Artwork of the Day - Don Van Vliet [Michael Werner Gallery Cologne]

 Don Van Vliet [Michael Werner Gallery Cologne] exhibition poster

 

Remembering Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) | Don’s Tunes

 

"I don't really live on compliments. As a matter of fact, they have a way of distracting me. I know a whole lot of musicians, artists out there who hears the compliments and thinks "wow, I must have been really great" and so they get fat and satisfied and they get lost and forget about their actual talent and start living in another world.

Pretty soon I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind, or satisfaction, or direction, actually. More so than politics, the big ego scene. You know it's an art of words... Meaning nothing. Therefore you will have to get an earthier substance, like music or the arts."

Dick Cavett interview (1969)

Photo: the legendary Gered Mankowitz

Tuba Skinny, Sweet Lovin’ Old Soul, Wilmington, DE 9/3/25

 This . . . . .

Tuba Skinny, Sweet Lovin’ Old Soul, Wilmington, DE 9/3/25

Recorded in 1925 by Sara Martin and her Jug Band Sara Martin original recording-    • Sara Martin & her Jug Band - I'm Gonna Be ...   To support the band via PayPal, donate to tubaskinny@gmail.com. Via Venmo, donate to “tuba skinny” Erika Lewis, vocals/bass drum Shaye Cohn, cornet Barnabus Jones, trombone Max Bien-Kahn, banjo/ guitar Greg Sherman, vocals/guitar Todd Burdick, tuba Robin Rapuzzi, washboard Craig Flory, clarinet

The Jerry Douglas Band : The Earls Of Leicester (sic?) The Spanish Two Step/ Steel Guitar Blues

 Friday? Best start the day with some mighty fine picking and a lil Blue Grass . . . . . . 

Jerry Douglas

Jerry says:

Here’s a little Throwback Thursday for you of The Earls of Leicester performing the Medley of “Spanish Two Step” and “Steel Guitar Blues” from their album ‘Live at The CMA Theater in The Country Music Hall of Fame.’ 

https://youtu.be/IJnXqmPLgNg?si=DGP_Qwo2deYFjaL5

The Incredible String Band - Air

 So I might as well sign of with this masterpiece from the finest double album [UK] that The Incredible String Band released IMHO - Wee Tam and The Big Huge track ‘Air’ (track 8 on Wee Tam) as shared this morning by my friends over at 

International Times

THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - AIR (Wee Tam & The Big Huge) 

(2010 Remaster)

'Breathing, all creatures are 

Brighter than the brightest star 

You are

by far 

You come right inside of me 

Close as you can be 

You kiss my blood 

And my blood kiss me’

words and music Mike Heron

The Incredible String Band

‘Air’

(Wee Tam & The Big Huge - U.K., 1968)

International Times

Lari Basilio - ‘SEASONS’ new artist of the Week! Check this out!

 Speaking of find new guitarists on the algorithms courtesy of Flickennabok!

Here’s Lari Basilio

I like her!

SEASONS

Lari says:

My new album "Redemption" is OUT NOW! 

Here's a new video of the track 'Seasons'.

Get CD, Vinyl and Guitar TABs and more: http://www.laribasilio.com/store

Stream "Redemption": https://onerpm.link/laribasilio-redemption

Musicians:

Lari Basilio - electric guitars

Vinnie Colaiuta - drums

Sean Hurley - bass 

Mari Jacintho - keys

Written, arranged, and produced by Lari Basilio.

Recorded at EastWest Studios (Studio Two) by Ross Rothero-Bourge

Assistant Engineer: Tucker Andrew

Mixed by Ross Rothero-Bourge at Cube Recording Studio

Moving towards the end of the day with this new artist (to me!)

Hell’s Teeth! Gal can PLAY! 

