Thursday, 14 March 2013

KEXP presents a LIVE performance with Chelsea Light Moving!

Performing from SXSW in Austin, TX at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop! If you'll be in the area, we invite you to attend the session at 1:30 PM (CST). This event is FREE, all ages, and open to the public. No badge required!

We'll be broadcasting the session LIVE at 11:30 AM (PST)
on 90.3 FM in Seattle and streaming worldwide at http://KEXP.ORG/

More info: http://blog.kexp.org/sxsw-2013/

Alighted

Empires Of Time

LIP

That reviewer didn't research that well it all. I know Pitchfork is scorned but their reviewer wrote a nice write-up.
The album sounds great too!

This video is private.?

The album is INCREDIBLE.

The Pitchfork review is hilariously rubbish. They almost imply Thurston is too old to be making this kind of music. If a band of 20 year olds made this record it'd get a 9.5.

I can see them ok...

Frank o hara is very reminiscent of Ono Soul.

ok just got my arse spanked really hard. It hurts. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Thx Stu! Utmost respect Thurston. Just...keep on.....

Alighted is such an awesome track. Jeeez . Fuckballs!!!!

Received my LP today :D

Well, which is it?

I have. Except for his lyrics on Confusion, most of BMR, ATL, NYCG&F, Rather Ripped and The Eternal, I know all of his Sonic Youth songs by heart. As far as his solo releases, I know most of Psychic Hearts except Tranquilizer and Female Cop. And I know all of Trees except for Fri/End, and all of Demolished Thoughts.

I barely pay any attention to lyrics period. That's probably why I love T's songs so much....

This reminds me quite a bit of Psychic Hearts because it is so sparse

I've found that while I don't actively listen for his lyrics, when I do pick some up by chance (as on Unmade Bed, beautiful song) I appreciate them, which is coming from someone who really can't be fucked listening to words. I've found that his lyrics from Washing Machine to Sonic Nurse are exponentially better than anywhere else in the SY discography, and the words on Demolished Thoughts are certainly more beautifully poetic and heartfelt than anything else he's done. having said that, I'm really not expecting shit from CLM. I'd assumed that it was just his bullshit wannabe beat poet crap.

what is the consensus on this? I'm afraid to listen as it really reeks of a midlife-crisis kind of record. it just seems ridiculous to have a 50+ year old man making hardcore punk songs. the vibe I got from the singles was a beefed-up Psychic Hearts, which is my least favourite solo album of his.

Just came back from the show. There's something cool about going to see your favorite musician in the world, and as you walk into the venue, he's sitting down right in front of you eating dinner.

The show was good, but I'm not yet sure how I feel about the CLM songs overall. A few of them were very good, though. Short show, too. Maybe an hour? Only encore was "Staring Statues."

Thurston's banter and storytelling were particularly funny tonight. Very good vibe, overall. I also found it funny that Thurston was wearing a CLM t-shirt. And Talk Normal was an excellent opening act.

I agree.

I enjoy the CLM material. The two new songs he played were kind of short and stupid. They were called "No Go" and "Sunday Stage." There was another song on the set list after "Staring Statues." It was "Pretty Bad" and they didn't play it. The show was too short. Even if they had bothered to play "Pretty Bad," it still would have been too short.

I thought it was cute that he was wearing a CLM tee.

Overall the show for me was kind of just okay. In the beginning there were several minutes of technical difficulties with his tuning pedal, which was kind of annoying.

I liked the solo show he did on February 2nd, 2012 much more than this one. Probably because the material he played then was better.

anyone have sxsw dates?

I actually got a kick out of that, and Thurston's reaction to it. He sort of apologized to the audience, but didn't seem too fazed by it.

I admit it was cute but it killed my anticipation just a little bit.

does anyone know why on Amazon they mention a CD coming with the LP ? Is that a mistake and they actually mean 7" ?

Definitely a mistake. The LP comes with a 7 inch.

