Time to revisit the Sessions at West 54th Street archives with this gem from Season 01 with host Chris Douridas.
Tracklisting:
‘Tear My Stillhouse Down’
‘Acony Bell’
‘Caleb Meyer’
‘Paper Wings’
‘Orphan Girl’
I made a lot of great musical discoveries from all over the world while doing the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow. One of my favorites was 더튠 The Tune.
Here is 더튠 The Tune live at “Club Positive ZERO, Seoul, 26 Sep. ‘Youth Song / Cancion Juvenil'.”
Here is 더튠 The Tune live at “Club Positive ZERO, Seoul, 26 Sep. ‘Play with God / Juega con dios”
I don’t know a thing about this performance. Not a year. Not the setlist.
But, gosh-dang if it ain’t pretty and well worth a half hour of your time. “Seoul” (the first song) is one of my favorite songs and surely the prettiest song featuring song and desk bells you’ve ever heard, right?
“The Sex Pistols - Full Concert
Recorded Live: 1/14/1978 - Winterland (San Francisco, CA)”
Setlist:
0:00:00 - God Save The Queen
0:04:13 - I Wanna Be Me
0:08:19 - I'm A Lazy Sod
0:10:42 - New York
0:14:25 - EMI
0:18:09 - Belsen Was A Gas
0:20:22 - Bodies
0:25:15 - Holidays In The Sun
0:29:19 - Liar
0:34:15 - No Feelings
0:37:18 - Problems
0:41:56 - Pretty Vacant
0:45:14 - Anarchy In The UK
0:49:00 - No Fun
The Players:
Johnny Rotten - lead vocals
Sid Vicious - bass, vocals
Steve Jones - guitar, vocals
Paul Cook - drums
“October 18, 1989
Chelsea Studios, New York City, New York
Miles Davis (tpt); Kenny Garrett (fl -1, as -2, 3); David Sanborn (as -1, 3); Joe "Foley" McCreary (g -1, 3); Adam Holzman (synth); Marcus Miller (el-b -1, 3, fretless el-b -2); Ricky Wellman (d); Don Alias (perc -1, 3)
Sellist:
Tutu
Mr. Pastorius
Hannibal
TV broadcast by NBC-TV: Night Music with David Sanborn”
“Tubular Bells Live Performance on BBC TV
"BBC TV 2nd House Performance": live-in-the-studio performance for the BBC, filmed on 30 November 1973, originally broadcast on BBC2 on 1 December, with a cast including Oldfield, his brother Terry (flute), Fred Frith (and other members of Henry Cow), Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Tom Newman, Mike Ratledge, Mick Taylor, Karl Jenkins and others. It includes a new part for oboe.
This has been released on the Elements DVD and is on the 2009 reissue of Tubular Bells
Music copyright Mike Oldfield. Video copyright BBC.”
“Jazz trumpeter Mathias Eick offers a different, modern view of jazz: wide, expansive pieces inspired by dreamy melodies, to which the violinist Erlend Viken contributes his own voice. Viken is one of the most distinguished folk musicians in Norway and will expand the colorful range of expression of the band by adding an individual facet.”
Cast:
Mathias Eick tp | Andreas Ulvo p | Erlend Viken vl | Audun Erlien b | Torstein Lofthus dr
www.jazzbaltica.de
Setlist:
Midwest // 00:00
Band Introductions // 06:06
Hem // 07:35
March // 13:20
At Sea // 19:55
Dakota // 27:04
Violin Solo // 36:03
Lost // 38:18
November // 45:00
Oslo (Encore) // 51:31
Oh man, this is so good.
From Episode 19 of the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow:
“Huun-Huur-Tu are a music group from Tuva, a republic of Russia located right on the border of Mongolia and Russia. Huun-Huur-Tu is internationally known for their throat-singing, also known as “over-tone” singing. The singer produces “both the note (drone) and the drone's overtone(s), thus producing two or three notes simultaneously.”
“KEXP presents Huun‐Huur‐Tu performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded August 15, 2017.”
