New Music/CD Releases – December 16, 2008

BILL’S PICK OF THE WEEK
Well, looking at the list below, There isn’t one. Looks like a good week to go back and catch up on a release you may have missed earlier…

16 December Tuesday
All-American Rejects – When The World Comes Down
Brooks & Dunn – Playlist
Dave Matthews Band – Live at Mile High Music Festival
Dave Matthews Band – Live Trax Vol. 13
The Dream – Love vs. Money
Fall Out Boy – Folie a Deux
Ghostface Killah – Ghostdeini The Great
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Keyshia Cole – A Different Me
Piles – Da REAList
Saliva – Cinco Diablo
Soulja Boy – iSouljaboytellem

and remember, whenever possible buy your music directly from the artist(s) or your local independent record store. both could become endangered without your support.

click here for a list of exclusives available @ indie stores and for a listing of stores

Over the Rhine (w/Jim Bianco) @ The Bomhard Theatre (Louisville, KY), December 12, 2008

a beautiful show last night @ the bomhard theatre in the kentucky center for the performing arts. a theatre worthy of what happens on it’s stage, great sightlines throughout and amazing acoustically, and juicy worked it to perfection., the sound was pristine.

the band was in great spirits and having a lot of fun, coming off a successful west coast swing and getting in a week’s rest before yesterday’s shows here. the wonderful and lighthearted “WFPK live lunch” got the day started off right and the followed it up with a full-throttled gig @ the bomhard last night. the show had a great feel from the start, when a couple of songs in, karin announced that they were dedicating the “whole show” to patrick and sara (some local fans). as she said “they know why” and that was good enough for her, so i’ll leave it at that too.

also, since karin’s birthday is today, and in an effort to surprise her…between “northpole man” and “don’t wait for tom” on the setlist, linford snuck in a surprise happy birthday wish for karin, the band and audience sang happy birthday to her and i was privledged to take her cake out to her on stage to blow out the candles. (that stage, the lights, all the people, is a scary place)

the set was at times; quiet then rockin’, spiritual and bluesy, funny followed by emotional. they hit all of the bases, and hit it out of the park. by far, the best show OtR show i’ve seen this year…and i’ve seen a few really (really) good ones.

jim bianco, who opened on the recent west coast leg opened and did a nice job. nice music and a very funny guy…seemed he was “enjoying” being in the heart of “bourbon” country. a lot.

see additional pics @ bivester/concert photography

Ben Sollee w/Neva Geoffrey & Daniel Martin Moore @ The Dame (12.11.2008)

neva geoffrey

daniel martin moore

ben sollee

excellent night of music @ the (new) dame. i really enjoyed neva geoffrey, i liked daniel martin moore but his set never seemed to catch much fire and the audience was rude and never seemed to get involved which really made it tough to connect with him and his music.

ben, on the otherhand was completely amazing and had the audience in the palm of his hand from the opening note of “how to see the sun rise”.

more later…

see additional pics @ bivester/concert photography