[Tonight in Somerville!] NEW MUSIC NIGHT at the ONCE Lounge (new tunes, tacos, & free tix)
Posted on May 15, 2017 at 9:12 am | No Comments
The May 2017 edition of NEW MUSIC NIGHT is going down this very evening at the wonderful ONCE Lounge in Somerville starting at 6pm. For the uninformed: Two hours of nuthin’ but new songs spun between free ticket giveaways for a bunch of upcoming Boston-area shows, all while you chow down on some super-tasty tacos. It’s a fine time indeed, a nice way to start the week, and I say that not just because I’m your sonic selector. I simply love hangin’ at the place.
So what can ya win? How about pairs of tickets for imminent local appearances from Will Johnson (Centro-matic), John Moreland, Mary Timony (as Helium!), Land of Talk (!!!), Psychic Dog (album release!), When Particles Collide, PowerSlut, The Knock Ups, Charly Bliss, Yucky Duster, Lost Dog, Coco Hames (of the Ettes), and Little Bandit. Just show up, throw your entry in a Chinese take out container, and cross yer fingers that I call your name.
For the curious, below lies a look at last month‘s playlist, and if you want to dig deeper, check out my past & future ‘Nac Tracks monthly streaming Soundcloud playlists of newly-discovered songs. If you can’t make it tonight, shoot for next month’s NMN on June 12th from 8-10pm.
NEW MUSIC NIGHT playlist
April 2017 Edition – 4/24/17
ONCE Lounge, Somerville, MA
01. Marissa Nadler – “Rosemary”
02. RRing – “100 Dollar Heat”
03. Tara Jane O’Neil – “Blow”
04. Thurston Moore – “Smoke Of Dreams”
05. Will Johnson – “Predator”
06. Doug Tuttle – “Can It Be”
07. Adopted Highways – “Up”
08. Eyelids – “Falling Eyes”
09. Waxahatchee – “Silver”
10. Big Thief – “Mythological Beauty”
11. Sheer – “To Love And Feel Alive”
12. Flock of Dimes – “Potential”
13. TW Walsh – “Terrible Freedom”
14. The Vacant Lots – “Night Nurse”
15. Beach Fossils – “This Year”
16. The Drums – “Blood Under My Bed”
17. Land Of Talk – “This Time”
18. Coco Hames – “Tiny Pieces”
19. Happyness – “Bigger Glass Less Full”
20. The Jesus and Mary Chain – “Always Sad”
21. The The – “Can’t Stop What’s Coming”
22. The Mountain Goats – “Andrew Eldritch is Moving Back to Leeds”
23. Future Teens – “Party Ethic”
24. Chain & the Gang – “Certain Kinds Of Trash”
25. Guided By Voices – “Dr. Feelgood Falls Off the Ocean”
26. Broken Social Scene – “Halfway Home”
27. Black Helicopter – “And I”
28. Angus – “I’m An Idiot”
29. Kestrels – “Thorn” (MBV cover)
30. The Van Pelt – “His Steppe Is My Prairie” (2017 remaster)
32. Helium – “Hole In The Ground” (2017 remaster)
33. The New Pornographers – “Whiteout Conditions”
34. Andrew Cohen & Light Coma – “Repack”
35. The New Year – “Myths”
36. Slowdive – “Sugar for the Pill”
37. Sharon Van Etten – “The End Of The World” (Skeeter Davis cover)
[Track Debut] Andrew Cohen (Silkworm/Bottomless Pit) & Light Coma’s “The Usual”
Posted on May 11, 2017 at 8:49 am | No Comments
Never underestimate the impact of a well-chosen analogy. Seems we owe the welcome return of songwriter/guitarist Andy Cohen to a timely turn of phrase from Light Coma drummer Jim MacGregor, who one night caught Cohen in the midst of an existential “should I keep making music or not?” crisis. After more than 25 years of playing with incomparable, incredible rock trio Silkworm and its worthy successor Bottomless Pit (both with co-songwriter/guitarist Tim Midyett), Cohen found himself with dwindling freetime and a side-man role in Midyett’s excellent Mint Mile project. On the verge of packing it in, as so many (and sometimes not enough) middle aged rockers do, it took one tempting offer from MacGregor to keep him in the game: “We could be your Crazy Horse“.
As recounted in the latest episode of the Crashing Your Planet podcast, that’s exactly what lead to the team up of Andrew Cohen & Light Coma, who will issue their debut LP, “Unreality”, on June 2nd through the esteemed Comedy Minus One record label. It’s a fitting home for the album, as CMO has become the defacto source of all things Silkworm-centric during the past decade, with several Bottomless Pit releases, SKWM reissues, and related projects scattered among other top-notch rock records.
As a longtime admirer of Andrew Cohen’s songwriting and guitar playing, it’s a massive honor to debut a track from “Unreality” here on the Almanac. “The Usual” is one of three acoustic songs from the record, laid down before he hooked up with Light Coma. Stream it here…
Comedy Minus One previously shared the track “Repack”…
“Despite my intention to retire, it didn’t let itself happen.” – Andy Cohen
Pre-order Andrew Cohen & Light Coma’s “Unreality” LP here, and if you want to celebrate its release in person, make your way to the Township in Chicago on May 28th for a special Comedy Minus One show with OUT, The Rutabega, Mint Mile, and of course, AC&LC. My Boston -> Chicago flight has already been booked.
