lala</h1> <article> <h1>lala</h1> <p>site admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:54:05 -0400</p> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/publisher-en.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/reader/public/javascript/user/08435850428259262853/label/lala?n=200&callback=GRC_p(%7Bc%3A%22-%22%2Ct%3A%22%22%2Cs%3A%22false%22%2Cb%3A%22false%22%7D)%3Bnew%20GRC"></script> </article> <article> <h1>Mark Erelli</h1> <p>Jonathan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:26:35 -0400</p> <p>Last Friday night we went to see <a href="http://www.markerelli.com/index.php?page=home" target="_blank">Mark Erelli</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Erelli" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) in concert in Ann Arbor, MI. It was part of the <a href="http://www.fumc-a2.org/coffee_house.cfm" target="_blank">Green Wood Coffee House Series</a> at the "North Campus of First United Methodist Church." It's basically a small fellowship hall/sanctuary sort of place...where they have Saturday night service, etc. I don't remember how I heard about the show. We arrived about a half hour early, and there were only about 5 other folks in the audience. By the time the show got started (no opening act), I guess there were about 25 people there...probably half or more of which were associated with Green Wood and the median age was probably 50 or greater. It's a shame the crowd was so small. I can only assume they didn't do a good job promoting the show (though, somehow, I heard about it). I guess Erelli has a history of performing at this venue (it was mentioned that his appearance there was 2005).</p> <p>I would have filmed the show, but I had forgotten to ask Mark's permission ahead of time and decided not to embarrass Lisa by filming first and asking forgiveness later. But here are a couple of photos:</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://jonmower.com/files/MarkErelli_132D5/20090417201937.jpg"></a> </p> <p>The set was something on the order of 90 minutes. As expected, it was heavy on material from his most recent album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Delivered-Mark-Erelli/dp/B001D7T27Q" target="_blank">Delivered</a> (the only one we had heard beforehand).</p> <p>He mentioned that there was a folk gathering of sorts at the airport. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_Williams" target="_blank">Dar Williams</a> was on the plane with him and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Valens" target="_blank">Richie Valens</a> was at baggage claim.</p> <p>Apparently there was profanity in the first song (I didn't notice it) and afterwards Erelli apologized for using a curse word in front of the kids and jokingly told them that they should "never say that word."</p> <p>One of the first few songs he played was Volunteers (written from the perspective of a national guard volunteer who ends up in Iraq; lyrics <a href="http://www.markerelli.com/index.php?page=songs&display=797&category=Delivered" target="_blank">here</a>). Here it is streaming via lala:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915027694341806&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Volunteers - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915027694341806" target="_blank">Volunteers - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>Here is video of an in-studio performance of Volunteers:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/921Ipmehrb0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param></object></div> <p>Moving to the next song, he commented that he was transitioning from a downer to a song about drinking "Five Beer Moon." Here is streaming from lala:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915031989309102&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Five Beer Moon - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915031989309102" target="_blank">Five Beer Moon - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>Erelli talked about how many of his songs are hybrids, part autobiographical and part not. He introduced "Baltimore" by mentioning that although it describes a bottle of little white pills to make it through an 8 hour drive, Erelli prefers Starbucks. Here is "Baltimore" streaming from lala:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915019104407214&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Baltimore - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915019104407214" target="_blank">Baltimore - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>He introduced the one song he played on the mandolin, "Imaginary Wars," by saying that based on his clean-cut appearance people don't realize that he almost took a serious wrong turn at age 9 into eco-terrorism. A developer had plans for a forest next to his neighborhood, and he and his pals made plans to fight back. Here is "Imaginary Wars" streaming from lala:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915019104400034&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Imaginary Wars - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915019104400034" target="_blank">Imaginary Wars - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>Here is video of a live performance of Imaginary Wars:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R2I0WM7aczs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param></object></div> <p>Mark talked about playing in the opening act on a Tim McGraw & Faith Hill tour during the summer of 2007, mostly playing hockey arenas in Canada. His was due to deliver their child any day, so he was expecting that call. He got a laugh when he said he wrote the song "Once" in the shower...fully clothed...in the locker room of one of those hockey arenas. Here is "Once" streaming from lala:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915049169178286&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Once - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915049169178286" target="_blank">Once - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>Here is a live performance of Once:</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGwMPY8HdTc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param></object></div> <p>At some point he mentioned Ann Arbor's famous music venue <a href="http://www.a2ark.org/" target="_blank">The Ark</a>. He commented that playing Green Wood was nice because he got the chance to play a full set instead of always only playing 4 or 5 songs at The Ark (i.e., always being an opening act there).