Ramsay Midwood :: Manchaca Eyeball (Live From Sam’s Town Point)

I know I’ve mentioned this before, I but I love year-end album list time. I try to pay attention to as much music as I can throughout the year, but there’s always something I’ve missed. I love browsing other people’s lists and often find things I missed. But sometimes, I just wonder: “I wonder if Ramsay Midwood’s put out any music lately” only to discover that he put out a live album in January 2024.

I first came across Midwood about 25 years ago through the German label Glitterhouse. I ordered it from Germany after winning a silly bet with my wife. Years later, we spent our 10th wedding anniversary in Austin at Sam’s Town Point just to see him play life. We waited for like 2 hours while he ate burgers and drank beer before finally deciding to take the stage at around midnight. It was worth the wait! Even years later, we hosted him in our living room to pretty much no crowd while my friend Shawn sat in on harmonica.

All that to say, I’ve followed his music with great interest for many years. I’m even thanked in the liner notes of his radio performance release Undone, but that’s a different story.

ANYWAYS: Apparently Midwood released a live set of mostly unreleased material all the way back in January and I’m just now finding out about it. Manchaca Eyeball profiles Midwood in his natural habitat with long-time collaborator Jeff Johnston and others.

Watch the video for the lead track “Mystical Man of Sorrow”:

Preview the album here:

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Favorite Music :: 2024

Some singles, some EPs and some full-length albums.

These have been 50 of my favorite releases of 2024. Selections are in alphabetical order because you can’t rank music.

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts.

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• Wood Blues by أحمد [Ahmed] // BC //

• Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin // AMZN // BC //

• Bullets In The Chamber by Arrested Development // BC //

• Tension by Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra // AMZN // BC //

• This is Basic by Basic // AMZN // BC //

• Across the River of Stars by Beachwood Sparks // AMZN // BC //

• Live in Paris 1973 by Can // AMZN // BC //

• Close Encounters of the Third World by Creation Rebel // AMZN // BC //

• Songs of A Lost World by the Cure // AMZN //

• Love Changes Everything by Dirty Three // AMZN // BC //

• 100% Sahara Guitar by Etran De L'Aïr // AMZN // BC //

• When I’m Called by Jake Xerxes Fussell // AMZN // BC //

• Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons // AMZN //

• Mahal by Glass Beams // AMZN // BC //

• Goat by Goat // AMZN // BC //

• No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead by Godspeed You! Black Emperor // AMZN // BC //

• the Collective by Kim Gordon // AMZN // BC //

• Blu Wav by Grandaddy // AMZN // BC //

• Dead of Night by Maalem Houssam Guinia // BC //

• the Handover by the Handover // AMZN // BC //

• In Waves by Jamie xx // AMZN // BC //

• Chain of Light by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party // AMZN // BC //

• Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee // AMZN // BC //

• Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman // AMZN // BC //

• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker // AMZN // BC //

• Drop 7 by Little Simz

• Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock // AMZN // BC //

• Locust Land by Bill MacKay // AMZN // BC //

• Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar // AMZN // BC //

• the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics // AMZN // BC //

• Night Palace by Mount Eerie // AMZN // BC //

• Walking After Dark by Mountain Movers // AMZN // BC //

• David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance // AMZN // BC //

• Bleed by the Necks // AMZN // BC //

• The Way Out of Easy by Jeff Parker ETA IVtet // AMZN // BC //

• Le Rêve de Polyphème by Polyphème // BC //

• Deep Time by Prairiewolf // AMZN // BC //

• Bite Down by Rosali // AMZN // BC //

• Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth // AMZN // BC //

• Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka // AMZN //

• Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces // AMZN // BC //

• Passage Du Desir by Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) // AMZN //

• Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance  // AMZN // BC //

• Small Medium Large by SML // AMZN // BC //

• Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam // AMZN // BC //

• 5 by Trummors // AMZN // BC //

• Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee // AMZN // BC //

• In the Running 3 by Wet Tuna / DUNZA by Wet Tuna / DUNZA // BC //

• Woodland by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings // AMZN // BC //

• Acadia by Yasmin Williams // AMZN // BC //

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2024 Favorite Music (So Far)

Here are my favorite 20 releases of 2024 so far.

