Got invited to a great party last night for the annual Music Issue of Style Magazine in Baltimore. The event at Mosaic (in Power Plant Live) felt upscale and trendy, but classic Baltimore because of how laid back all the guests were.
I'm one of the lucky DJ's they featured in the issue and I got to talk with a few other radio folks from town who I had never met before.
Also got a chance to catch up on the local music scene with Jason Tinney of
Donegal X-Press. He wrote a piece for the new Style issue about being in a band in this city for 10 years, a smart and funny piece. Which makes sense that both he and his wife were smart and funny!
Jason gave me the low down on the upcoming Irish Festival in Baltimore, happening September 14th & 15th in Canton. Little did I know, but seems as though our esteemed Governor will be yet again strapping on the guitar over the weekend to play with his own O'Malley's March!
Here is one of the most recent performances of O'Malley doing 'Time Of Your Life' at his inauguration
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Damien Rice and Burma
With news of a pro-democracy protest on the streets of Rangoon today, my mind drifted to the poignant tribute paid to Nobel Peace Prize winner and prisoner of conscience Aung San Suu Kyi by Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. Check out this live version at a Nobel concert in Oslo.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Radio City
Back almost 10 years ago, the Dave Matthews Band released what would be their first of an on-going series of "live" records with Live at Red Rocks. It was a good-faith effort to give fans that had been taping bootleg shows for years high audio quality shows AND the opportunity to relive those classic DMB moments.
Live at Red Rocks did just that ... it was DMB raw, spontaneous renditions of songs that would be lost otherwise
It continued 2 years later with Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live from Luther College. Another double-disc ... but this time - the intimate side of Dave and the "out of this freaking world" guitar work of the Tim Reynolds.
The catalog of live shows has soared to 16 albums (at time a total of 4 CDs per show!).
Even for the most hardcore DMB fans - how many versions of "Warehouse" does one need in their collection?
Well, nearly 10 years since the release of Live at Red Rocks - Dave answers critics with Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City. Perhaps, unpredictably, time just called for a Dave & Tim record ... but for over 2 hours, pure bliss.
2 reasons to buy ... listen ... emerge yourself in Live from Radio City.
Reason Numero Uno: Tim Reynolds. Buy the CD ... listen to it ... buy the DVD ... watch it - in that order. You won't believe what you hear - then your eyes will confirm what your ears just relayed to you.
Reason Numero Duos: Dave's singing. Where at times in the early days, it sounded like his voice owned him (and believe me, that was part of the intrigue) ... he clearly owns his own voice now. His range ... his control ... is inspiring.
Two men on a great platform infront of thousands ... but believe me, when you listen to Live from Radio City, it'll just be the 3 of you.
Live at Red Rocks did just that ... it was DMB raw, spontaneous renditions of songs that would be lost otherwise
It continued 2 years later with Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live from Luther College. Another double-disc ... but this time - the intimate side of Dave and the "out of this freaking world" guitar work of the Tim Reynolds.
The catalog of live shows has soared to 16 albums (at time a total of 4 CDs per show!).
Even for the most hardcore DMB fans - how many versions of "Warehouse" does one need in their collection?
Well, nearly 10 years since the release of Live at Red Rocks - Dave answers critics with Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City. Perhaps, unpredictably, time just called for a Dave & Tim record ... but for over 2 hours, pure bliss.
2 reasons to buy ... listen ... emerge yourself in Live from Radio City.
Reason Numero Uno: Tim Reynolds. Buy the CD ... listen to it ... buy the DVD ... watch it - in that order. You won't believe what you hear - then your eyes will confirm what your ears just relayed to you.
Reason Numero Duos: Dave's singing. Where at times in the early days, it sounded like his voice owned him (and believe me, that was part of the intrigue) ... he clearly owns his own voice now. His range ... his control ... is inspiring.
Two men on a great platform infront of thousands ... but believe me, when you listen to Live from Radio City, it'll just be the 3 of you.
Before The Summer Ends
Simple Minds Will Our Focus Of The Old School Segment This Week On Altered Friday
And Melissa Chats With Camera Obscura As They Guest DJ!
And Melissa Chats With Camera Obscura As They Guest DJ!
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