</p> <p>Erelli was standing underneath a cross and commented that it always makes him feel a little strange when he performs in that sort of setting. He mentioned that he was raised Catholic and that, although that's no longer part of his life, he gets some of those familiar feelings (of guilt, if I remember correctly) whenever he is performing in a church.</p> <p>Mark told the story of his participation in the <a href="http://www.darwinsongproject.com/" target="_blank">Darwin Song Project</a>. As he wrote in his <a href="http://www.markerelli.com/index.php?page=news&display=958" target="_blank">April newsletter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My other "live wire" moment came during my trip last month to England to take part in the <a href="http://www.darwinsongproject.com/">Darwin Song Project</a>. It sounds as much like a reality TV show as it does an artistic endeavor: eight folksingers from across the US and the UK holed up in an English country farmhouse for a week to collaborate on songs inspired by the life and work of Charles Darwin, in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth. It was an amazing experience, I co-wrote two songs, and as a group we wrote about 18 songs in a week. We were to perform these songs for a sold-out crowd at the week's end, and the real kicker was that they'd be recorded for an eventual live DVD/CD release.</p> </blockquote> <p>He performed "Kingdom Come" which he described as starting with parasitic wasps and ending with strong agnosticism if not atheism.</p> <p>At some point towards the middle of the show he commented on the boys making it through the concert with aid from their Gameboys (DSs, actually). He said he was looking forward to the Gameboy stage with his son who at this point is at the stage of fascination with numbers and letters. He said that, though he'd been away less than a day, it was already weird not to have his child with him calling out every letter or number he saw.</p> <p>He also played "Troubadour Blues" (streaming from lala):</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915019104399884&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Troubadour Blues - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915019104399884" target="_blank">Troubadour Blues - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>and "Not Alone" (streaming from lala):</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915036284276398&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Not Alone - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915036284276398" target="_blank">Not Alone - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>and "Passing Through" (during which he invited the crowd to join in on the chorus) (streaming from lala):</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915053464138402&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object> <div><a title="Passing Through - Mark Erelli" href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915053464138402" target="_blank">Passing Through - Mark Erelli</a></div> </div> <p>and "Unravelled" (streaming from lala):</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=792915053464145582&host=www.lala.com&partnerId=membersong" /></object><div><a href="http://www.lala.com/song/792915053464145582" title="Unraveled - Mark Erelli" target="_blank">Unraveled - Mark Erelli</a></div></div> <p>among others that I didn't recognize or can't remember (if I'd been thinking, I'd have consulted the set list). "Not Alone" is one of my favorites from his most recent album, along with "Hope Dies Last" and "Delivered"; we were disappointed he didn't play "Hope Dies Last."</p> <p>Mark didn't bother to leave the stage for the encore. Someone requested "Congress Street" and Erelli was glad to get a request for a "deep cut." Someone else requested another song too (a "gospel song"). Mark vacillated at first but then took the advice to play both.</p> <p>Towards the end Erelli commented that our kids had made it through the whole show and took that as a good sign. As we left, he was sitting in the lobby selling cds. He shook my hand and thanked us for bringing the kids which he thought was cool.</p> <p>We really enjoyed the show and the intimate setting. At first Lisa was skeptical about making the trip to Ann Arbor, but in the end it was well-worth the trouble to see such a talented musician.</p> <p>Here are some photos of the family before the show:</p> <p><a href="http://jonmower.com/files/MarkErelli_132D5/20090417194457.jpg"></a></p> <p><strong></strong><a href="http://jonmower.com/files/MarkErelli_132D5/20090417194511.jpg"></a> <a href="http://jonmower.com/files/MarkErelli_132D5/20090417194519.jpg"></a> <a href="http://jonmower.com/files/MarkErelli_132D5/20090417194631.jpg"></a></p> <p>Next is tomorrow nights "Flight of the Conchords" show in Detroit.