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• Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

• Live in Paris 1973 by Can

• Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

• the Collective by Kim Gordon

• Blu Wav by Grandaddy

• the Handover by the Handover

• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

• Drop 7 by Little Simz

• Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

• Locust Land by Bill MacKay

• Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar

• the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics

• David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance

• Bite Down by Rosali

• Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth

• Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka

• Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces

• Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance

• Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam

• Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee

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Heard Too Late 2023 :: Dosh, Ismaily, Young

Yesterday we began a short series of posts highlighting 2023 albums I didn’t get a chance to spend enough time with prior to compiling my year-end list with Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah’s “The Falcon Ate The Flower.”

Next up is the self-titled release from Dosh, Ismaily, Young. Featuring “drummer Marty Dosh (Dosh, Andrew Bird, Fog), bassist Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Secret Chiefs 3, Arooj Aftub), and guitarist Tim Young (Wayne Horvitz’s Zony Mash, David Sylvian, Michael White).”

With Shazad already appearing on the 2023 round up with Love In Exile by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, this marks Ismaily’s second appearance on my favorite albums of 2023.

This is not so much a review as a profile, so I take no shame in quoting the Bandcamp page to help you get a picture of this wild ride: “On their debut self-titled release, these master musicians effortlessly deliver six solid tracks including an 11-minute krautrock mindblower, a meditation on the end of the world, and explorations into Stax-soul, space-rock, and free-jazz.”

If you’ve taken the time and effort to read this far, it’s probably because we share the same music vibes. I highly recommend this release, especially since physical copies are in short supply.

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Watch the official video for the opening track, “Blast:”

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2023 :: Favorite Music

Welcome to the 2023 Holiday at the Sea year-end music list. There was a lot of great music in 2023, but I’ve narrowed it down to my favorite top 50, presented here in alphabetical order. I hope you see some of your favorites and find something new. I’d love to hear your thoughts. What has been your favorite music of 2023?

the 2023 Holiday at the Sea year-end music list:

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• Afro Futuristic Dreams by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids // BC // FB // Amzn //

• A Trip To Bolgatanga by African Head Charge // BC // FB // Insta //Amzn //

• Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen, Adrian Younge, & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Jazz Is Dead) // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• New Blue Sun by André 3000 // site // Amzn //

• My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by Anohni & The Johnsons // site // BC // Insta // Amzn //

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• Love In Exile by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily // site // Amzn //

• Black Duck by Black Duck // BC // Amzn //

• Sun Arcs by Blue Lake // BC // Amzn //

• Sahel by Bombino // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You by Bonnie “Prince” Billy // BC // Amzn //

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• Dimanche à Bamako by Bounaly // BC // Amzn //

• the Record by boygenius // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) by jaimie branch // site // BC // Amzn //

• Nocturnal Country by Sammy Brue // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Villagers by Califone // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

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• Chitinous Mandible by Chitinous Mandible // site // BC // Insta // Amzn //

• Hostile Environment by Creation Rebel // BC // Amzn //

• Shadow Kingdom by Bob Dylan // site // FB // Amzn //

• & the Charm by Avalon Emerson // site // BC // Insta // Amzn //

• Some Kinda Love Performing The Music Of the Velvet Underground by the Feelies // site // BC // Amzn //

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• A River Running To Your Heart by Fruit Bats // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Let the Moon Be a Planet by Steve Gunn & David Moore // BC // Amzn //

• Philanthropy by Hauschka // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Days In The Desert by High Pulp // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Oh Me Oh My by Lonnie Holley // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

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• James and the Giants by James and the Giants // BC // Amzn //

• Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey // site // FB // Amzn //

• New Future City Radio by Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek // BC // Amzn //

• No Fixed Point In Space by Modern Nature // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• the Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monae // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

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• Since Time Is Gravity by Natural Information Society // site // BC // Amzn //

• Travel by the Necks // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Jump On It by Bill Orcutt // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Switched-On by Pachyman // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• After the Magic by 파란노을 (Parannoul) // BC // Insta // Amzn //

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• The Times by Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Drag On Girard by Purling Hiss // BC // FB // Amzn //

• the Window by Ratboys // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Garden Party by Rose City Band // site // BC // Insta // Amzn //

