Sonic Youth Live From The Basement

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Sonic Youth live from the Basement, 2007.



Setlist:

  1. The Sprawl

  2. Incinerate

  3. Hey Joni

  4. Jams Run Free

  5. Pink Steam


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Herbie Hancock and Mwandishi Live in Nice, France, 1971

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From the Youtube description:

“French radio broadcast (great quality) of Herbie and the Mwandishi group in full free experimental mode performing in Nice, France, on July 21 1971. heaps good!!”

Heaps good indeed!


Setlist:

  1. You'll Know When You Get There

  2. Toys

Players:

  1. Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn

  2. Bennie Maupin - saxes, flute, bass clarinet

  3. Julian Priester - trombones

  4. Herbie Hancock - keyboards

  5. Buster Williams - bass

  6. Billy Hart - drums


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Miles Davis Quintet Live at Teatro dell'Arte

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Miles Davis Quintet Live at Teatro dell'Arte in Milan, Italy on October 11, 1964.



Setlist:

  1. Autumn Leaves

  2. My Funny Valentine

  3. All Blues

  4. All of You

  5. Joshua

Players:

  • Trumpet: Miles Davis

  • Saxophone: Wayne Shorter

  • Piano: Herbie Hancock

  • Bass: Ron Carter

  • Drums: Tony Williams


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The Cure Unplugged (1991)

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Robert Smith and company played MTV’s Unplugged in 1991 and you should watch. There is a bootleg record that has several more songs but they are not included in this video, and the video isn’t the best quality, sorry. Nevertheless, you should still enjoy this.



Tracklisting:

  1. Let’s Go To Bed

  2. Just Like Heaven

  3. Lullaby

  4. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep

  5. A Letter to Elise

  6. The Caterpillar

  7. The Blood

  8. Boys Don’t Cry

  9. The Walk


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Jane's Addiction 1991 Honolulu

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I haven’t visited my old tape-trading days (though I had this one on CDR) in quite a while. I remember listening to this CDR for the first time. I won’t share the details except to say that it was one of my favorite live recordings for a long time.

Full soundboard recording from the Aloha Tower in Honolulu - September 26, 1991. Second night of a two-night run and the last to feature the original lineup until 2008. Apparently, band members got nude.

Enjoy.

Setlist:

  1. Up the Beach

  2. Whores

  3. Standing in the Shower... Thinking

  4. Ain't No Right

  5. Thank You Boys

  6. Three Days

  7. Been Caught Stealing

  8. L.A. Medley - L.A. Woman - Nausea

  9. Then She Did...

  10. Mountain Song

  11. Stop!

  12. Ocean Size

  13. Chip Away


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John Prine :: House Of Strombo

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From the Youtube page:

“This is one of the coolest things. The great songwriter, John Prine setting up and performing an in my living room. His latest record, The Tree of Forgiveness is out of this world. The Strombo Show presents John Prine in an intimate performance from the House Of Strombo.”

Tracklisting:

  1. Crazy Bone

  2. Far From Me

  3. Speed Of Sound And Loneliness

  4. Sam Stone

  5. Summer's End

  6. Ramblin' Fever (Merle Haggard Cover)

  7. Christmas In Prison

  8. When I Get To Heaven


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Thin Lizzy :: Live at Sydney Opera House, 10/78

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Thin Lizzy :: Live at Sydney Opera House, 10/78.

From the Youtbue Page:

“In October of 1978 more than 26,000 screaming fan packed the Sydney Opera House in Australia for an unforgettable concert. Thin Lizzy's lineup for this show was Phil Lynott (Vocals/bass), Gary Moore (Guitars), Scott Gorham (Guitars) and Mark Nauseef (Drums).”

Again, no setlist for this one, though I imagine is out there somewhere. Please let me know if you find it.

Tom Waits :: Rockpalast 1977

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A live recording of Tom Waits performing live for WDR Studios in Köln, Germany on April 18th, 1977.




