How appropriate...quoting one of Los Angeles native sons in the title of this post, Ice Cube.After wading through what felt like thousands of scammers, grifters, and slum lords I have found a place to live. It is way out there...suburban LA. But I am 32yrs old and I really don't need to live in Hollywood. I have been here for 11 days and it was fun to visit, but walking out to my car every nigh...
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The new album from Magnolia Electric Co. (Jason Molina's band) is titled Josephine and is due out July 21. The album was engineered by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago. I've really dug Molina's many previous recordings, some of which were released under his own name and some under the Songs: Ohia name. Not sure yet about this one.
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There is a bunch of great new material coming out in the MEC box set 'Sojourner' in early August.This is off of the disc in that set called 'Nashville Moon'...Jason Molina has never sounded better.
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Shocking news to report this week. Magnolia Electric Company's bassist Evan Farrell has succumbed to injuries sustained from a house fire in Oakland, CA. He was 33.From their web site:_All of us are tremendously saddened by the sudden and tragic death of our good friend and collaborator, Evan Farrell. Evan, who played bass and pedal steel with us during our fall tour this year, was caught in a...
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Here's a track off the upcoming four CD, one DVD Magnolia Electric Co. box set, Sojourner, due out August 7.
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*Box Set Rating* Nashville Moon: 7 Sun Session: 6 The Black Ram: 8 Shohola: 7.5*How much Jason Molina sounds like he has a beard even though he doesn't* 9.6(Wendy's back and helping me to review this thick collection from the mellow folk king Jason Molina.)ST: Today we are reviewing Sojourner, the box set from Jason Molina's latest incarnation, Magnolia Electric Co.WW: It's four discs and a...
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Magnolia Electric Co.by Michael Miller • July 23, 2009 Magnolia Electric Co.Josephine(Secretly Canadian, 2009)A familiar theme: Band loses beloved member, records concept album in deceased's honor. In the case of Magnolia Electric Co., it's bassist Evan Farrell. May he rest in peace, but musically, his presence—though palpable in the sadness of the group's new album, Josephine—isn't so sore
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Magnolia Electric Co. today announced details for their current US/European tour and their upcoming release of a four CD/one DVD box set of all new material titled ??The Sojourner Boxset?? (Secretly Canadian) according to a spokesperson for the band.Frontman Jason Molina first came to prominence performing and recording under the name Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast ...
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These guys rule. Rad live shows!! Please go check them out when they come to your town.You wont be disappointed. Tour info below.MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. fall 2007 american tour dates8/23 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird8/24 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle8/25 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry8/26 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room8/27 - Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium8/28 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre8/29...
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(Image via wikipedia)Magnolia Electric Co. - 2006 August 05The Echo, Los Angeles, CA01: Montgomery Bound02: What Comes After the Blues03: Lonesome Valley04: Leave the City05: Talk To Me Devil, Again06: Just Be Simple07: No Moon on the Water08: Bowery09: Hammer Down10: Dark Don't Hide It11: Sweet Lucy12: Unknown ("200 miles from turnin' 'round ...") See below to downloadMy mom works for Continen...
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Pitchfork -- Ohio University has plenty to boast of; they're the only school in Ohio to offer an osteopathy specialty in their medical school, and noted Athens-campus alums include Arsenio Hall and Al Bundy.If that's not enough brochure-fodder to get your pen flyin' across the application page, they're also home to student-sponsored, internet-based radio station ACRN's ACRN Week, which, for som...
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Went to go check out Magnolia Electric Co. the other night in Denver. This was my 3rd M.E.Co. show, and it certainly won't be the last. Jason Molina has been one of my favorite songwriters for the past 5 years or so. The band puts on a pretty good show as well.Here is a track from the recording. Enjoy, and make sure you go see them when they come to your town.
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Sittinghere, attempting to start a review about this record, I feelunder-equipped in the presence of such footloose lyricism. It’s not acase of competing, but a case of doing justice to an album which formssuch a natural, emotionally enlivening whole. I have had times whereJason Molina’s songwriting (which lies at the heart of MagnoliaElectric Co.
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Magnolia Electric Co.’s show at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon sold out early (apparently, a lot of people here are really into this guy Jason Molina). After the show, I lingered around the exit where I heard versions of “That was the best fucking show ever” from dudes fastidiously checking and rechecking to make sure their show posters weren’t getting sweat waves. Did I mention i
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Note to reviewers. Can you please stop referring to Jason Molina's band Magnolia Electric Co. as alt-country. Based on the evidence of Josephine, the Magnolia Electric Co.'s third studio album, the band are just country, possibly soft rock, but certainly not alternative.Wilco are alt.country, whether their commerciality is pleasing or not to followers of alt-country. Bill Callahan is alt-countr...
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