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haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll · 6 months

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Tracklist:

Living with the Dreaming Body • Fall Upon Me • Postcard from a Dream (Toast and Jelly) • Pulling Touch • Sound of Water • Fact of Life • Circle Around the Sun • Aloha Honolulu • Wood Guitar • Falling

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#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: poi dog pondering #language: english #decade: 1980s #Folk Pop #Pop Rock

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asterlark · 1 year

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🎶 i feel like you might like vance gilbert who i grew up listening to? if these teardrops had wings / icarus by night / jimmy falls in love are some of my faves of his. also i love poi dog pondering especially spending the day in the shirt that you wore and the watermelon song

oooh love this vibe!! very nostalgic and familiar even tho i didn't grow up on it

i'm gonna recommend you amos lee- specifically his self-titled album and the songs "arms of a woman" and "colors" :)

(send me a 🎵 and a song/artist rec, i'll listen and send one back!)

#asks #unloneliest #ty!! 💞

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indieephemera · 3 years

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Set list written by me for a performance by Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA on June 17, 1989.

Now this was a concert I had definitely written down in my WBCN calendar.

Along with The Church and Crowded House, Robyn Hitchcock was one of my favorite artists as a young teen. So when a date at a proper concert venue—not a 21+ rock club!—was announced, I jumped at the chance to get tickets.

The Berklee Performance Center was a proper concert hall, befitting its attachment to the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. I had a real theater seat and excellent sight lines. It must be due to this relatively cushy perch that I was able to write up this set list in my pocket notebook. The band Poi Dog Pondering was the opener, hence the note next to the song “Veins of the Queen”: “Dave of P.D.P. on trumpet.”

As much as I enjoyed this show, it was merely a warm up for what awaited me the following night: an intimate club gig at T.T. the Bear’s in Cambridge. He dug even deeper into his songbook that night, tossing out songs from early in his solo career plus at least one or two Soft Boys songs. In fact, I’m fairly sure that night was the first time I ever heard him play “I Wanna Destroy You.” Classic.

#Robyn Hitchcock #RobynHitchcock #concert #set list #setlist #livemusic #Berklee Performance Center #Boston #1989

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randomvarious · 4 years

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Bocasonic - “Hold On” Sessions Vol 1 1999 Deep House

Any culturally rich metropolis is going to have a melting pot of musical scenery (see late 70s to early 80s New York City), but the untold story of Bocasonic brought together two guys from radically different vantage points to produce a single, solitary, killer deep house cut. Bocasonic consisted of Frank Orrall and Mel Hammond. Orrall is the founder, lead singer, and guitarist of the roving alt-rock band Poi Dog Pondering. Formed in Honolulu in 1985, PDP headed east and busked its way across North America before settling in Austin in 1987. In 1993, they moved their base of operations to Chicago.

Mel Hammond, a Chicagoan himself, started his career in 1989 with industrialists Die Warzau. He was a member of the band for only their debut album, and throughout most of the 90s remained pretty quiet, but his work can be heard on a couple industrial comps from 1994 and 1995.

With Poi Dog Pondering’s move to Chicago, the music that was coming out of the city’s various scenes rubbed off on them. They started to mix their rock with electronic music, taking an especially keen liking to house. At some point (who really knows for how long?), Hammond became a house junkie, too. How Orrall and Hammond met isn’t known, but what unified this alt-rocker with this industrial guy was their shared love for house music.

In 1999, Orrall and Hammond formed Bocasonic. They recorded one song together called “Hold On,” which would prove to be a bit of a jumping off point for both men’s ventures into house production. Following “Hold On,” Orrall adopted an alias called 8fatfat8 and released four house 12-inches, some of which Hammond provided mixing and remixes for. Hammond became a house producer, too, with a couple remixes of major artists like Whitney Houston & Deborah Cox and R. Kelly landing on major labels. Printed on the B-side of Hammond’s first-ever house release, 1999′s Impetus & Intention, are extensions of gratitude towards a handful of people, including Orrall for being “supportman.” Hammond also gives “big ups” to PDP.

Bocasonic represented two men in Chicago who came from completely different musical backgrounds both wanting to take the plunge into producing a type of music they had never really tried making before. Together, Orrall and Hammond formed a bond over house music and fed off each other’s courage and drive and their partnership enabled each of them to then fly solo.

“Hold On” appears exclusively on the Afterhours label’s Sessions Vol 1 and it’s no wonder that both of these guys would become great house producers afterwards, because a track like this simply rips. Starting with a 4/4 kick drum, a reverse open hat, and some light, percussive, reverbed taps, Bocasonic insert a rolling disco-funk bassline with a rhythm that’s reminiscent of the rich, opening piano bars from The Four Tops’ “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)”. After adding hand claps, they follow up with the leading pieces to complete their groove: an infectious, ringing xylophone melody and some guitar funk flecks. And from there, the duo proceed to do a lot more. They change up the xylophone melody numerous times, insert a couple vocal samples and snares, and shorten up the groove to give us some varying bouts of droned-out hypnosis.

