Radio Crystal Blue 9/2/12 news

Posted on August 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

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NEXT SHOW will be published on or about September 5 and will be available for
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Owing to schedule demands, I usually publish on Wednesdays or as soon as
possible thereafter.
You will hear music in several segments of top indie/DIY/underground
songwriters and bands.
RCB Novus Ordo will also air separately. On this show I spin one song from
8 songs in one sitting and give you background info of each artist.
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TWITTER FIVE TO FOLLOW: These are the last 5 folks that I’m following who
follow back: @Starringband @claudia_k_art @amateurblonde @PieroEnsini @echoanddrake4vr

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LIVE REVIEW:
Last week I was at a rather avant-garde showcase at Kung Fu Necktie, one of the notable dive bars in the Illadelph. Full review here:
http://wp.me/p1FKJJ-fu

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INTERVIEW with Lucas Ward of The Silver Snails is available in my field recording FeedPlayer at my website, and at www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalbluefield We chatted on Skype on 8/30 speaking about the band’s future, the making of their video “Dancing With The Stars” and a connection to the late Elliott Smith.
www.thesilversnails.com
COVERAGE:
I do audio interviews, photos, video, and audio of live events. You can see
and hear evidence across my Facebook and YouTube channels, plus the field
recording FeedPlayer.Time, location and expense will be taken into account
before taking on a job.
Here are the shows I’m planning to see:
9/29: Philly native and West Coast denizen Jeff Campbell returns to his roots, and plays The Grape Room www.jeffcampbellmusic.com
There are 2 events I have my eye on for 9/7, one local, one in Wilmington.
9/15: Lotus Hill releases a new CD at Milkboy’s Center City locale. www.lotushillband.com
I am seeking another event within the first 2 weeks of September.
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RCB REVIEW: RCB Novus Ordo:
Arlan Feiles with a long-awaited return to these airwaves, with a new band (The Broken Hearted) in tow, still with his own spin on Americana. Two bands heard in this show sharing a drummer, both with rather idiosyncratic indie rock; these bands are Generator Ohm and EndAnd.
RCB proper: One evening in late summer 2002 (2003?) I was at NYC’s The C-Note for an evening of poetry, curated by David Amram and Casey Cyr. David Wallechinsky and Ron Whitehead were some of the performers along with the aforementioned. It was a night I will never forget, as it opened my eyes to this expression of art, and eventually led me to appreciate the works of the Beat poets, mainly Kerouac and Ginsberg, even more. For the majority of the years I’ve done this show, I would spin music inspired by the Beat poets in late summer. So it was that I start off with the dark noir of Morphine, and also Casey Cyr reciting an original poem with backup by Amram (he a collaborator with Keroauc many moons ago). I had recited a portion of Kerouac’s book “The Subterraneans”, with the sound of Thelonious Monk, solo piano style, in the background, as it may well have been for much of Jack’s own work in those early 50’s. Segment 1: Amy Speace with the signature tune for the show including the words “Summer’s gonna end before it begins, drive all night…”. Amy will appear along with Eilen Jewell and many others at this year’s Americana Music Association Conference/Festival (Amy herself is part of a Big Star tribute). Alongside the modern folk, more of the same from Natalia Zukerman. Greg Smith & The Broken English was spun with Darlingside, the latter just releasing a new album. Both bands are part of the Keene (NH) Music Festival on September 1. Segment 2: Retro rock from both The Mad Tea and The Modeens starts off this segment. Spun another from the strong Jo Wymer CD. Segment 3 is anchored around My Pet Dragon. They share billing with Just A Memory, A Little Affair, and Remember September at the Utica (NY) Arts & Music Fest, on 9/15. Then MPD share billing with A Ghost Like Me at CultureFest on 9/8, taking place in . Segment 4: I love D.B. Rielly’s “I Got A Girlfriend”; sounds like it could have been written by Buck Owens, with that Bakersfield sound and style well intact. Dan May and Tracy Grammer play a one-of-a-kind event, the Jamboree In The Pines, on a stage built and surrounded by pines. That will take place in Coatesville, PA, also on 9/1. Final segment includes music by Marianne Kesler, with just her second gig in in the last 10 months, plus an old traditional tune sung by Waterbug label founder Andrew Calhoun.
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Lucas Ward (The Silver Snails) interview

Posted on August 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

The frontman for the Italy-based band The Silver Snails chatted with me on Skype on August 30.  We talk about the general concept for the band’s debut album “The 7 Melodies”, the making of the video for their song “Dancing With The Stars”, Elliott Smith, and the band’s plans for the future.

