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The Old 97's have been keeping the fire of alt-country lit for over 30 years and have never lost their vibrant spirit. A lot of that is thanks to jubilant front man Rhett Miller. Whether with the band or on his equally excellent solo outings, Rhett has set himself apart as one of the most engaging artists and songwriters around. That spirit is on display in a new Old 97s record called American Primitive, a 2022 solo album called The Misfit, and even his fun podcast called Wheels Off. He joins us this week to talk about all of it and more. He's truly one of the nicest guys around. Enjoy! www.rhettmiller.com www.old97s.com www.patreon.com/c/thehustlepod
The history of Takoma records from the early recordings of John Fahey to Robbie Basho, to Bukka White as well as Leo Kottke and Craig Leon. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/19642812/Threading-The-Needle
This is the most recent playlist from Radio Crystal Blue. The show was published on 9/15/24. Next shows should be published around 9/22/24. LISTEN: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6Wlzu3cFXU5LAYAvGx4u4T Anchor https://anchor.fm/radiocblue Amazon https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a7049581-79d4-44dc-9d93-20a0f95fc0aa/Radio-Crystal-Blue Stitcher http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-crystal-blue Apple Music https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-crystal-blue/id1358998494 Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1358998494/radio-crystal-blue Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/id1204385 Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/radio-crystal-blue Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/radio-crystal-blue-GEzylN Pocket Casts http://pca.st/J7ff Mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/radiocblue/ Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org (search by publish date) Google Podcasts bit.ly/2KS80 Player.fm https://player.fm/series/radio-crystal-blue NEW: iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/216445467/ NEW: Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/radio-crystal-blue-579171 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d45a80/podcast/rss Danny Schmidt "Company Of Friends" - Little Grey Sheep Danny Schmidt "Canaan" www.dannyschmidt.com Carrie Elkin "My Brother Said" - The Penny Collector www.carrieelkin.com Jeremiah Lockwood "No More In This Life" - American Primitive www.jeremiahlockwood.com Nichole Wagner "Life During Wartime" - Dance Songs For the Apocalypse www.nicholewagner.com RJ Gibb "Lose Control" https://www.rjgibb.co.uk/ ********************** The Matthew Show "(invocation)" & "Half The Man" - February www.thematthewshow.com Keegan McInroe "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" - Dusty Passports & Empty Beds www.keeganmcinroe.com Noah Zacharin "Tom Morrow" - Points Of Light www.noahsong.com Ellis Paul "Who You Are" - 55 www.ellispaul.com Jess Novak & Ben Wayne "Sink" - Sonrise www.jessrocknovak.com LPMC “Lonely Boy” – http://www.lpmcmusic.com/ Chris Shiflett "Damage Control" - Alone Ay Sea www.chrisshiflett.com ********************** Sarah Shook & The Disarmers "Parting Words" - Years www.disarmers.com Kevin Daniel "Heart Like Mine" - The Life and Adventures Of Kevin Daniel www.thekevindaniel.com Eliot Bronson "She Loves The Mountains" - Empty Spaces www.eliotbronson.com Twisted Pine "Don't Come Over Tonight" - Right Now www.twistedpinemusic.com JP Harris "East Alabama" - JP Harris Is A Trash Fire www.ilovehonkytonk.com Jaimee Harris "Fall (Devin's Song)" - Boomerang Town www.jaimeeharris.com Abbie Gardner "Too Many Kisses" - Dobrosinger www.abbiegardner.com Secret Emchy Society "Think I Do" - Gold Country-Country Gold www.emchy.com Julian Taylor "See This Thing Through" - Pathways www.juliantaylormusic.ca ************************ Rollo Doherty "Venus On A Flower" - Out My Window www.rollodoherty.com Skinshape "Lady Sun" (featuring Hollie Cook) www.facebook.com/skinshape Keeley "Inga Hauser" - www.keeleysound.com Rodney Cromwell "Madeline Trip" - Exercise Class https://www.happyrobots.co.uk/rodney-cromwell The Bard Band "We Flattered Be" - Angels Got His Back www.thebardband.com Girl Gordon "Corruptor" - Corruptor www.girlgordon.com Rising Alma "Sleepless Mind" - Awake www.risingalma.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radiocblue/support
Episode 294: Formed in Dallas in 1992, Old 97's became one of the seminal bands of the alternative country movement, alongside Whiskeytown, Son Volt, the Bottle Rockets and BR549. At its heart was the longtime friendship of bass player Murry Hammond and guitarist/songwriter Rhett Miller. Remarkably, across 13 albums and millions of miles, Old 97's remains the same quartet that broke out on Bloodshot Records three decades ago. They're still having fun and keeping company with their large base of lifelong fans. Craig made a field trip to Lexington, KY this summer to catch a show and sit down with Miller to talk about the long road and the newest album American Primitive.
