Waco City DJs on AccessWaco
Be sure to check out AccessWaco.com to read my interview with the Waco City DJs. While you’re there, check the other entertainment news items and entertainment blogs run by the WacoTrib staff.
I also wanted to publicly thank commenter Mary for posting the schedule for posting the Zack and Jim’s Hog Creek Icehouse schedule. Thanks for reading, Mary.
If anybody else knows of live, local music playing in your neck of the woods, post it here at WacoLive.
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March 2008
Why I Think the Internet Is Great
Here is a link to a video showing a sound installation in progress. (link)
From the description:
National Grid is a sub-bass installation sourced either from the ambient VLF field radiated by electricity pylons and mains circuits, or, more recently, directly from the output cables of mains transformers. National Grid offers live physical evidence of environmental electromagnetic pollution, a demonstration of the intrinsic musical properties of alternating current, beat-frequency effects, etc…
Make sure your sound is turned up and your lights are off.
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Mondays are for suckers
Howdy,
It’s been a while.
Missed the CD release party for Tastydactyls. Hope it went well — anybody go? Anybody got any stories? Share them with the WacoLive community by commenting below.
Upcoming shows this week:
Treff’s: the KickAss AssAssins on Wednesday and Rich Betty on Friday.
Also: Kris and the gang at 70Four are throwing a PUNKCOUSTICS bash at the Jubilee this Saturday, March 29. From what I understand it’s a special night featuring some special music played by some special people. On the bill will be Johnny’s Body, Joe Blow (from Dog Company,) Sin Frontera and Uncle Jud, himself. Doors at 6:30 p.m., $7 at the door.
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And because there might be one or two of you out there who thinks this is as funny as I do, here’s 10 of the most ridiculous Black Metal videos of all time. (link)
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Worth. Every. Penny.
SLIDE SHOW
- gallery: Willie's Waco concert
I managed to forget the whole first chapter of Rookie Mistakes for Music Journalists on the way to see Willie Nelson on Thursday and left my notepad and pen and home.
So these are my re-created memories of the evening.
Let me first say that Willie Nelson was everything that Bob Dylan isn’t. I saw Dylan last summer at Austin City Limits and the event still stands out in my mind as one of the biggest let-downs (and most depressing concerts) I’ve ever seen. Dylan is a shell of his former self: his already-shaky voice was cracked and strained; his guitar playing, passable; his stage presence, nil.
Willie on the other hand, took the stage like the consummate pro his is. His voice was strong and clear and his fret work — oh, can that man play the guitar. With the opening notes of “Whiskey River” ringing through the HOT Coliseum (hats off, by the way, to the sound crews for rightly putting Willie’s voice and guitar at the front of the mix — the Coliseum is essentially a giant metal box and has some of THE WORST acoustics in Waco) Willie and his band launched into a set that tore through all of the favorites with a few surprises in between. Medleys, extended jams, off-the-cuff banter and production — Willie and co. put on a show that should have every musician ANYWHERE taking notes.
It must be hard to play behind Willie; between his syncopated vocal delivery and quirky guitar phrasing, even battle-hardened vets like Paul English (Willie’s long-time drummer and the Paul of “Me and Paul”) looked like they were having a hard time — and a blast — keeping up with Willie’s iconic, truncated expressionism. A true shaman on stage, Willie knows how to lead a band. So when his band let their hair down (so to speak) to jam, Willie let them. He knows when to let a song breathe and when to clip its feathers.
Let me say, here and now, that Willie is about as good as it gets. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT MISS the next concert he throws. Go out of your way. Take the kids (they’ll thank you later, even if they don’t get it now.) Spend the money.
One gripe: BOO to the sheriff’s deputy who kept coming over and shush-ing some of the tipsy, middle-aged women dancing in the aisles. This is a Willie Nelson concert, for crying out loud, not the symphony. I kept wanting to ask the mustachioed hardass if he even knew who was on stage, much less why he was hassling these women instead of WATCHING THE SHOW, but I held my tongue.
I figured it just left more of the greatness for the rest of us.
Southern Drive
Caught Dallas’ Southern Drive again at Scruffy Murphy’s last night. If there’s one thing I can commend these guys for, it’s commitment. I saw them at Scruff’s last year and let me tell you, they put on the same show for 30 people as they did to a packed house. Same Johnny Cash and Robert Earl Keen covers, same Texas country-rock/rhythm & booze attitude. It wasn’t bad and you can tell these kids really like what they do and have fun doing it. You’ve seen this type of stuff around these parts before (hell, Pat Green practically perfected this kind of frat-rock, beer-slammin’, Texas-toastin’ formula) I just wish they’d update their set list.
Their newly recorded Take a Ride was just released and I hope to get a review of it up here soon.
For now, check them out at their Myspace page. (link)
The Day After
Did you do your civic duty yesterday?
Your vote makes a difference.
No really, it does. I’m not being sarcastic.
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No big shows this weekend (that I know of — side note: if you or anyone you know plays in a band that has upcoming shows, please e-mail me.) Guitarmageddon(!) tonight, Common Ground on Thursday and Towne Adams on Friday at Treff’s. (Second side note: if you or anyone you know works at a bar that features live music and want that live music showcased on this blog, please e-mail me.)
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Here’s your Wednesday dose of B-Boy goodness, brought to you courtesy of Austin’s Bboy City Productions. (link)
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NPR vs. TAKS
In what may have been THE WORST live music/event pairing in recent history, local punks NPR (link) totally freakin’ slayed at this afternoon’s TAKS rally at the HOT Coliseum.
Seriously, I have never seen so many kids look so bewildered at one time.
To be fair, though, Lil’ JJ is a tough act to follow.
