August 26th, 2010
New Ends
This was a quick 2-week run, but for some reason – not tedium, mind you – it seemed like six weeks. Perception of time is apparently elastic (or is time itself elastic?). Einstein thought so, anyway. Ireland and Scotland are always a hoot, and Belgium showed a lot of love to be sure. Our London show was surreal and ethereal, with a heaviness that only comes when you play in an old-ass stone cavernous sacred space like the one we did.
ALSO, regarding Galway, Ireland - if you are there go to Cava, a Spanish tapas restaurant (yeah, right? Ireland?) and order the 10-day-to-prepare confit of pork belly. Three words, people: last meal menu. Mark & I like it so much we went back the next day & ordered it again.
HASSELT
This is Karl, from Hasselt, Belgium.
My TM Keith (left) and I were walking around Hasselt after the Pukkelpop show (same night as those two tragic deaths, btw) looking for a pint, and I noticed all the St. Mary-themed iconography all over. I stopped to snap a shrine and this guy comes rolling up on us asking in Flemish what we’re doing – when he discovered we were foreign & spoke English he got excited, & promptly clued us in on the city’s Festival of the Virgin that was happening (once every seven years), and demanded that we come see his home around the corner where he had a nice shrine in the courtyard. Then he invited us to have some beer at a temporary family “cafe” that had been set up in a former art-supply store, full of his family and family friends.
Our intent was to grab a quick beer and return to the hotel but it turned into a great time, full of laughter and storytelling, and we accidentally got kind of hammered on Leffe. Totally unexpected. This is why I travel. Perusing architecture is fine, but hanging out with your friends for a living and making new relations is a gift.
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I’m looking forward now to some American football and some food experimentation back in the NOLA, and to start paying back the generosity and warmth shown me by my friends in early August. Boarding the plane in 9 hours, with anticipation in my heart.
August 21st, 2010
some gigs are surreal
Soundcheck at Union Chapel, London 8/10
I played here a while back with Greg & Mark as Gutter Twins but neglected to take any damn photos. Those who know me are not surprised at this, I am absent-minded frequently.
July 14th, 2010
August shows
I’ll be out once more this year with Mark Lanegan in August:
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18 August, 2010 London Union Chapel
19 August, 2010 Belguim Pukkelpop
20 August, 2010 Holland Lowlands Festival
21 August, 2010 Chelmsford V Festival
22 August, 2010 Stafford V Festival
24 August, 2010 Galway Roisin Dubh
25 August, 2010 Dublin Academy
26 August, 2010 Edinburgh T on the Fringe (Liquid Room)
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A bit later this year there may be some more interesting tour action, stay tuned…
June 30th, 2010
santiago was a sausage party
…but a great time.
Many thanks to Ben & Eugenio for toting us around, to Aldo, Sam and Las Ganjas for the BBQ hospitality and Oliver, Daniela & all at the Algo Records studio for the welcoming friendship. They made Santiago feel like more than just another city, and I cannot wait to return.
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June 19th, 2010
SUMMER ESCAPE
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Looks like I’m getting outta the (premature) stifling heat & humidity for a coupla weeks. Mark Lanegan’s early Summer tour has us going to:
June 24, 2010- Comite, Sao Paulo, Brazil
June 25, 2010- Samsung Studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
June 27, 2010- Teatro Oriente, Santiago, Chile
July 2, 2010- Bar Bodega, Wellington
July 3, 2010- The Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland
July 6, 2010- The Zoo, Brisbane
July 7, 2010 Corner Hotel, Melbourne (sold out)
July 8, 2010- Metro Theatre, Sydney
July 9, 2010- Gershwin Room, Melbourne
July 11, 2010- Fly By Night, Perth
June 10th, 2010
the oil thing
I took these on my 2-day trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. It ain’t “bad” yet, but it can only get worse.
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And worst of all, WHALE TURDS.