• Live at Third Man Records by Rich Ruth // BC // Insta // Amzn //

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• Robed In Rareness by Shabazz Palaces // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Everything Is Alive by Slowdive // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Javelin by Sufjan Stevens // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Music Is Victory Over Time by Sunwatchers // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Secret Stratosphere by William Tyler And The Impossible Truth // BC // FB // Amzn //

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• Rat Saw God by Wednesday // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Zango by Witch // BC // Amzn //

• Perennial by Woods // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo // site // BC // FB // Amzn //

• Heaven Is a Junkyard by Youth Lagoon // site // BC // Insta // Amzn //

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Meet Some Of My Friends (the Velvet Underground Edition) :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

Welcome to the first installment of what I hope will be an ongoing playlist series throughout 2023 where I introduce you to some of my favorite music. I often make playlists for my car and I thought I might as well share them here.

We kick off the series with the Velvet Underground. I tried to keep it to cuts from the studio albums, but I really like “I’m Beginning To See the Light” from 1969: The Velvet Underground Live. Whether you know them or not, I hope you enjoy this playlist.

Setlist:

1. Who Loves The Sun

2. Some Kinda Love

3. Sweet Jane

4. Sister Ray

5. I'm Waiting For The Man

6. Rock & Roll

7. Beginning To See The Light

8. Here She Comes Now

9. I'm Set Free

10. White Light/White Heat

11. Run Run Run

12. Oh! Sweet Nuthin'

13. What Goes On

14. There She Goes Again

15. New Age

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Fire For The People :: A Blue Scholars Playlist

I think I’ve shared this before, but we drive a 12-passenger van. Because, of course we do. What else are we going to drive? The kids broke the AUX input several years ago, but the CD player works. So sometimes we make mixes especially for the van. Sometimes they are various playlists, and sometimes they are artist-specific. One of our favorite artists as a family is Seattle’s Blue Scholars.

I’m not sure if they ever broke up or if they’re just on some weird hiatus, but I don’t think they have released music together since 2011’s Cinémetropolis. Anyways, if you don’t know, them, Blue Scholars are (were?) a politically conscious Seattle hip hop duo. Formed in 2002 while members, DJ Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC Geologic (George Quibuyen) were both students at the University of Washington. The duo put out 3 full-length albums, 4 EPs and a lot of singles. All of which is worth hunting down while the group is on hiatus(?).

Here’s the releases I drew from:

Tracklist:

1. Solstice: Reintroduction from Blue Scholars

2. Fire For the People from Bayani

3. Lalo Schifrin from Cinematropolis

4. Bruise Brothers from Blue Scholars

5. Joe Metro from Bayani

6. New People from Ooof!

7. Sagaba from Blue Scholars

8. Fou Lee from Cinematropolis

9. Blue School from Blue Scholars

10. Still Got Love from Bayani

11. Selfportrait from Blue Scholars

12. Southside Revival from The Long March EP

13. Seijun Suzuki from Cinematropolis

14. The Inkwell from Blue Scholars

15. Hi-808 from Oof!

16. Marion Sunshine from Cinematropolis

17. Motion Movement from Blue Scholars

18. Yuri Kochiyama from Cinematropolis

19. Evening Chai from Blue Scholars

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Meet Me At The Gates :: A Holiday at the Sea Spiritual Rendezvous

As we enter Junior Year of the Pandemic, I have been looking outside of the expected places for comfort, assurance, and even meaning.

In those olden days of yore, the “Elders” or the “wise ones of a city” might meet at the city gate where they would gather to discuss life’s complexities and to offer advice to those who asked.

I know none of you asked, and I don’t claim to be wise, but if any of you ever wanted to meet at the gate, here would be my advice.