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Video of Ocelots at Springwater in Nashville on March 16, 2009</h1> <p>site admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:58:21 -0400</p> <p><div align="center"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/522064452969" /></object</div></p> <p><div align="center"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/522082172459" /></object></div></p> <p><div align="center"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/522113335009" /></object</div></p> <p><div align="center"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/530168442509" /></object</div></p>  </article> <article> <h1>Ocelots at Springwater in Nashville on March 16, 2009</h1> <p>site admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:08:43 -0400</p> <a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/content/video-ocelots-springwater-nashville-march-16-2009" target="_blank"></a>Click <a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/content/video-ocelots-springwater-nashville-march-16-2009" target="_blank">here</a> for video of "This Elephants Not Thirsty, It's On Fire", "Motivation", "Funerals", and "Birth of GC". </article> <article> <h1>Hope</h1> <p>bill — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:46:14 -0500</p> <a href="/content/hope"></a> </article> <article> <h1>Fantasy Football</h1> <p>site admin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:38:49 -0500</p> <p> Overall (2007-2008) </p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Rank</td> <td>Owner</td> <td>Average Rank<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1<br /> </td> <td>Prentice<br /> </td> <td>2.5 <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2<br /> </td> <td>Bill<br /> </td> <td>3.5 <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>3<br /> </td> <td>James</td> <td>4.0<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>4<br /> </td> <td>Madan<br /> </td> <td>4.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5<br /> </td> <td>Matt<br /> </td> <td>5.5<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>6<br /> </td> <td>Jonathan<br /> </td> <td>6.0<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>7<br /> </td> <td>Jayson<br /> </td> <td>7.0<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8<br /> </td> <td>Elliot<br /> </td> <td>7.0<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>9<br /> </td> <td>Peyton </td> <td>8.0 <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10<br /> </td> <td>Ray<br /> </td> <td>8.0<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11<br /> </td> <td>Mark</td> <td>9.5<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12<br /> </td> <td>Kevin<br /> </td> <td>11.0<br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr size="2" width="100%" /> <p> 2008 </p> <p> Final CBS Sports Fantasy Football Power Rankings </p> <p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> Rank</td> <td> Team Name<br /> </td> <td> Owner<br /> </td> <td> Record</td> <td> Total Points<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1<br /> </td> <td> Tuna butt<br /> </td> <td> Prentice<br /> </td> <td> 11-5-0<br /> </td> <td> 1594<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2<br /> </td> <td> C-O-R-N-P-O-N-E</td> <td> Jayson</td> <td> 11-5-0</td> <td> 1477</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3<br /> </td> <td> Smokey Mtn GapTooths<br /> </td> <td> James</td> <td> 8-7-0</td> <td> 1443</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 4<br /> </td> <td> Dow Shalt Not Kill<br /> </td> <td> Matt</td> <td> 7-7-0</td> <td> 1354</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 5<br /> </td> <td> THE STINKERS<br /> </td> <td> Elliot</td> <td> 8-7-0</td> <td> 1297</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 6<br /> </td> <td>Nashville Freezeouts<br /> </td> <td> Bill</td> <td>7-7-0</td> <td>1259</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 7<br /> </td> <td> tkta</td> <td> Madan</td> <td> 7-7-0 </td> <td>1230</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 8<br /> </td> <td> MR Ducks<br /> </td> <td> Ray</td> <td> 7-7-0 </td> <td> 1162</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 9<br /> </td> <td> Col. Wilma Deering </td> <td> Jonathan</td> <td> 5-9-0</td> <td> 1219</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 10<br /> </td> <td> Crumpshakers</td> <td> Peyton</td> <td> 5-8-1</td> <td> 1160</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 11<br /> </td> <td> Wango Tangos<br /> </td> <td>Mark</td> <td> 5-8-1</td> <td> 1151</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 12<br /> </td> <td> kbridges25</td> <td> Kevin</td> <td> 5-9-0</td> <td> 1064</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <hr size="2" width="100%" /> <p> 2007 </p> <p> Final Yahoo Fantasy Football Rankings </p> <p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> Rank</td> <td> Team Name<br /> </td> <td>Owner</td> <td> Record</td> <td> Total Points<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1<br /> </td> <td> Nashville Freezeouts<br /> </td> <td> Bill<br /> </td> <td> 9-5-0<br /> </td> <td> 2857.43<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2<br /> </td> <td> MVP</td> <td> Madan</td> <td> 10-4-0</td> <td> 2901.91</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 3<br /> </td> <td> Col. Wilma Deering</td> <td> Jonathan</td> <td> 10-4-0</td> <td> 2743.97</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 4<br /> </td> <td> P-money</td> <td> Prentice</td> <td> 9-5-0</td> <td> 2626.47</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 5<br /> </td> <td> Behemoths</td> <td> James</td> <td> 7-7-0</td> <td> 2809.89</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 6<br /> </td> <td> Crumpshakers</td> <td> Peyton</td> <td>7-7-0</td> <td> 2373.43</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 7<br /> </td> <td> Civilized Worm</td> <td> Matt</td> <td> 8-6-0 </td> <td> 3023.16</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 8<br /> </td> <td> Wango Tangos</td> <td> Mark</td> <td> 8-6-0 </td> <td> 2547.61</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 9<br /> </td> <td> The Smelliot</td> <td> Elliot</td> <td> 5-9-0</td> <td> 2909.92</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 10<br /> </td> <td> kbridges25</td> <td> Kevin</td> <td> 5-9-0</td> <td> 2583.