J. TillmanI'm not quite sure what just happened. I bought a ticket for myself and Allie to J. Tillman for her birthday. I've heard some Fleet Foxes, but never got into them, but I know that they are really talented and was expecting a good show. Still, he fucking blew my mind. We got there just as the first song began. He looks just like Matt Embree. He was accompanied by a drummer, an electric guitarist, a bassist and a slide guitarist. The show began with him playing acoustic, supported basically by the bass and percussion, with the two guitarists playing bright harmonious melodies. Eventually, the songs got louder. It got to a point where the end of one song was basically a southern version of Sonic Youth. The slide guitarist was going crazy with the vibrato, Tillman was smashing a gong, the bassist was just dancing, and everyone was going crazy. It stayed as such for a while, sometimes with the entire band playing a disjointed symphony of various cymbals. It slowed down towards the end. The encore was three acoustic songs. He has such a soothing voice, yet is absolutely hilarious between songs, making jokes about the turnout of the show (only five presales?????) and crystal meth. After the show finished, we stood there for five minutes just absorbing what happened. We saw him come out to the floor after most of the crowd had left, and we met him. The lady before us traced his hand on an autograph book, and asked him to sign. Instead, he spent a minute drawing some really cool symbol/flower/idon'tknow. He was very chill speaking to us, and we took a picture. Everything about this show was perfect. Oh man. I got Year In The Kingdom on vinyl for only 10 dollars? Love it.
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J. Tillman
Nov 19 2009, 4h03 por armed_desire
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The Year of the Ox
Nov 10 2009, 9h29 por grahamharbison
What a year of great concerts.
Fischerspooner
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
OSO
The Parson Redheads
J. Tillman
Tall Tales
Loch Lomond
Blitzen Trapper
Sean Hayes
Little Dragon
Can't wait to be in the Bay Area for Year of the Tiger!!! -
konzert: j. tillman, 26.09.09
Set 28 2009, 7h29 por klienicum
der abend vor der wahl. eine wahl im superwahljahr. ein abend in münchen während des super oktoberfestes. die straßen gefüllt, die menschen, nun ja, auch. ein reges, und will man es positiv betrachten, munteres treiben. nett, was sich da tut in der bayerischen hauptstadt. blah blah blah. dass es später auch etwas sarkastisch von der bühne tönt, ist kein wunder. ich meine, dass menschenaufläufe wie die wiesn überholt sind. gemeinsame trauerarbeit wäre angesichts dessen, was die erdbevölkerung seit ihres bestehens angestellt hat, angemessener. dafür hat man aber die bänkelsänger, die die ausladenen feste meiden und ihre eindringlichkeit an düsteren orten an jene übergeben, die es meist eh schon wissen. so klönt man in übersichtlicher runde im orangehouse, auf dem feierwerk gelände, abseits des irren tuns auf der theresienwiese. man hatte schließlich die wahl.
j. tillman ist ein überraschend großer kerl, die haare und der bart ungestutzt, ein freundliches wesen dennoch. vor allem gefiel mir, wie er 'seinem bassisten' bei dessen soloshow vor dem eigentlichen konzert aufmerksam folgte, engagiert applaudierte, eben honorierte, was dieser zum besten gab. die klampfe entschlossen gepackt, empfahl sich also zach tillman, seines zeichens - die auflösung folgt nun - bruder des fleet foxes drummers und vorstand der vier menschen, die j. tillman auf seiner europatour begleiten. der gesang eindringlich, die harmonien zu feinen fadenläufen aufgedröselt, hemmungslos laut zuweilen, bissig, wie gezwungen. zeitweise waren seine bilder redundant, seine ausläufer uneinholbar, aber das ehrliche angebot im vortrag überwog und des publikums dank ward redlich verdient (das saß mal wieder vermehrt, so dass ein nachrücken unmöglich war, eine unsitte, die sich durchzusetzen droht.)
ungeduldige forderten bald den auftritt des hauptacts ein. der ließ sich nicht lumpen und dafür gleich vom stapel. die erste halbe stunde der vier mannen von pearly gate music, so die band um zach t., plus ihres "neuen" vorstands war geprägt von ruhigerem liedgut, insbesondere enthoben des mittlerweile zum vorgängeralbum mutierten "vacilando territory blues". denn derweil gibt es den release von "year in the kingdom" zu feiern, was die band aber nicht anhielt, ausreichend tonträger mit sich zu führen. eine schande. so ging man in dieser hinsicht am samstag abend leer aus. dafür aber hatten die fünfe spiellaune, hymnische kraft und zuweilen auch die power einer saftigen bluesrockkapelle mitgebracht.