A fantastic late 90s Chicago deep house track, courtesy of these two contemporaneous house-producing neophytes. Stay the fuck inside you freaks.

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independentartistbuzz · 2 years

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Indie 5-0 with Bruce Hughes

Bruce Hughes has worked steadily since the 80s, contributing to the Austin sound and collaborating with high-caliber bands and artists like Jason Mraz, Fastball, and Poi Dog Pondering. He’s been voted the Austin Music Awards “Best Bass Player” more than once, and seems to be perpetually on the top ten list. But if Hughes is known primarily as a bass player, it’s only because he has reached the top of the heap in that category and stayed there for over a decade.

Throughout his solo career, Bruce’s core sound has remained unique and familiar. Now, with the release of Late Night Polaroids, Hughes brings us just what we need right now—humor and optimism with a critical eye, and of course, top-notch musicianship.

Listen to Bruce’s latest single, “Sweet Children” now: https://open.spotify.com/album/2idG99GrgrOxwYV4W4BJNy?si=u8sritXrTbi5a2eaXtDHQw

You can also watch the lyric video here: https://youtu.be/ZlM2EOjgj20

We got the chance to speak with Bruce in this edition of Indie 5-0. Without further ado, let’s get into it:

How has your time in Austin, TX influenced your musical sensibilities?

My time in Austin has been enormously influential! I grew up here, started playing music with friends in grade school, and became infatuated with music and music culture here. So many talented and driven musicians have called Austin home, and so many different scenes have been supported by legion of polyglot fans. Even though Austin was a bit of a touring backwater until the mid 90’s, plenty of adventurous artists made their way here because of our secret magic, and I witnessed as much as I possibly could and played with anybody and everybody along the way.

You played a lot of the instruments on Late Night Polaroids yourself, but you also have some other great musicians playing on the album. What made you enlist the players you chose?

They all have serious game and know how to get inside a song and bring it to life.

As a bass player, you've been on some big tours with artists like Jason Mraz and Fastball. Can you tell us a fun story about being on the road?

Playing Fête de la Musique w Jason Mraz in 2009, a massive music festival in Paris, tons of huge acts, and all of them lip syncing! We refused to lip sync and there was a lot of pushback, along the lines of “You have to, everyone does, it’s the only way we can make it sound professional on the television broadcast, etc.“ Jason and the band refused to lip sync, and there was a lot of handwringing and assistants running around backstage yelling in French and worrying needlessly… but the show must go on! We hit the stage and played live and killed it and the festival people were surprised and delighted that anyone could pull it off live, which confuses me still to this day.

After the show, alone and sitting on the steps of our backstage trailer, I look up as Seal walks by, we nod, he stops and says “ Mate, I’ve just got this new Leica, could I snap your photo?” Completely starstruck, I said yes, we spoke for a few minutes about cameras and he dashed off before I could think to reciprocate, so somewhere Seal has a picture of me and you’ll just have to take my word for it.

How do you think your experience as a sideman influences your work as an artist, and vice versa?

Great question! I always think to be a better bandmate, it helps to be a bandleader, and vice versa, but being a sideman/bandmate allows me to get inside of a song more objectively. I try to let the song dictate it’s needs, not my ego, and that practice serves well as an artist, songs become more like designing emotional clothes that you can dance in rather than lifesaving spacesuits.

Any new favorite bands you're listening to?

Cosmorama, Silk Sonic, Khruangbin, Dadi Freyr, Wet Leg, Dope Lemon, Black Midi, Izabo, Kali Uchi, Balthazar to start - There’s so much great music coming out!!

Find Bruce Hughes via: Website // Instagram // Facebook // Twitter // YouTube // Spotify

#Bruce Hughes #Bass #Music #Sweet Children

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deathcupcake · 7 years

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Today’s become a very productive one. I spent all morning going through the pile of paper in the home office and filed everything official away, plus re-housed the files and re-labeled where necessary. As I did so, I put Play on random and so here is today’s random 20. I really love putting the randomizer on, because I get to hear a lot of things I normally wouldn’t put on a mix.

Immigrant Radio/Soldier Tufaiev Abroad - Yuriy Gurzhy/Russendisko & Friends vs Zelwer R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Star Wars Cast Stop Stop - The Black Keys Sleep Will Come - Bliss Take It Off - All Good Funk Alliance Sway (Rip-Off Artist remix) - Dean Martin/Julie London Shell Games - Bright Eyes Elvis Waits - Nan Vernon Hardest Thing - Poi Dog Pondering Anon (Pollen) - Low Wax My Anus - Chicks on Speed + The No Heads Hold Your Man - Will Osborne E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perry Ice Cream Van - Urchin Datskat - The Roots Gecko - The Creatures You Give Me All I Need - The Scorpions Friend or Foe - Adam Ant The Lie In Which You Linger - Trevor Morris (Dragon Age: Inquisition) Reykjavik Feat. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Mocean Worker

After lunch, it’s time to build the new raised bed planter that arrived this week. This way, it’ll be ready for the herbs I buy next Friday.