The two extra tracks are on Itunes for single download

One question and one comment.

Personally I really love the album but the production is bad. Too boomy sounding and waaay over loud like everything nowadays. Not as brickwalled as a lot of stuff but still way off the dynamic range it should be at. I put it through my sound lab and removed that mid-range boomyness, declipped the peaks that are too loud, chopped off that 30 seconds of silence after "Frank O'Hara Hit" and rearranged the track order with "Alighted" more toward the end. MUCH BETTER!

Heavenmetal
Sleeping Where I Fall
Burroughs
Empires Of Time
Groovy & Linda
Lip
Frank O'Hara Hit
Alighted
Mohawk
Communist Eyes

Now, does anybody know who's chatting about the "...mellow scene" etc. inbetween "Empires Of Time" and "Groovy & Linda?"

A few shots from Asheville

Instore:


Show:




At the Instore, they had mic difficulties and proceeded to do a noise jam for like 10 minutes, then Thurston gave some little kid his guitar and let him bash on it while he made noise into the broken mic.

good stuffs yo.

CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING DATES


Mon-Mar-04 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
Tue-Mar-05 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle
Wed-Mar-06 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade
Thu-Mar-07 Savannah, GA Savannah Stopover
Fri-Mar-08 Atlanta, GA The Earl

Sun-Mar-10 Denton, TX 35 Denton
Mon-Mar-11 Austin, TX Sonos Studio @ SXSW
Tue-Mar-12 Austin, TX QUEUE APP SXSW Day party @ The Mohawk
Tue-Mar-12 San Antonio, TX The Korova (The Big Spill Festival 2013)
Wed-Mar-13 Austin, TX Consequence of Sound's Cosigns II @ The Parish
Thu-Mar-14 Austin, TX Scoot Inn (Thrasher & Converse SXSW 2013 - Death Match) (FREE SHOW)
Fri-Mar-15 Austin, TX Ground Control Touring SXSW Showcase at House of Vans @ The Mohawk
Fri-Mar-15 Austin, TX Rolling Stone's Rock Room day party @ La Zona Rosa
Tue-Mar-19 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
Wed-Mar-20 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

Fri-Mar-22 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Sat-Mar-23 Seattle, WA Neumo's

Wed-Mar-27 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
Thu-Mar-28 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Fri-Mar-29 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sat-Mar-30 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sun-Mar-31 Toronto, ONT Lee's Palace
Tue-Apr-02 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
Wed-Apr-03 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Thu-Apr-04 Washington, DC Black Cat
Fri-Apr-05 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat-Apr-06 Hartford, CT Arch Street Tavern
Sun-Apr-07 Boston, MA The Sinclair
Wed-May-15 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki
Thu-May-16 Burlington, VT Signal Kitchen
Fri-May-17 Victoriaville, QC Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville

To go or not to go to the show in Hudson, that is the question... glad they added more dates though.

From Allmusic.com:

thx moshe for sxsw dates

This is one of my favorite aspects of the record. I have to believe the clipping was intentional. I guess it's just a question of taste.

Yeah I think they definitely wanted it that way. It's just me. :) I actually had the same problem with The Eternal! I never really attempted to adjust it though. All my own ears.

I can't notice this stuff anymore....i'm saturated

May I ask how/where you got tix? I want to see them in Toronto, I went on ticketmaster.ca (Canada) and didn't see tix available... I'm in Buffalo, so i can't really simply walk into Soundscapes or Rotate This to get them unless I make a seperate trip up.

here's a link
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/20871...oving-toronto/

never heard of ticketfly so don't yell at me if it's not legit :) It's mentioned on the venue site

Really like some parts of this record, some parts I'm not so sure of especially Lip which sounds a bit shit.

How come nobody's talking about this Germs cover? I mean, I'm not because unfortunately I haven't yet listened to the album, but hey...

Lip is more about harnessing a spirit than a successful song