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Vic Chesnutt – dead at 45
Shocking news from the New York Times in the obituaries. Vic Chesnutt, who I saw perform at the San Francisco Bathhouse last July died of an overdose of muscle relaxants. According to the notice he had attempted suicide several times and failed. The day before Christmas in 2009 he succeeded. Vic Chesnutt was a great […]
Justin Townes Earle at Bar Bodega
From not wanting to go, to dragging my sorry arse out of the house I was glad I did – Justin Townes Earle was fantastic. He played a huge range of musical styles, alone, just him and his guitar. From swampbilly rock, to western swing, to hillbilly there were shades of his father’s voice, and […]
United breaks guitars
While I’m in the mood for revealing bad customer service here’s a doozy that slipped by me. (Thanks G forpointing it out.) Dave Carroll, a musician from Halifax flew United Airlines to Nebraska where his band, Sons of Maxwell were playing gigs all week. After the plane landed Dave looked out his window to see […]
Victoria Williams and Vic Chesnutt, SFBH, Wellington
I had the greatest pleasure of seeing Victoria Williams and Vic Chesnutt perform at the San Francisco Bath-house last night. What a joy! The first few notes are sung by Victoria and tears well up in my eyes. It’s going to be a great concert. I have known her music since the early 1990’s – […]
Internet blackout
Just watched on my ‘copy’ of the TV3 6 o’clock news the protest that took place in the grounds of Parliament today lunchtime. Protesters were concerned about Section 92a of the Copyright Act. This section says if a user is accused of downloading material (such as video’s and music) that they don’t hold the rights […]