Great show. Lots of dancing and joy.
Though this was the second encore, the solo version of Release was the most powerful song of the set. Yes please. Need some of this.
Rock and roll ending.
Grace Potter at the Anthem: Rock and Roll, Baby
January 27, 2020
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The Dead Bambis in Japan
November 30, 2019
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Best bass ever
Rock and Roll baby
Bitter Liberals 1.4.20
November 19, 2019
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WILCO C’ville Life -or- love is everywhere?!
November 12, 2019
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Yep. Thank goodness. Just in the nick of time. Bill and Em to the rescue.
Wilco, cville
box of wilco
before
tiny
Hinge
fin. commencer. we die to live another day.
House Concert in Fort Thomas with Ritt and Wilder Deitz (cincinnati)
October 22, 2019
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Here are some pictures taken by Tessa Killen during a magical evening performance in the house concert series known as Parlor and Patio held in greater Cincinnati. The location and sound are ideal for an intimate evening—impressive attention to detail, warm and inviting hosts, and post show music (not to mention bourbon).
Ritt Deitz
More about the musicians, Ritt and Wilder Deitz and me.
Wilder Deitz on the actual wooden baby grand piano
Gary McGraw on the fiddle
In the action
House Concert in Bloomington with Ritt and Wilder Deitz
October 19, 2019
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Yes please. Music with an old friend from the college days spurred into action by the seredipitous planet of ours. I was slated to be in Bloomington for a Dean’s Advisory Council meeting of the Luddy School of Informatics. Then a post card arrived with a request to “alert the Bloomington troops” scrawled across the front announcing a house concert on the very same day.
So a sideman on the fiddle was added to the bill. What a magical evening. Intimate, energetic, and filled with love.
Sound check in the light of day
A scrumptious spread
Concert at dusk.
Ritt Deitz
Set 1
Wilder Deitz
Ritt and Wilder
Back to the Eastside You Go
Ritt and Wilder
I swear I played the fiddle too.
Hiroya Tsukamoto Plays the Barns of Rose Hill
October 20, 2018
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I first met Hiroya when he opened a sold out show for the Bitter Liberals in January 2018. We were frankly honored to have Hiro open for us. He was outstanding both in terms of technique and showmanship.
Hiro’s music tells a layered story soaked with emotional significance. Here are some pictures and videos from a recent show at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA 10.19.18.
Visit Hiro’s website here.
The most remarkable piece of the evening was an improvisation that Hiro put together during the second set. Influences of Eno, Fripp, Japan, and banjo are all evident and are masterfully woven into a beautiful piece.
Gemini Bridge is a core piece of Hiro repertoire. If you like how this sounds, you should buy a copy of the CD Heartland.
Hiro plays one guitar with a set of electronics used for balancing and layering with a sampler. He is a master of his technology (more than can be said for most musicians), and his use of sampling is both subtle and seamless. Masterful.
This song about fire was inspired by peaceful campfires with family in Japan.
I am always in awe of musicians who perform and tour full time and are not associated with a huge corporate act with a small support army. Make sure to go see Hiroya play if you ever get a chance.