Here’s the video link for “Dancing With The Stars”

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Direct .mp3 link is https://radiocrystalblue.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lucaswardinterview.mp3

Watch these posts as I will be interview more emerging artists who are clients of groundbreaking online PR firm Ariel Publicity.

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Radio Crystal Blue and RCB Novus Ordo week of 8/26/12

Posted on August 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue: Novus Ordo spotlights CDs that are debuting on my
standard freeform radio program, Radio Crystal Blue. The show exists as a
weekly podcast.

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This show was distributed on 8/29/12

Arlan Feiles & The Broken Hearted “A Hard Line” – Weeds Kill The Wild Flowers CD www.arlanfeiles.com
Generator Ohm “Platius” – Upon the Me Om I CD www.facebook.com/generatorohm
Tyler Spooner “Dancing On The Sidewalk” – Forgetting to Remember CD www.tylerspooner.com
EndAnd “Labor Force” – Adventures Of Hi-Fi In Space EP www.reverbnation.com/danielfern
Mokey Doris “In her Head At Night” – s/t CD www.mokeydoris.com
Mina Koo “Jini” – Mina CD www.minaminakoo.com
Amateur Blonde “Scaffolding” – s/t CD www.amateurblondemusic.com
Larry Allen Brown “Southwest Of Eden” – Stories That We Wrote CD www.larryabrown.com
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Running time: 66 minutos
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All content of Radio Crystal Blue’s programming is free to listen and share
to via a Creative Commons License, version 3.0, full attribution,
non-derivative. For more info: http://www.creativecommons.org

Here’s RCB proper:

Radio Crystal Blue is my long-running standard freeform radio program. The
show exists as a weekly podcast.
Listen here:
(1) The FeedPlayer on my home page (visible with Flash-supported browsers)
www.radiocrystalblue.net and available to stream/download/share. Click the
pop-up link at the ‘home’ tab.
(2) If you cannot view the FeedPlayer, try a different browser, or get
Flash, or try my podcast provider at www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
(3) .mp3: https://radiocrystalblue.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rcblive082612.mp3
This show was distributed on 8/29/12.
Artists who are appearing at events together are marked by * and **
“Summer’s gonna end before it begins, drive all night….”
Opening music:
Morphine “Kerouac” – B-Sides & Otherwise
I recited the opening portion of Jack Kerouac’s book “The Subterraneans” to the music of Thelonious Monk: “Everything Happens To Me” – Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
David Amram & Ron Whitehead “To Dream In Kerouac’s Playground” – Kentucky Blues CD www.davidamram.com www.tappingmyownphone.com
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*Amy Speace “Drive All Night” – Land Like A Bird CD www.amyspeace.com
*Eilen Jewell “There’s Where I’m Going” – Queen Of The Minor Key CD www.eilenjewell.com
Natalia Zukerman “Gas Station Roses” – Gas Station Roses CD www.nataliazukerman.com
Flo Anito “what you don’t know can hurt you” – no dustbunnies CD www.floanito.com
*Greg Smith & The Broken English “Haylie” – times like these CD www.gregsmithandthebrokenenglish.com
*Darlingside “Ava” – Pilot Machines CD www.darlingside.com
B.D. Lenz “Uh Huh” – Five & Live CD www.bdlenz.com
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The Mad Tea Party “Every Way” – Found A Reason CD www.themadtea.wordpress.com
The Modeens “El Camino” – Get With The Times EP www.themodeens.com
Song Dogs & The Nightjar “Holy Ghost And Run” – s/t EP www.songdogsandthenightjar.com
Ten Year Vamp “Got 2 Me” – Lust EP www.tenyearvamp.com
Kosmic Daydream “Here I Am” – Live CD www.kosmicdaydream.com
Jo Wymer “Come On Baby” – Living With Scars CD www.jowymer.com
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My Pet Dragon and other bands in this segment (except for A Ghost Like Me) performing at the Utica Music and Arts Fest, 9/13-15, Utica NY www.uticamusicandartsfest.net
 My Pet Dragon “Lover In Hiding” – Mountains and Cities CD www.mypetdragon.net
Just A Memory “Runaway” – s/t EP www.reverbnation.com/justamemory
A Little Affair “What Are You So Afraid Of?” – s/t CD www.alittleaffairmusic.com
A Ghost Like Me “Just Be” – The New Paradigm CD www.aghostlikeme.com
Remember September “Innocence” – The Roads We Travel CD www.rememberseptemberband.com
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 D.B. Rielly “I Got A Girlfriend” – Love Potions & Snake Oil CD www.dbrielly.com
Tall Tall Trees “Men And Mountains” – moment CD www.talltalltrees.com
Screen Door Porch “Mountains Are Heroes” – The Fate & The Fruit CD www.screendoorporch.com
*Dan May “Crossover” – Dying Breed CD www.danmaycd.com
*Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer “hard edge of livin” – little blue egg CD www.daveandtracy.com www.tracygrammer.com
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 Terry Rivel “Set Out On The Road” – Broken People CD www.terryrivelsongs.com
Teresa Storch “Come Home” – Stream Of Concrete CD www.teresastorch.com
Marianne Kesler “Catch Me If You Can” – Pear In The Pink Thing CD www.mariannekesler.com
Alan Barrington “You Believed In Me” – Looking For A Novel CD www.alanbarrington.com
Ryan Tennis “Wake Me Up” – goodbye to the ground EP www.ryantennismusic.com
Andrew Calhoun “Fifteen Years On the Erie Canal” – grapevine CD www.andrewcalhoun.com
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Closing music: Robert Sadin “Comment” – art of love: music of machaut CD www.robertsadin.com
Running time: 3 hours, 39 minutos.

