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Weekend Tunes

Something you may have missed on your calendar is an appearance by legendary albino bluesman Johnny Winter. The guitar great headlines a Saturday mid-day festival at Buck County Custom Cycles, which features not just classic blues and rad wheels, but a tattoo contest, bikini contest, and DJ Michael Tierson, who will fit right in. Any of you kids too young to remember collecting records might have missed the adventure of turning over side three of the double-lp Second Winter and finding ... absolutely nothing. A complete blank.  What a groove. Found something on Mars to listen to from a later album, but same period. Hint: It's a gas, gas, gas.

I'll recommend a local band playing the Khyber on Friday, based on a song I downloaded from some Mp3 site  months ago, the sort of tune that makes you stop walking, and ask the dog to stay as you check our your iPod so you remember who's playing. For the record, it was "October Song" by Audible.  When the perfectly sweet harmonies led to a rollicking synth solo, I took notice, and synth rarely swings me. They got some songs from their EP Weekend up for downloading on their web site.

Everyone else I know seems to be recommending The Boredoms at the Starlight Lounge Friday, because how often do you get to hear a straight-outta-Osaka envoy from the Japanoise scene? A Wiki entry calls them part Sun Ra, part Butthole Surfers. Any band that inspired this temple of worship is worth catching.

Saturday is Argentina Day at the World Cafe Live with Juana Molina and Jose Gonzalez, who is actually Swedish, but of Argentinian roots. They will need their own day after facing losing to Germany in the World Cup. I spent a long time listening to Molina's Tres Cosas CD of a couple years back, which reminded me of those languorous Beth Orton records with electronic bleeps mixed in from time to time. Gonzalez is dreamy, a Nick Drakey thing, who sings and strums and writes emotive songs in English, which must be his third language. His song, Stay In The Shade give you a hint of why his music has been used on The OC. Molina, a former TV comedienne, has a lovely web site with music and strange flowers for all. NPR will stream the show. XPN will carry it live.

Staying south of the border Saturday, Seu Jorge comes to the Troc. He's the Brazilian dude who played Bowie covers in Portuguese in The Life Aquatic. What would that sound like? Hear "Starman" for yourself. Hunt down "Rebel, Rebel," too.

merz
Posted 06/29/2006 08:17:11 PM
I know where you got that it's a gas track...:-)
daniel rubin
Posted 06/29/2006 10:19:29 PM
picked it up in mars
Manuel
Posted 07/01/2006 06:49:37 AM
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daniel rubin
Posted 07/01/2006 09:43:25 AM
Yes, Manuel. Good to hear from you again, and your English certainly seems to be improving. I try to writes firmly, too. I would recommend you also correspond with my good friend Will, who writes at Attytood. He is currently vacationing like a dog, but soon will return. Try http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood
Ben
Posted 07/01/2006 09:57:12 AM
Dan, good choice on the band.  Audible is fantastic.  Sky Signal is probably their best.