Don’t give up on Bob yet – this is a really lovely mini-album, with a sense of wistfulness but also weirdness.
A great show! Ira Kaplan was especially in freakout guitar mode, attacking his instrument even during the slow songs. The highlight was a segue from the long song which ends their new album into “Blue Line Swinger.” The Rosebuds were great too.
Sadder in tone than their previous album, but still funny, smart, melodic…
Their best album yet – lots of energy, great songs.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Everyone should see this Spike Lee documentary about Hurricane Katrina – it doesn’t just show how badly the government(s) fouled up their response, or how they still are doing so, but the real effect that had on people.
Shameless plug – I’m helping DJ before and after the band plays, along with Neal from The Snow Fairies. Come on out!
Top Design (Bravo, Wednesdays)
This interior-design version of a Project Runway or Top Chef-style show is nowhere near as entertaining as either of those, but I’ve been watching it anyway.
I was real sick last weekend, so I sat around watching old Sherlock Holmes films…five of them! The best on was The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, but all five were good.
Seems an unlikely choice for me lately, but this tribute album to New Orleans is actually real enjoyable; it crosses Connick’s slick, pretty-boy sort of big band swing with New Orleans music to great effect.
I can’t completely decide about this album – some of the songs blow me away (the ones with the electronic textures, such as “Amsterdam” and “Young Folks”) but the group’s personality changes so often that the album feels a bit disjointed to me. I’m still listening to it, though.