Setlist:
Chyraa-Khoor (Yellow Pacer)
Konguroi (Sixty Horses in My Herd)
Odugen Taiga
Aa-Shuu Dekei-oo
Other Details:
Host: DJ Rhythma
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Justin Wilmore
Like Huun-Huur-Tu on Facebook
Purchase Huun-Huur-Tu’s music on Amazon
Listen to ““Chyraa-Khoor” by Huun-Huur-Tu on Episode 19 of the Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow or on the Holiday at the Sea music playlist Apothecary of Wonders.
This music blog is a hobby. I do it because I enjoy sharing music. I’ve mentioned several times how much tape trading through the mail played an important role in my musical development. I’ve shared lots of live concerts that I was first exposed to during my tape-trading days.
Today we return to those roots and feature a show by Godspeed! You Black Emperor. 12.17.98. Live at Sojus, Monheim, Germany. This remains one of the most pristine live recordings I have come across. I don’t tape trade any more but this one always holds a special place in my memory. I vividly remember putting this on and writing a paper (with headphones on) in one of the seminary lobbies where I used to study.
I have also shared my personal giddiness every time one of these personally-memorable shows is already available online so that I don’t have to upload, label, and all that crap. This is one of my favorites.
Oh, and feel free to skip the “Intro.” Otherwise, Enjoy.
Setlist:
Intro
The Dead Flag Blues
Moya
World Police And Friendly Fire
She Dreamt She Was A Bulldozer, She Dreamt She Was Alone In An Empty Field -> String Loop Manufactured During Downpour”
That’s right. We’re back on the Sessions at West 54th train. This time with Cowboy Junkies.
The group was paired with Kronos Quartet and the episode originally aired 09/06/98)
Sorry, not sure of the setlist on this one.
Of course you knew we’d be visiting the Sessions at West 54th files today. And today we found this gem from Vic Chestnutt from Season 02 when David Byrne was hosting. I don’t think I recorded this one (not sure why) but I do remember watching it. Lambchop was Vic’s band.
Enjoy
Setlist:
Maiden
Until The Led
Duty Free
Kick My Ass
~interview~
New Town (solo)
Purchase Vic Chestnutt’s music at Amazon
Imagine a time when Sonic Youth was beamed into PBS stations covering 85% of the country. Such was the magic of Sessions at West 54th, the three-season live music extravaganza hosted by KCRW’s Chris Douridas (Season 01), David Byrne (Season 02) and John Hiatt (Season 03). So far we’ve featured sessions from Medeski Martin and Wood with DJ Logic, Phish, David, Byrne, and Beck.
Sonic Youth appeared on Season 01 paired with Bill Frisell.
Setlist:
Anagrama
The Ineffable Me
Wildflower Soul
Stil
Female Mechanic Now on Duty
Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg)
As long as we’re jumping down the Sessions at West 54th Rabbit Hole, here’s another one that I remember recording but for some reason no longer have. David Byrne performed for season 01 of the show while KCRW’s Chris Douridas hosted, before himself becoming host for season 02.
Setlist and Times:
0:32 - Fuzzy Freaky
5:54 - Making Flippy Floppy
12:01- Take Me To The River
17:54- Help Me Somebody
22:06- Dance On Vaseline
27:04 -Back In The Box
33:30- Miss America
39:21- Psycho Killer
44:16- I Zimbra.
The Players:
Lead/Backing Vocals – Christina Wheeler
Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Desmond Foster
Drums, Sampler – Rea Mochiach
Lead Vocals, Guitar – David Byrne
Steel Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar – Bruce Kaphan
I still have this show on VHS.
I don’t have a VHS player.
Technically this doesn’t fall in the “I had this show via tape trading” category that a lot of things I post. I recorded this on to VHS directly from my faithful local PBS station. I remember watching it.
I don’t know if you remember, but Sessions at West 54th was a New York variation of Austin City Limits. Originally hosted by KCRW’s Chris Douridas, David Byrne took over hosting duties beginning of the second season while John Hiatt hosted the third season. Yes, PBS is that cool.
