Butterscotch Show

I keep forgetting to use this thing to promote shows.

Come check out Butterscotch with lots of other great punk bands at 330 Melrose st. in Brooklyn tonight at 8.  gonna be a lot of fun.

http://www.facebook.com/events/223413201079715/

Traditions in Rock

New favorite song and I'll tell ya why.  But the real explanation, is that it needs no explanation.

Drum fill
Intro riff twice (not four times.)  This riff has a hit on the fourth beat of the measure.
Verse
Chorus
end of chorus also has hit on fourth beat but it becomes the new "one" making it a measure of three and then two bars of rest

Repeat this form but with variation in verse (scream on FACE)

Bridge

Third verse now with screams and more aggressive drums
Chorus has hit on beat 4 again, this time only 3 beat rest
repeat again and back to the full two bar rest

Outro Three times (not twice)

There it is.  The words are also incredible, the energy sounds like it's a live recording, and it's all in 2 minutes at 15 seconds.

This is one clever punk rock band.
Listen to Blonder on Blonder

Kim Shattuck is my Valentine.

Carnegie

I'm pretty excited that I got a chance to play at Carnegie Hall Monday night.  

 Me and Joe post-concert.

 Mozart Requiem from Balcony.

A bit closer.

I have a few more pictures on my phone taken from the stage looking out into the empty hall but I don't know how to put them on my computer.  Crazy

Great Moments in Jazz, Farewell Etta

The trombone makes me weep like a girl and Louis is just incredible in his two-bar solos.  If you want to have fun, or just have plenty of free time, follow each individual line.  Then if you want to get nuts, listen to

.

Louis's solo here has a direct quote of himself from "Tears."

Not gonna say much about Etta James other than her first recording, done for Chess records, is just a masterpiece.  Her voice is young and beautiful.  Her style seamlessly mixes southern blues of the 50's and early 60's with the great female jazz vocalists.  Not to mention the string arrangements are unbelievably good.  So much energy.  The band sings with her and she grooves with the band.  Soulful and heartbreaking.    

One of my favorites from this record.  Just wait until she lists the days of the week and tell me you don't want to sing with her.  

ATDI Reunion? Good Things are Happening

http://www.nme.com/news/at-the-drive-in/61330

Gigs this weekend

Come check out Books and Radio (formally Brail) at Margaret and Christine's in Smithtown.
I believe 10pm start with one other band and comedy?  It's some kind of benefit.  7 bucks to get in.  This Friday night.

1044 West Jericho Turnpike
Smithtown, NY. 11787

http://booksandradio.bandcamp.com/

Also check out Butterscotch Stanley at Mr. Beery's this Saturday night.  Show's probably at 8 or so with lots of other great bands.  Family Lumber, Liars Etc, Great American Thunder Bison

5 bucks to get in.  

4019 Hempstead Tpke  Bethpage, NY 11714-5602

http://butterscotchstanley.bandcamp.com/

It's nice to know you won't forget

Because other people will take pictures for you