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Setlist:

1. Let Us Make a Record by Sister Gertrude Morgan

2. I'm So Happy And Free The Lord Save Me by Rev. Lonnie Farris

3. Wonderful by Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir

4. Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah by Indian Bottom Association

5. Jesus Will Provide by Isaiah Owens

6. Fix It Jesus by Reverend Charlie Jackson

7. Higher Power by Ramsay Midwood

8. People Get Ready by Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers

9. I Have A Savior I Can by Leon Pinson

10. Yeah, Lord! Jesus is Able by Rev. Louis Overstreet

11. I Was Healed By The Wounds In His Side by Sister Gertrude Morgan

12. A Little More Faith by Reverend Gary Davis

13. Pray For Me by Leon Pinson

14. Is There Anybody Here Who Loves My Jesus? by Rev. Louis Overstreet

15. Take Care of Us by Revelations

16. God’s Got It by Reverend Charlie Jackson

17. Joyful Noise by Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir

18. The Lord’s Prayer by The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, Alabama

19. God’s Gonna Separate by Reverend Gary Davis

20. Take Your Burdens To The Lord by Washington Phillips

21. God’s Mighty Hand by Rev. Utah Smith

22. I Want To Ride That Glory Train by The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir

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2021 Year In Review :: Favorite Albums

Here’s the dealio, my coolios.

Each year, I keep a running diary of sorts of all of the things I liked each year. If you’re interested (which I doubt you are), you can follow along with my real-time unedited yearly bookkeeping here.

At the end of each year I try to cull down the music section to what really defined my year musically. No ranking. Just great music. Here are 50 of my favorite 2021 albums in alphabetical order.

Albums In Visual Alphabetical Order:

Albums In Alphabetical Alphabetical Order:

1. Social Music at Troost Vol.1 by 75 Dollar Bill

2. Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders by Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders // Elixor of Life by Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders

3. Khaira Arby in New York (Live in 2010) by Khaira Arby

4. House Music by Bell Orchestre

5. Valdez by Birds of Maya

6. Carnage by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

7. All These Years by Phil Cook

8. Home Video by Lucy Dacus

9. Kanawa by Nahawa Doumbia

10. The Golden Lag by Elkhorn

11. Admonitions by Endless Boogie

12. Drew Gardner by Drew Gardner

13. Ghost of Vroom 1 by Ghost of Vroom

14. Leap by Girls in Airports

15. Couleur by Dobet Gnahoré

16. G_d's Pee At States End! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

17. Other You by Steve Gunn

18. Quietly Blowing It by Hiss Golden Messenger

19. The Dharma Wheel by Howlin’ Rain

20. Brian Jackson JID008 by Brian Jackson, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge

21. Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound by Kasai Allstars

22. Heavy Sun by Daniel Lanois

23. Now by Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble

24. Hey What by Low

25. Sound Ancestors by Madlib

26. Hope by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog

27. Ghost Songs by Bachar Mar-Khalifé

28. Tezeta by Hailu Mergia

29. Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar

30. Dark In Here by the Mountain Goats

31. World What World by Mountain Movers

32. Tropicale Moon by Mouth Painter

33. Teenage Dreams by Native Soul

34. descension (Out of Our Constrictions) by Natural Information Society/Evan Parker

35. Another Side by Leo Nocentelli (1971)

36. Making and Then Unmaking by Derek Piotr

37. Earth Trip by Rose City Band

38. East Pakistan Sky by Ustad Saami

39. Nine by Sault

40. The Veiled Sea by Six Organs of Admittance

41. Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet

42. Renewal by Billy Strings

43. Superwolves by Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

44. Deep Fried Grandeur by Ryley Walker And Kikagaku Moyo

45. Course In Fable by Ryley Walker

46. Yaral Sa Doom by Wau Wau Collectif

47. Eau’d To A Fake Boogie Volume 4 by Wet Tuna

48. Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection by Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley

49. Urban Driftwood by Yasmin Williams

50. Way Down in the Rust Bucket by Neil Young and Crazy Horse

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• Listen to a nearly 5-hour very low quality mix of one song from each of my favorite albums of 2021 called “Soundtrack to the Collective Meltdown”

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A Sliver Of The Whole :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

This was originally a mix that was supposed to just feature some live Grateful Dead and live Velvet Underground cuts. That mix is still in the works, by the way, but this one morphed out of that project and features several other bands from the 1968-1971 sliver of time. Don’t ask me how it ended up being that, the mix made itself, man.

What we ended up with is a mix that features MC5, the Beatles, the Velvet Underground, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, and the Stooges (and then kept going until I whittled it back down to these tracks). This is a mix I regularly play around the house, so, I hope you enjoy it; because this mix has been getting lots of Sonos time around here, whether the kids like it or not.

