The Smiths, live at Hacienda, 02/04/83. Watch the Smiths perform only their third live concert.
“We are the Smiths. We are not ‘Smiths,’ we are the Smiths.”
Setlist:
These Things Take Time
What Difference Does It Make?
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Handsome Devil
Jeanne
Wonderful Woman
Hand In Glove
Miserable Lie
If you’ve ever visited this music blog, chances are that you’ve already watched this. Watch it again.
Phish recently stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a 35-minute, 5-song set.
You enjoy myself . . .
Setlist:
“Sigma Oasis”
“Evolve”
“You Enjoy Myself”
“Sample in a Jar”
“Chalk Dust Torture”
Continuing to mine te WFMU Monty Hall archives, we come across Heron Oblivion from 2016. From the show’s Youtube page:
“First displayed on their 2016 debut LP released on Sub Pop, this Bay Area group has forged a unique alchemy between elements of dreamy psychedelic folk and meltdown electric guitar freakery. Their lineup includes singer/drummer Meg Baird of Espers/Watery Love, guitarist Charlie Saufly of Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, guitarist Noel Von Harmonson, and bassist Ethan Miller of the late great Comets on Fire who recorded two blowout sessions on WFMU in the mid 2000's.”
The Deets and Setlist:
Recorded at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ on May 26, 2016.
Beneath Fields
Oriar
Sudden Lament
Your Hollows
Faro
Rama
Continuing to explore the WFMU Monty Hall archives, here is Group Doueh Live at WFMU (2017).
From the show’s Youtube page:
“One of the most blasted psychedelic Western Saharan combos to hit American shores. Founded in the 1980's, headmaster and guitarist Doueh's raw distorted electric guitar stylings juxtapose western elements of Hendrix and James Brown with the poetry of Hassania language in Saharawi folk tradition, all centered around a big band environment that includes two vocalists. "Unhinged virtuosity" is a common phrase attributed to the sound of Group Doueh, truly a spectacle to behold, and thanks to some high profile releases on the Sublime Frequencies imprint, the band's audience has grown greatly. This gig, presented by Brian Turner's program, also featureed NYC's excellent 75 Dollar Bill supporting. Severe thanks to Doueh, Scott Konzelmann and Glenn Luttman for the mix, Ruth Polduk, Todd Abramson, Bridget Murray for cam work.”
Now if that 75 Dollar Bill set could just see the light of day . . .
Recorded at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ on October 7, 2017.
This week we continue to explore the WFMU live Monty Hall vaults and this time we recognize AZ roots even though the Meat Puppets no longer claim this desert as home. From the show’s Youtube page:
“Originally consisting of vocalist and guitarist Curt Kirkwood, vocalist and bassist Cris Kirkwood, and drummer Derrick Bostrom, the Meat Puppets are one of the most compelling, original and enduring bands in rock history. The trio was joined by Curt's son Elmo and keyboardist Ron Stabinsky when they played WFMU's Monty Hall on May 18, 2019.”
Setlist:
Comin' Down
Warranty
Sam
Oh, Me
Dusty Notes
Unfrozen Memory
Seal Whales
Flaming Heart
Movin On
Sea of Heartbreak
The Great Awakening
Up on the Sun
Outflow
Nine Pins
Lost
Plateau
Lake of Fire
Backwater
KEXP presents King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded October 11, 2017.
Setlist:
Welcome to an Altered Future
Digital Black
Han-Tyumi The Confused Cyborg
The Lord of Lightning
Altered Beast I
Alter Me I
Altered Beast II
Alter Me II
Altered Beast III
Alter Me III
Altered Beast IV
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily live at NPR’s Tiny Desk (May 12, 2023).
Setlist:
Eyes Of The Endless
The Deets:
Musicians:
Vijay Iyer: Fender Rhodes, piano
Arooj Aftab: vocals
Shahzad Ismaily: bass, Moog
Tiny Desk Team:
Producer: Bob Boilen
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel
Audio Assistant: Hannah Gluvna
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Joshua Bryant, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Pilar Galván, Jill Britton
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
Today we feature a live duo performance from Raz Mesinai and Shahzad Ismaily.
The Deets:
Raz Mesinai - frame drum, effects
Shahzad Ismaily - bass
Bob Marley and the Wailers, live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, 11/25/79.
Setlist:
Positive Vibration
Wake Up And Live
I Shot The Sheriff
Ambush In The Night
Concrete Jungle
Running Away
Crazy Baldhead
Them Belly Full
Heathen
Ride Natty Ride
Africa Unite
One Drop
Exodus
So Much Things To Say
Zimbabwe
Jamming
Is This Love
Kinky Reggae
Stir It Up
Get Up Stand Up
We recently highlighted Goat’s fabulous 2023 album “Medicine” as one that we heard too late to make our favorites list. I still can’t believe we missed it. Goat has been a long-time favorite around the Holiday at the Sea Fake Offices.
