Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Ha Ha Tonka & Samantha Crain @ Doug Fir

Didn’t get much in the way of pictures at this show, wasn’t in the mood to mess with the camera. 

In short…  Ha Ha Tonka killed it, though there was only 20 to 30 or so people there.  Samantha Crain opened, was really good, and talked about how she lived in Portland for a while. 

When she mentioned this, she expected some cheers and was met with crickets, which surprised her.  Surprised me, too, really.  I think my reaction, though, was that she looked and sounded a lot like a Portlander so it really wasn’t that suprising.  My reaction was more along the lines of, “Ok, then.  I can see that.”

Good though.  Great show.  Wish more people saw it.  Here’s some videos of these folks, though not from last night. 

 

 

 

http://www.hahatonkamusic.com

Lessons (New Album):

Amazon - http://amzn.to/1fyrRPH
iTunes (w/ bonus track) - http://bit.ly/17F6zvj

http://www.facebook.com/hahatonka

http://www.last.fm/music/Ha+Ha+Tonka

http://www.samanthacrain.com/

http://www.facebook.com/Samanthacrainmusic

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Seattle before Nevermind...




Monday, March 11, 2013

"St. Nick on the Fourth in a Fervor" & "Caney Mountain" by Ha Ha Tonka

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 Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go
This glimpse of brilliance is much better than a long look at mediocrity

I own all of my ideas
I stole just one or two

I owe all of my ideas
To the ones I stole from you

Pretty much my theme song right now for those lyrics up there above the clip.   This has been stuck in the van’s CD player for awhile.  I keep thinking it’s time to switch it out, and then this song, or another one or two on the album, will come on and I decide to let it play through one more time.

"Caney Mountain" is a good song too, but I really love this video…  Saw this after initially posting this, and I had to throw it in too!

Can he climb old Caney Mountain?
Can he outrun this Crusading mob of men
who aim to kill him with the Crucifix theyd fished out of Hodgsons Mill.
They drug her cold, blue body from its depths.
That old relic served to drown her as a millstone round her neck.

Can he clear that western wall which looms large out the Ozarks side?
Calls of men and dogs are closer as is the end of his life.
Could he ever find forgiveness from those gospels he came to preach.
held her down as he baptized her so that heaven she might reach.

High shined sequined buckle in that Bible belt
High shined sequined buckle in the middle of that Bible belt

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/caney_mountain_lyrics_ha_ha_tonka.html
All about Ha Ha+Tonka:
http://www.musictory.com/music/Ha+Ha+Tonka

 

       


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Saturday, March 2, 2013

MAX Software (& Artist Interviews)

 What is Max? « Cycling 74:

Max gives you the parts to create unique sounds, stunning visuals, and engaging interactive media. These parts are called ‘objects’ – visual boxes that contain tiny programs to do something specific. Each object does something different. Some make noises, some make video effects, others just do simple calculations or make decisions. In Max you add objects to a visual canvas and connect them together with patchcords. You can use as many as you like. By combining objects, you create interactive and unique software without ever writing any code (you can do that too if you really want to). Just connect.

http://cycling74.com/category/articles/interview/

I’ll run through the interviews later and add the interesting ones…

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