Genius Round the World

"Genius round the world stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round." - Miley Cyrus

 

 

A Take-Away Show

Three words:  Shara Fucking Worden.

Parquet Courts

ICYMI.

Adron

A nice preview of a song from her forthcoming album.

Dude, I Was There!

This "Promo Video" for MFNW 2014 is actually a recap of MFNW 2013, and I was at most of the events shown, including The Love Language at the Marmoset party, Dan Deacon, Animal Collective, Pickwick, and Thao at Pioneer Courthouse Square, !!!, and those glow-stick things on NE Burnside  What a time!  

Still waiting on an announcement about the 2014 lineup, but rumors are that the entire festival format will be changed to a weekend event at fairgrounds along the Willamette River - in other words, no different than any other festival.  That would be a big mistake, IMHO. 

SVE 2014

(That awkward moment when you realize it's been over a year sine you've seen Sharon Van Etten perform.)

In one of those best-of-all-possible-worlds announcements, Sharon Van Etten has revealed that she'll have a new album coming out in May, with more goove-, soul-, and R&B-influenced tracks than before.  Even better, she's said that guest performers on the album include Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater, Mackenzie Scott of Torres, Jana Hunter of Lower Dens, and Dave Harley and Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs.

This is worth watching out for, but here's an early version of one of the songs from the new album performed at the ever-blissful Pickathon festival.

Shaky Knees Lineup Announced

Not bad at all, AND it's been moved closer to my home than last year. Bonus points: I've already got my tickets!  

There's still one headliner yet to be announced.  My guess is Outkast, as it seems pretty obvious by now that 2014 will be their year.

FWIW, I've wanted to see The National for a long time now, but kept missing them for various reasons. Wild Belle, White Denim, and Deer Tick, too.  The lineup also includes favorites such as Spoon, Local Natives, and Lord Huron, bands I would have hand-picked if given the opportunity, as well as reliable pleasers like Edward Sharpe, Iron & Wine, Dawes, Band of Skulls, Blitzen Trapper, and Charles Bradley, the screaming eagle of soul. Not to mention the chance to see Modest Mouse and the Violent Femmes and so on, but I don't want to just recite the whole lineup.

Good job, Shaky Knees!

UPDATE: Nope, not Outkast.  Alabama Shakes at Shaky Knees instead.