In penance, I offer you this short but terrific live set from 2022.
From the Youtube page: “Swedish psych outfit Goat perform live at Le Guess Who? 2022 following the release of their latest album 'Oh Death' via Rocket Recordings.”
Setlist:
Under No Nation
Gathering of Ancient Tribes
Do The Dance
Disco Fever
Goatman
Deets and Credits:
Captured at TivoliVredenburg’s Ronda on Saturday, 12 November during Le Guess Who? 2022.
Direction: Dammes Kieft
Camera: Anaïs Saebu, Jonathan Sipkema, Nicky Pajkić, Rikash Gobardhan, Yuma Eekman, Dammes Kieft
Production: Claudia Rison, Studio Dammes
Coordination: Barry Spooren Montage: Nicky Pajkić S
ound recording: Marc Broer
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard :: Live at Lowlands 2023.
Setlist:
Gila Monster
Converge
Witchcraft
Self-Immolate
This Thing
The Garden Goblin
Hypertension
Magma
From the Youtube page:
“Festival TV on KEENSTREAM, a YouTube program that started in April 2020, hoping that the day will come when we can enjoy the music and outdoor activities that we love. We welcome over 100 artists in total and liven up the program with MC George Williams.”
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
So far we’ve visited a solo set, a trio set and a two-part live show. Let’s round out the week with this quartet setup, live from 2018. This one includes a bit more information, including the players, which include branch on Trumpet, Anton Hatwich on Bass ,Lester St. Louis on Cello, Chad Taylor on Drums.
This was at: Roulette Intermedium, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn May 28th 2018
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
So far, we/ve visited a solo set and examined two of her songs with lyrics and another one Yesterday we covered a band set, and today is branch in a trio format. As with the other sets, not a lot of information or tracklisting here, but ti’s great nonetheless. This set features Branch on trumpet, Luke Stewart on bass, Mike Pride on drums.
OH, and apparently this was “on Roy Campbell & Steve Dalachinsky's birthday.”
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
Yesterday, we visited a solo set and examined one of her songs with lyrics and another one today. Here is branch with branch on trumpet, Lester St. Louis on cello, Jason Ajemian on bass, and Chad Taylor on drums.
As with the other one, not much information to go by here other than “Jaimie Branch - First Set (New Morning - Paris - July 12th 2021).” No setlist or anything, but you can figure it out if you really want to. I’m just grooving.
Set One:
Set Two:
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
First up is a solo set from “Record Shop - July 2 2022.”
Not much else information about this one, but it’s well worth your time.
Many thanks to Harvey G. Cohen for pointing out this fantastic live set on Twitter. Harvey says:
“Earlier this year, Sons of Kemet, quite possibly the best band in jazz today, announced they are disbanding by the end of the year. Terrible news. But here is a newly filmed concert of theirs, live in London. Awesome. And not just because they have a tuba:”
Setlist:
Pick Up Your Burning Cross
Think Of Home
In Remembrance Of Those Fallen
Throughout The Madness, Stay Strong
I’ll be honest: I’ve tried to dig Goose several times. I’ve watched several live sets and lots of people I respect dig them. I don’t know why, but I just didn’t connect with them. I think it may have something to do with the moustaches and my own biases. You see, my Dad had a mustache, and any time I try to grow one, I just see my Dad in the mirror, and I love my Dad, but that’s not what you want to see when you look in the mirror.
Anyhoo: (as always), I’m on a big Kurt Vonnegut kick, and I just watched the 2021 documentary which included the quote from Cat’s Cradle: “As Bokonon says: 'peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god.” That’s when Pitchfork decided to review the bands newest album Dripfield and I decided to give them another try.
Brady Gerber’s review includes this short section:
Watching their viral set at Peach Fest 2019—which, like many Goose sets, you can stream in full on YouTube—I thought wow, these guys can play. But it wasn’t just their virtuosic performances: Between the sprawling solos, they had actual songs that I walked away humming.
So, like any good Bokononist would, I went and watched that “viral'“ 2019 Peach Fest set. And I ended up digging it. A Lot. I sent it to my brother and a friend with the caption: “I think I might have been won over.” You see, they too had tried Goose before and found it not to their taste. But this set won them both over just like it did me. Maybe it will do the same for you. Maybe not. Either way, I hope you enjoy and occasionally stop along to remember that “I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.”
The Deets:
Goose plays Peach Fest 2019 in Scranton, PA.
Setlist:
Madhuvan
Time to Flee
All I Need
Wysteria Lane
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Arcadia
The Way It Is
Hot Tea
Trey Anastasio of that band from VT sat in the other night with Goose in NYC and thanks to the wonders of the technology, you can watch it right here right now:
The Deets:
Goose - Hungersite → Arcadia (feat. Trey Anastasio) - 6/25/22 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
Here is the band’s official video for Hungersite:
