High there, Bee-yawnders…
Halloween is fast-approaching, so I’m gonna dig out some great creepy jams for you this Thursday at noon eastern on my BBiB show. So what’s the best version of ‘Season of the Witch’ anyway?! I definitely have a contender…
I also will have some great tunes from vinyl that I just scored at the Record Fair on Sunday. Here’s a sneak peek…
AND, thanks to our good friends at Sundazed Records, I’ll also be playing some tunes off of Bob Dylan’s Self Portrait album, which Sundazed just released on vinyl on Tuesday. Bob has always put on a lot of different musical masks over his 45+ year career, and this album has always been one of his most baffling. But as a listener who loves variety, I’ve always dug this double album filled with oddities. Let’s listen to some of the best from it…along with some Halloweeny-style jams, and brand-new old vinyl…on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio on Thursday at noon eastern. Be there and be scared!
…everybody’s got a CMJ story, right? So here’s mine.
Thursday afternoon, I was lucky enough to have two bands (The Amazing and The Blakes) on my East Village Radio show. Both bands played a couple live tunes and sounded fan-fukkin’-tastic! Actually, you can check out the post-show roundup via this here link… The Amazing and The Blakes on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on 10/22/09 (there’s even a couple great YouTube videos of the two Amazing songs).
Then, Thursday night, the good folks at Kemado/Mexican Summer Records were kind enough to have me out at their soiree in my old neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, where I got nice and toasted with the guys from The Amazing. ‘Twas a blast of a time. And Farmer Dave Scher played a pleasing set to an intimate group of pretzel-eaters.
Friday night led me to some great adventures. Mind you, my CMJ path is anything but typical…as I never even saw Surfer Blood play once! Not only that, I typically have to work weeknights, so I just can’t be doing that shit all week long. Not to mention that my liver wouldn’t be able to handle more than the 3 days that I did!
Read on to find out how Chris Squire fits into this equation…
Hey Beyonders,
CMJ madness is in full swing here in NYC this week and East Village Radio is a proud radio sponsor. And I’m very happy to be welcoming two bands who are in town for CMJ to the next BBiB show on Thursday at noon, eastern time. First up, I’ll be talking to Mexican Summer‘s-own The Amazing, who are made up of two members of Dungen (guitar & drums), plus two other bros. And they’ll be kickin’ out some jams for us live…and I can promise now it will be a lot of healthy sound!
Sample an Amazing jam on Fader
See the Amazing at the Mexican Summer/Kemado Showcase on Saturday
And if that weren’t enough, I’ll also be welcoming Seattle kick-ass power-rock trio The Blakes to BBiB! The Blakes will be playing at the Crash Mansion on Friday at 9:15, and of course on Thursday at noon on BBiB!
They just released their brand-new Souvenir album, which I think is fantastic, and have plenty more tour dates:
Tour Dates
Oct 14 – Haileys – Denton, TX
Oct 15 – Sticky Fingerz – Little Rock, AR
Oct 16 – Firebird – St. Louis, MO
Oct 17 – Rock Island Brewing Company – Rock Island, IL
Oct 23 – CMJ @ Crash Mansion – NY, NY
Oct 27 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON
Oct 28 – Pike Room – Pontiac, MI
Oct 29 – Cafe Bourbon St. – Columbus, OH
Oct 31 – Thunderbird Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 1 – M Room – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 3 – Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY
Nov 5 – Club NME @ Bowery Electric – NY, NY
Nov 6 – The Brighton Bar – Long Branch, NJ
Nov 7 – Boot – Norfolk, VA
Nov 8 – The Red & the Black – Washington, DC
Nov 9 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
So tune in to East Village Radio at noon (eastern time) on Thursday to go Beyond CMJ on Beyond Beyond is Beyond! And listen live to East Village Radio all week for lots of killer CMJ coverage!
Cheers!
Mike
Hi, it’s me, Mike…sitting on the other side of your computer. Come BEYOND this week and listen for your chance to win a new CD from a new BBiB-approved band called Rubblebucket! I’ve been listening to it all week and man, it’s a mesmerizing blend of afrobeat, reggae, funk, soul and of course ROCK! And their chick singer kicks serious ass! So tune in to East Village Radio at noon Thursday to hear how to win it…
And stay tuned in for some songs from a couple amazing BLUE bands who are extra blue now, as both Blue Cheer and Blue Ash both lost original members this month. Rest In Peace, Dickie Peterson…
…and Bill Bartolin of Blue Ash…
AND, thanks to the good rockers over at Anthology Recordings, I’ve also got some great EXMAGMA music in ‘Anthology is Also Beyond’. You gotta hear it all on Beyond Beyond is Beyond, Thursday at noon eastern at East Village Radio dot freakin’ com!
CHEERS!
Mike
Despite Faust being unable to make it on time to the show last week when they were in town to play the Williamsburg Music Hall, Margaret (the Prog Lady) and I were still able to still milk some exclusive stuff from the band. So right at the top of this week’s show, you’ll hear our interview with Faust, some Faust music, and even a Faust tune that was recorded in Hamburg this year, and burned to a DVR for us to play exclusively!
A big extra special thanks to Margaret from No Pussyfooting for the leg work!
So tune on in to Beyond Beyond is Beyond on Thursday at noon, eastern, and I’ll have that plus tons more music, including some vinyl I scored at the Atlantic Antic and a fresh Case for (Phil) Collins!
…East Village Radio