Here’s another clip from my interview with David Yow of the phenomenal Jesus Lizard, coming Friday to the Capitol Hill Block Party. Click this link to hear him talk about the band’s growing cult, how the comeback shows have saved his a#@ and, speaking of which, his penchant for occasionally baring all onstage.
The Jesus Lizard is one of those strange rock phenomena that have become more and more common in the YouTube age. The Chicago-bred noise-rock outfit is one of those bands – like Slint or, most notably, the Pixies – that seemingly out of nowhere started to generate loads of buzz several years past its pre-breakup heyday.
Hence, several high-profile gigs this year, including last week’s Pitchfork Festival in Chicago and a headlining slot at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday. And having caught the Lizard a couple of times I
…I had my video handy camera last night at Hell’s Kitchen for the Minus 5 (a show that brought out members of Girl Trouble and Buck Ormsby of the Fabulous Wailers.) And I checked with Scott McCaughey who said it was OK to share some clips with the slackers who missed out. So here ya go. A cut from a few years ago and a couple from the new “Killingsworth” album. And too bad my battery died in the middle of the Sonics cover. It was pretty killer.
Sadly, I was only one of about seven people who witnessed the hilarious spectacle of Brian Kenny Fresno Thursday night at Hell’s Kitchen. Forget packin’ nightclubs; this guy should have his own show on HBO.
Here’s a medley of his “hits” for those who missed it. (Sadly, “Porno Dan,” one of his funniest songs, was a bit more than the bosses would want me to include.)
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cold War Kids, the Helio Sequence and more have been added to the final lineup for Bumbershoot 2009. Single day tickets go on sale on Tuesday (July 21.) Find out more here.
This week’s hottest ticket is for the No Doubt’s show Sunday at White River Amphitheatre, the band’s first local tour stop in half a decade.
So last week I got on the phone with drummer Adrian Young, and in the clip below he talks about the butterflies that preceded this tour, fanatical fans and how hittin’ the road is different now verses back in the ’90s.
No Doubt perform at the tour launch in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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If you appreciate bizarre spectacle as much as I do, you’ll get your rump over to Hell’s Kitchen tonight for Brian Kenny Fresno. His label is Bong Hit Records, if that tells you anything. But after seeing the guy in concert a few times, last at Bob’s Java Jive as I recall, I’m still at a loss for words to sum up just how freaky and absolutely heeeeeee-larious this guy is.
Let’s see. He’s kind of like Flight of the Conchords off their meds and after a few months spent ingesting copious
…If you follow this blog, you know when and where Pearl Jam is playing in Seattle this fall. (If not, click here, slacker.) And Live Nation just released ticket details.
Prices are set at $68, and they go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday (July 18.) Of course, there’s a special pre-sale for members PJ’s Ten Club, which started on Monday. Check the band’s fan site for info on signing up.
Thanks to some technical difficulties, I talked to Northwest rock journeyman Scott McCaughey not once but twice in the last few days. That would be Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, the Minus 5, the Baseball Project and R.E.M. fame (and probably about 10 other bands I’m forgetting or don’t even know about.) And, OK, it was more like user error than “technical difficulties.” I yanked the phone jack out of my recorder and had to call the guy back for quotes. And I’m glad I did since I got these killer clips to share with you the second time
…Here’s Slayer playing “War Ensemble” at White River last night.