I’m totally stoked that we’re getting three shows at Mexicali Blues this weekend. I’m just hoping the venue didn’t oversell again, as they’ve done before. Mexicali is one of my favorite venues, but it gets seriously packed in there, not to mention hot. During the February ‘05 and ‘06 shows, when it became intolerably hot […]
Filed under: Railroad Earth on January 30th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Something different today, to change it up. Cabinet was the band who opened for Railroad Earth at Penn’s Peak on 12.30.07 and they played a damn fine set. I blogged about them when I reviewed the show, and now, the set has turned up on Archive. I was particularly grooving on the Caroline > Treesap […]
Filed under: Cabinet, Music, Scott's Picks on January 30th, 2008 | Comments Off
Ahh, ‘Neath the Stars, one of those songs that rarely seems to get played (as of this writing, it’s only ever been played a dozen times since 2004). I love this song and it’s one of those on my never-seen-live list that hopefully gets its turn at some point. If you buy the April 14th, […]
Filed under: Lyrics, Railroad Earth, Scott's Picks on January 26th, 2008 | Comments Off
Here are my photos from 12.30.07 and then the ones from 12.31.07. I don’t think I’ve posted links to the photo sets yet on the blog, just on Earthboard. Enjoy!
Filed under: Photography, Railroad Earth on January 25th, 2008 | Comments Off
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Railroad Earth, 12.31.07, originally uploaded by Kyrion.
I still need to post a review of this night. It was magic, plain and simple.
Filed under: Photography, Railroad Earth on January 24th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Let’s pull another song from that wonderful Penn’s Peak show on 12.30.07. Today I’m going to highlight Colorado, one of the more jam-intense songs that the band does. Usually one of the highlights of any show, on this night, the band — Skehan, in particular — raised the bar yet again. It’s boggling to hear […]
Filed under: Lyrics, Railroad Earth, Scott's Picks on January 24th, 2008 | Comments Off
I keep meaning to start this up again, so here we go. The debut pick of Volume 2 is …
The Wheel, from Penn’s Peak on 12.30.07. This was a pleasant surprise to get — any time they pull this one out, it’s a good night. This particular version includes Len Mooney on accordion. Very trippy […]
Filed under: Lyrics, Railroad Earth, Scott's Picks on January 16th, 2008 | Comments Off
At a week’s remove from the show, I’m finally able to write a little bit about this particular night. Penn’s Peak has to be the best venue in the northeast, if not the country, to see a show. Sitting on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere, aka Jim Thorpe, PA, this massive […]
Filed under: Cabinet, Photography, Railroad Earth, Show Review on January 6th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I know Scott hasn’t done the review yet, but you need to know: if you’re looking for a gooey, melty, dark, and twisted Warhead Boogie, then Penn’s Peak - 12.30.2007 - is the show for you. It left me in a puddle on the floor that night, and the tape sounds just as good as […]
Filed under: Railroad Earth on January 4th, 2008 | Comments Off
Bouzouki!!!!!
1759
That’s all I’m sayin’.
~the butterfly
Filed under: Railroad Earth, Show Review, Skehan on January 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off