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Djxfactor511 said:
1 day post knee surgery and I was back at it again last night at The Agora in Cleveland seeing Angel Olson.

Missed the opener Erin Rae for the 2nd time in a year unfortunately.

Mixed feelings on Angel's set. Her voice is SO GOOD, and her keyboardist has the perfect harmonies to compliment her, but so many of her songs are just so mellow, and on a sleepy, wintery Thursday evening, the half full crowd was starting to doze off. Angel is a pretty planted performer, meaning she doesn't move around much, so it wasn't a super engaging watch in a standing only floor. If I had a comfy chair or a blanket to lay down in a grassy lawn venue it would have been a much more enjoyable experience. There's no denying that the band, expanded with a violin and cello, sounds great, but not sure they did themselves any favors with the venue.

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Do catch Erin Rae, she is wonderful.
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
MerleFest, anyone?

it's a blast if you've never been...

merlefest.org

MerleFest

MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, is a celebration of “traditional plus” music.
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I wish this were the year, but not with the 19 month old....


While we're here and talking - what exactly is the difference between Brothers of a Feather and Black Crowes without any Crowes besides the brothers?
 
I was just watching a Marc Ford interview last night that basically said as soon as Rich was back in with Chris everyone in Magpie was just left out in the cold.

if you haven't already, you really need to get Steve Gorman's book 'Hard To Handle: The Life And Death Of The Black Crowes'. The audiobook is primo with Steve reading every word. Even if you don't give a rat's ass about The Crowes, it's a great read. So many things make so much sense after hearing Steve recount the stories...

 
The Robinsons sure are pieces of work… I’ll probably check that out after Our Band Could Your Life…. Sometime in 2024 lol.
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
I was just watching a Marc Ford interview last night that basically said as soon as Rich was back in with Chris everyone in Magpie was just left out in the cold.

if you haven't already, you really need to get Steve Gorman's book 'Hard To Handle: The Life And Death Of The Black Crowes'. The audiobook is primo with Steve reading every word. Even if you don't give a rat's ass about The Crowes, it's a great read. So many things make so much sense after hearing Steve recount the stories...

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I picked up the Gorman book on kindle sale but have yet to start it, the youtube interview is great so far
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
Brothers Of A Feather is just Chris and Rich. And it's good. This is what the last two years should've been instead of all the hired hands being passed off as The Black Crowes.

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Over the Hill and the version of Darling of the Underground Press are a couple of my favorites from this release.
 
Lee Newman said:
I very much enjoyed Magpie which was basically the Crowes without Chris.
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Yeah. Back when there was the acrimony/spilt - I tried to like them.
Just could not get there.

I had way more respect for Chris trying to do the modern Grateful Dead/New Riders of the Purple Sage thing more than Rich trying to keep the Crowes money train flowing.
 
Chicago venues finally embraced ticketmaster and its making me miserable.

On the one hand I have a crazy May--
*Fever Ray
*Yeaji
*Yves Tumor

And then the LCD Soundsystem / Jamie XX / Idles show in June.

On the other hand, those 4 shows cost more than when I saw roughly 10 shows in 5 weeks early last summer.

Side note, I'm desperately trying to find a way to go to the Kilby Block Party in Salt Lake because Pavement and the Walkmen are both bucketlist for me and the undercard is wild.

Anybody else eying it?
 
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