open mike report

[jfb]

Compliment of the night: "Have you heard of Death Cab for Cutie?" Apparently "By Your Side" reminded her of them, which I didn't get at first but then later I could see it. It was faster than usual.

It just occurred to me that I was still under the Postal Service's influence when I recorded the synth parts for "By Your Side." Huh.

Anyway, I had a fun night. Meredith Edgar sang a harmony part with me on Patty Griffin's "Blue Sky," with only a little rehearsal, and it sounded great.

I just googled to see if Meredith had a web site, and if she does I didn't find it, but I did learn that she opened-opened-opened for Rilo Kiley in 2002.

And that reminded me to look at the DTs' web site. Dave and I were Meredith's backing band tonight. Also I got to play with Dave and Tom on a half-hour set last week, and really want to do it again.

I ran into pobig, but he showed up too late to hear any music. Apparently people also come to Red Rock Coffee Company to buy coffee.

Update: Bob Edgar pointed me at Meredith's web site, which is right where I should have looked in the first place.

Comments

[morganology.livejournal.com]

I'm Ben Gibbard-ed out by your post. (No offense.) But still! That's groovy that you got a Death Cab comparison.

[marm0t.livejournal.com]

death cab are coming to do a thing at Q on easter sunday and i get to go.

[chrismwage.livejournal.com]

the local college station here was playing a song, and I knew I recognized the artist but not the song and I liked it, so I called and it was postal service.

I should maybe buy their album. buying music sucks. :(

[jfb.livejournal.com]

To be honest I was a little name-dropped out myself by the time I finished writing it.

[jfb.livejournal.com]

I bought their album and was completely obsessed with it for a while. So you should too.

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Woo! Does the "thing" involve human sacrifice? Or, wait, I'm thinking of your day job.

[marm0t.livejournal.com]

i think the "thing" is some recurring i-dont-know-what that's being set up by a local radio station, for reasons that are unknown to me. so it's just about as clear as my day job, but potentially more fun.

[marm0t.livejournal.com]

you should buy that album, and you should also buy 'the photo album' by death cab for cutie.

[morganology.livejournal.com]

You should get the Postal Service album and anything by Rilo Kiley. The Postal Service was the "it" album of last year. Enjoy.