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BOWLIVE DVD Trailer - Soulive: Live at the Brooklyn Bowl 2010
Mike McKinley
February 7, 2011


From Shine A Light Productions -- here's the trailer for BOWLIVE from Soulive's Brooklyn Bowl residency last March. The DVD will be available for purchase at Bowlive 2 - March 1-12th. Visit Soulive.

Good Stuff Around the Interwebs: Bill Frisell‚ The Black Keys‚ Jon Irabagon
Mike McKinley
February 2, 2011
Bill Frisell's Live Download Series 1-13

I wish I had the time to give a proper synopsis like the one John Kelman gives on All About Jazz about the first 13 releases of Bill Frisell's Live Download Series. I'm just getting into Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers record from the fall. And just last week he's released another record, Lagrimas Mexicana, with vocalist Vinicius Cantuária. The man is too prolific to keep up with! I just got word that he's on bassist Kermit Drisoll's debut record due out this spring as well.

Check out my 2008 interview with Bill and visit his official site

The Black Keys on Fresh Air
About ten minutes in, this interview gets going. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney tell hilarious stories of their early touring days and a real interesting story about why they call themselves the Black Keys -- check it here.

Jon Irabagon is Listening to Mick Barr (And it almost gives me a heart attack…)
Over at A Blog Supreme‚ saxophonist Jon Irabagon discusses why he's listening to metal guitarist Mick Barr. And listen to it -- it's super intense. Five minutes in and I thought my heart was going to explode. Visit Jon Irabagon 2 Minutes with Eric Dolphy and Charles Mingus
Mike McKinley
January 27, 2011


Eric Dolphy's playing resonates more and more with me every passing year -- the older I get, the deeper his playing sounds. The other night I came across this 2-minute clip with Mingus in mid-composition -- absolutely gorgeous.



Here's another one with John Coltrane. I believe Coltrane's classic quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones is one the best bands ever. Out of the Coltrane catalog with the quartet as the foundation, Impressions has moved its way to the top recently. A lot of that has to do with the addition of Dolphy's voice on that record. Here's a clip of "Impressions" with solos by Trane, Dolphy and McCoy -- talk about three distinct voices creating contrasting colors, yet perfect complimentary sound with each other. And look at the way Elvin and Jimmy blissfully swing behind them.

Listen: Tristen - "Eager For Your Love"
Mike McKinley
January 18, 2011
I gave Tristen's latest, Charlatans At the Garden Gate (out February 1st on American Myth Recordings), a spin over the weekend and had an instant connection with it. Talk about love at first listen. I've listened to it about ten times since and there's not a bad track on the record -- great arrangements, big choruses, unforgettable hooks, and at the center is Tristen's singing. Her delivery is right on with interesting twists and turns. She sounds warm, but with a hint of darkness lurking -- an equal dose of sugar and smoke. It's rare to have so many musical adventures wrapped around 3-minute pop tunes. I'm looking forward to seeing what else this record will reveal.

I love it when shit like this happens; when a great record just falls on your lap.

Tristen - "Eager For Your Love"



And go snag the mp3 of "Baby Drugs" over at Spinner.

Here's the video for "Matchstick Murder."

Matchstick Murder from Tristen on Vimeo.

photo by Leslie Lyons Video: The Low Anthem - "Ghost Woman Blues"
Mike McKinley
January 11, 2011

photo by Richard Gastwirt

The Low Anthem's Smart Flesh -- the much anticipated follow up to Oh My God‚ Charlie Darwin -- will be released on Nonesuch Records February 22nd. Check out their tour dates below and the video for "Ghost Woman Blues" -- a track they will be performing on Letterman tomorrow evening (January 12th).



The Low Anthem 2011 Smart Flesh Tour:
2/24 Washington‚ DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
2/25 Philadelphia‚ PA @ First Unitarian Church
2/26 Pittsburgh‚ PA @ Brillobox
2/27 Charleston‚ WV @ Mountain Stage
2/28 Chicago‚ IL @ Lincoln Hall
3/2 Toronto‚ ON @ Great Hall
3/3 Montreal‚ QC @ Sala Rosa
3/4 Boston‚ MA @ Old South Church
3/5 North Adams‚ MA @ Mass MoCA
3/7 Portland‚ ME @ Space Gallery

3/18 Paris‚ France @ Café De La Danse
3/20 Koln‚ Germany @ Stadtgarten
3/21 Berlin‚ Germany @ Passionkirche
3/22 Copenhagen‚ Denmark @ Loppen
3/23 Oslo‚ Norway @ John Dee
3/24 Gothenburg‚ Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren
3/25 Hamburg‚ Germany @ Übel & Gefährlich
3/27 Vienna‚ Austria @ Flex
3/28 Milan‚ Italy @ La Salumeria Della Musica
3/30 Munich‚ Germany @ Ampere
3/31 Zurich‚ Switzerland @ El Lokal
4/3 Brussels‚ Belgium @ AB
4/4 Frankfurt‚ Germany @ Mousonturm
4/5 Amsterdam‚ Netherlands @ Paradiso
4/7 Glasgow‚ UK @ Oran Mor Auditorium
4/8 Manchester‚ UK @ St. Phillip's Church (Salford)
4/10 Dublin‚ Ireland @ Vicar St.
4/11 London‚ UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall

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