2 posts tagged “the gossip”
What are the 10 most memorable music performances you've seen? (Remember, "memorable" may not be good.)
Submitted by Bill.
1. Erykah Badu (Mama's Gun) at The Greek
2. The Gossip at SXSW 2006
3. De La Soul (AOI) at House of Blues Sunset Strip
4. Beck, Sia & Beth Orton at A Sounds Eclectic Evening '03
5. Zero 7 (When It Falls) at the Henry Ford
6. Prince (Musicology) at Staples Center
7. The Polyphonic Spree at A Sounds Eclectic Evening '04
8. Sleater-Kinney at The Music Box
9. D'Angelo (Voodoo) at The Greek
10. The Arcade Fire at Coachella
I stuck with shows of the last 5 years.
My Best of '06 answer in two parts. This is the second in a series of extended entries about those parts.
- Jenny Lewis Questioning God on 'Rabbit Fur Coat', All Things Considered, 02.22.06"I didn't intend to write a bunch of songs about God," she says. "I was surprised when I had all of the songs completed and there were so many God references throughout. I guess that's what happens when you're about to turn 30... I think being broken-hearted is not the only thing you want to sing about."
- Review by Peter Relic, Rolling Stone, 02.06.06Gossip's third album was partly produced by Fugazi's Guy Picciotto at the studio (Seattle's Bear Creek) where Lionel Richie recorded "Dancing on the Ceiling," which is all you really need to know about the band's new direction. Brace Paine's dirty guitar lines grind in the Olympia, Washington, tradition, and the addition of drumming powerhouse Hannah Blilie means the trio's unvarnished blues punk now strides confidently onto the disco tiles. The change suits Beth Ditto's Poly Styrene-meets-Patti LaBelle belting just fine, especially when the martial grind of "Keeping You Alive" explodes into a floor-filling chorus.
