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Monthly Archive for February, 2009

New York Rocker interview with Pylon from 1981

In honor of guitarist Randy Bewley, via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog.

RIP Randy from Pylon

PYLON on Flickr – Photo Sharing.

Glad we got to see you live!

As long as they can still make Gorilla Warfare, I’m fine with it

Brownstoner: The Feds Ordered Sixpoint to Shut Down ‘Hop Obama’.

It was usually sold out anyway.

One of very few regrets upon leaving Brooklyn

Sarah Vowell DJing with her iPod!

It’s as forces are actually conspiring to make me miss that place– The Bell House got like 100x better the second we left. Still, though, no regrets.

brooklynvegan: Eugene Mirman’s book party (David Cross, Hodgman, Schaal, Tompkins & Mr Brownstone) @ the Bell House, NYC – pics.

What the link doesn’t mention is that Larry Johnson also performed, Sarah Vowell DJ’d, and that Kristen Schaal apparently played theremin while dressed in some kind of foam suit. Pretty awesome night when a GNR cover band is actually the lamest part of the bill.

Luckily, this morning, I was able to buy tickets to see both Sarah Vowell and Bell House regular AC Newman in Syracuse and Ithaca, respectively in the coming weeks.

Jean on Jean, “Tonight”

From my favorite cello-centric album last year:
The worm grossed me out.

April March @ Bowery Ballroom, 1/18/08

I can’t believe I missed this show..

Also, this.

Keep Calm & Carry On

via MusicThing’s Twitter.

If I Made a Commercial for Trader Joe’s



YouTube – If I Made a Commercial for Trader Joe’s.

1874

A need for spittoons in the Hall of Languages is announced by The University Herald, forerunner to the Daily Orange.

via Syracuse University Chronology.

That syncopated boogie-boo

A bunch of early 20th Century cylinder recordings are now available from the Belfer Audio Archive at SU, including this one:
boo
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