Monday, May 31, 2021

Dylan Cover #481 Margot Cotten "One More Cup of Coffee" Live

 In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover from Margot Cotten and it is a version of "One More Cup Of Coffee" 

This month we are doing another special focus in RtBE's Dylan Covers series. In the past we have highlighted The ByrdsCoulson-Dean-McGuiness-FlintThe HolliesJoan OsbourneMountainBetty LeVette , Reggae Covers and more

This month we highlight Margot Cotten who we have featured twice earlier in this series, but now devote the full month to her Dylan Covers.

Thoughts on Dylan Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
Bob's story tunes seemed to crest on Desire and "One More Cup Of Coffee" fits in the Western/Biblical/Mystical motif of both "Isis" and "Romance In Durango" but puts fourth a more ominous feel than either. Singing with Emmylou Harris on the original recording a haunting combo of voices which gets along perfectly with violins and other rag tag players from the sessions. A damn good song.
Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
RtBE dig her sound and style. From Cotten's bio: Margot Cotten is the only French girl who can actually play americana without blushing. Playing drums, guitars and keys, she is a multi-talented singer songwriter. Make sure to watch her new videos on Sundays. She plays covers by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Elton John, Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Neil Young etc as well as her own material.

Thoughts on Cover:
A great cover that sticks close to the original with excellent support from Louise Lhermitte on violin and backing vocals. One thing not mentioned all month is that English is Cotten's second language and by her dynamite vocals you would never know as she expertly handles all of Dylan's word play. 

It was a fun month showcasing Cotten's covers of Bob Dylan. As she states if you want to support her you can always send her money. Keep up to date with her projects as well.  
 

Friday, May 28, 2021

Full Show Friday: Mike Patton / Mondo Cane - Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago, Chile, Sep. 21, 2011

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Mike Patton / Mondo Cane!

The theatrical stylings of Mike Patton and Mondo Cane playing Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago, Chile on Sep. 21, 2011 is our Full Show Friday of the week. Pro Shot, Pro Sound, Full set list below. Enjoy:



00:00 Il Cielo in Una Stanza 03:32 Che Notte! 07:02 Ore d'Amore 09:44 20 KM al Giorno 13:08 Quello Che Conta 16:03 Urlo Negro 18:57 Legata ad un Granello di Sabbia 23:02 Deep Down 26:19 Pinne, Fucile ed Occhiali 29:04 Scalinatella 32:18 L'uomo che non Sapeva Amare 35:37 Ma l'Amore no 39:34 Canzone 43:15 Ti Offro da Bere 45:44 Dio Come ti Amo 49:45 Storia d'Amore 54:02 Lontano, Lontano 57:01 O Venezia 01:01:10 Yeeeeeeh! 01:03:13 Senza Fine 01:08:37 Que He Sacado Con Quererte (Violeta Parra Cover) 01:10:17 Una Sigaretta 01:13:50 Sole E Malato 01:17:10 Presentacion de los músicos de Mondo Cane Mike Patton's Mondo Cane - Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago, Chile, Sept. 21, 2011 (Via X HD)


Thursday, May 27, 2021

Live Streams: Nicki Bluhm

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.


Today we highlight: Nicki Bluhm 

Nicki Bluhm will be performing live from Relix studios tonight at 7pm for free.


To get in the mood here is a tune from Bluhm:

Live Streams: Together Apart - Lisa Loeb

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.


Today we highlight: Together ApartLisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb will be doing a live stream tonight of her new musical written and recorded with over 80 fellow Brown Alumni. 

Info and tickets are here, to get in the mood, here is Lisa's hit that is already playing in your heads when you just read her name... 




Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Album Review: Chrissie Hynde - Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!


It is of Chrissie Hynde's newest release, Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan.

Obviously this site loves Dylan covers, so this is right in our wheelhouse. We won't say more because we may showcase this in our Monday's series in the future. 

This is also the second Chrissie Hynde solo album we covered on the site, but we liked the last one's album art a bit better. 

Support the artist, buy the album, read the review, peep some video below:

Live Stream: Miles Davis Birthday/Kind of Blue Vinyl Release

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.


Today we highlight: Miles Davis Birthday/Kind of Blue Vinyl Release

Three great musicians, Ron Carter, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, and Vince Wilburn Jr. join Ashley Kahn and Chad Kassem to celebrate Davis's Birthday and the release of Kind of Blue on UHQR quality vinyl.
We wrote a bunch about Miles in our Masters series and to get in the mood for this event, here is a tune from Kind of Blue:

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Album Review: Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!

It is of Mdou Moctar's newest album Afrique Victime.

RtBE has enjoyed Mdou Moctar very much since first hearing Ilana: The Creator back in 2019. That record made our year end list and just missed out on our best of the last decade

This one is more diverse and has even higher highs, but it is a little less consistent. The main title track is a beast a though and one of our favorite songs of the year. The album art is great again as well. 

Support the artists, buy the album, read the review and peep some video below:


Live Streams: Phish 7/24/93 Great Woods

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.


Today we highlight: Phish 7/24/93 Great Woods

Phish's Dinner and Movie Series is back with a Great Woods show from Summer '93. 

The shared recipe is from Cull & Pistol/Lobster Place owner Dave Seigal. RtBE has enjoyed food from Seigal and his team many times in the past. 

To get in the mood for this show, here is Phish playing one of their best jams of all-time back in 1993. Bathtub Gin from the Murat Theater:

Monday, May 24, 2021

Artists Talk About Their Favorite Bob Dylan Songs

Stereogum discussed Bob Dylan with 80 different artists to get their takes on their favorite songs of his. This is a really cool piece to celebrate the bard's 80th birthday. 