weiter hier: http://dasklienicum.blogspot.com/2009/09/konzert-j-tillman-260909.html
Sa., 26. Sep. – J. Tillman, Pearly Gate Music
J. Tillman
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J. Tillman - Year In The Kingdom (review)
Set 27 2009, 22h14 por Orange-Minz
I wrote a reveiw for Year In The Kingdom. You find it on my blog:
http://commonfolkmeadow.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/j-tillman-year-in-the-kingdom/
J. Tillman - Year In The Kingdom -
western vinyl
Jul 16 2009, 10h09 por klienicum
für manchen künstler ließe man sich gerne mehr zeit. wenn man selbige in ausreichendem maße zur verfügung hätte. interessanter, aber eben auch nachvollziehbarer weise tummeln sich solche kreativen häufig auch unter einem dach, labeldach. da ist es ein leichtes bzw. weniger aufwändig, zusammenzufassen. hatten wir in der vergangenheit, in loser folge auch immer wieder getan.
so denn auch heute mit der bewunderung für western vinyl und sein attraktives programm. wer wusste denn schon, dass es hier bereits frühe gehversuche von songs:ohia, windsor for the derby, knife in the water, appendix out oder bonnie "blue" billy gab? neben den frühen dirty projectors oder bexar bexar (wir hatten berichtet), madagascar und julie sokolow, slow six und goldmund gibt es natürlich die ganz aktuellen acts wie balmorhea, j. tillman, christopher tignor, here we go magic, shuta hasunuma und peter broderick. und viele andere mehr.
eine stilistische ausrichtung lässt sich nicht festmachen, aber sicher die notwendigkeit, sich abseits vom mainstream zu behaupten, ob im rahmen von mäandernden gitarrenklängen, elektronischen grenzerfahrungen oder deutlichem indierock, immer wieder wird neuland erobert. und das, obwohl das label in austin, texas beheimatet ist. da erwartet man doch andere klänge, gell?
mehr: http://dasklienicum.blogspot.com/2009/07/neue-tone-629-western-vinyl.html
Western Vinyl
Balmorhea
Here We Go Magic
Peter Broderick
Sleep WhaleCallers
Goldmund
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My Life As Music Freak, Part 4: Gigs I've been to this season
Jul 6 2009, 18h25 por kotsa200
Here's that time of the year again where i look back to my season in music. You can take a look if you care. Here are the gigs I've been to during Season 2008-2009. I wanted to go to a lot more gigs than last season, I guess it's mision accomplished :P
This does not includes summer festivals of course.
09/20/2008: 31knots + The Constantines + Ladyhawk
09/27/2008: !!! + Danton Eeprom + Radio Slave
10/03/2008: Bon Iver + Bowerbirds
10/15/2008: Bohren & der Club of Gore + Alexander Tucker
10/30/2008: Asian Dub Foundation
11/05/2008: Mariee Sioux + Syd Matters
11/10/2008: The Ting Tings
11/11/2008: Black Kids + The USA
11/13/2008: The Ruby Suns + John & Jehn
11/18/2008: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip + Late of the Pier
11/20/2008: Fleet Foxes + J. Tillman
11/21/2008: Kanye West + Santigold
11/23/2008: Róisín Murphy + Hercules and Love Affair
12/04/2008: Masaladosa + Volt Selector
12/05/2008: departement of eagles
12/06/2008: The Whip
12/13/2008: Gotan Project
12/16/2008: N*E*R*D
01/13/2009: James Yuill
01/22/2009: of Montreal + Casiokids
01/24/2009: Kaiser Chiefs + Dananananakroyd
02/02/2009: Ladyhawke
02/17/2009: Metronomy
02/19/2009: Soldout + Casiokids +Anderson
02/23/2009: My Vitriol
02/24/2009: Ray LaMontagne + Priscilla Ahn
02/25/2009: Rachael Yamagata
03/04/2009: Crystal Antlers
03/07/2009: J. Tillman
03/11/2009: Friendly Fires + Wax Stag
03/12/2009: Franz Ferdinand + Kissogram
03/18/2009: Animal Collective+ Pantha du Prince
03/24/2009: Girl Talk
03/25/2009: Peter Bjorn and John + James Yuill
04/07/2009: Alela Diane + William Elliott Whitmore
04/08/2009: A Place to Bury Strangers + Amenra
04/09/2009: Squarepusher + Venetian Snares + Tim Exile
04/12/2009: Mono + HEALTH + Mi Ami + Handsome Furs
04/14/2009: The Whitest Boy Alive + Micachu & The Shapes + The New Wine
