Hi Rick...Cant wait for the new album... Any plans for overseas shows in light of the new album? Europe? (It's been almost a decade since Oct'06 but i can still recall your amazing gig..)
Thanks! I think it is doubtful that we make it to Europe. The desire is there, but time is probably not. That show in 2006 was special and unusual. I had ruptured my right eardrum playing with Yo La Tengo. In Athens I could not hear my voice coming from my mouth or my guitar playing. I had to go completely from memory. I could only hear myself if I went to my amp and bent down with my good ear. That said, I remember it being a loud and energetic show with a great audience. Hope to see you again some day! Rick
Wow!..i'm sorry..that sounds painful.. Yo La Tengo has finally gone punk ?? :) What i can recall out of that night was all of us being thrilled after the gig, a metal-fan guy serving as the audio engineer of the club (!!), your fantastic joy division cover and a short talk i had with Janet about Freakwater...
Rick, let me bring to your attention an old Greek band you may want to check (mid to late 80s.. with a sad story behind the front-man who, yes, had a weird accent.. ).. Their second album occasionally sounds pretty close to the paisley underground sound (!!)
Hi Rick...Cant wait for the new album...
ReplyDeleteAny plans for overseas shows in light of the new album? Europe?
(It's been almost a decade since Oct'06 but i can still recall your amazing gig..)
greetings from Greece,
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Thanks! I think it is doubtful that we make it to Europe. The desire is there, but time is probably not.
ReplyDeleteThat show in 2006 was special and unusual. I had ruptured my right eardrum playing with Yo La Tengo. In Athens I could not hear my voice coming from my mouth or my guitar playing. I had to go completely from memory. I could only hear myself if I went to my amp and bent down with my good ear. That said, I remember it being a loud and energetic show with a great audience.
Hope to see you again some day!
Rick
Wow!..i'm sorry..that sounds painful.. Yo La Tengo has finally gone punk ?? :)
ReplyDeleteWhat i can recall out of that night was all of us being thrilled after the gig, a metal-fan guy serving as the audio engineer of the club (!!), your fantastic joy division cover and a short talk i had with Janet about Freakwater...
Rick, let me bring to your attention an old Greek band you may want to check
(mid to late 80s.. with a sad story behind the front-man who, yes, had a weird accent.. )..
Their second album occasionally sounds pretty close to the paisley
underground sound (!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afE8j5Zfon8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TlCCAZrL58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rK82Mk0gNY
all the best,
p