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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Travels with Jack: Pitchfork Music Festival '09
Posted by Jack Spatafora on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:57 AM
Some of you might be surprised that music isn't my primary motivation for going to this weekend's fifth annual Pitchfork Music Festival, but seriously, folks ... that's the god's honest truth. I mean, I'm definitely hyped about going and checking out a handful of the bands playing there, but what has me most excited is a get-together with a group of old friends who’ll be congregating in Chi-town for the fest. A motley crew to say the absolute least. Let's just hope none of us get arrested this weekend – unlike that other Chicago adventure that ended with my boy getting thrown in the pokey for public nudity! Three-plus days chock full o’ friends, libations, hot dogs (not really, well, kinda … I’ve never been to Hot Dougs!) and music … it just can’t come soon enough!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Photo review: Cory Branan, Joey Cape & Jon Snodgrass at New World Brewery
Posted by elawgrrl on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 2:31 AM
A delightful and talented band of troubadours, Cory Branan, Jon Snodgrass (of Drag the River/Armchair Martian) and Joey Cape (of Lagwagon), stopped in at New World Brewery on a balmy Thursday evening, June 25, 2009. The concept behind this tour was to get these three alt-country musicians together on a stage and see what happens in a casual format, kinda like the Revival Tour.
Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan kicked off the festivities by alternating songs and occassionally perfoming in duet - check out "Born Apart." The audience enthusiastically joined in on their performance singing along to their favorite tunes including Sondgrass' "Song for Gibson" and Branan's "Prettiest Waitress In Memphis."
After a rash of string breaking, which allowed time for some Branan jovial banter, the show sailed smoothly on alternating old favorites (though sadly missing Branan's "Tall Green Grass") with new offerings. The audience surely felt, "We'll be off the radar, off the map."
After starting off the evening with some beard trimming advice, Joey Cape capped the evening off singing his heart out to a dedicated group of fans.
Thanks to Jack at Aestheticized for bringing this tour to Tampa!
For more photos, please visit the following links:
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Check out Ian Svenonius' Soft Focus
Posted by Jack Spatafora on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Ian Svenonius (ex-Nation Of Ulysses, Make Up, Etc) is, was & will always be one of my favorite "voices" of underground culture. His critique & commentary RE: the transformative capacities of music / art / aesthetics pretty much always inspires. Whether it be through song, prose and/or this series of interviews he's done on the Internets over the last couple of years, Svenonius is always advancing a dialogue that'll stimulate both thought & laughter... often simultaneously.
Anyway, I'm pretty jazzed about Season 3 of Soft Focus & the subjects (Mike Watt, Steve Albini, Jennifer Herrema, Ted Leo, Jello Biafra, Etc) he has lined up for it. Part 1 (of 4) of his interview with Stephen Malkmus, after the jump...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Dead Confederate at Crowbar tonight and other news.
Posted by Jack Spatafora on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM
One of my favorite Rock bands of the last coupla years, these Georgia sons are playing a coupla one-off headlining gigs after a run of dates opening for the almighty Dinosaur Jr. (and a co-headlining European tour w/ A Place To Bury Strangers directly before that)... and we were lucky enough to land one!
I didn't get to see their set in support of Manchester Orchestra in late '08 @ Orpheum... but I do know they absolutely laid waste to a New World Brewery crowd, a day after their Langerado set earlier last year.
Their sound: an intoxicating blend of Alt-Country, Grunge, Psych, Etc; think My Morning Jacket meets Nirvana meets Pink Floyd. Sure, you'll dig their authentically southern (ie: slide geetars, trucker hats, unpretentious stage presence, etc.) vibe... but that's probably not what you'll focus on. Instead, you'll just get lost in the Rock.