04/21/2009: Loney, Dear
04/23/2009: Priscilla Ahn + Willoughby
04/24/2009: Holy Fuck + It Hugs Back
04/26/2009: Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves + The Right Ons
04/28/2009: Miss Kittin & The Hacker + The Neon Judgement
05/02/2009: Yeah Yeah Yeahs + The Juan Maclean + Shearwater + Fischerspooner + Peter Doherty + Tiga + Birdy Nam Nam + The Von Bondies + Delphic + Crookers + Booka Shade + Dizzee Rascal + Fever Ray + Red Light Company + The Temper Trap
05/05/2009: Peaches + Drums Of Death
05/06/2009: Beirut + Mina Tindle
05/08/2009: Get Well Soon + Broadcast 2000 + Metric + Dear Reader + The Phantom Band + Austin Lace + Art Brut
05/09/2009: Andrew Bird + Phosphorescent + Laura Marling
05/10/2009: Telepathe + Rainbow Arabia
05/12/2009: We Are Wolves + Naïve New Beaters
05/14/2009: PJ Harvey & John Parish + Tom Brosseau
05/15/2009: Bat for Lashes
05/16/2009: Akron/Family + Yuksek + The Acorn + autoKratz + Thunderheist
05/18/2009: Larkin Grimm + DM Stith
05/22/2009: Dan Auerbach + Pete Molinari
05/28:2009: Deerhunter
06/04/2009: Junior Boys + Circlesquare
06/05/2009: Phoenix
06/12/2009: The Freewheeling Yo La Tengo
06/14/2009: Lisa Ekdhal
06/20/2009: Balkan Beat Box + Moriarty + Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 + Joshua
06/29/2009: Fucked Up + Drums Are For Parade -
Seen Live
Abr 5 2009, 20h15 por jaan23
Wolf Parade*****
Handsome Furs (x3)*****
Sunset Rubdown (x2)*****
Okkervil River*****
Shearwater*****
Chad VanGaalen*****
Beirut*****
WHY? (x2)****
Bowerbirds****
Fleet Foxes****
Black Lips****
Max Tundra****
Deerhunter***
Plants and Animals***
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart***
Highlife***
Dag för Dag***
Animal Collective**
of Montreal**
Scanners**
J. Tillman**
The Uglysuit**
BEAT!BEAT!BEAT!**
Jack Beauregard**
ClickClickDecker**
Maria Taylor*
Whispertown2000*
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream*
Glass And Fishes*
An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump°
work in progress... -
E's Hour Radio Show 03/04/2009
Mar 31 2009, 3h16 por evanreyes
1. Marissa Nadler - "Ghosts & Lovers"
2. Deerhunter - "Agoraphobia"
3. Black Lips - "Short Fuse"
4. Trail Of Dead - "Giants Causeway"
5. Trail of Dead - "Far Pavilions"
6. Volcano Suns - "Truth Is Stranger Than Fishing"
7. Volcano Suns - "Balancing Act"
8. Abe Vigoda - "The Reaper"
9. The Whip - "Sirens"
10. Anavan - "Boom"
11. Beirut - "My Wife, Lost in the Wild"
12. Squarepusher - "Delta-V"
13. Benga - "Music Box"
14. White Lies - "Death"
15. Filligar - "Lot Six"
16. King Khan & The Shrines - "Took My Lady to Dinner"
17. DM Stith - "Fire of Birds"
18. J. Tillman - "Steel on Steel"
19. Neko Case - "Fever"
20. The Decemberists - "Raincoat Song"
21. Spoon - "The Underdog"
22. Bell Orchestre - "Bucephalus Bouncing Ball"
23. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Young Adult Friction"
24. Filligar - "Nightfall"
25. The Lonely Island - "Ras Trent"
26. Vetiver - "Sister"
27. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Teenager in Love"
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SXSW 2009: More bands than I ever thought possible
Mar 24 2009, 5h36 por sunburntkamel
Wed 18 Mar – SXSW Music Conference and Festival
Click the linked day-by-day posts for reviews of each of the bands:
Day 1 - Wednesday :
J. Tillman, Yoni Wolf of WHY?, Themselves, The Handsome Family, Jucifer, Katzenjammer, The Weird Weeds, Dosh, Viva Voce
Day 2 - Thursday :
Justin Townes Earle, Department of Eagles, Mi Ami, Golden Triangle, All the Saints, Tori Amos, Little Boots, Datarock
Day 3 - Friday :
Dressy Bessy, Old James, Ruby Isle, Telepathe, Handsome Furs, Tombs, The Rosebuds, Kittens Ablaze
Day 4 - Saturday :
Katzenjammer, UME, Mouse House, Follow That Bird, The Bird and the Bee
Top 5 Shows:
5: The Rosebuds
4: Ruby Isle
3: Katzenjammer
2: Jucifer
1: Kittens Ablaze -
Boredom takes over and hands you a library survey.
