foldback blues

The Rolling Stones - “Sway”

Deer Tick - "Dog Years"

I should file Deer Tick under those bands that I need to follow more closely, because any time they've crossed my radar or I've seen them, I love basically everything about them. And this one, recorded at Rhode Island's Big Nice studio, is no exception.

I kept my busy the past few days and actually finished writing a couple of things, including:

A review of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's show in Boston last week

A review of Paul McCartney's new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Spoiler alert on each: they were/are both great. Not necessarily what I wrote but the actual things they're about. Good stuff.

And for something you can actually use, here's a song by the Faces that's been hitting the spot for the past few days:

Paul McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - "Gila Monster"

I saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band the other night in Boston. And it was incredible, of course, to the point that I've had trouble writing a full review. I might do that still, but in the meantime, a transcription of what he said at the top of the show:

“We begin tonight with a prayer for our men and women in service overseas. We pray for an end to this conflict and for their safe return.

“The E Street Band is here tonight in celebration and defense of the American ideals and values that have sustained our country for 250 years. We are here to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll in these trouble times. Our democracy, our constitution, our rule of law are being challenged right now, as never before, by a reckless, racist, incompetent, treasonous president and his ship of fools administration.

MAQUINA., com Dame Area - "dança"

Mdou Moctar - "Tarhatazed"