Justin
Townes Earle's debut EP, last year's Yuma,
was a thrown-together affair, but it was a conscious component of his
development.
"The whole point of Yuma was for me to go back to what I felt was the roots of being a singer/songwriter, which was back to Woody Guthrie ... an acoustic guitar and the song," Earle said in a phone interview last week. "That's something I felt like I needed to do to make the musical progression work properly. I'm very deliberate about what I do musically.
We've
got some show updates to report this week. There's much to be
excited about here at Daytrotter central, which reads, "The Quad
Cities."
All
of us at Daytrotter and everyone at the Capitol Theatre would like to
thank those who came out to our Friday the 13th concert featuring The
Botticellis, Driver of the Year, and Europe-bound Eyes. We had a nice
crowd for the short amount of time that we had to promote the show,
and we hope that the fun times had by all will bring you out more
frequently, as we'll continue to present shows as often as we can.
We can do them more if the interest is there. The Capitol show gave
us a glimmer of hope.
The All Music Guide's review of the Botticellis' debut full-length begins by noting that "you'd never know from listening that it took the Botticellis four years to craft their debut album Old Home Movies. It sounds like the work of one sun-soaked late summer afternoon spent playing tunes with friends and family."
Another
busy week is in store for us here in between and during the
thunderstorms and tornado warnings. Once again, the offer stands for
anyone who wants to buy merchandise - CDs, vinyl, T-shirts - from
any of the bands recording with us who aren't playing a show in
town to write (daytrotter@gmail.com), and we'll make an arrangement
for you to meet up with the group. They'll be more than happy to do
so.
For
many musicians starting out, a day job is a means to support that
which they love.
The first thing you're likely to notice about Keith Lynch's voice is that it often sounds like Kurt Cobain's.
The
Daytrotter hive is in the middle of three heavy weeks of recording
sessions and shows. We're welcoming to the studio Margot & the
Nuclear So & Sos, Miles Benjamin, Centro-matic, The M's,
Cryptacize, Ben Sollee, Nik Freitas, Weinland, Snowblink, and Dan
Goodman this week. If anyone would like to purchase any wares from
these bands - vinyl, T-shirts, etc. - let us know at
(daytrotter@gmail.com) and we can try to coordinate this. Helping
these bands out any way possible is always appreciated.
Martin
Dosh, a frequent collaborator with Andrew Bird and a member of his
live band, makes electronic music that doesn't sound the least bit
electronic.
