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Song of the Day: Dr. Dog - "The Beach"
Live Music Beth
November 10, 2008
Well‚ it's about that time when we start our end of the year best-of lists. (Where does the time go? I don't effin know. But anyway….)

Without a doubt‚ one of my favorite albums of the year is Fate by Dr. Dog. The songs! The singing! Mmm. These boys know how to do it.

After having taken a break from my Fate addiction‚ I threw it on a bit ago. And‚ damn‚ I love this song. Listen to Toby Leaman's growl. Love. It.





Visit Dr. Dog Benevento/Fishman/Mathis run started last night - video of "Twin Killers"
Mike McKinley
November 8, 2008
Marco Benevento on piano
Jon Fishman on drums
Reed Mathis on bass

Our buddy Cleantone recorded this video from the show last night in Hartford. It's Deerhoof's "Twin Killers." I can't wait to see this show.



Here's a few recent articles about the tour.

Hartford Advocate -- by Bill Clifford


Times Argus -- by Tom Huntington

Here are the remaining dates with Fishman and Mathis. Tonight's show is sold out and there are a handful of tickets left for the New Jersey and Vermont shows.

November 8 / Drom / New York‚ NY (w/ Nathan Moore & Mike Gamble)
November 9 / Mexicali Live / Teaneck‚ NJ
November 10 / FlynnSpace / Burlington‚ VT (w/ Nathan Moore)

Marco Benevento Trio featuring Marc Friedman & Josh Raymer

November 12 / Cafe 939 / Boston‚ MA (w/ Nathan Moore)
November 13 / Iron Horse / Northampton‚ MA (w/ Nathan Moore)
November 14 / Narrows Center For The Arts / Fall River‚ MA (w/ Nathan Moore)
November 16 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia‚ PA Al and the Transamericans: Live Stream Tonight from Narrows Center
Live Music Beth
November 6, 2008
We can't all live in Fall River‚ Mass.‚ but we can all listen to the stream of Al and the Transamericans at Narrows Center tonight. Listen here. (It says it starts around 7:45.)

See you at the stream... Song of the Day: Lee Dorsey - "Yes We Can"
Live Music Beth
November 6, 2008
State of Mind contributor Scot MacMillan's iPod just served this gem up on shuffle. Even inanimate objects are celebrating. Hope and funk are in the air!



Song of the Day: moe. - "Rebubula"
Mike McKinley
November 4, 2008
For many‚ many reasons‚ moe.'s "Rebubula" is the song of the day -- on this very important day. It's nice to see that moe. just announced some tour dates for early 2009‚ after taking a much deserved break from touring this fall. That's one reason. This past weekend I went back to an interview I did with bassist Rob Derhak in early 2007 when the band was about to release The Conch. It was originally published in the Feb/Mar 07 issue of State of Mind‚ but now it's available online because it should be readily available for everyone to read at any time. So that's another reason.

But‚ of course‚ there are more important reasons. I started that interview with an intro that said "Rob Derhak is a great songwriter." A few years back at moe.down‚ my girlfriend (Live Music Beth) turned to me during the Derhak-penned "Rebubula" and said‚ "Is this the greatest love song ever?" It moves with such blazing passion. It's both simple and complex. Its desperation is matched with its assuredness. It's real and it's perfectly human. It's an epic. And when the band plays it‚ it never feels like bullshit. It's like they collectively get lost in the rage and passion.

"Rebubula" was the last song I heard in 2007 before the band took a set break at Radio City Music Hall. I was having a blast‚ a big-ass smile on my face and that no-place-I'd-rather-be feeling. In that half hour before the band took the stage to ring in the New Year‚ I had about 10 minutes where my friends dispersed and I sat quietly‚ observing the crowd and reflecting on the past year and what the next year would bring. I remember saying to myself‚ "What's going to happen in 2008?" I thought about personal issues‚ things I struggle with‚ goals to set for myself. I thought it was remarkable that this band I've been seeing since I was 18 still was a catalyst for some dirt digging and committee-in-my-head time. I thought about how honest that is and how honest the experience can be. With no question‚ I believe in it.

And of course‚ I thought rather heavily about how today would come. After everything we've been through‚ 2008 would be the year we'd elect a new president. Well‚ for the first time in my life‚ it's pretty amazing to vote for a presidential candidate that I really believe in. Let's hope it works out for the best and let's not go down for a third time.

Give it some time to load and throw on some headphones (and crank it):

moe. - "Rebubula" 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall





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