Tracklist:

  • Step right up

  • Invitation to the Blues

  • Depot Depot

  • Jitterbug Boy

  • Pasties and a G string

  • I wish I was in New Orleans

  • Fumblin' with the Blues

  • Semi Suite Emotional Weather Report

  • Bad Liver and a Broken Heart

  • New Coat of Paint

  • I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work

  • The One That Got Away

  • Small Change

  • Tom Traubert’s Blues


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T. Rex :: Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (10/08/74 Long Beach)

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T. Rex live for Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (10/08/74, Long Beach). Originally aired 01/22/75.

Sorry, setlist unknown on this one. I mean, we (you) could probably figure it out or Google-Fu it, I jus haven’t taken the time or effort. So we’ll all just have to sit back and enjoy the ride.





Wordless Flight Emerges

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Caleb Nei bills himself as: “Washington DC Area Event & Cocktail Pianist,” usually playing “about 180 jazz dates each year throughout Virginia and Washington DC.”

Nei’s newest project Wordless Flight. “Emergence,” Nei’s first release under the new moniker is a collection of improvisations “Recorded on a felted upright piano, a Mason & Hamlin reed organ, and a collection of analog synths.” Nei says that “Emergence” is the first of several releases in this vein, with lots more music already recorded.

“Recorded in the early-morning hours before the family wakes,” Nei’s improvisations are meditative pieces walking the border between minimalism, new age age, and contemporary classical.

Opening track “Another Morning” is representative of the rest of the album in all of the good ways. Interesting melodies over ambient background noise unfolding and swirling up and around to greet the day before folding back into itself.

“Murmur” propels these themes forward, while “1997” begins to push into Ambient territory and “Landscape From A Bus” pulses with an Ambient loop and “Moored Boats” makes you wonder if this wasn’t an electronic album the whole time.

This is music created with the sun rise to fill your while day.


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Lanois Live :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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Here is a collection of unreleased live instrumental material by Daniel Lanois that I’ve collected over the years. All of these are available on Youtube, so I have included session info and links to the respective Youtube link if you’re interested. These recordings are not to be sold or distributed individually.

Enjoy.


Tracklisting:

  1. Iceland // #

  2. Souix Lookout // #

  3. Harvest Picnic Rehearsals // %

  4. Sci Fi // @

  5. Satie // +

  6. Burning Spear // $

  7. Aquatic // #

  8. Elevator // @

  9. Senegal // $

  10. Opera // $

  11. Apres Calypso // @

  12. Soho Dourado // ^

  13. The End // #


Key and Source Links:

# = Artbound Presents Studio A: Daniel Lanois (2014). KCETOnline. Daniel Lanois on various instruments and Kyle Crane on drums.

% = Harvest Picnic Rehearsals: Daniel Lanois, Jim Wilson and Steve Nistor Rehearsing (August 2013).

@ = NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2015). Daniel Lanois on knobs and wires, Jim Wilson on Bass, and Brian Blade on drums.

+ = Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca live in Lanois’ studio. Song from the album 'Goodbye To Language' (2016).

$ = KEXP presents Daniel Lanois performing live in the Robert Lang Studios. Recorded February 27, 2015. Daniel Lanois, Jim Wilson, and Kyle Crane.

^ = Unknown live television appearance 


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Daniel Lanois :: Live For Artbound at Studio A

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Here’s a fantastic show featuring live performance with Lanois on a variety of instruments and knobs and the amazing Kyle Crane on drums. Interview segments are sprinkled throughout.

Enjoy.


Tracklisting:

  1. Elevator

  2. Souix Lookout

  3. Opera

  4. Aquatic

  5. Iceland

  6. The End


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Justin Townes Earle Live For KEXP (2012)

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Justin Townes Earle performs live on KEXP from the SXSW Radio Day Stage. Recorded 3/17/2012.








Tracklisting:

  1. Look The Other Way

  2. Am I That Lonely Tonight?

  3. Memphis In The Rain

  4. Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now

  5. Halfway To Jackson

  6. Unfortunately, Anna

  7. Walk Out

  8. Movin' On

Important People:

  • Host: Cheryl Waters

  • Audio: Kevin Suggs

  • Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen & Christopher Meister

  • Edits: Scott Holpainen


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2020 Year-End Music Round-Up Wrap-Up Extravaganza

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No one could have predicted a year like 2020. The live music industry is on life support. Bandcamp came through just about better than anyone else to support music. And there was a ton of great music released this year.

