Check out this video, courtesy of Doom & Gloom from the Tomb, of Sonic’s Rendezvous Band performing “City Slang” live at the Second Chance in Ann Arbor, MI, in 1977.
Of course that’s Asheton on drums.
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Yesterday I posted a live recording of Leon Russell singing “Girl From the North Country” and it got me in the mood to hear more of Leon Russell singing Dylan.
So here’s a live cover of “It Takes a Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” from an L.A. show in 1971.
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The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas and his backing band the Voidz ripped through some loud and nasty new songs last night at the Chevrolet Courtyard, SXSW.
Stereogum reports:
If you saw Casablancas during his first solo tour, then you already know the deal: It’s exceedingly weird to see him onstage with a bunch of hired guns backing him up, even if the newly added billing suggests he’s trying to create more of a “me & my band” vibe this time around. (The Voidz lineup is different than the group he toured with for Phrazes.) Even if there was a veneer of imitation and rich kid play-acting to it, the Strokes were one of the last great “band as gang of friends that eventually spontaneously combusts,” a band that genuinely looked and acted the part of real rock stars together. Given, it’s getting to the point that if the Strokes are still together in any fashion, you get the sense they’re just going through the motions to get back to their other things anyway. Which is fine; Casablancas’ solo work’s been pretty great so far. It’ll just take some adjustment to get used to seeing Casablancas playing “Ize Of The World” or “Reptilia” (which we didn’t hear last night, but they played at one of the previous shows) with a mulleted and mustachioed guitarist rather than Albert Hammond, Jr. and Nick Valensi next to him.
For more of this review head to Stereogum.
“Ego”:
“2231”:
“Ize of the World”:
“Biz Dog”:
“The Phantom of Liberty (Arabic Jam)”:
“River of Brakelights”:
“Dr. Acula”:
“Glass”:
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Great ballad from The Hold Steady. “The Ambassador” is off the new album, Teeth Dreams.
Performed during the Public Radio Rock showcase at the SXSW day stage.
Great video, great audio.
Plus “The Weekenders”:
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Leon Russell live at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, 1970, performing “Girl From the Nprth Country.”
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You might recall a decade ago when Jack White joined Bob Dylan on stage at the State Theater, Detroit, MI to perform “Ball and Biscuit.”
Or maybe not.
In any case they share vocals and White rips off some smoking guitar.
White has said about Dylan, “He’s very good at making sure you don’t know him.”
White told the Wall Street Journal how he came to play onstage with Dylan:
“That was just by accident. I went and saw him play in Detroit and he said to me, “We’ve been playing one of your songs lately at sound checks.” I thought, Wow. I was afraid to ask which one. I didn’t even ask. It was just such an honor to hear that. Later on, I remember I went home and I called back. I said, “Can I talk to the bass player?” I called the theater. I was like, “Did Bob mean that he wanted me to play tonight? ‘Cause he said some things that I thought maybe – maybe I misconstrued. Was he meaning that he wanted me to play with him tonight? I don’t want to be rude and pretend that I didn’t hear or something like that.” So turned out yeah, we played together that night. He said yeah, come on, let’s play something, and we played “Ball and Biscuit,” one of my songs. It’s not lost on me that he played one of my songs, not the other way around.”
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Debbie Harry joins Dum Dum Girls at Spotify March 12, 2014 to sing Blondie’s “Dreaming.”
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Last night on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show Beck peformed “Waking Light” and then did “Say Goodbye” for the web.
Both are from his new album, Morning Phase.
“Waking Light”:
Beck performs ~ Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show by HumanSlinky
“Say Goodbye”:
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Last night Iggy Pop joined Bernard Sumner of New Order to perform two Joy Division songs (along with a New Order song) at the 24th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert in New York City.
Patti Smith was also there and she performed Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day.” Also performing were Phillip Glass, members of the National and Sufjan Stevens, who sang backup for The National on two songs and played piano on another.
“Perfect Day,” Patti Smith:
“Nightclubbing,” Iggy Pop:
“Love Will Tear Us Apart,” Iggy Pop & Bernard Sumner of New Order:
“Transmission,” Iggy Pop & Bernard Sumner of New Order:
“Californian Grass,” Iggy Pop & Bernard Sumner of New Order:
The National with Sufjan Stevens, “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks”:
The National with Sufjan Stevens, “This Is The Last Time”:
The National with Sufjan Stevens, “I Need My Girl”:
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Bob Dylan and Joan Baez on the Rolling Thunder Revue sing the Johnny Ace song (written by Joseph Scott), “Never Let Me Go.”
It’s really beautiful.
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, on Dec. 1, 1975.
“Never Let Me Go”:
“Merle Travis’ “Dark As A Dungeon”:
Plus a cool version of “When I Paint My Masterpiece”:
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