There are some RtBE favorite artists like the first one on the list Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah who chose "Only A Pawn In Their Game" and goes deep with the song, really making som illuminating points. 

It is a joy to read CSaA go deep as well as other artists like David Byrne talking about "Murder Most Foul", Margo Price recounting her first time listening to "last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie", Paterson Hood discussing one of our all-time favorites "Blind Willie McTell" and Will Oldham discussing "Brownsville Girl". 

Check out the article and listen to "Only A Pawn In Their Game" live form the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom


Dylan Cover #480 Margot Cotten "4th Time Around" Live

 In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's artists, Margot Cotten doing a live cover of "4th Time Around" 


This month we are doing another special focus in RtBE's Dylan Covers series. In the past we have highlighted The ByrdsCoulson-Dean-McGuiness-FlintThe HolliesJoan OsbourneMountainBetty LeVette , Reggae Covers and more

This month we highlight Margot Cotten who we have featured twice earlier in this series, but now devote the full month to her Dylan Covers.

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
This is a weird one, as I heard this track after I had already fallen in love with The Beatles "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and didn't know what Dylan was getting at with this song. After checking out Wikipedia, I guess I am not alone as John Lennon was all over the map with his reactions to it. The music is the same and the lyrics are a mix of lazy and nonsense, reading into anything Dylan says too heavily can cause one to go mad, but why he chose to do this song so close to when the Beatles had their first lyrical success is a mystery. Social commentary, goof, stoned malaise? Anywhichway, the song was never one of my favorites and not up to anywhere near the version he was praising or mocking, take your pick.

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
RtBE dig her sound and style. From Cotten's bio: Margot Cotten is the only French girl who can actually play americana without blushing. Playing drums, guitars and keys, she is a multi-talented singer songwriter. Make sure to watch her new videos on Sundays. She plays covers by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Elton John, Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Neil Young etc as well as her own material.

Thoughts on Cover:
While the last few weeks we showed Cotten covering some of Dylan's weightiest tunes, shifting gears proves that she can deliver on the light ones as well. A beautiful take on the breezy Beatles influenced Dylan track. 

Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan

No one has ever been better. Happy 80th birthday Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan.

Enjoy a few of his best songs:




Friday, May 21, 2021

RIP Roger Hawkins

RIP to Roger Hawkins. The legendary drummer was 75.

While the name may not jump out immediately his work will as he was the house drummer for Muscle Shoals and played on such hits as Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect", "Think", and The Staple Singers "I'll Take You There" as well as countless others. 

Let's take a moment to remember him best by listening to his work. 


Full Show Friday: Kate Bush - 1979 Hammersmith Odeon

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Kate Bush!

1979 was the year, Hammersmith Odeon was the venue and Kate Bush was the artist. Here is today's Full Show Friday. Pro Shot, Pro Sound with full set list and song notes below. Enjoy:


Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on May 13, 1979. 01: Moving 02: The Saxophone Song -- OUTTAKE 03: Room For The Life -- OUTTAKE 04: Them Heavy People 05: The Man With The Child In His Eyes -- OUTTAKE 06: Egypt -- OUTTAKE (soundtrack being with terrible noise) 07: L'Amour Looks Something Like You -- OUTTAKE 08: Violin 09: The Kick Inside -- OUTTAKE 10: In The Warm Room -- OUTTAKE 11: Strange Phenomena 12: Hammer Horror 13: Kashka From Baghdad -- OUTTAKE 14: Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake 15: Wow 16: Coffee Homeground -- OUTTAKE 17: In Search Of Peter Pan -- OUTTAKE 18: Symphony In Blue -- OUTTAKE 19: Feel It 20: Kite 21: James And The Cold Gun 22: Oh England My Lionheart 23: Wuthering Heights 24: Curtain Call -- OUTTAKE "Fullhouse" was supposedly not played for this show, although it was usually performed right after "In The Warm Room" on other dates.

Thursday, May 20, 2021

LOLLAPALOOZA Chicago Lineup Announced with Foo Fighters, Tyler The Creator and more.

The lineup for LOLLAPALOOZA Chicago has been announced.

The long running festival has moved well into the pop world for their return after the pandemic bringing in artists like Post Malone and Miley Cyrus. Can see the full lineup here:


While it is exciting to have live music back, this lineup and the awful Governors Ball prove that it is going to take some time for festivals to get back on their feet as well. Here is Tyler The Creator who will be playing the festival this summer. 


Live Streams: Electron: Live at Ardmore Music Hall

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.


Today we highlight: Electron: Live at Ardmore Music Hall

Tonight the band Electron gets down live at Ardmore Music Hall:


Grab the link to watch for free here. To get in the mood here is a set from the band at the same venue:


Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Live Streams: Mike Cooley

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.


Today we highlight: Mike Cooley

One half of the Dimmer Twins, Mike Cooley will be playing tonight:

To get in the mood here are a couple of Cooley's best songs:

New Album and Single From Shannon and the Clams

The quirky garage pop/rockers Shannon and the Clams are back with their newest offering, Year of the Spider, which will be released on August 20th.  


The group once again worked with Dan Auerbach at Easy Eye Sound, where Auerbach helped produced the record. 

The last time the Shannon and the Clams worked with Auerbach they released one of our favorite records of the last decade, Onion

The first single "Midnight Wine" is a tripped out marching buzzer and can be heard below:

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Album Review: The Black Keys - Delta Kream

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!

It is of The Black Keys newest offering Delta Kream.

This cover album is a return to the bands blues roots. While it could have been edited a bit, the album is more a labor of love for the band so there is no harm in them indulging. 

Support the artists, buy the album, read the review and peep some video: