rock crowd throw your arms around me

17Jul09

Of all the bands and musicians I currently list among my favorites, I have had the longest standing relationship with Pete Yorn. And I think, until last night, that was something I sort of took for granted. His are the songs I never skip on shuffle, but they’re also the songs I pay the least […]

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Tags: Cannery Ballroom, gigs, Nashville, Pete Yorn

these are the last words

09Jun09

Libby got me the Drive-By Truckers’ album, “A Blessing and a Curse” for my birthday, which was pretty perfect of her because Friday night, I went to see Jason Isbell for the third time this year. He played the Cannery Ballroom, opening for some band I’d never heard of and couldn’t be bothered to stay […]

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Tags: A Tale of Two Cities, Cannery Ballroom, Charles Dickens, gigs, Jason Isbell, literature, Nashville