Expect to see Col. Tom Parker along with many of Tony Allen's musician friends joining in tonight's celebration which starts at 8 pm and runs till closing.
"Washed Away" – filmed by Kristin Cofer – is off Emily Jane White's forthcoming album Immanent Fire out November 15th on Talitres.
"Washed Away" is about how we are severed from our natural world, how pervasive communication through technology dominates so much of our lives. This song speaks to the creative importance of spending time in nature and how it must be seen and valued. It's a relationship. I feel this disconnect is directly linked to the climate crisis and ongoing destruction of the planet.” – Emily Jane White
Emily Jane White – Immanent Fire
Sometimes called "folk noir" or "dark folk," critics have been drawn to Emily Jane White’s “Big Sur goth” since her debut in 2007. Over her last five albums Emily has moved in darker and more political direction culminating in her new album, “Immanent Fire”.
Written over a two year period, “Immanent Fire” recognizes our moment at the precipice of species annihilation, as she guides her listener through the feeling of life on a planet at the brink of destruction. In this work, addressing our shared condition, White honors the sacred, the earthly, and all that is deemed feminine, even as these very elements are threatened with the violence of contemporary systems of power: patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism together conspire to ravage and to exploit natural world and its sacred beings, to subordinate women and other gendered people--the vanquishing of both the feminine and nature in and of itself. This is the dominant paradigm of modernity that feminist spiritual philosopher and witch Starhawk has named the “war on immanence.” Speaking directly from the fires incinerating California, White laments the destruction of the sacred feminine and the earth at once: “And she a holy vessel breathes/And you sit and watch her bleed/And you, torched a hole in the sky/And you, watched your earnings fly/And you, sit there as she lies/In blood, right before our eyes.”
Ten songs, all written in minor keys, present a deepening storm of melody that offers the hopeful ray of Emily’s voice as the waves of rhythm crash and dance around her. Just before—or perhaps after—the despair seems to overwhelm, her vocals open up and bloom like a lens flare, creating an ecstatically painful emotional brilliance that the listener clings onto with pleasure. Her voice is the listener’s guide, a steady and reassuring presence as they march through eerie landscapes, caverns of reverb, church organs and synthetic arpeggios. The occasional samples of birds, insects, and thunder mix with the blend of electronic and acoustic instruments, a subtle reminder of the necessary link between the fate of our ecology and the moral use of technology. White's new album juxtaposes a heavy melancholy with an intimate touching lightness through her singular alto voice backed by orchestral percussion, soaring strings, heavy guitars, a choir of voices, and an overall cinematic presentation of dynamic songwriting.
The album is co-produced by Anton Patzner and Emily Jane White. Anton Patzner also engineered and arranged the songs. All of the songs were written by Emily Jane White, and recorded in Emeryville, California. You can pre-order a copy of Immanent Fire right here.
The early Lyres live recording was discovered on a reel-to-reel tape in Erik Lindgren's studio vault.
Here's the scoop... Crypt continues its delve into the BOSS-TOWN LOW-DOWN with this shit-hot 39 minute BLASTIN’ MUTHA (don’t ya know!) of LYRES at their most ferocious and in top rip-roaring fidelity thanks to a reel to reel tape discovered in August 2017 in the vaults at Erik Lindgren’s studio! Erik set one line direct into the board and one mic suspended above the audience and the result is a BEAST of a set! Jeff Conolly (natch!) on organ and vocal and tambourine, DMZ cats Peter Greenberg (guit) and Mike Lewis (bass), plus ex-Real Kid Howie Ferguson on drums. Gatefold sleeve with unseen photos plus liner notes by Peter Greenberg, Mike Lewis and longtime Boss-town fanatic/scribe Bill Tupper. the MUSIC? ripping, absolutely ripping ROCK and ROLL music. Order a copy of The Lyres – Live At The Rat, September 3, 1980 directly from Crypt right here.
Tracklist:
1. Mighty Idy
2. Long Gone
3. 100 CCs
4. Dirty Robber
5. Beat Guitar
6. Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
7. High On Yourself
8. Don’t Tread On Me
9. Out Of Our Tree
10. Louie Louie
11. Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
12. Nobody But Me
13. How Do You Know
14. Don’t Give It Up Now
Danko Jones returns to Toronto for a Lee's Palace show December 6th. Check out "Fists Up High" off their latest album A Rock Supreme.
October 22, 2019 — Having just completed the first leg of an extensive European arena tour with Volbeat, Danko Jones has announced several shows in California that will take place in February – following three Ontario club dates at Lee's Palace in Toronto December 6, at The Brass Monkey in Ottawa December 12 and at Maxwell's in Waterloo on December 13 – the acclaimed Canadian trio's first American concerts since the release of their latest album, A Rock Supreme. Support at each of the U.S. performances will be provided by the long-running L.A. hard rock act Junkyard. See below for a complete list of the group's upcoming dates.
Since the April release of A Rock Supreme, which was produced by Garth “Gggarth” Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Rise Against, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Danko Jones has toured extensively around the globe, but the February dates with Junkyard represent the first leg of what is expected to be the group's most extensive American tour in several years. Stay tuned to dankojones.com/tour for additional show announcements.
The band recently released a music video for the album's latest single, “Fists Up High,” which can be seen below.
