on the advice of my friend and fellow mogger, gdolorio(http://mog.com/gdolario ), we headed out to the independent last night in san francisco to check out bon iver. i'm usually pretty weary of "singer songwriters" types lately. too often the hype doesn't live up to the talent for me. i know i'll get some haters but i put iron/wine, ray lamontagne, in this category.
so, i was really pretty impressed with these guys. lead singer had some killer, neil young, emotionally charged, electric leads. he was doing the falsetto, precious voice thing, but in a good way. the way antony (antony & the johnsons) or thom yorke can pull it off. he's THAT good. leans a little more towards the soulful prince style falsetto then the other cats. drummer was fantastically attentive. i felt it with them. the real deal.
left wanting more.
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you make it a baker's dozen ... to the number of people who have told me they love bon iver. must check out live...
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bummer, he's going north. No LA show either.
Anyone in Portland go? Lurie?
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well put. they definitely killed it.
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cool! I have heard good things about this band. Sincerity stands out these days to me too. I always get your blog notices but never have time to read your blogs, will do more often! Got to see your town's Rogue Wave and Two Gallants at SxSW. amazing, especially the later.
we will be playing Hemlock Tavern April 10, hope you can make it and share a pint w/us!
xo chase frank
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He's pretty fantastic and way more fun live than you'd expect. (It's a very pretty album, but in a haunting, wistful way that often doesn't translate well to the stage.)
I interviewed him a while back, nice guy. If you're curious: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/54773/isolation-songs-an-interview-with-bon-ivers-justin-vernon/
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very cool. thanks jenny. jenny, what's your most played new music these days?
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My favorite thing so far this year is that Big Dipper reissue, which probably doesn't count because it's not new.
The new records I like the most are probably Sons & Daughters, the Dirtbombs, Kelley Stoltz, Good Shoes, Retribution Gospel Choir and Mahjongg, though. And Bon Iver is up there.
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saw sons & daughters at sxsw and really loved them. one of my highlights
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I saw them, too, and yeah, very rocking. (I saw them taping a TV show, which took away some of the grit and immediacy, but they were still pretty good.)
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she's got mad style.
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Cool, I'll check it out!
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Not my cup of tea, but their good. I try to keep an objective view.
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hyman, thanks for inviting me
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umm. that would have been only 6 hours notice which i was informed does not work for you. what's a poor boy to do?
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touche. home sick with 102 temp, thanks for checking in with me
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you fool. like i'm supposed to have some kind of esp?
check in with my mofo. remember me?
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My guess is that the Bon Iver album with take the same trip as The National's Boxer did last year. Straight to the top of numerous "Albums of the Year"-lists.
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i'm the same way with singer/songwriter types...and i think i have heard bon iver before...but it looks like i'll have to do some more listening.
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fo real now?
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bon iver made two spots of my most recent mix. and that's just plain hard to do. they are so so in my zone right now.