Please keep reading - as there's breaking news, Smilemaker's poster (V.3!!!), mp3s & more after the jump...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Sensory Overload 4.0 Jams: Eliot Lipp and Michna
Posted by Jack Spatafora on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM
What's up Loafers!?! real quick, before we get to the content ... just wanted to say hi!!! Y'know, introduce myself, all that jazz, as I'm finally gonna start contributing here on Tampa Calling. I'm Jack. I promote shows and select tunes (w/ my boy DJ Archaea) and I've actually been heading up my own blog as well for a minute now ... Well, that's enough of that for the time being. Anyway, here it is: my first post, copied directly from the aestheticized >>> blog and focused squarely on the out-of-towners playing this Saturday night at Creative Loafing's Sensory Overload 4 point 0.
ELIOT LIPP = Over the last 5+ years, Mr. Lipp has consistently produced some of the world's finest Electro/Glitch-Hop, for a handful of the hottest labels in the game (Eastern Developments, Hefty, Mush, etc.). His music is marked by an obsessive exploration of the place where analog synths and software-based composition meet, his sound almost immediately recognizable (a quality all-too-rare in Electronic Music) -- rich and relentlessly melodic lines laced over funky breaks and broken beats. He just released Peace Love Weed 3D on his own Old Tacoma imprint; highly recommended for fans of PREFUSE 73, DABRYE, DJ SHADOW, Golden-Era Hip Hop, etc.
mp3s and more on Michna after the jump...
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sensory Overload 4.0 is coming!
Posted by Joran Oppelt on Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Creative Loafing's annual arts, music, film, etc. event goes digital this year. It will be held on Saturday, March 28 at the Honey Pot in Ybor City and will feature interactive installations by Santiago Echeverry, Giancarlo Giusti and Deon Blackwell. Music (*subject to change) will be some heavies in electronic/IDM (*intelligent dance music): Eliot Lipp, Michna, Daedalus and more.
Ticket info coming soon - KEEP CHECKING BACK!
For a taste, check out this mix courtesy of Jack over at AES>>>
2critical - 020909: 1030AMish Miniature Mix
"something from earlier today, inspired by & including artists soon to be confirmed for the Sensory Overload 4.0 jam. stay tuned for more info on that."
tracklisting:
Secret Frequency Crew - Deep Blue
Eliot Lipp - Rap Tight
Eliot Lipp - Street
Michna - Swiss Glide
Daedelus - Touchtone (Jimmy Edgar Remix)
Daedelus - Touchtone (Original)
Dert ft. Jose Gonzalez & The Game - Dreams / Crosses
Goodie Mob - Fly Away
Dam Funk - Indigo
Afta-1 - The Time In Between
Friday, December 12, 2008
Pielos tonight at New World Brewery
Posted by Wade Tatangelo on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 6:31 PM
This just in from our man Jack Spatafora at Aestheticized Presents:
Travels with Jack, Part 2: Pitchfork Fest '09 Wrap (with lots of pics)
Posted by Jack Spatafora on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 8:53 PM
"I'm so blessed to / have spent the time / with my family and the friends I love/ with my short life / I have met so many people I deeply care for"
These final chanted lyrics of Yeasayer's "Red Cave" go a ridiculously long way in summarizing exactly what my recent trip to Chicago for the fifth annual Pitchfork Festival meant to me. While I'd been to the fest several times in the past (the first three, actually), this marked the first time that a huge group of old friends (LBHS stand up!) were able to meet up and enjoy the city and the music and the drunken shenanigans together. (Pictured at right: Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips; all photos by R. Kevin Rose.)
What'd I learn? well, for starters... we are all official members of the POSI-ADULT CREW. Not straight edge -- not even close -- but definitely upbeat and affable. Positive, if you will. A group of kids raised on (amongst many, many other things) Bad Brains' "P.M.A.", Seven Seconds, Dag Nasty, Gorilla Biscuits, etc., who grew into a geographically dispersed crew of adults ... all of us still kinda "Screaming For Change" in our own unique ways. (LOTS MORE PICS AND SHENANIGANS AFTER THE JUMP)
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