Music fans know Rhett Miller as the lead singer of Old 97's, a beloved band that has released 13 studio bang-up albums over the last 30 years, including 2024's American Primitive. Disc golf players, of which Rhett is a dedicated one, think of him as a disc golfer, which he is, as I just said. Besides, they're too busy getting annoyed at people calling it Frisbee golf. In this soothing, beddy-bye interview, Rhett walks us through the sport, and also explains why Wikipedia lists five Old 97's band members. The fifth member? Fred Armisen. Although Rhett's explanation is quite amusing, don't worry. You'll still be asleep by the final hole. Well, not a hole so much as a basket, of course.Want to see what Rhett is up to? This LinkTree account of his can point you to all things Rhett. Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber? Email us at: sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsTwitter @SleepWithCelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebsJohn is on Twitter @johnmoe.John's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.Join | Maximum FunIf you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you're the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member.
Mary Oliver's Spring with Clairette Durand-Gasselin This week in This is not a poem Elliott KB looks into American poet Mary Oliver's Spring alongside poet and artist Clairette Durand-Gasselin, who has a personal translation of the text. Bringing up questions like “why does this poem make me cry?” and “how do we translate the untranslatable?”, they discuss how a person's reading of a poem can be intimately personal, the beauty of nature, and how seemingly plain English can evoke overwhelming emotions. Who is Mary Oliver? Mary Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an acclaimed American poet celebrated for her deep connection to nature. Born in Ohio, USA, Oliver's poetry, marked by lyrical reflections on the natural world, gained widespread acclaim with her Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, “American Primitive” (1983), followed by other accolades. Guest Speaker, Clairette Durand-Gasselin Clairette Durand-Gasselin is a bilingual poet and visual artist. She's currently completing her Master's in Literary Translation at Université Paris Cité. During her eight years in the United States, she co-founded Mad Gleam Press, a small bilingual publishing house. She is now secretary and blog editor at Paris Lit Up. Our Host In Paris via New York and Iowa, Elliott KB is a poet and translator whose work explores themes of estrangement, place, body, gender and intimacy. They have published award-winning poetry in online and print publications alike, and currently work both in the publishing industry and as a professional translator. A part of an interdisciplinary artistic scene, they have now joined the world of radio to host This is Not a Poem. Spring, by Mary Oliver in New and Selected Poems. Read the full poem here. This Episode was hosted by Elliott KB, produced by Yannick Champion-Osselin, audio tech- ARBL Murray, created by World Radio Paris, and recorded in our studios in Paris, France.
In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle discuss the new album by the Old 97s called American Primitive. So listen along as the hosts go through the tracks and talk about what they liked and what they didn't about the latest effort from a great band.No playlist this week, instead listen to Old 97s - American PrimitiveMusicatarationalvolume.com@MARVpodcast on Twittermusicatatrationvolume profile on Spotify for episode playlists based on topics discussed
On this week's show, we...celebrate 40 years of R.E.M.'s Reckoningspend quality time with new records from Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Chicano Batman, Old 97's & Khruangbintry to think of a third bullet point but ultimately come up emptyAll this & much, much less!Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.