All content of Radio Crystal Blue’s programming is free to listen and share
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Next show will be recorded and distributed in the week of 9/2/12

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@ Kung Fu Necktie, Philly 8/24/12

Posted on August 25, 2012 | 3 comments

Steamy summer evening in Philly, just right for a great Friday night rock event. This was my 3rd visit to Kung Fu Necktie, a well worn dive under the Frankford El. Tonight would be decidedly noisy and avant-garde. Some of you reading us may well prefer this expression. Me? I’m OK with it. I can tolerate it, but it’s by far not my go-to.
Inasmuch as personal taste goes, I was invited by Northern Spy Records, a growing indie label based in Brooklyn, NY to check out psychedelic/art rock band Starring. They were finishing a regional tour with fellow headliner Guardian Alien. This was going to be one of those nights for hipsters. It was hard after a while to determine who were the performers. So many full beards, shorts and tattoos on all the guys in the place tonight. After downing a can of Lion’s Head I was ready for work.
Drums Like Machine Guns were up first, Brooklyn twins Brian and Brandon stood for about 25 minutes chugging away on various pitches and speeds, tossing about all sorts of squelches of noise and clatter, with a very loose drumbeat. At times it was rather engaging, tho the small audience could only stare and be amazed at the output. One of the two did all the heavily distorted vocals. In the absence of a website they have a page on weebly.com which is somewhat outdated and lacking in personal info. Maybe that was the point. Bernard, Guardian Allen’s guitarist mentioned a connection to Drums LIke Machine Guns, which may have been a student-teacher role.
 
Starring  are a 5-piece, with bass, drums, keys, vox, guitar, violin and other instruments from the kitchen sink. They are among the more notable ones from the Brooklyn underground.Talking with the band after the set, they reveal that they have been friends and playing partners going back at least 10 years to college days. Their lead vocalist, Clara, was rather animated at the lead on vox and guitar. First song of the handful they performed included a flute, the last on bowed guitar (a favorite approach appreciated by yours truly). She sang in a strong, arcing pitch at times, others simply blending in with the spacy keyboard action from the tall, high-haired, full-bearded Peachy. Clara broke the fourth wall to churn out understated guitar while bouncing in time to the drummer’s wild syncopation. Amy,the violinist would calmly add her own licks, rarely straying from the beat. Matt, their drummer changed measures several times in every composition, with occasional pauses to allow Clara’s poetry to sink in. Their chemistry allowed each member to contribute equally and fully.
   
VIDEO of Starring, performing “Aphonia”:
http://youtu.be/F9fb508zAUI
The relative order in Starring’s music and prose was a slight contrast to the strong improv and psychedelic/artistic approach by fellow Brooklynites Guardian Alien. The 5-piece band performed on vox, drums, bass and a long electronic instrument that I could not name right off. Whatever it is, it seems like a core instrument for electronics and off-the-wall noise.Greg is the main man of the band, orchestrating the beats and measures on drums, with almost nonstop drumming in various speeds all through the 40 minute set. The intimidating confident vocalist Alex Drewchin was dressed in a tasteful summer dress, lashing out barely discernable vocals, caterwauling at times. She danced about in place in each song, thoroughly at one with the sound. Early in the set she was hunched over with a small electronic box manipulating tiny switches to add to the electronics. Bernard, their guitarist, was mainly on his knees and actually facing toward the stage. Kung Fu Necktie’s stage didn’t quite have room for all 5 (never understood the venue’s lack of feng shui in that regard) but the band made it work. Bernard, tells me that they wrote music together in practice starting with a particular riff and beat and just go from there.
   
Both bands perform at PA’s Lounge in Somerville, MA on Saturday 8/25 to wind up their East Coast tour. Starring then are featured at Le Poission Rouge on historic Bleecker Street in New York City, 9/9.

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