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Kesstronics
if you weren’t in Northeast Philly last night (and I know you weren’t, because i was), you missed Izzy and the Kesstronics. It was the best show I have seen all year. Here’s a sample of what this band is capable of. I reserve the term “super rock” for very few bands: the Fleshtones [...]
Read More..>>I Love my 1996 Subaru and Schummer’s Super Sunoco
I just got a call from my mechanic that my car has passed inspection and is ready for pick up. This is great news, because I thought I’d be paying for some substantial repairs: we had some brutal potholes this summer and my brakes were feeling squirrelly even though they were replaced less than [...]
Read More..>>Damn You, Scott Colan!!!
Yesterday, Sam went to a birthday party for his friend Charlie, and one of the party favors was a mix-cd that Charlie’s dad Scott put together. The songs are all kid-friendly (the techno remix of Scooby Doo is awesome), but some of them go waaaaaay to far into “stuck-in-your-head-for-days” territory. Like “Number 2″, by [...]
Read More..>>Shotgun Party
I dare you not to like this.
Read More..>>Fourth of July Bluegrass
I’m off to Out Among the Stars, the best bluegrass festival in Pennsylvania. It’s a really healthy break from politics, although at some point i’m sure there will be an unavoidable debate about something.
It’s a time to slip out of my skin, and get back to what really matters: family, friends, community, and music. [...]
PSA: Dill Pickles Return for More Happy Hour Fun at Fergies
In case you missed it last week, the Dill Pickles come back to Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, in Philly.
Old time fiddle tunes and jug band stomps, now with extra animal noises!
New Sounds from an Old Friend
My former bandmate Jennie Benford, from Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, is playing in a new band called Garbage Bear, which I think is the funniest name ever. Well, except perhaps for “Night Burglar”, a tee-shirt she probably still owns with a picture of a raccoon on it thus labeled.
When I first started playing [...]
Dill Pickles at the Spruce Hill May Fair, Saturday May 9
The Spruce Hill May Fair is an annual event in West Philadelphia that’s always lots of fun. As the flier says, we’ll be playing at 2:00 PM or so. Other bands include:
Adimu Kuumba;
the Oubliette Ensemble;
Unidos de Filadelfia; and
the Cobalt Blues band.
Hope to see you there!
Stick Out Your Cans…
…here come the garbage man!
More live Dill Pickles from the NarbEarth Day Festival! And at the risk of sounding like an arrogant self-absorbed prick, check out my bass break.
Done.
Marcy Wheeler:
Five years ago today, Andy Card and Alberto Gonzales rushed to John Ashcroft’s ICU room to try to trick him into signing the re-authorization for George Bush’s illegal wiretap program over Jim Comey’s objections. Jim Comey arrived at the hospital in time to prevent Card and Gonzales from succeeding.
Five years ago tomorrow, George Bush [...]