This week, Stub chats about his past Birthday Weekend Celebrations and reviews two new albums: Sierra Ferrell's "Trail of Flowers" and the Old 97's "American Primitive." If you find yourself liking, singing along to, or playing along with One Bourbon, One Chard, or One Beer, please Please PLEASE rate and review us on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or wherever you found our podcast. It helps other lushes like you find our podcast and to build our community. If you rate and review us and we ever meet you, we'll buy you one bourbon, one chard, or one beer (our choice). Cheers, mates!
Three pretty huge albums have been released. Josh and Owen review Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter," The Black Keys' "Ohio Players," and The Old 97s "American Primitive." We also unveil our top three songs that should have been on your eclipse playlist but probably weren't.
Rhett Miller stopped by to chat with Mike about 30-plus years of the Old 97's, songwriting, the Blackfoot River, and more. He also played a couple of songs from their new album American Primitive. Thanks Rhett!
Playlist: Matt Masters w/ Ramblin' Ambassadors - Tombstone ThemeKay Adams - Little Pink MackCarl Perkins - Drink Up And Go HomeRoger Miller - Chug-A-LugLeRoy Pullins - The Taterville Women's Auxiliary Sewing CircleLogan Ledger - Court Of LoveSierra Ferrell - RosemaryJerry Reed - St. James InfirmaryLori Yates - 3 SistersWillie Nelson - The BorderScott Nolan - Old FriendsSarah Shook & The Disarmers - CriminalWilliam Elliott Whitmore - I Can RelateSteve Earle - Hurtin' Me, Hurtin' YouDrive-By Truckers - The Three Great Alabama IconsOld 97s - American Primitive
Ken Bethea, lead guitarist for the rock band (don't call them a country band) Old 97's, is our esteemed guest this episode. We get into the early days of the Deep Ellum scene as well as the early days of the so-called "alt-country" scene. We also discuss the veracity behind the long held rumor of the Old 97's vs. Whiskeytown beef. And finally we hear the true story of when Ken and the guys finally first got to play the historic Red Rocks venue, BUT as a three piece and without Rhett Miller their lead singer, who decided to try and fly in day of show. Did he make the gig?! You'll have to tune in to find out! "American Primitive" by Old 97's is OUT NOW! www.old97s.com
Good Medicine Presents the Old 97s at The Siren, Morro Bay, 4/8. Frontman Rhett Miller stops in studio to play a couple and chat with Pepper. The new album, American Primitive, is out now!
Underground hip-hop royalty; remixed noise-rock and jungle-grime; a breakcore legend making rhythmic proto-techno on modular synths; dubstep-jungle and industrial-jungle hybrids; percussion-electronics mind-melds; bass-heavy noise-beats; deconstructed cello, deconstructed piano, deconstructed indie, deconstructed industrial acoustic cabaret, very deconstructed American Primitive guitar; and indie-postrock-dub-techno. All of this, for you. Tonight. Also, HUGE thanks to Mara Schwerdtfeger for her […]
Greetings Dead Freaks!We are back with guest Liam Grant, a fine guitar player and composer int he American Primitive tradition. We discuss his background, his new record, and touring. I also take a minute to discuss a couple recent albums that I've enjoyed and, of course, we've got a dose of Grateful Dead.You can find Liam Grant's album, "Amoskeag" via Carbon Records at Bandcamp or via Feeding Tube Records. He's also got a couple 7" records out now which you can find via Liam's Bandcamp page. I've got all of this stuff myself and highly recommend it. You should also consider following his Instagram page for tour dates and whatnot.As for the other terrific music that I spoke about in this episode, heres a few links to fill your record shelves:Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders - "New Earth Seed" (Arrowhawk Records): BandcampSeawind of Battery & ragenap - "Chaos Life Preserver" (Eiderdown Records): BandcampSettings - "Shone A Rainbow Light On" (Paradise of Bachelors): BandcampYou can also gram my latest album, "So Below" from my Bandcamp page: JMHart.bandcamp.comThe Brokedown Podcast is part of Osiris Media. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. Check out osirispod.com for more!If you would like a BrokedownPod t-shirt or sticker or other merch in that vein, please head over to my Redbubble virtual merch table. All proceeds go straight toward hosting costs and are much appreciated.The Brokedown Podcast is on Mastodon! My account can be found @rowjimmy@shakedown.social. I still have an Instagram account under the handle, @brokedownpod. If you like pictures of things, you can find that here: BrokedownPod Instagram. Also, if you use Apple Podcasts, please consider posting a review as it really help get the word out.Also, please keep sending your metaphorical cards and letters. Leave a comment on the blog or hit me up on any of the above social media. Let me know what I'm doing right, wrong, or horribly wrong.
