Glad I stayed at Stubbs after Fitz and the Tantrums.
This was technically called a “dj set,” but these guys were able to make music with two control panels and a drum set.
A small dedicated group of revelers danced all the way until closing time.
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Live at Stubbs for the closing party of SXSW Interactive.
March 15, 2011.
I waited on line with a lot of other people who didn’t bother checking out Foo Fighters, but weren’t going to miss Fitz.
It was well worth the wait.
Their energy was great, and their retro musical style is reminiscent of Motown and the Wall of Sound.
You can find out more about them here.
Morcheeba played a Valentines Day concert at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
Skye Edwards was wearing a dress she made herself.
Multi-generational and multi-ethnic funk.
Last time I saw Kurt Vile, I asked him if I could post a video on the web.
He was like, “Well, if you’re asking me, then I say no. Really. I mean, if you post it without my knowing…”
So this time I’m posting without asking.
Enjoy!
Shalom Hanoch is still rocking. He’s been on the Israeli music scene since the early 1970s and still produces new material and plays concerts. In early 2011 he did a four station retrospective of his career. I caught the first station which focused on his first few albums and his collaboration with Arik Einstein. It seemed like he hadn’t played some of the songs in a long time, but that didn’t stop him from trying.
In this clip, the audience tries to help him remember one of his songs. Shalom gets it, and his kick-ass guitarist, Ronny Peterson can only watch with an amused smile.
Gilad Kahana is a crazy person. He’s got a lot to say. In a single concert, he announced his candidacy to become the head of the Labor Party (“This country needs a drunkard Prime Minister!”), reaffirmed the right of the audience to express itself during the performance, and offered to expose himself.
Here’s a video of the latter: