did bill really bang out an 11 minute version of “cold blooded old times”? yes, yes he did. and you thought smogs couldnt jam
video: bill callahan — cold blooded old times

bill callahan chair dancing to “bathysphere” in iowa city.
video: bill callahan — bathysphere

6 other videos from the show here.

the virgin festival, or virgin freefest, is free this year… as a festival should be when the lineup only includes 2 groups worth seeing (the national and st. vincent). free tickets will be available for claiming through ticketmaster on saturday, but the “presale” starts in just a couple hours. can’t confirm for sure, but i’ve [...]

mp3: monument — busy being bees
come see all these bands tomorrow night at what looks like a pretty sweet new venue, the dc mini gallery. monument includes anton kropp, also of for the agenda… a project that is making some of the best music released on cassette today, though i guess that recent limited edition [...]

mp3: donny hue and the colors — sing-a-long
donny hue and the colors new album letter from new virginia was released yesterday and with it the final free side “sing-a-long”. a collection of the six free sides released over the past six weeks is available for free here. give them a listen if you haven’t already… [...]

this is out tomorrow. and for once, the work of david berman is not compelling me to immediately empty my pockets… to purchase tickets to shows i have no means of attending, to preorder records the second they are announced, sometimes in multiple formats, to buy a backup t-shirt, in case something happens to the [...]

“too many birds” live last night at chicago’s bottom lounge… looks like 10 days into the tour, we’re finally getting some live footage. and it’s all fucking amazing. keep it coming video people.
video: bill callahan — too many birds (live)

also, check out “jim cain” and a rocking “diamond dancer”.

video of “rock bottom riser” live from the black cat last week, via the pleasure principle. thank you sir.
video: bill callahan — rock bottom riser (live)

moved over the weekend… without internet for a few days… here’s the video for the latest freeside from donny hue and the colors…. listen to the mp3 here.
update: still waiting on the fios dude to set up internet… i’ll just stick the 5th free side up here until then..previous free sides are available through the [...]

i was kind of confused by the lights that last.fm suggests is opening for bill callahan tonight. and as it turns out, it is not the canadian synth-poptress lights, but the self-described “psychedelicmetalmojopop” drag city label mates lights that will be playing tonight. makes a little more sense.
these guys:

should be an interesting pairing… a few [...]