Radio Dick – Happy Father’s Day Edition
Friday is our typical “hodge-podge” of interesting things, but today will probably resemble the same concept. By the time you read this post, I’ll have already called my father (he’s an early riser) and will be gearing up for a great week of live shows here in Cleveland. Those of you who get to head out to lunch with your old man, I envy you. The four hour drive and busy schedules usually force my Father’s Day to be a pretty small affair. I was born 31 years ago on June 18th, and if you’re able to look back at that fateful day, you’ll see it was Father’s Day. Yes, my dad became a dad on Father’s Day. This, I suppose, allows me a little lattitude on the gifts. I kind of already gave him the ultimate one on the day I was born.
The first major section I’ll discuss today is the killer week we’ve got here in Cleveland with live shows. Tonight is a big one, as The Wooden Birds will take the stage at Beachland Ballroom. Andrew Kenny’s new side project (if you’ve been living under a rock) is stellar, and I can’t wait to catch this set. What makes this an ultra-special evening is that Kenny is going to perform an Analog American Set collection of songs right next door at Music Saves before the show at 7 PM. Kevin and Melanie at Music Saves are great peeps, and they were able to organize all of this into a great night of music. If you’re a fan of AmAnSet, or if you’re just catching on with the new Wooden Birds record, make sure you get out there tonight to check it out. I’ll be the dude buying all kinds of records and zoning out.
While our eyes are squarely set on the Megafaun show coming up in a couple weeks, we’re also going to make our way out to see Crocodiles on Tuesday and Cotton Jones on Wednesday. I’ve seen Cotton Jones each time they’ve rolled through town and Paranoid Cocoon is still on heavy repeat for me this year. We’re pretty stoked and geared up for this great week of shows. At the end of this post, check out some of the dates and shows that are coming your way in Cleveland. Many are no-brainers and should not be missed.
As far as the Radio Dick portion of this post, we’ve got a seriously random collection of tunes for today. I’ve had a hell of a week with graduate school classes knocking me around pretty hard. I’m two classes away from my masters and Brian is knee deep in doctoral work. If our jobs weren’t enough to keep us busy, we tack on coursework just to make sure we don’t coast down easy street for too long. As I sat in class all week, I found myself eager to sit down and listen to some albums, but have had very little time to do so. There are some great records looming on the horizon ready to hit the shelves over the next couple of weeks, so some of this collection of tracks are based around that. The Fiery Furnaces is being released by Thrill Jockey in July, and we’ve got a track form them. There’s a sweet remix of BMSR’s “Twin of Myself”, a new Magic Wands track, and many others that have quite a buzz at the moment. In addition, I’ve got a couple of songs that have been out for awhile, but helped keep me sane and grounded this week. As I type papers and do all sorts of busy work for class this week, I’ll probably be flipping through many of these tracks.
Enjoy the songs below, get your ass out to see The Wooden Birds tonight at Beachland, and make sure you either call or spend some quality time with your dad today. Even though mine will be relegated to a phone call, I’ll still be toasting up some brews in his honor tonight. Have an excellent week, readers….
Cleveland Shows:
Sunday June 21 – The Wooden Birds – Beachland Tavern
Monday, June 22 – Lemonheads – Grog Shop
Tuesday, June 23 – Crocodiles – Beachland Tavern
Wednesday, June 24 – Cotton Jones – Beachland Tavern
Thursday, June 25 – Thunderheist – Grog Shop
Friday, June 26 – The Church – Beachland Ballroom
Friday, June 26 – Au Revoir Simone – Grog Shop
Saturday, June 27 – Mr. Gnome – Beachland Tavern
Saturday, June 27 – Black Moth Super Rainbow – Grog Shop
Sunday, June 28 – Jay Reatard – Grog Shop
Wednesday, July 1 – Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – Grog Shop (Sold Out)
Sunday, July 5 – The Guy Forsyth Band – Beachland Tavern
Tuesday, July 7 – Josh Ritter – Beachland Ballroom
Wednesday, July 8 – Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women – Beachland Ballroom
Wednesday, July 8 – The Fiery Furnaces – Grog Shop
Tuesday, July 14 – Those Darlins – Beachland Ballroom (Sponsored by Citizen Dick)
Wednesday, July 15 – Bowerbirds with Megafaun and Suede Brothers free show – Beachland Tavern
Wednesday, July 15 – Jason Lytle – Grog Shop
Thursday, July 16 – Deer Tick – Beachland Tavern
**This is a pretty tiny list, but there are many more coming. Check out Beachland Ballroom or Grog Shop’s website for more accurate information. Enjoy the tunes!
The Fiery Furnaces – The End is Near
The Phenomenal Handclap Band – 15 to 20
A.A. Bondy – When the Devil’s Loose
Patterson Hood – I Understand Now
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Twin of Myself (Go! Team Remix)
Tortoise – Prepare Your Coffin
Tiny Masters of Today – Skeletons
Chairlift – Bruises
Okkervil River – Pop Lie
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