Sunday morning at home. The hum of my children's voices. The scent of cinnamon and pumpkin waffles. I roam from room to room, seeking a patch of autumn light on which to lay my mat. I settle on a place in the midst of it all, between the portal and the kitchen — only to discover this morning's practice is simply to lay my tired heart in sunlight.“In Blackwater Woods” is with me again. Some poems are like this — seasonal visitors. Some poems are very old friends.Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillarsof light,are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment,the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shouldersof the ponds,and every pond, no matter what its name is, isnameless now. Every year everything I have ever learnedin my lifetime leads back to this: the fires and the black river of loss whose other sideis salvation, whose meaningnone of us will ever know. To live in this worldyou must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold itagainst your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.-“In Blackwater Woods” by Mary Oliver, from American PrimitiveMary Oliver published “In Blackwater Woods” in 1983, near the time when I was born. She won the Pulitzer Prize for American Primitive a year later. It's a feat I wonder about, as my mother (also named Mary and endowed with unassuming brilliance) accomplished things in her professional life and suffered notoriety for it.I consider “In Blackwater Woods” a friend. You may, too. This was Mary's magic. She made us feel like kin — muddling through the woods of life together until, possibly, stumbling into splendorous stillness.There's a story about how she once found herself in the woods with no writing implement, and thereafter began to hide pencils in the trees.The moment of the season has arrived when I find myself once again in Blackwater Woods. Among its short lines and spare turns, this poem has offered me generous attendance over the years. Some years have felt like cinnamon and fulfillment. Some, like nameless ponds.In Blackwater Woods, we come to witness. We are tasked with the joy and grief of this place. It's a practice of bearing presence. Paradox is a formidable teacher. How can we embrace ephemerality? How can we give ourselves to grief while not allowing it to swallow us whole? How can we live in this world, hold it against our bones, knowing it can burn?Make no mistake, Blackwater Woods is burning. Nevertheless, the cattails are our brothers and sisters. The autumn, our guide. The trees are golden in their essence. The setting (which my dear friend Lindsay, no stranger to Blackwater Woods, describes as no grand forest but a humble place…) shimmers with teachings.Here, simplicity is resplendent. We give our attention. We study our namelessness, all that which was never ours to keep. We lay down in the sorrow and solace that touches everything. And, somehow, in so doing, we learn to live in this world with its watery depths and a singular word: salvation. Get full access to The Guest House at shawnparell.substack.com/subscribe
This time Adult Listening spins out a strong and meaty 65 minutes of acoustic solo guitar wizards in the American Primitive tradition - most from the 2020s, with a few buried gems from the past. New and new-ish stuff from ROB NOYES, ETHAN WL, LIAM GRANT (pictured), MATTHEW J. ROLIN, VERDIN BROTHERS, ROWLAND TAYLOR and more. There's nary a word spoken and chords ringing for days. Track listing:ALI SHAH - TreehouseLIAM GRANT - Repaying Old DebtsVERDIN BROTHERS - Down The Road Feeling BadETHAN WL - I Will AriseJOHNNY YOUNG - King of Rapid RiverMATTHEW J. ROLIN - Glanced HorizonROB NOYES - Shaker PredictionROWLAND TAYLOR - Hold FastGERHARD BAUM - Journeyman's Years DON BIKOFF - Celestial ExplosionJACK ROSE - Woodpiles on the Side of the RoadABRAHAM CHAPMAN - Across the French King BridgeMATT J. SOWELL - North Wind BlowingJOHN FAHEY - The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick
This week on Transmissions, Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner, the psychedelic folk duo Elkhorn. Their new album, On the Universe In All Directions, finds Jesse once again at his familiar 12-string acoustic guitar, but instead of Drew joining with his trademark Telecaster, he's moved over to vibraphone and drums for this outing. Have no fear: the familiar Elkhorn magic is here in spades, but in brand new ways. The songs were born out of collaboration with New York consciousness group Psychedelic Sangha, and as JJ Toth puts it in his excellent liner notes, the sounds traverse “the valleys between fried cosmic psychedelia and American Primitive… splitting the difference between Popol Vuh's devotional drift and the outer reaches of deep-cut classic rock while constantly keeping one foot in the river of the Ever-Weird America; call it Six Degrees of Uncle Dave Macon.” From Buddhism to Fahey, from time slips to Aquarium Drunkard itself, this conversation unfolds and wanders, we hope you enjoy it. Support Aquarium Drunkard on Patreon. Transmissions is a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Next week on Transmissions? The incredible Vashti Bunyan, who joins us to discuss her vivid and deep book Wayward.
