of the night. As the band says, “Every night we’ve played like it’s the last time we’ll be allowed onstage. Even Dean, after tearing his Achilles Tendon mid-concert and being ridden to a cast, hasn’t tempered the energy.” … Read more
Daytrotter Barnstormer 5, Akron, OH, 8.31.11
“We’re in a barn. Shit.” – Dean Povinsky, Wildlife Having grown up in the country (not too far from the site where the Daytrotter Barnstormer 5 tour set down in Akron), I’m not unfamiliar with hearing live music in barns – though in my childhood experiences, the bands were usually a sidenote to a pig … Read more
Barnstormer 5 is coming to Akron!
There are still music-loving, internet-connected people in the world who don’t know about Daytrotter. That’s amazing to me. Since 2006, Sean Moeller and crew have been recording sessions by touring bands and throwing the results of those sessions up on the internet for anyone and everyone to download and enjoy for free, and since … Read more