Setlist:

1. Kick Out The Jams by MC5

2. Get Back by the Beatles

3. Sweet Jane by the Velvet Underground

4. Commotion by Creedence Clearwater Revival

5. Parachute Woman by the Rolling Stones

6. St. Stephen by the Grateful Dead

7. The Eleven by the Grateful Dead

8. Rock & Roll by the Velvet Underground

9. Shakin’ Street by MC5

10. Down On the Street by the Stooges

11. Dig A Pony by the Beatles

12. Bootleg by Creedence Clearwater Revival

13. The American Ruse by MC5

14. Street Fighting Man by the Rolling Stones

15. I’ve Got A Feeling by the Beatles

16. Real Cool Time by the Stooges

17. Graveyard Train by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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The Housemartins Whistle Test (London 0 Hull 4) Documentary?

The Housemartins were an English Pop group active in the ‘80’s. The group blended British Pop, Soul and Gospel.

They were notable for their keen sense of humor; often billing themselves as “the fourth best band in Hull" (he best three bands being Red Guitars, Everything but the Girl, and the Gargoyles). But the band was about more than just humor. As Wikipedia notes: “Many of their lyrics were a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band (the back cover of their debut album, London 0 Hull 4, contained the message, "Take Jesus – Take Marx – Take Hope").

Here’s a short (but two-part) film profiling the group. A short profile piece made for TV and broadcast in 1986. Features the band (Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore, Hugh Whitaker, Norman Cook) in and around Hull plus interviews and live footage.

This is also known as the “Whistle Test” Documentary. I have only ever seen it edited into two parts. And, I mean, is it’ really a documentary? A feature? A featurette?

Whatever.

And here’s a special bonus piece with Norman and Stan “discussing” the breakup of the band:

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Blue Scholars Appreciation Post

I typically like to post full concerts here at the Holiday at the Sea Music Blog. In fact, even though I haven’t been commenting on many of the posts, most of the videos I share are from concerts I have had at one point either on cassette or CDR from my tape-trading days. But sometimes, I just post things by artists I really like. One of those artists, you may have notices is the PNW hip hop duo known as Blue Scholars.

Blue Scholars are (were?) a politically conscious Seattle hip hop duo. Formed in 2002 while members, DJ Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC Geologic (George Quibuyen) were both students at the University of Washington. The duo put out 3 full-length albums, 4 EPs and a lot of singles. All of which is worth hunting down while the group is on hiatus(?).

All of that to say, I searched and searched but couldn’t find a full video concert from the duo, so instead, I thought I’d just put together an appreciation post with some killer live cuts.

Enjoy.

Lalo Schifrin live for KEXP

Yuri Kochiyama live for KEXP

Morning of America live in an abandoned house

Sagaba opening for Kanye, Bumbershoot '06

Fou Lee live at KEXP

No Rest For The Weary Live at University of Washington

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the Jazztet Reunion (1982)

“This concert was recorded on Sunday 18 July 1982 at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Carroussel Hall of the Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands by AVRO Television.”

“The Jazztet was a jazz sextet, co-founded in 1959 by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, always featuring the founders along with a trombonist and a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. The original Jazztet lasted until 1962, and helped to launch the careers of pianist McCoy Tyner and trombonist Grachan Moncur III. In 1982 Farmer and Golson revived the group and toured extensively.”

Setlist:

1. ‘Mox Nix’ (Art Farmer)

2. ‘Voices All’ (Benny Golson)

3. ‘I Remember Clifford’

4. ‘City Bound’

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Joe Henry :: Live at KEXP (2013)

Joe Henry live for KEXP (Recorded December 7, 2013)

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Setlist:

1. Eyes Out For You

2. After The War

3. Swayed

4. Plain Speak

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Jeff Buckley Live in Frankfurt (1995)

I’m pretty sure this set was 02/24/1995 at Südbahnhof, Frankfurt, Germany, but I don’t think this is the full show. There are setlists out there with more songs than shown in this video, but I’m not one to complain, especially when it’s live Jeff Buckley.

Here’s the setlist I have:

1. Mojo Pin:

2. So Real

3. Last Goodbye

4. What Will You Say

5. Lilac Wine

6. Grace

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John Prine :: House Of Strombo

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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Tom Waits :: Rockpalast 1977

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

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

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• 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

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

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)

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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