Mar 18 2009, 21h32 por smarts47
Who is a favorite member of 1? of Montreal
Bryan Poole is one badass mofo. But then again KB just looks so good in booty shorts… tough call.
What is your favorite song by 2? Regina Spektor
Us
What is your favorite album by 3? Led Zeppelin
Houses of the Holy
What is your favorite album by 4? The Beatles
Rubber Soul
What is your favorite song by 5? Beck
Girl
Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? Modest Mouse
Float On because it’s the song that was playing when I first became friends with Katie and Micah
What is your favorite album by 7? The Pinker Tones
Wild Animals and The Million Colour Revolution are both amazing, I can’t choose.
What is your favorite song by 8? Lily Allen
Alfie
Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? Relient K
Jefferson Aero Plane
What is your favorite song by 10? Switchfoot
Burn Out Bright or Soren’s Song
What is your favorite album by 11? Cake
Fashion Nugget
What is your favorite album by 12? Fionn Regan
The End of History
How many albums by 13 do you own? MGMT
Only 1
Have you ever seen 14 live? Flight of the Conchords
I wish, they’re better live than on the show!
What is your favorite song by 15? Tony Bennett
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
What is your favorite song by 16? The Doors
Love Her Madly
How many times have you seen 17 live? Elbow
None
What is your favorite album by 18? Nick Drake
Bryter Layter
Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? Jack Johnson
Bubble Toes because it reminds me of that time my mom, Sal, Josiah and I woke up and went to Moby’s
How many albums do you own by 20? Billie Holiday
Only 1 and it’s one of those top 16 radio hits ones
What is your favorite song by 21? Falling Up
Broken Heart (Ghosts Of Seaside) or Contact (Complexus)
What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Fleet Foxes
I don’t remember, but I think it was Blue Ridge Mountains
What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Queen
I couldn’t tell you, I’ve been listening to Queen since the diaper days! xD
What is your favorite song by 24? Little Comets
Figures
How many times have you seen 25 live? Journey
None, thanks to that stupid 21 and over rule at the casino’s concerts!
What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Mute Math
Collapse or Stare At The Sun, idk which
What is a good memory involving 27? Incubus
Riding in Monica’s car on the way to school while listening to Incubus after I spent the night at Solo’s
What was the first song you ever heard by 28? Foo Fighters
Impossible to know, probablyLearn To Fly
How did you get into 29? Miike Snow
Found them on RCRD_LBL and fell in love with their remix of The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance
What is a good memory you have involving 30? Horse Feathers
I don’t have one, actually.
Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? The Guess Who
Undun
What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Weezer
I know I heard them long before I knew who they were. ProbablyIsland In The Sun ‘cause it’s in every damn movie ever.
What's your favorite lyric by 33? Frank Sinatra
“And when I kissed you, darling
It was more than just a thrill for me
It was the promise, darling
Of the things that fate had willed for me”
What was the first song you ever heard by 34? The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Well shit, that is not easy to answer considering they do every song for basically every movie!
What is your favorite song by 35? Duffy
Warwick Avenue
What is your favorite song by 36? Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way, so powerful and subtly angry
Who is a favorite member of 37? Muse
Never thought of it before, hmm. Matt Bellamy I guess?
What is your favorite song by 38? Juanes
La Paga, fun times in Spanish class. =]
Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Sigur Ros
No, I don’t know most of their lyric translations, actually.
What is your favorite album by 40? Landon Pigg
He only has Falling In Love At The Coffee Shop so that one I guess.
What is your favorite album by 41? The Killers
Hot Fuss
How many times have you seen 42 live? Minus the Bear
None.
What is the first song you ever heard by 43? Train
Meet Virginia
Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune and Beau Soir
What is the worst song by 45? John Mayer
Your Body Is a Wonderland, overplayed and overrated
What is a good memory you have involving 46? Franz Ferdinand
Idk, but hopefully I’ll go to their concert.
What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Noah and the Whale
5 Years Time. It was on several commercials, but that’s not why I started listening to them.
What is your favorite album by 48? Flogging Molly
Drunken Lullabies, expected, but still great.
What is your favorite album by 49?J. Tillman
Cancer and Delirium
What is your favorite song by 50? Coldplay
Probably Sparks, which is pretty underrated for how overrated CP is.