A native of Vancouver but currently residing in Nashville, where he works as a solo artist, sideman, and record producer, Steve has forged an impressive career full of highlights and awards, including: 7 Juno Awards as artist/producer, 18 times nominated 3 times named "Producer Of The Year" at Western Canadian Music Awards 4 times named "Producer Of The Year" at Canadian Folk Music Awards Recipient of many other awards including Maple Blues Awards, Grand Prix De Jazz De Montreal, Blues Blast Awards, and many Western Canadian Music Awards and Canadian Folk Awards as an artist and producer Steve's multi-faceted career has brought him to countless international festivals, working on the stage and in the studio with an extensive cast of musicians, including John Hammond, Sonny Landreth, Van Dyke Parks, David Hidalgo, Colin James, Jim Byrnes, Jill Barber, Dave Alvin, Joe Henry, Tim O'Brien, Fats Kaplin, Colin James, The McCrary Sisters, Matt Chamberlain, Del Rey, Birds of Chicago, Allison Russell, Long John Baldry, Bruce Cockburn, Kelly Joe Phelps, Linda McRae, CR Avery, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Geoff Muldaur, Scott Amendola, Danny Barnes, The Deep Dark Woods, Colin Linden, Big Dave McLean, and many others. Steve's studio, The Henhouse, located in Nashville (and previously in Vancouver) has hosted countless artists and been the home to over 80 releases. With a beautifully warm and organic setting to stay and record, it promises to become a destination for many more to come. His groundbreaking work with Jesse Zubot in Zubot and Dawson kicked things off in 1998, leading to 2 albums with Toronto jazz stalwarts Andrew Downing and Kevin Turcotte in the award-winning Great Uncles of the Revolution. Steve's solo recording output started with 2001's award-winning acoustic “Bug Parade”, he next explored blues and Hawaiian influences in depth with “We Belong To The Gold Coast” in 2005. 2008 saw the release of 2 albums – “Telescope” which was the culmination of studies with Greg Leisz and featured music written for the pedal steel guitar, and “Waiting For The Lights To Come Up”, a collection of new songs. He followed that with 2011's acclaimed "Nightshade", which Acoustic Guitar magazine named to it's Top-10 guitar albums of the year. 2014's “Rattlesnake Cage” – was an award-winning exploration of solo acoustic and slide guitar. Dawson's 2018 release “Lucky Hand” is a mesmerizing collection of original fingerstyle and slide guitar instrumentals, 5 of which feature Dawson reuniting with his old cohort Jesse Zubot, who arranged incredible string quartet parts to flow with the music. Recorded live off the floor it brings together the American Primitive style Steve has often explored and cutting-edge strings to create music unlike anything you've heard before. Birds of Chicago, Allison Russell, Matt Anderson, etc. Steve is also host and producer of the podcast Music Makers and Soul Shakers. 135 episodes in 6 years. Steven has worked with artists from all over the world, and continues to work as a side-person and freelance musician both on stage and in the studio. Steve is also the creator of the well-loved Music Makers and Soul Shakers podcast, which has been going for over 6 years and 135 episodes. He spent the last few years pre-pandemic on the road playing guitar, steel and dobro with Allison Russell's band Birds of Chicago, and Canadian powerhouse Matt Andersen. He has produced, engineered and mixed over 100 albums for many artists from all over the world, and continues to work as a side-person and freelance musician both on stage and in the studio. Steve is also the creator of the well-loved Music Makers and Soul Shakers podca In 2022/2023, Steve released 3 