Wednesday, September 30, 2020

30 September - Wednesday Friday

This week is gonna be a bit different. Wednesday is my Friday, and the real Friday is my birthday, which I'm taking off. Friday is also another Bandcamp Friday, and I'll be releasing a new single on that fine platform from the comfort of my cozy studio. So no commute CD by a friend this week. But I hope you stop by on Friday, click the link to the new song, and download it. Maybe toss a buck or two in the virtual jar. I did mention it'll be my birthday, right?

THIS WEEK'S COMMUTE
M: Pink Floyd - Animals
T: The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
W: Ramones - It's Alive

Friday, September 25, 2020

25 September - Scott Lawson Pomeroy

THIS WEEK'S COMMUTE
M: Marc Bolan /  T. Rex - 20th Century Man
T: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits
W: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (*)
F: Scott Lawson Pomeroy - Black Sheep Son / Saskatchewan

Got a double disc in the car today. Scott Lawson Pomeroy is an all-time favorite musician, a great friend, and one of the finest frontmen I've ever worked with. We've done a ton of different types of show together over these past many years - different setlists, different lineups, always a blast. You name it, from one-off duo dive bar gigs to showcase events and the annual Transperformance fundraiser, we've been there, done that. But adding to all of this, Scott is also a top-shelf songwriter, and this collection proves it. Go forth. Click the link and see why for yourself.

Friday, September 18, 2020

18 September - I B Sometimes

THIS WEEK'S COMMUTE
M: Jethro Tull - Aqualung
T: Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
W: The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue
F: I B Sometimes - Your Paradise

This Friday: I B Sometimes was a recording project of my friends Ernest Senecal (who wrote the songs and was lead vocalist) and Jim Weeks, the wizard of Cloud Cuckooland Recording Studio. I've worked with Jim many times, as far back as the earliest Group DeVille CDs, and learned a lot about the recording process from him. Anyway, I loved what these two gents put together each time they released something. There was talk at one point of putting a live band together (with yours truly in the lineup) to perform some of the material, but this never came to pass. A favorite song (one of many) on this particular record is Every Now and Then, which reminds us "Every now and then the good guys win. Every now and then." 

Friday, September 11, 2020

11 September - Lonesome Brothers

THIS WEEK'S COMMUTE
T: The Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet
W: Captain Beefheart - Safe as Milk
F: Lonesome Brothers - Pony Tales

The CD in the car this Friday finds Ray Mason making another appearance, but this time it's along with Jim Armenti, with a favorite album from their long-running collaboration as the Lonesome Brothers. Some folks call this alt-country. I just call it good music. Great playing, great songs, and a hometown Pioneer Valley vibe that makes the Lonesomes a well-loved regional act. I've shared many a bill with these guys, and it's always a blast.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

2 September - Out Out

THIS WEEK'S COMMUTE
M: Led Zeppelin - II
T: Peter Gabriel - Us
W: Out Out - Or

Wednesday is my Friday this week. The CD in the car today is a fave by Mark Alan Miller, whose musical project Out Out is a massive whirlwind of electrical machines, complex beats, wise and insistent lyrics, and assembled industrial brilliance. Or is the instrumental precursor to the vocal album, Deepsound, and is included as a second disc on that release. Today seemed like just the day for it.

You'll notice the commute playlist this week is three records with two-character titles. I assure you this was unintentional. It just happened that way.