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 11<br /> </td> <td> StrongBradians</td> <td> Brad</td> <td> 4-10-0</td> <td> 2449.20</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 12<br /> </td> <td> C-O-R-N-P-O-N-E</td> <td> Jayson</td> <td> 2-12-0</td> <td> 2425.39</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <hr size="2" width="100%" /> <p> Mailing List: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/turn-knob-to-agitate" target="_blank">Turn Knob to Agitate</a> </p> </article> <article> <h1>728B the luna bean - 22 nov 08</h1> <p>site admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:33:00 -0500</p> <p> From their <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=331815938&blogID=454986751" target="_blank">Myspace blog</a>: </p> <blockquote> <p> this was a show we had been excited about for a while. the reason is, we would be sharing the stage with two of our favorite bands: VICTIMS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION and THE QUIET DEPARTURE. to us, equally as cool as having people rocking out and even singing along to your music, is getting to meet and connect with people in other bands. and SOMEtimes, those people turn out to become good friends. such is the case with these. we met VOPE in april when we played our first show. it was at 21 eleven. we've stayed in touch and played quite a few shows with them since then. we met TQD sharing the stage with them at the Luna Bean before summer. we've also stayed in touch. we miss ken's hair. </p> <p> also on the bill this night was kristin chalmers (acoustic guitar), 21 differences, and some guy named jerad finck. kristin played three songs. good voice. 21 diff is young and energetic. apparently mr.finck is bigtime - or at least on the way (on mtv, vh1, nat'l radio). he wasnt originally in the line-up and showed up day of show b/c their gig in raleigh was canceled. </p> <p> we got lots of compliments on our show, however i dont think any of us felt really good about. jayson stunk up the joint, for sure. we had some good friends come out from greenville, so that was encouraging. 6 song set: bruce willis, wooden, weight of it all, days away, new nameless song, and finished with what's so fine. no technical difficulties. </p> <p> max is our man. look forward to ANY time we get to go back to wilson. </p> </blockquote> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>728B broad st. music - 13 dec 08</h1> <p>site admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:50:55 -0500</p> <p> From their <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=331815938&blogID=456368278" target="_blank">Myspace blog</a>: </p> <blockquote> <p> this was our 20th show (since we seriously started playing out in april). we're pretty excited about this little milestone, and are hoping for at least 20 more. maybe by then we'll have made enough money for a quality, full-length recording before 728b dissolves. </p> <p> this was our second time playing at broad st. music in new bern, and it is quickly becoming just about our favorite place to play. doug really knows how to take care of a band. he genuinely appreciates what independent bands are all about, and is supportive of what we're trying to do. if you're close to new bern, make sure you go support other shows there. he's got a good thing going. </p> <p> we were originally supposed to play first, in front of a local band and another out-of-town group.. however, when circumstances made it so that we couldnt arrive until 9:00, we got pushed back to last. we don't necessarily mind playing late, but felt pretty sure that, since we were the LEAST known band, a lot of people would leave before we got started. unfortunately, we were right. </p> <p> the first band was GOLIATH's PONY. young locals who brought all their friends. you could tell they and their buddies were having a really fun time - dancing and jumping around. it was good for doug to give them a chance to play. apparently they're all pretty big supporters of broad st and the bands that come through. we were pleasantly surprised by GP. </p> <p> next was WHAT'S GOOD, and - wow. talk about a good band. we've played with a lot, but this trio impressed the heck out of us. instrumental funk/blues/jazz/rock. fun to watch, and you can tell they enjoy their music. all three musicians were excellent. a must-see. no joke. hopefully we can hook up with them again soon in j-ville. </p> <p> as for our show, we played six songs. five of them (bruce willis, wooden, weight, fine, and the new nameless one) we've played i think at our last 3-4 shows. we added days away. no technical problems to report. like i said, most people left before we got started. but for those who stuck around, we REALLY appreciate it. we got a lot of positive feedback. </p> <p> our 20th show was also our last of 2008. </p> </blockquote> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>728B spazz haus - 6 dec 08</h1> <p>site admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:46:35 -0500</p> <p> From their <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=331815938&blogID=456012327" target="_blank">Myspace blog</a>: </p> <blockquote> <p> our first house show...