albums throughout the year - “Gone, Long Gone” is the first. From gentle fingerstyle folk tunes to blazing, funky Americana grooves, to Hawaiian-style slide guitar instrumentals, this album covers a lot of sonic territory. The second album, “Phantom Threshold” came out on August 12, 2022 and is an all-instrumental sonic trip featuring the Telescope Three - Jay Bellerose on drums, Jeremy Holmes on bass, and Chris Gestrin on keyboards. All driven by the melodies and improvisations of Steve's pedal steel guitar. Now comes the promised third album Eyes Closed, Dreaming. It's filled with Albertan friend Matt Patershuk co-writes and well chosen covers. Bobby Charles Small Town Talk, Ian Tyson's Long time to get old, Cowboy Jack Clements Guess things happen that way and the classic Singing the Blues. Lots to talk about with long time friend Steve Dawson. Steve's current tour dates April 20 Dream Cafe Penticton April 21 Rogue Folk Club Vancouver April 22 Bozzini's Chilliwack April 28 First Church of Christ Scientist Victoria May 3 The Basement Saskatoon May 4 The Aviary Edmonton May 5 Festival Hall Calgary
Portland, Oregon-based Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. From spacious melancholic laments to transcendent minimalism, Anderson is coming from a place between country, blues, and drone. On her 2018 record, Cloud Corner, she touches on Tuareg scales from "desert blues," the finger-style picking of so-called “American Primitive,” and chiming sad cowboy chords, while continuously moving and traveling on her guitar. She joins us in-studio.Marisa Anderson's new 2022 record is Still, Here: Still, Here by Marisa Anderson Watch the individual songs below:
Although he has a background in rock and experimental music, fingerstyle guitarist Glenn Jones is best known as a keeper of the flame of “American Primitive,” the folk-based style associated with the 20th century guitarist John Fahey. With a variety of tunings, capos, and even specially-made half-capos, Jones's country-blues music is full of unexpected textures. He plays new works from his 2022 record, Vade Mecum, in The Greene Space for the 2022 New York Guitar Festival. - John Schaefer Set list: Vade Mecum, Black & White and Gray, Each Crystal Pane of Glass, Ruthie's Farewell, John Jackson of Fairfax, Virginia Watch "Vade Mecum": Watch "Black & White and Gray": Watch "Each Crystal Pane of Glass": Watch "Ruthie's Farewell": Watch "John Jackson of Fairfax, Virginia" Watch the whole show from Night 1 of the New York Guitar Festival:
Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. Our guest today on the show Glenn Jones, who joins us to discuss his new album Vade Mecum, out now on Thrill Jockey Records, as well as touch on and illuminate the complicated legacy of John Fahey. Both solo and as a member of Cul-de-Sac, Jones has been a force of creative energy in the world of solo acoustic guitar, guitar soli, or American Primitive music, a term we discuss in this chat. Before we get into the talk, we want to acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Steve Lowenthal, for his great book on Fahey, Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, American Guitarist. Though we mostly focus on Jones' own work—and the new album is a fantastic example of what makes him such an enduring presence in the avant-guitar field—we do at one point shift into discussion of the complicated relationship Fahey had with race. Steve's book serves as a great resource. We also want to thank Glenn for the candidness and honesty he brought to our talk. I want to thank you for listening to Transmissions. We're a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Check out Aquarium Drunkard on Patreon to support the show.
