revised. again.
maybe the best song of the year? could be…
-top ten (approx order) cd’s/albums/records-
black dub – black dub
shelby lynne – tears, lies and alibis
isobel campbell and mark lanegan – hawk
mavis staples – you are not alone
david rawlings machine – a friend of a friend
john mellencamp – no better than this
johnny cash – american VI: ain’t no grave
ben sollee and daniel martin moore – dear companion
tift merritt – see you on the moon
cheyenne marie mize – before lately
carrie rodriguez – love and consequence
-next ten (alpha order)-
black keys – brothers
joan shelley – by dawnlight
john prine – in person and on stage
josh ritter – so runs the world away
kim taylor – little miracle
lissie – catching a tiger
patty griffin – downtown church
ray lamontage and the pariah – god willin’ and the creek don’t rise
richard thompson – dream attic
audra mae – the happiest lamb
-worth noting (alpha order)-
anaïs mitchell – hadestown
bettye lavette – interpretations
ellery – this isn’t over yet
john prine tribute – broken hearts and dirty windows
lucy wainwright roache – lucy
mary gauthier – the foundling
robert plant – band of joy
ryan adams and the cardinals – III/IV
the sadies – darker circles
sarah jaffee – surburban nature
the secret sisters
she and him – volume two
sahara smith – myth of the heart
tom jones – praise & blame
-disappointments-
kt tunstall – tiger suit
grace potter and the nocturnals
cowboy junkies – renmin park
-keeping in mind that the following are “2011” official releases-
over the rhine – the long surrender
cowboy junkies – demons
-mia-
where the hell is cat power/chan marshall? she’s been too quiet, too long.
-best “new discovery” of the year-
lisa hannigan
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CONCERTS:
Musically speaking, topping my calendar from the first of November until the week before Christmas would be hard beat.
Starting in early November, a flight to LA to join Karin and Linford and a slew of “Like minded souls” on an adventure. Some you knew, some you felt like you did. That trip closed out after 5 incomparable days riding the rails throught the great american southwest. As this whole surreal experience ended with me sitting i na bar listening to Louden Wainwright III and daughter Lucy run through the beautiful and haunting, “You Can’t Fail Me Know”, really “unplugged,” just their voices and guitars in a quiet corner of an empty bar. No words to describe, again…, maybe surreal.backstage at the legendary “Troubadour”, hanging out and casually chatting with “Lu” (that would be Lucinda Williams).
She ended our conversation with a big hug, kiss on the cheek and the comment;
Lucinda: “I feel like I know you…”
Me: “Lucinda, I can assure you that we have never met, because, trust me…if we had, I would remember it.”
Lucinda: (with that wonderful drawl) “Aww honey, you don’t have to have met someone to know ’em.” And she gave me a hug.
OK, definately surreal.
50 total shows, kind of a soft year, especially if it hadn’t been for the in-store concerts @ ear x-tacy.
Top Ten (Non-OtR)
-Levon Helm: Ramble @ The Ryman/Nashville (04.21.2010)
-Esme Kenney Benefit (OtR, Kim Taylor, the Hiders, Jay Bolotin)@ Northside
Tavern/Cincinnati (01.30.2010)
-Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore @ The Brown Theatre/Louisville (02.26.2010)
-Arnett Hollow (w/The Floorwalkers) @ Glassworks Rooftop/Louisville (10.02.2010)
-Cheyenne Marie Mize and Joan Shelley @ Glassworks/Louisville (06.04.2010)
-Alejandro Escovedo @ Headliner’s/Louisville (01.23.2010)
-Josh Ritter (w/Tift Merritt) @ 20th Century/Cincinnati (08.04.2010)
-Grace Potter @ Headliners (10.14.2010)
-Maiden Radio (w/The Obscure Handsome Brothers @ Christ Evangelical United Church (09.26.2010)
-Will Hoge @ Kentucky Derby Festival (04.28.2010)
The Rest (chronological order)
-Ben Sollee/Daniel Martin Moore @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (02.16.2010)
-A Lion Named Roar @ ear x-tacy (02.27.2010)
-Company of Thieves @ ear x-tacy (03.13.2010)
-Will Hoge @ ear x-tacy (03.19.2010)
-Thomas A. Minor and the Picket Line @ ear x-tacy (04.17.2010)
-Arnett Hollow @ Vernon Club (04.30.2010)
-Josh Ritter @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (05.17.2010)
-Josh Ritter @ The Brown Theatre/Louisville (05.17.2010)
-Mary Gauthier @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (05.18.2010)
-Cheyenne Mize @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (06.04.2010)
-Grace Potter @ 20th Century/Cincinnati (06.17.2010)
-Bettye Lavette @ The Waterfront/Louisville, KY (07.04.2010)
-Michael Franti @ The Waterfront/Louisville, KY (07.04.2010)
-Tift Merritt @ Waterfront Wednesday/Louisville (07.28.2010)
-Wax Fang @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (08.02.2010)
-Cheyenne Mize @ Skull Alley/Louisville (08.14.2010)
-The Spinning Leaves @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (08.14.2010)
-The Fervor @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (08.19.2010)
-Dark Dark Dark @ ear x-tacy/Louisville (10.05.2010)
-Cheyenne Marie Mize @ ear x-tacy (10.12.2010)
-Joan Shelley @ ear x-tacy (10.16.2010)
OtR Top Ten
-Over the Rhine (w/Lucy Wainwright Roache) @ The Troubadour/Los Angeles (11.12.2010) *w/Guests: Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Henry & Lucinda Williams
-Over the Rhine:”The Long Surrender” @ The Aronoff Center (12.17.2010)
-Over the Rhine: “Good Dog Bad Dog” @ The Monastery/Cincinnati (06.26.2010)
-Over the Rhine @ Eddie’s Attic/Atlanta (03.08.2009)
-Over the Rhine (w/Kim Taylor) @ The Ark/Ann Arbor (12.05.2010)
-Over the Rhine @ Moonlite Gardens/Cincinnati (09.11.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Joe Henry) @ The Taft Theatre (12.18.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Kim Taylor) @ Kent Stage/Kent, OH (12.04.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Sarah Siskind) @ The Bomhard/Louisville (12.10.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Swan dive & Lucy Wainwright Roache) @ Santa Fe Brewing Co/Santa Fe (11.06.2010)
OtR: The Rest (chronological order)
-Over the Rhine @ Canal street Tavern/Dayton, OH 04.10.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Ellery) @ Buster’s/Lexington, KY (04.24.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Swan dive & Lucy Wainwright Roache) @ The La Posada/Winslow (11.07.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Swan dive & Lucy Wainwright Roache) @ The La Posada/Winslow (11.08.2010)
-Over the Rhine (w/Lucy Wainwright Roache) @ The Troubadour/Los Angeles (11.12.2010)
-Over the Rhine @ The Palace Theatre/Marion, OH (12.02.2011)
-Over the Rhine @ The Lincoln Theatre/Columbus, OH (12.07.2010)
-Over the Rhine @ The Old Town School of Folk Music/Chicago (12.11.2010/7PM)
-Over the Rhine @ The Old Town School of Folk Music/Chicago (12.11.2010/10PM)
-Over the Rhine: Sunday Soiree @ St. Elizabeth’s (12.19.2010)