DANKO JONES on tour
10/29 Warsaw, PO – Torwar*
10/31 Prague, CZ – O2 Universum*
11/1 Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena*
11/2 Erlangen, DE – E-Werk
11/3 Stuttgart, DE – Schleyerhalle*
11/4 Antwerpen, BE – Sportpaleis*
11/5 Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion*
11/6 Karlsruhe, DE – Substage
11/7 Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle*
11/8 Munich, DE – Olympiahalle*
11/10 Leipzig, DE – Arena*
11/11 Hamburg, DE – BarclayCard Arena*
11/12 Hamburg, DE – BarclayCard Arena*
11/13 Lingen, DE – Alterschlachtof
11/14 Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena*
11/15 Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena*
11/17 Vienna, AT – Stadthalle*
11/19 Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome*
11/20 Bremen, DE – Modernes
11/21 Dresden, DE – Tante Ju
11/22 Kiel, DE – Max
11/23 Herning, DK – Jyske Bank Boxen*
11/25 Trondheim, NO – Spektrum*
11/27 Helsinki, FI -Hartwall Arena*
11/29 Stockholm, SE – Tele2 Arena*
12/1 Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena*
12/6 Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace
12/12 Ottawa, ON – Brass Monkey
12/13 Waterloo, ON – Maxwell's
1/25 Veghel, NL – Monsters of Mariahede
2/5 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick #
2/6 Hollywood, CA – Viper Room #
2/7 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill #
2/8 Huntington Beach, CA – Gallagher's #
* with Volbeat, Baroness
# with Junkyard
SouffleContinu have released Camizole's self-titled debut album from 1977 in a limited edition 2LP of 500 copies.
Is freedom worth more than mastery, construction and achievement? In replying yes, the utopians of Camizole clear show which side they are on. For them, musical creation must be as spontaneous as possible. To achieve this, it is better to put egos to one side to concentrate on collective experimentation, to be tried and tested in front of a live audience. Playing the card of unlimited and unhindered improvisation is Camizole's crédo, having decided to get a taste of the urgent game-playing already established by the Nihilist Spasm Band and the Living Theatre research of Julian Beck and Judith Malina.
At the time, that is to say when punk was exploding, this concept, itself inherited from the May 68 events, made an impact on Chris Cutler of Henry Cow, but also Lindsay Cooper, who invited Camizole member Françoise Crublé to join the Feminist Improvising Group. Also, the Tapioca label run by Jean Georgakarakos (co-founder of BYG Records), considered producing an album, from a live recording made at the Théâtre de Chartres in November 1977. Unfortunately the label rapidly ceased all activities and the recording was left in a drawer, which was a real shame.
Today, after extracts and other live bits and pieces came out via Spalax at the end of the 1990s, an integral double-album is finally being released to do justice to the collective created by Jacky Dupéty, and which included, amongst others Dominique Grimaud (Vidéo-Aventures), Chris Chanet (Etron Fou Leloublan, Urban Sax), Xavier Jouvelet (notably heard alongside Lol Coxhill) and Bernard Filipetti (Art & Technique). Better late than never! First ever reissue of this french underground essential. Remastered from the original tapes and comes with an eight page booklet. Mail order a copy directly from SouffleContinu Records right here. Listen to Extrait N°8 from the album below.
The crowd-funded film includes recent and vintage Lydia Lunch live footage intercut with talking head commentary from Thurston Moore and others.
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over premieres on Saturday, November 9 as part of DOC NYC at the IFC Center (323 6th Ave @ 3rd St) – Theatre 1 at 7:05 pm. Get tickets right here.
Inspired by Blossom Dearie's vocal jazz group The Blue Stars, Chicago's Flat Five put their own swingin' spin on Poe's creepy classic.
You can order a limited edition orange vinyl copy of The Flat Five's version of The Raven from Bloodshot Records right here. Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem, The Raven was first accepted for publication (under the pseudonym Quarles) in the American Review (Vol.1 No. 2) of February, 1845 which you can check out below.
Remembering reggae great Glen Brown – who passed away Oct 4 – with a 2-hour version excursion from AAoS.
Glen Brown Special track listing:
1) 2 Wedden Skank - Glen Brown
2) Africa 12" mix - Sylford Walker & King Tubbys
3) Jah Power version - King Tubbys
4) Black Dub - King Tubbys
5) Do Your Thing - Ritchie McDonald
6) Whole Lot A Sugar Down Deh - Prince Hammer
7) Only Love Can Make You Smile - Gaby & The Cables
8) Va Va Voom - Carl Masters
9) This Ya Year For Rebels - Glen Brown
10) Jah Jah Bring Everything - Jah Glen
11) Natty lead The Way - Richard McDonald
12) Meditating Our Own Way Of Life - Frank Aird
13) Boat To Progress - Glen Brown
14) Festive Season - I. Roy
15) Festival Rock - Tommy McCook
16) Dub To Progress - God Sons
17) Father's Call - Ewan Gardener
18) Scattalight Rock - God Sons
19) School Call - Glen Brown
20) Yahama Dub - King Tubbys
21) Telavid Drums - Glen Brown
22) Realise - Richard McDonald & Glen Brown
23) Dread In A Babylon - Glen Richards as Jah Glen
24) Thief In A The Kitchen - The Hungrys
25) Check The Winner - Glen Brown
26) South East Rock - Glen Brown
27) Genie Dub - Dean Beckford
28) Determination Skank - Don D Jr & Bobby Ellis
29) Youths Of Today - The Shalimars
30) Dance Good - Johnny Clarke & Glen Brown
31) Lamb's Bread - Sylford Walker
32) Dub In African - King Tubbys
33) Bread Dub - King Tubbys
34) Nation Dub - King Tubbys
35) Save Our Nation - Glen Brown & Glenroy Richards
36) Music From Southside - Tommy McCook
37) Chant Down Babylon - Sylford Walker
38) One One Cocoa - Gregory Isaacs
39) Do It Again - I. Roy & Glen Brown
40) Do It Again Pt 2 - King Tubbys
41) Neck Tie - Joe White & Glen Brown
42) Dubwise - King Tubbys
