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Roots, Rock, Hip-Hop

So this year’s Twilight Concert Series is shaping up to be absolutely buck wild.  The Knux and the RooTuba Gooding, Jr. rocks the sousaphonets played tonight, and all I have to say is that you need to see the Roots now.  Like, right now. Check out this picture on the right.  See that sousaphone?  That’s not a gimmick.  That’s genuine low end.  The show was incredibly entertaining, mad mic skills, a classic hip hop medley (featuring “Just a Friend”, “Nothin’ But a ‘G’ Thang”, “This is Why I’m Hot,” and a lot more), and an incredible jam on Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War” that flowed into Hendrix’s “Machine Gun” into a roaring drum solo by ?uestlove, after which everybody left the stage, then came back for another verse of “Masters.”  The encore jam was likewise amazing, Captain Kirk Douglas laying down some vicious guitar, Owen Biddle putting down some rumbling bass, Black Thought spouting at the speed of sound.  Incredible.  I had to write this while I’m still riding it.  Seriously people.

p.s. New Orleans rappers The Knux were good, too.  But The Roots blew me away.




Apathetic : John Butler cut off his dreads

Yup, he did. This isn’t terribly big news to me, but to other rasta-type dread lovers, it very well could be. He cut off his dreads, had for several years, got sick of them (understandably) and is now sporting a short cut. I love him and the guys either way. Just so you know….

John Butler Trio

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icon for podpress  Your Friend Tracy - John Butler Trio (from Marking Time OST) [1:36m]: Play in Popup | Download




JBT & Keith Urban On Aussie Arias

Check out this video of John Butler playing with Keith urban on guitar and Michael Barker and Shannon Birchall doing rhythm for JBT’s performance of Funky Tonight on the Australian Arias. Pretty sweet, I say. Not Butler’s best performance of the song, but the dueling guitars at the end is pretty kickin’.

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Marking Time :: John Butler Trio, India, and TV

 

Hello you lovely ladies and gentleman. It's been a while. We have some catching up to do. 

First of all, I apologize sincerely for not bringing you awesome music in the past couple of weeks. Summer caught up with me, wrapping me up in romantic bedtime stories and lovely magical time with my significant other, thus distracting me from my responsibilities. And also, in all honesty, I haven't heard anything that really smacked me in the face, and made me feel I had to share it. One of my low points; it happens several times a year.  

Forgetting all that stuff, let's get to the reason why I'm posting. One of my favorite albums is the reason. It be called "Marking Time", and features a lot of guess who? the John Butler Trio.

I actually discovered this album a couple of years ago, and take it for a spin quite frequently since I got it. A classic. Love it. Never gets old. It has this funky mix of JBT's music and Indian pizzazz, and the other artists featured on the album, such as Khalil gudaz, Martin Armiger Band, and Oumou Sangare rock the hose too.

I actually never even heard of the ABC miniseries that this soundtrack is supposed to be for, I just somehow found out that JBT was featured on it, so I wanted to check it out, and was not disappointed at all. Keep in mind that if you're someone that doesn't dig Indian sitars and other such trippy mellow stuff, you may not like. I, however, love that stuff. Can't get enough. Thus, I share. Be glad I'm so nice.

We have 3 tracks here to check out. If you like what you hear, drop me a line and I'll let you listen to another one. Enjoy, folks. 

 

P.S. I figured out why we never saw it. It was in Australia. Duh.

P.P.S. This album has JBT's version of "Across the Universe" on it. Sweet deal! 

 

Marking Time Wiki // Buy this Soundtrack, please 

 

Hear It: 

You Friend Tracy - John Butler Trio MP3

 

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Girlsong - Mir Wais and Jade Macrae MP3

 

[audio:http://lovethemusicreviews.com/audio/16%20Girlsong%20-%20Mir%20Wais%20and%20Jade%20Macrae.mp3]

 

N'Guata - Oumou Sangare MP3

 

[audio:http://lovethemusicreviews.com/audio/10%20N_Guata%20-%20Oumou%20Sangare.mp3] 

 

 




Tommee :: Artist Spotlight

One day I came home from work, or some other place I went and came from. Wade beckoned me over to the computer, to show me some videos on YouTube. Typical guy.

TommeeI suppose it was a serendipitous accident, because as he was searching for musicians, he found a band called Tommee and the Neighbourhood.  He was impressed enough to show me, and I was impressed enough to remember the band for over a year. Now that I've got my kickin' music website, I knew I definitely wanted to feature them. Turns out, though, that the band has…disbanded, and Tommee has a solo act, which is fine with me, because he is still exceedingly awesome. 

After some investigating at Tommee's website, I found that he is from a village in Indonesia, and uses a wide range of indigenous and contemporary instruments to create his super-chill sound. His website even features them, with pictures, explanations, and audio samples, that made my boyfriend's mouth water (he has a thing for world stringed instruments).

Tommee's music is pretty crafty. It's relaxing, but with message, and is oddly simple and intricate at the same time. It has some reggae-island grooves, and a good, organic sound.  

He has two solo albums, Kachampo, and Get On So Well. He is currently touring Europe. Hopefully I'll have an interview pretty soon, but for now enjoy these MP3's and keep checking back for more Tommee goodness.

 See What Got Us Hooked

Links 

Tommee Official Website 

Buy Kachampo

Buy Get On So Well

 Music

 Cengaa Aruziki MP3

 

[audio:http://lovethemusicreviews.com/audio/04%20Cengaa%20Aruziki.mp3] 

 

Get On So Well MP3

 

[audio:http://lovethemusicreviews.com/audio/03%20Get%20On%20So%20Well.mp3] 

 

No Reason To Cry MP3

 

[audio:http://lovethemusicreviews.com/audio/04%20No%20Reason%20To%20Cry.mp3] 

 

Io Ariku MP3

 

[audio:http://lovethemusicreviews.com/audio/01%20Io%20Ariku.mp3] 

 

 

 Tommee's On Tour

 

July 2007 – EUROPE
Thu 5th
@ 7.00pm

Fri 6th
@ 10.00pm

Sat 7th
@ 10.00pm

Sat 21st
@ 9.00pm

Divan du Monde
75 rue des Martyrs
M° Pigalle  Paris  FRANCE
www.divandumonde.com
with Steve Tallis

Le Sentier des Halles
Paris  FRANCE

Le Sentier des Halles
Paris  FRANCE

Double Six
36 Avenue Joannès Masset
Lyon Vaise  FRANCE
www.doublesix.fr

August 2007 – EUROPE
Thu 2nd
@ 9.00pm

La Grotte
rue des Juifs
Strasbourg  FRANCE
www.lagrotte.org

September 2007 – EUROPE
Fri 7th
@ 9.00pm

Sat 8th
@ 9.00pm

Double Six
36 Avenue Joannès Masset
Lyon Vaise  FRANCE
www.doublesix.fr

Double Six
36 Avenue Joannès Masset
Lyon Vaise  FRANCE
www.doublesix.fr