Per the norm, I do not rank albums. Music is not a competition and my taste is not your taste. So, after lots of thought and list-shuffling and winnowing, these are the 75 albums that really stood out for me. My original list was quite a bit longer (and you can always keep up in real-time by following the Yearly Bookkeeping page), so I can tell you that this list provides a great overview of my music listening for this crazy year.

Here are my favorite 75 albums of 2020.

The Visual List:

The Alphabet List:

  1. Live at Tubby's by 75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band

  2. Shaman! by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  3. Time is A Gift Which We Share All The Time by Afriquoi

  4. Rejoice by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela

  5. Live by Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood

  6. Fu Chronicles by Antibalas 

  7. Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

  8. Roy Ayers JID002 by Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  9. Ex-Voto by Jamie Barnes

  10. Please Advise by Beauty Pill

  11. Crash Test Kid by Sammy Brue

  12. Long In The Tooth by the Budos Band

  13. Regresa by Buscabulla

  14. Shadow Talk by Café Racer

  15. Echo Mine by Califone

  16. Gold Record by Bill Callahan

  17. Have We Met by Destroyer

  18. I Just Wasn't Made For These Set Times by Dire Wolves (Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band)

  19. Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan

  20. Afternoon Tea at Six by Eishan Ensemble

  21. Acoustic Storm Sessions by Elkhorn

  22.  Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove by Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray

  23. Wake Up! by Hazel English

  24. Shore by Fleet Foxes

  25. A Hero’s Death by Fontaines D.C.

  26. Peoples Motel Band by Chris Forsyth and Garcia Peoples

  27. SOURCE by Nubya Garcia

  28. Nightcap at Wits' End by Garcia Peoples

  29. Big Dark Bright Futures by Growing Concerns Poetry Collective

  30. Women In Music Pt. III by Haim

  31. Infinity Of Now by the Heliocentrics

  32. National Freedom by Lonnie Holley

  33. Muerto, Carcel o Rocanroll by Huntingtons

  34. Beginners by Christian Lee Hutson

  35. Reuinions by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

  36. Babani Koné by Babani Koné

  37. Mutation by Les Freres Smith

  38. 2020 by Magik Markers

  39. Eno Axis by H.C. McEntire

  40. Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  41. Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones

  42. Circles by Mac Miller

  43. Dimensional Stardust by Rob Mazurek/Exploding Star Orchestra

  44. Annual by Modern Nature

  45. Getting Into Knives by the Mountain Goats

  46. Staunch Honey by David Nance

  47. Three by the Necks

  48. Rob Noyes & Sam Moss by Rob Noyes & Sam Moss

  49. We No Be Machine by Onipa

  50. Jams From The Sun by Oregon Space Trail of Jazz

  51. High Upon The Mountain by Pacific Range

  52. Suite For Max Brown by Jeff Parker

  53. Summerlong by Rose City Band

  54. RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

  55. Landwerk demos by Nathan Salsburg

  56. Acoustic by Oumou Sangaré

  57. Untitled (Black Is) by Sault

  58. We Are Sent Here By History by Shabaka and the Ancestors

  59. The Don of Diamond Dreams by Shabazz Palaces

  60. Ocean Bridges by Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk

  61. Companion Rises by Six Organs of Admittance

  62. Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth

  63. Optimisme by Songhoy Blues

  64. Swirling by Sun Ra Arkestra

  65. Oh Yeah? by Sunwatchers

  66. Wooden Flower by Tambourinen

  67. Folklore by Taylor Swift

  68. Nomad by Tengger

  69. Sun Racket by Throwing Muses

  70. Siftorde by Tidiane Thiam

  71. New Vanitas by William Tyler

  72. The Great Mountain by Waterless Hills

  73. Eau’d To A Fake Bookie Volume 3 by Wet Tuna

  74. Strange to Explain by Woods

  75. Homegrown by Neil Young


  • Browse Volume 01 of my 2020 favorites playlist

  • Browse Volume 02 of my 2020 favorites playlist

  • Browse Volume 03 of my 2020 favorites playlist

  • Browse Volume 04 of my 2020 favorites playlist

  • Browse Volume 05 of my 2020 favorites playlist




Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 05)

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Volume 05 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “Sam Sam” by Afriquoi

  2. “Fight Am Finish” by Antibalas

  3. “Tulips” by Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk

  4. “Sixth Hammer” by the Budos Band

  5. “Signs” by Eishan Ensemble

  6. “Acoustic Storm Part One” by Elkhorn

  7. “Further” by the Necks

  8. “Wooden Flower” by Tambourinen

  9. “Walkin’ In Rhythm” by Wet Tuna

  10. “Snake Mouth” by Rob Noyes & Sam Moss


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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 04)

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Volume 04 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!