Enjoy:
I never took the time to write down a setlist but the Wikipedia blurb for this episode of the show (Season Two Episode 06 originally aired 08/14/98) lists:
Wiggly's Way
Coconut Boogaloo
Latin Shuffle
Enjoy.
“Top of The Pops performances ranging from '83 to '85 are now available on The Smiths' official YouTube Channel. 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', 'William, It Was Really Nothing', 'How Soon Is Now?' and 'This Charming Man' are all available to watch now.”
“This Charming Man” (Live on Top of The Pops '83)
“Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now” (Live on Top of The Pops '84)
“William, It Was Really Nothing (Live on Top of The Pops '84)
“How Soon is Now?” (Live on Top of The Pops '85)
The band also recently released several remastered official music videos:
Fela’s website says this is what was happening in 1984:
“On 4 September, as Fela is about to board a plane from Lagos to New York to start a US tour, he is arrested on charges of currency smuggling. The Afrika 70 musicians board the plane, believing Fela will be allowed to follow on a later flight. Instead, Fela is held pending trial.”
“The band plays a few US gigs then, with no sign of Fela, returns to Nigeria. In court, Fela explains that he declared the £1,600 found on him on a Customs Declaration form, but – to widespread disbelief - the police say that this has been “lost.” Customs officials who offer to testify that Fela is telling the truth are held in detention and so are unable to appear in court. Fela is sentenced to five years. First held in Kiri-Kiri Prison in Lagos, he is then moved to one further away, in Maiduguiri in the north of the country. Femi and Egypt 80 continue to perform at the Shrine.”
As I’ve mentioned before, one of the things I like doing here at Ye Olde Music Blogge is to post concerts that I first came across when I used to do a lot of tape trading. Yes, through the mail. People would make copies of concerts and trade them and mail them across the world. It was glorious and probably still goes on. I never had many Soul Coughing shows but I did have a cassette copy of this 11.01.97 show from the Urban Art Bar in Houston, TX.
I just realized the other day that there is also video for the show. So, I says to myself: “Self: why not go ahead and post that video for the fine folks who happen by Ye Olde Music Blogge?” And, well, danged if you didn’t know; that’s exactly what I did.
Enjoy.
The Deets:
Soul Coughing - (live)
Urban Art Bar
Houston,Tx
11.1.96
(8mm Master)
Setlist:
Soft Serve
White Girl
Disseminated
Down to This
Don't Go Wreck the Car
Soundtrack to Mary
City of Motors
Moon Sammy
Paint
Holiday at the Sea favorite Ramsay Midwood recently posted a four-song set to help raise money to keep Sam’s Town Point going.
“4 songs and some chatter...and a chance to fund a bar and some musicians you might like... “
Thanks to a friend with a great name (Brent. His name is Brent. Actually, you might know him from his previous recommendations here at Holiday at the Sea: An Hour With Pink Floyd), for posting this fantastic 2012 Spiritualized concert from the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. on May 10, 2012.
I don’t know that I really need to say much more other than enjoy.
Setlist:
"Hey Jane"
"Lord Let It Rain On Me"
"Headin' for the Top Now"
"Walkin' with Jesus"
"Oh Baby"
"Rated X"
"Born Never Asked"
"Electric Mainline"
"Soul on Fire"
"I Am What I Am" *
"Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" *
"Mary"
"Stay with Me" *
"So Long You Pretty Thing" *
"She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like a Hit)" *
"Come Together" *
"Cop Shoot Cop"
NPR’s original page adds the following commentary:
“Pierce almost died twice in the last seven years, once from double-pneumonia and once from degenerative liver disease which necessitated chemotherapy. He recorded Spiritualized's remarkable new record, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, while recovering from the latter, and its songs don't hesitate to leer into the abyss. Even as they swagger and seethe, they document a frail and flawed man's circuitous journey through self-inflicted agonies and righteous redemption, and back around to agony.
That said, a Spiritualized concert is the stuff of big-hearted, spaced-out, bliss-packed joy and celebration. Sweet Heart Sweet Light overtly pursues salvation through divine intervention — it doesn't take a careful parsing of lyrics to figure that out — so it's appropriate that Spiritualized in concert can convey the spirit of a revival show.”
