As it turns out, the best way to avoid the sweltering hurricane-laden summer in New Orleans is to go on tour with your best friends around the world playing face-melting rock and roll. So, be seeing some of you sooner than anticipated.
Info & dates at www.theafghanwhigs.com
Check out Ani DiFranco’s new record “Which Side Are You On?“ – she’s pulled together a pretty devastating collection of musicians to compliment a collection of relevant and personal songs, on one of which I played guitar (Lifeboat). I feel lucky to again be in such company.
I believe it’s available now:
Amazon
iTunes
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2011 was a bang-up year for all of us (well, me) here at Chateau Daveaux. Touring & recording with dear friends, rock & roll, hiphop, new friends, reunions, disaster, recordings, national TV (a coupla times), new dog, loss, … now time for assessment & resetting the hammer (ok, I should’ve assessed & reset the hammer a few months back, but you know me, slow on the uptake. Measure twice/cut once).
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In 2012 I’d like to do more mixing and remixing – I’ve been making the Chateau more mix-friendly, & hopefully will have a decent place to track drums soon, although not a priority. I’ve been getting into beats & more programming-oriented stuff as of late, and am working on some more electronic textural-oriented stuff, although there’s an instrumental guitar-themed collection in the works.
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I’m assuming that the networks will be rammed and bandwidth used up at midnight, so I’ll wish everyone now a Happy New Year and many happy returns for the upcoming 365. May the universe rise to meet you.
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Mark Lanegan’s next album Blues Funeral is to be released this coming February. I am fortunate to play guitar on a couple of tracks – I met Mark through Greg Dulli in 2006, when he toured with the Twilight Singers, and since then I’ve occasionally played with him (solo or with The Gutter Twins). Always an intense experience – musically and otherwise.
We recorded the New York show at Webster Hall this year, and are releasing it for your pleasure.
ADDENDUM:
Pitchfork.com gives it an 8/10 review, which is comparable to an 11/10 review but Rolling Stone, Spin et al – I feel like a Kennedy!
A fitting end to the Blackberry Belle set at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Petra Haden slays here.
NorthSouth playing at Les Bon Temps Roulez (4801 Magazine Street, corner Magazine & Bordeaux uptown) this Saturday – featuring Dave Rosser (Twilight Singers/Greg Dulli/Gutter Twins/Mark Lanegan), Terry McDermott (DriveBlind/Lotus Crush), Eric Bolivar (Anders Osborne, Bonerama, Pimps of Joytime) & Jimmy Messa (SubDudes).