Joe Cardamone has been on my radar for fifteen years but I actually met him for the first time at Lanegan's funeral. He made a keychain for Mark's friends like the old hotel keys, imprinted with "Mark Lanegan, the Night Porter, 1964-2022." This is our first real conversation and, man, it was really so fantastic to talk to him. Los Angeles native artist Joe Cardamone has lived a few lifetimes while leaving a wiry dent in the global underground music and film scenes. The band that Joe fronted for 17 years, The Icarus Line, formed in East Los Angeles in 1998. Over the course of six albums the punk agitators became an underground phenomenon and the most dangerous, if not the greatest, punk group of their generation. The cult band that never gave up. Performances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in front of 30,000+ fans, multiple appearances on the legendary John Peel show, criss-crossing the US in a van opening a stadium tour for A Perfect Circle and The Cult and a UK tour with Primal Scream are just some of the "greatest hits" of a legend loaded with nearly mythic live performances and chaos. But it was the death of guitarist and original member Alvin DeGuzman in 2017 following a long battle with cancer, which was the actual end of The Icarus Line (a demise recently depicted in Michael Grodner's independent film "The Icarus Line Must Die" which is now streaming on Amazon and Hulu). The following year Joe released his solo debut, the frenzied Holy War album and film on his own imprint American Primitive. Cardamone's new approach was a modern one man show that forged R&B and crushing electronics with the combative spirit of his formative punk years. While crafting a pair of follow up albums in 2020 the world stopped and the QUARENTINA project emerged in response. Outside of his work as an artist Joe has produced and collaborated with some of the greatest artists of our time including Mark Lanegan, lan Astbury, Warren Ellis (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) and James Williamson (The Stooges).
Acoustic versus electric: once upon a time it was an issue — infamously with Bob Dylan's plugged-in performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Electric won that round, at least for guitars and popular music. But by the mid 1970's acoustic was back, with the rise of Windham Hill Records and its purist approach to so-called "American Primitive" guitar and piano. Many innovations have come and gone in the evolution of music since then. We still have purely acoustic folk, jazz, new age, and classical music, but without much fuss, electro-acoustic hybrids have become increasingly mainstream. Acoustic instruments provide a familiar, comforting, organic sound, and support musical expression; electronics expand the subtle dimensions of tone, imagery, and ethereality. Together they make a potent contemporary combination. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we explore the transition from acoustic to electro-acoustic, on a program called TRANSONIC. Music is by WILL ACKERMAN, JEFF OSTER, & TOM EATON, DAVID MICHAEL, WILL ACKERMAN solo, RYAN JUDD, TOM EATON solo, JEFF PEARCE, RUSSEL WALDER, and DAGOBERT BÖHM. [ view playlist ] [ view Flickr image gallery ] [ play 30 second MP3 promo ]
The late poet Mary Oliver is among the most beloved writers of modern times. Amidst the harshness of life, she found redemption in the natural world and in beautiful, precise language. She won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award among her many honors — and published numerous collections of poetry and also some wonderful prose. Krista met with her in 2015 for this rare, intimate conversation. We offer it up anew, as nourishment.Mary Oliver published over 25 books of poetry and prose, including Dream Work, A Thousand Mornings, and A Poetry Handbook. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984 for her book American Primitive. Her final work, Devotions, is a collection of poetry from her more than 50-year career, curated by the poet herself. She died in 2019.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in February, 2015.
The late poet Mary Oliver is among the most beloved writers of modern times. Amidst the harshness of life, she found redemption in the natural world and in beautiful, precise language. She won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award among her many honors — and published numerous collections of poetry and also some wonderful prose. Krista met with her in 2015 for this rare, intimate conversation. We offer it up anew, as nourishment.Mary Oliver published over 25 books of poetry and prose, including Dream Work, A Thousand Mornings, and A Poetry Handbook. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984 for her book American Primitive. Her final work, Devotions, is a collection of poetry from her more than 50-year career, curated by the poet herself. She died in 2019.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Mary Oliver — ‘I got saved by the beauty of the world.'" Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in February, 2015.
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