<br /> well we got started a little after 10:30. had a decent number of people stroll in and out. some folks sticking around for all 5 songs and rockin' with us. we had not practiced since our last show nov 22 (2 weeks). this was our first show we played cold like that. actually, we felt pretty good about it. i think it was a stress release for our drummer who had spent the whole week on a project - not finishing until 10:15 that night. the five songs were bruce willis, wooden, weight of it all, what's so fine, and the still as yet nameless song. no technical difficulties. </p> <p> after us was ryland bouchard - kind of mellow clean guitar and soft vocals that everyone was digging. after that was ODIST, and these were some funk rock, out-of-sight, make-you-want-to-move, very technically sound guys. actually, 2 guys and a girl (great drummer). we're hoping to play with them again next time they're in NC. ODIST was followed by junior revolution. they were also good and a band everyone was really into. </p> <p> so our first spazz haus experience was a good one. </p> </blockquote> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>728B at zakkâ€™s coffeehouse - 25 october 08</h1> <p>site admin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:49:51 -0500</p> <p> From their <a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=331815938&blogID=454571035">myspace blog</a>: </p> <blockquote> <p> there were supposed to be three bands: us, anamide(?), and cyanotic revelation (VA). when we arrived, we realized that for some reason, anamide wasnt coming, so it would just be the two of us. and i'm pretty sure C.R. was to play first. i know nathan met us there about 8:45 driving in from a computer competition in durham. </p> <p> anyway, C.R. was enjoyable. reminded us of evanescence (not just because of the female singer). the manager for C.R. was real friendly. got to talk to him quite a bit. he was out there for our whole show, but honestly, we only saw their band members when they actually played. for our set they were gone. there were a few people who had come out. we played i think only 5 or 6 songs (b.w., wooden, weight, whats fine, a nameless new one). we ran through waiting room for a sound check. no technical difficulties. we waited around a long time for an audio and video recording of the set, and ended up finally making it home around 4. </p> <p> we're really appreciative of jon and cindy (congrats btw) for how good they've been to us. </p> </blockquote> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Elvis Perkins</h1> <p>Jonathan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:25:11 -0500</p> <p>If we canâ€™t have any new material from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mangum" target="_blank">Jeff Mangum</a>, then I guess <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Perkins" target="_blank">Elvis Perkins</a> will have to doâ€¦</p> <div align="center"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mjN8kyK14wk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param></object></div> <p>Seriously, I really like this song...but it is SUCH a blatant NMH rip-off, especially the end!</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Cellar and the Ghost... review at Tennessean.com</h1> <p>site admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:47:19 -0500</p> </article> <article> <h1>McCain</h1> <p>Jonathan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:35:19 -0400</p> <a href="/content/mccain"></a> </article> <article> <h1>The Cellar & the Ghost Have Let Us Down</h1> <p>site admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:40:31 -0400</p> </article> <article> <h1>Shellac in Pontiac on 15 Sep 08</h1> <p>Jonathan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:30:52 -0400</p> <p>A week ago I went to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac_(band)" target="_blank">Shellac</a> play at the <a href="http://www.thecrofoot.com/" target="_blank">Crofoot</a> in Pontiac, MI. I actually had a couple of tickets (that my mother-in-law picked up for me), but couldn't find anyone to go with me (Prentice was on his honeymoon and no one from Nashville could make the trip). Phreddy Wischusen, general manager of the Crofoot, told her that by getting the tickets for me she proved wrong all the late night talk show hosts with their jokes about mothers-in-law. The Crofoot is a fairly new and nice venue. I was standing right in front of the stage. Last time I did that was with Matt at Slint in Chicago. <a href="http://www.chrisbrokaw.com/" target="_blank">Chris Brokaw</a> opened the show. The dudes talking loudly behind me during Brokaw's set were annoying. The Shellac set was loose and enjoyable. Here are some photos and video:</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-200156.jpg"></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-201103.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-201113.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-201123.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-211023.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-211034.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-211048.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-211057.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-211133.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-220333.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-231913.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-231925.jpg"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-234008.jpg"></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://turnknobtoagitate.net/files/20080915-234239.jpg"></a> </p> <p align="center"> </embed></p> <p align="center"> </embed></p> <p align="center"> </embed></p> <p align="center"> </embed></p> <p align="center"> </embed></p> </article> <article> <p>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:29:05 -0400</p> </article> <article> <p>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:28:34 -0400</p> </article> <article> <p>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:23:17 -0400</p> </article> <article> <p>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:19:24 -0400</p> </article> <article> <h1>Recording in Rawley's bedroom</h1> <p>Jonathan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:04:30 -0400</p> This is a brief clip in Rawley's house in Miller's Creek.Â We recorded some of the dinghy stuff in Jayson's bedroom. </article> </main></body></html>