John Cale - Frozen Warnings ..... originally from The Marble Index (Nico)

 

John Cale - Frozen Warnings ..... originally from The Marble Index (Nico)

Friar hermit stumbles over The cloudy borderline Frozen warnings close to mine Close to the frozen borderline Frozen warnings close to mine Close to the frozen borderline Into numberless reflections Rises a smile from your eyes into mine Frozen warnings close to mine Close to the frozen borderline Frozen warnings close to mine Close to the frozen borderline Over railroad station tracks Faintly flickers a modest cry From without a thousand cycles A thousand cycles to come A thousand times to win A thousand ways to run the world In a similar reply Friar hermit stumbles over The cloudy borderline Frozen warnings close to mine Close to the frozen borderline Frozen warnings close to mine Close to the frozen borderline Close to the frozen borderline Close to the frozen borderline Close to the frozen borderline

music and lyrics Nico

produced by John Cale

worth reading the Wiki entry here particularly about the Cale Nico collboration on Marble Index

Robyn Hitchcock: 6 Albums 1981 - 2017 | Urbanaspirines

 Robyn Hitchcock: 6 Albums 1981 - 2017

[Black Snake Diamond Moan, Gotta Let This Hen Out! , Element of Light, Jewels for Sophia, Propellor Time, Robyn Hitchcock 2017 ]

Kostas is off on his holibobs so he has left us this collection of Robyn Hitchcock!

We love Robyn don’t we? So this is timely and bound sure to be FUN!

Kostas says:

"Robyn Hitchcock is a rock ’n’ roll surrealist. Born in London in 1953, he describes his songs as “paintings you can listen to”. As much a child of Dalí, de Chirico and J. G. Ballard as of his 1960s musical heroes, he is a master of the absurd, reveling in the beauty of the unexpected. His first band, the Soft Boys (1976–81), has remained an influential art-rock touchstone for generations of musicians. Hitchcock has floated at a tangent to the mainstream for five decades, and his songs have been performed by R.E.M., the Replacements, Uncle Tupelo, Vic Chesnutt, Sparklehorse and Suzanne Vega with the Grateful Dead, among others. He came of age in the 1960s while he attended Winchester College, an eccentric hothouse boarding school in the south of England. Hitchcock lives in Nashville with his wife Emma Swift and their two cats, Ringo and Tubby.

Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's most enduring and prolific singer/songwriters. Heavily influenced by Syd Barrett, John Lennon, and Bob Dylan, Hitchcock first made his name as a member of the Soft Boys, who pioneered a fusion of punk and psychedelia on 1980's Underwater Moonlight. He stepped out as a solo artist with 1981's Black Snake Diamond Role, introduced his backing band the Egyptians on 1985's Fegmania!, and made his major-label debut on 1988's Globe of Frogs. Hitchcock delivered a steady stream of fine albums through the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, including 1998's Storefront Hitchcock, 2006's Olé! Tarantula, and 2010's Propellor Time, while 2017's Robyn Hitchcock, 2022's Shufflemania, and 2026's The Confuser saw him delivering strong, stylish work in his sixth decade as a recording artist.  "

 

read on here . . . . .

Crowded House - 1987-09-17 - Mansfield MA (SBD) | so many roads (to ease my soul)

 Crowded House - 1987-09-17 - Mansfield MA (SBD)

Crowded House

1987-09-17

Great Woods Performing Arts Center

Mansfield, MA. 

Soundboard Recording

01. Recurring Dream

02. That's What I Call Love

03. World Where You Live

04. Never Be The Same

05. Hole In The River

06. Love You 'Till The Day I Die

07. Don't Dream It's Over

08. Tombstone

09. When You Come (missing very end)

10. This Is Massive

11. Something So Strong

12. Now We're Getting Somewhere

13. Walking On The Spot

14. Throw Your Arms Around Me*

15. Mean To Me

16. Better Be Home Soon

*with Paul Kelly & The Messengers

Speedy says:

1987: In August 1986, Crowded House released their self titled debut album, which garnered only limited attention initially. In December 1986, however, the 4th single from the album, Don't Dream It's Over, became a huge hit, climbing to #2 on the Billboard charts and carrying the album up to #12. The follow up single, Something So Strong, also became a top 10 hit in the US, reaching #7 on the Billboard charts. This soundboard recording captures the band on tour in support of that first album, in Mansfield, on September 17, 1987, 39 years ago today.

Crowded House on The Joan Rivers Show - 1st Appearance, 1987

A&R on Joan's show was working wonders and the boys perform "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong" (and the director cuts off their last note!)  

Blondie - Look Good In Blue | jt1674

 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/827999787259478016/blondie-look-good-in-blue