Tracklisting:

  1. “Solace” by Adrian Younge And Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  2. “Theme For Cecil” by Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids

  3. “Venom” by The Heliocentrics

  4. “Slow Bones” by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

  5. “Eurasia” by Tengger

  6. “Galaxy 1000” by Rob Mazurek and the Exploding Star Orchestra

  7. “Two” by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  8. “The Message Continues” by Nubya Garcia

  9. “Makoma” by Onipa

  10. “Ju$t” by Run The Jewels

  11. “The Coming Of The Strange Ones” by Shabaka and the Ancestors

  12. “Wet” by Shabazz Palaces

  13. “No Talk Talk” by Les Freres Smith

  14. “Strange To Explain” by Woods

  15. “Go Away” by Jeff Parker

  16. “Pray Up Stay Up” by Sault


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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 03)

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Volume 03 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “Houses of the Holy” by H.C. McEntire

  2. “Low to the Bird” by Jamie Barnes

  3. “It Gets Easier” by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

  4. “Santa Monica (Through the Canyon)” by Pacific Range

  5. “The 101” by Six Organs of Admittance

  6. “Howard St. & The Beach Nov. 1988 After 11” by Califone

  7. “Maestranza” by Fleet Foxes

  8. “(Our Life Could Be Your Van)” by Garcia Peoples

  9. “The Law Of Hospitality” by Waterless Hills

  10. “Four Corners” by William Tyler

  11. “Protest Song” by Bill Callahan

  12. “Crystal Doorknob” by Lonnie Holley

  13. “Landwerk 03” by Nathan Salsburg

  14. “Love Is The Main Thing” by Fontaines D.C.

  15. “Find You Ride” by Magik Markers

  16. “Fadjamou” (Acoustic) by Oumou Sangaré

  17. “St. Charles” by Throwing Muses

  18. “Nenamev” by Tidiane Thiam

  19. “Bon Bon” by Songhoy Blues

  20. “Love Paste” by Sunwatchers


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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 02)

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Volume 02 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “Single For The Summer” by Christian Lee Huston

  2. “Off My Mind” by Hazel English

  3. “Crimson Tide” by Destroyer

  4. “NTE” by Buscabulla

  5. “We Don't Smoke It No More” by Neil Young

  6. “If The Truth Ever Shows Up” by David Nance

  7. “Die Before You Live” by Sammy Brue

  8. “Not Penny’s Boat” by Huntingtons

  9. “Empty Bottle” by Rose City Band

  10. “Out The Window” by Café Racer

  11. “Nektar” by Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray

  12. “Jams From The Sun (Part III)” by Oregon Space Trail of Jazz

  13. “F&N” by 75 Dollar Bill


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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 01)

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Volume 01 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “(Brother Lee) Womblife Blues” by Dire Wolves (Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band)

  2. “exile” by Taylor Swift

  3. “Tattooed Love Boys” by Beauty Pill

  4. “Good News” by Mac Miller

  5. “Djatigui Baro” by Babani Koné

  6. “I Know Alone” by Haim

  7. “Flourish” by Modern Nature

  8. “Murder Most Foul” by Bob Dylan

  9. “Picture Of My Dress” by the Mountain Goats

  10. “We” by the Soft Pink Truth

  11. “Shout Across Mountains” by Growing Concerns Poetry Collective

  12. “Mystic Mountain” by Chris Forsyth & Garcia Peoples

  13. “Angels And Demons At Play” by Sun Ra Arkestra

  14. “Heavy Baloon” by Fiona Apple

  15. “The Wicked Shall Not Prevail” by Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood


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