Thursday, February 28, 2008
Liner Notes Inside This Week's Music Section
Posted by Tracy Moore on Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Down at the Cannery (Photo by Eric England).
Review/Hot Rock: Hotpipes have a knack for off-kilter arrangements. (Playing CD release show Saturday, 1st at Exit/In.)
Review/New Tricks: Doug Hoekstra’s latest adopts a more elliptical narrative style. (Playing CD Release/Birthday Party (with full band), Thursday, 28th.)
Review/The Gospel According to the Mattoid: The Mattoid’s latest is a tale of death, honky-tonks and Eskimos.
In The Spin: Down, Caitlin Rose, The Spinto Band, Umbrella Tree and more.
Our Critics' Picks: Tommy and the Whale, Stevie Binge & the Fork Hunts, We Were the States, Less Rave, More Party, Wilco, The Chieftains & more.
Scenecast Epsiode 121 blows in like the proverbial March lion's pride with Tommy and the Whale, The Refugees, Wycliffe Gordon, David Dewese, We Were The States, Jason Isbell, Dharmakaya, Wilco, John Doe, Tommy Keenum, Robin Trower, Darla Farmer, Chieftans and Kathy Mattea.
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Hey. I hate to sound like an a-hole, and I've never really had reason to complain about the critic's picks section, but I have a question.
Why do you put a blurb in about a Wilco show that's been sold out since the day they went on sale, and yet the Les Claypool show at City Hall the next night doesn't even get a blurb (weird word, haha) in the tiny little print section for Tuesdays shows, let alone the "marquee" critic's picks?
It just seemed a little weird to me that there were no ads for Wilco coming, even in the Ryman advertisement, which I would assume is because the show is sold out, and those that want to go either have their tickets or know that they'll be buying from scalpers at the door.
That's in contrast to a show by Les Claypool, a man who hasn't performed in Nashville since the last time Primus was here in '99 (with freaking Ozzfest no less), and before that wasn't here since '96. Has he ever played a solo show here before? If so, it was before my time.
When they announced that show, I sort of felt like City Hall would be too big, and I've heard nothing about a sell-out. And I know, I know, it's not like being a critic's pick in the Nashville Scene is gonna casue a riot at the box office, but Wilco (just for example) is here every year and sells out every year, where this dude never comes around, and is clearly a big enough name in music to warrant a mention, and maybe bring a few more people through the doors.
I guess I know you guys aren't the promotions police or anything, but it really seems like this is one of the best shows in Nashvile on Monday night, and it gets not a mention. (Anyway, I think part of me is just going to be depressed when City Hall looks half empty and Mr. Claypool makes the decision to never come back because there's no crowds.)
Sorry to sound bitchy, but I was curious if anyone in the know could fill me in.
Kudos for the Kathy Mattea mention for Monday though. Hehe.
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um that post is too articulate for this blog needs 78% more misdirected agnst and you did not include a 1st grade shame on one of the contributers
thank you, bawston sean, for recognizing We Were the States' excellent talent. i love the clutters and ghostfinger to death, but they get a ton of love from the Scene already. thanks for enlightening readers about WWTS. i'm curious, though-- what other We Were The Band Name bands are there?
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