http://bagofsongs.com all the best music - local, national, worldwide since 2006 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:42:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry the blogging has been a bit on the lean side lately but pretty much all the free time has been occupied playing bass in the bands I'm in. My friend Chris Nickey and I played over 50 shows throughout this past year year with our band Chris And Tommy's ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/GS57kzcMUh0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/GS57kzcMUh0/ http://bagofsongs.com/2011/12/12/good-time-folk-rock-show-at-tin-angel-friday-dec-30/ An update on a couple of upcoming shows this week from Chris & Tommy's Goodtime Folk Rock Show. First up, a Cinco De Mayo blowout this Thursday at The Alchemist & Barrister in Princeton New Jersey and then a full band appearance/Spare Tire Band reunion with special guests Scott ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/rVZPhM6oyCs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/rVZPhM6oyCs/ http://bagofsongs.com/2011/05/01/live-this-week-good-time-folk-rock-show/ Starting the new year off with some gratuitous self promotion and trying to kick start this blog back into gear. Here are the early 2011 tour dates for Chris And Tommys's Good Time Folk Rock Show, an acoustic duo featuring Chris Nickey on guitar and vocals, and myself on bass. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/Twh6KpxXThk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/Twh6KpxXThk/ http://bagofsongs.com/2011/01/02/chris-and-tommys-good-time-folk-rock-show/ Some special live music today to soundtrack your weekend. Back in 1986 Washington DC's Tommy Keene released his second album, the instant power pop classic, Songs From The Film. Now nearly 25 years later he's out on tour doing a special series of shows where he is playing that album ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/I7bPfk94zT0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/I7bPfk94zT0/ http://bagofsongs.com/2010/10/22/live-091810-tommy-keenes-songs-from-the-film/ The Philadelphia Film and Music Festival livens up the city this coming weekend. For those of you not familiar with it I'll let the press release do the talking: THE PHILADELPHIA FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL or "PHILLY F/M" for short) is a four-day festival taking place at over 30 music and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/OQtYuF1NSag" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/OQtYuF1NSag/ http://bagofsongs.com/2010/09/22/hot-philly-film-and-music-festival-923-to-92710/ Some brand new music to kick off what looks like is going to be a beautiful Fourth Of July holiday weekend here. When I first heard Justin Kline back in fall of 2008 with his jangly debut with the Six Songs EP, I pegged him as an artist to watch and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/FfPHvFktcJo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/FfPHvFktcJo/ http://bagofsongs.com/2010/07/02/new-music-from-justin-kline/ If you're looking for a way to kick of your Fourth Of July holiday this coming weekend, you need look no further than what may be Philadelphia's finest rock and roll venue, Johnny Brenda's.  In one of the truly must see shows of the weekend, Bag Of Songs favorites, In ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/HsPEG7rVxMc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/HsPEG7rVxMc/ http://bagofsongs.com/2010/06/27/hot-in-grenada-busses-new-motels-at-johnny-brendas-this-friday-july-2nd/ Due to the day job becoming a black hole that sucks in all my free time the past couple months, the posting here has been rather sparse, my apologies to all of the loyal followers out there. In the meantime the music has still been happening fast and furious and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/7A1h8yTvozY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/7A1h8yTvozY/ http://bagofsongs.com/2010/05/01/the-feelies-at-world-cafe-live-041710/ [caption id="attachment_1091" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Alex Chilton NYC 1977"][/caption] [Photo via godlis.com] Paying tribute today to the sad passing of one the most influential musicians of a generation, the one and only Alex Chilton succumbed to a heart attack today in his home of New Orleans at the much too young age of ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/1--NP1a7SBk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/1--NP1a7SBk/ http://bagofsongs.com/2010/03/17/never-travel-farwithout-a-little-big-star-rip-alex-chilton-1950-2010/ 2009 was another great year for live music , slightly edging out last year for me with a grand total of 97 shows, in 26 different venues for 251 sets of music by 215 different bands, with 26 bands logging in 2 or more. Continuing to be one of the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~4/rz0vbgYBH8I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BagOfSongs/~3/rz0vbgYBH8I/ http://bagofsongs.com/2009/12/27/best-shows-i-saw-in-2009/