02
Jul
2008
Little Bobby & the Storm, 2 p.m.
"I
do some of my grandfather's stuff, but I up it a notch."
The
Dodos exist at the nexus of world music, country blues, heavy metal,
and songcraft, and while it is
as strange as it sounds, it's also pretty natural.
One
of the most beloved albums of the 1970s, Billy
Joel's
The Stranger,
get a labor-of-love reissue next week from Columbia Records' Legacy
imprint. Celebrating 30 years since its original release and double
Grammy win, the remastered edition is available in a book-style case
boasting a live CD recorded at Carnegie Hall from June 1977, and in a
special limited edition featuring a bonus DVD with promotional videos
for the album's title track and "Just the Way You Are," and 10
songs filmed for the BBC's Old
Grey Whistle Test
television show from the following March. Also looking back with a
"bottle of red, and a bottle of white" is a 30-minute documentary
on the DVD with Joel and producer Phil Ramone.
Justin
Townes Earle's debut EP, last year's Yuma,
was a thrown-together affair, but it was a conscious component of his
development.
We've
got some show updates to report this week. There's much to be
excited about here at Daytrotter central, which reads, "The Quad
Cities."
All
of us at Daytrotter and everyone at the Capitol Theatre would like to
thank those who came out to our Friday the 13th concert featuring The
Botticellis, Driver of the Year, and Europe-bound Eyes. We had a nice
crowd for the short amount of time that we had to promote the show,
and we hope that the fun times had by all will bring you out more
frequently, as we'll continue to present shows as often as we can.
We can do them more if the interest is there. The Capitol show gave
us a glimmer of hope.
The All Music Guide's review of the Botticellis' debut full-length begins by noting that "you'd never know from listening that it took the Botticellis four years to craft their debut album Old Home Movies. It sounds like the work of one sun-soaked late summer afternoon spent playing tunes with friends and family."Subscribe & Listen to Reader Podcasts
On Stands Now
Tagged Content
Two Ways to Subscribe
1. Subscribe to free weekly e-mail content updates.
You'll get both the current official narrative challenge and What's Happenin' in the Quad Cities.
(Did you know we publish a new Real Astrology and RCR Crossword every week?)
2. Get 12 monthly issues mailed first class for $48
Get the printed Reader edition mailed to you (or anyone you want) first-class for 12 months for $48.
$24 goes to postage and handling, $24 goes to keeping the doors open!
Click this link to Subscribe now.
Music Calendars
Submit your event listings to calendar@rcreader.com