J plays Margaret’s bday/fundraiser 
  Originally uploaded by activitystory.

Activitypal and troubador J played a live set on John Aielli’s Eklektikos show on KUT today, and it was great. Karla, Alex, and Steve joined him on about 8 songs including ActivityStory faves "Sunday Morn," "Room 304," and "Sleep".

The performance is semi-faithfully represented in mp3 form here (recorded it from the radio like I was in 6th grade again):

> J Molin "jumpin’ through the Speakerboxx"
(when he said that, J.A., responded., in deadpan, "That’s great.")

I’ve heard all of these songs many times, both live and on record, and with many different arrangements, and love them all. They sounded a little different today, fresh and heavy and bright. I tried to think what it would sound like if I didn’t know J, or wasn’t picturing him in the studio.  It’s strange, the radio. And magic.

* from J’s "Jesus rode a bike"