Confederacy of a Dunce - Month o Music

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

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This month has been an exceptional one when it comes to live music, even though I may not have attended as many gigs as I have in past years. I can't think of any other month in which I've seen so many good shows, and there are still 3 more to come before the month is done (with a fourth on the first of May). Rather than review them all myself, I'll list them (I am a lister, after all) and provide a bag of words plagiarized from other reviews of each (or made up by me). Pick a few words, shake, and write your own review (or preview if it hasn't happened yet!).

5 April - Joe Pernice (w/ James Walbourne): subtle -- poet -- fleeting -- mystical -- sedate -- low-fi -- melancholic -- classic -- jangly -- Americana. I think I need to add "beard" too as it was a bit of a surprise to see.

6 April - Dog Roses at What's Cooking: Americana -- rollicking -- harmony -- dark suits -- acoustic -- indie -- des hymnes à tous les amoureux solitaires

11 April - Danny Barnes (supporting, and playing with, Tim O'Brien) - bluegrass -- banjo -- instrumental improvisation -- barking mad -- gritty -- jazz -- Bad Livers -- fun -- twang -- Americana

18 April - Arlenes - country -- twang -- London -- California -- honky-tonk -- Americana -- honesty -- heartbreak -- exquisite

24 April - The Messengers of God - country -- dark -- soothing (?) -- harmony -- poetic -- holy -- unholy -- rollicking (No sign of "Americana", though I'm sure it's just because of the dearth of reviews so far. These guys were a real surprise & I hope to see them again soon)

Today, 27 April - Drive By Truckers - three guitars -- southern -- rock show -- whiskey -- truck stop -- gothic -- aural assault -- common man -- bitterness and despair -- Americana -- magnificent (I'm looking forward to this one perhaps more than any of the others, but I'd better bring my ear plugs)

29 April - Major Matt Mason USA - indie -- guitar -- low-fi -- songwriter -- NYC -- ramshackle -- genius -- DIY -- visionary

30 April - Broken Family Band: bag-o-words review already appears in my previous post about them.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:20:42 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)