And because this came on as I was typing, and today seems like a good fit for the melody, have a little Suicide Policeman by Yuck.

#like I said #today's been fairly productive #once I'm done outside tho I'll be wiped as it is allergy season #cupcake's random 20 #muzika

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blkwidowsweb · 4 years

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A Conversation with Chosen Few Virtual Festival Performers, Carla Prather and Byron Stingily

This year's Chosen Few Virtual festival will feature prominent and successful Chicago artists at the top of their game. The Festival, to be held on July 4, 2020, will feature live DJ sets and performances from the Chosen Few DJs and House Music legend Byron Stingily, lead vocalist of the seminal House group Ten City; and singer-songwriter Carla Prather, noted for her work with Poi Dog Pondering and Mr. A.L.I., and the current smash hit, "Never Fall in Love with a DJ."

A singer since the age of five, Byron Stingily grew up on the West Side of Chicago and became part of Chicago's exploding house music scene in the early 80s. As the lead vocalist for Ten City, they scored numerous hits that became house music classics. With singles such as "Devotion," "Right back to you “and” That’s the Way Love Is," they solidified their names in house history as these tracks are still played in clubs around the world today. As a solo artist, Byron topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart three times with "Get Up (Everybody), a remake of Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and the re-recorded version of "That's the Way Love Is."

Another Chicago native, singer/songwriter, Carla Prather, has graced the stages of numerous venues in Chicago and abroad. Like many soulful singers, Carla honed her craft as a young girl in Church. After a chance meeting with the Poi Dog Pondering's, Frank Orrall, she was invited to become a member. She has created music with some of the biggest in the house music industry, including Terry Hunter, Byron Stingily, Hula Malone, Maurice Joshua, Mike Dunn, and more. She can be found performing with her band, Carla Prather and Company, Poi Dog Pondering, Mr. Ali, and Zzaje.

This year the two joined DJ Emmaculate and released the smash hit, Never Fall in Love with a DJ on Nervous Records. The song shot up the charts and is currently being played by DJs around the world to incredible critical acclaim. I had a chance to chat with these incredible artists about their careers, the incredible year they are having, and what it means to perform at this year's Chosen Few Virtual Festival.

The free Chosen Few Virtual Festival livestream runs from noon to 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time and can be viewed at chosenfewdjs.com.

-Black Widow

#blkwidowsweb #chosenfewdjs #carlaprather #byronstingily #chosen Few Festival #Chosen Few Festival 2020 #Chosen Few DJs #Black Widow

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mastersonmagic · 7 years

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At the Acorn Theater

The day after Thanksgiving I perform a matinee magic show at the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, MI — click here for tix! This marks my 10th anniversary of performing at the Acorn and it continues to be a fabulous run.

Three Oaks was once a small quaint town in Southwestern Michigan 90 min. from Chicago that has become an artist haven and a weekend getaway destination for nearby urbanites. Local highlights include Drier's Meat Market & Fleuracity where you can see the spellbinding sculptures of Rick Tuttle that blend stories from literature and the books themselves into wood and glass objects.

In 2002 Kim Clark and David Fink cofounded The Acorn Theater in the shell of what was once the Warren Featherbone Factory (In the 19th century turkey feather bones were used to give support in corsets). Acorn Theater luminaries have included Jeff Daniels, Jeff Tweedy, Rickie Lee Jones, Jefferson Starship, Poi Dog Pondering, The Cowboy Junkies, Peter Yarrow, Richie Havens, and Corky Siegel.

My ten years with the Acorn have been an exciting and wonderful ride. In 2008 I was the opening act for jazz-blues man Leon Redbone. The Acorn has a fully equipped (all the bells and whistles) vintage pipe organ and in 2008 I performed with Music Box Theater organist Dennis Scott providing live accompaniment. I’ve shared the stage with the incredibly creative Hystopolis Puppet Theater (Mike & Larry also created two of my puppets). In 2013 I performed pre-show close-up magic for Postmodern Jukebox virtuoso Casey Abrams. In 2015 Ben Barnes, magic legend Eugene Burger and myself performed An Evening of Close-Up Magic.

Through it all David Fink was the producer & congenial host overseeing all the production and promotional details and generously providing breakfast and dinner. David is an expert mixologist of performers and audiences. He has keen sense of knowing what will make a great show. David has provided a beautiful stage, a warm spotlight and an enthusiastic audience for hundreds of live performers. Thank you David.