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Twice as nice

Tuesday in Birmingham is a busy day apparently. Here are all the MySpace music links and show info to prove it:

A troubadour trio at Bottletree with headliner Hayes Carll (touring with Conor Oberst among others), John P. Strohm and Bo Butler. Bo, of local Saturdays fame, puts on a great show and will be a perfect compliment to all the guitar-picking and Americana stylings of all tonight’s acts.

Details for show: 18+/9pm/$10

Medeski, Martin & Wood are also playing at WorkPlay tonight. It’s sold out, but if you’ve heard any of Chris Wood’s recordings with his brother Oliver (The Wood Brothers), you’ll know it’s well worth some last-minute sleuthing to find a ticket. It’s so good! It starts at 8, so good luck!

If anyone gets any pictures/soundbytes of either show, let us know.

The Warlocks play the Magic City!

Warlocks band photo by Rob Johannes

FYI: From now on, I’ll be channeling the days of LiveJournal yore by including a “Song of the Moment” or “sotm” tag at the end of my posts here on Timetable; just an injection of new music into your workday.

MOVING ON…

From the first moment I heard their band name leave the lips of my idol (Interpol frontman Paul Banks), I knew I was in love. After listening to them for what seems like the better part of my college life, the Warlocks are playing BIRMINGHAM! Wow, I can almost hear all two of us freaking out over here on the North Side at the mere idea. For those of you unfamiliar with them, The Warlocks are proclaimed as “relentless, hypnotic wall of sound that suggested a collision between classic psychedelia, Krautrock and Velvet Underground style rock and roll.” That doesn’t seem a fair enough description given the depth that a band with two drummers and four guitarists has. Although confusingly listed on The Bottletree’s site under Black Angels’ billing description, they are WORTH EVERY PENNY. This is a rare opportunity for Birmingham.

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r3vrb destinations 4.24 – 4.26

I’ve been waiting for this one for a while folks. This weekend heralds the arrival of the coolest local music festival to date. It’s got so many of my favorite musical hamsters rocking over the course of two days that I’m salivating right now. We still have to make it through Thursday though! Here’s what you have to look forward to:

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r3vrb destinations 4.17 – 4.19

This weekend isn’t nearly as star studded as the last one, but it’s no slouch. It starts off mellow, but by Saturday it’s getting ready to kick you in the teeth (in a good way).We’ve got to warm up to that, and we’ll do so with a few sing-writers. (I’m coining this shortening of singer/songwriter as of right…now!) Enough silliness. Music time:

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r3vrb destinations 4.10 – 4.12

My favorite thing about this weeks picks is that I’ve discovered yet another local band that I was previously unaware of. This weekend is also jam-packed with big name tickets, some of which may be very difficult to come by. I’ve provided alternatives that are definitely worth checking out. Curious yet? Away we go:

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r3vrb destinations 4.3 – 4.5

I have to admit, I got my guts ties in a knot over some of the tunes in town this weekend. The show I’m most excited about is Saturday’s pick. How often do you get to go to a real, old-school soul show? Bottletree has not one, but three excellent southern soul legends on the stage for your listening consumption. But let’s begin at the begee, shall we?

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r3vrb destinations 3.20 – 3.22

Another weekend is upon us. I can almost hear the collective sighs of the populace as they prepare to vent their pent-up frustrations into the atmosphere. What better way to facilitate said release than to head to one of the following shows. Music: It’s good for what ails ya. Take one, and call me on Monday.

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r3vrb destinations 3.6 – 3.8

One of the benefits of doing these picks for you folks is that I get to discover all sorts of music I would never have otherwise noticed. And more often than not one of these discoveries turns out to be a really chunky nugget of goodness. Such is the case with our first band this weekend. Take a gander:

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r3vrb destinations 2.28 – 3.1

Some of the major venues have nights without music this week, but there is still some great stuff if you’re willing to go adventuring. Does everyone have their feathered adventuring hats on? Well then, off we go:

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Susannah Felts’ new book drops tomorrow

This will go down on your Permanent Record bookcoverTomorrow night at 7 p.m., you can find Susannah Felts at The Bottletree reading and signing her new book This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record. The book is all about developing an identity as an artist among the culture of the New South. In anticipation of the book’s release I traded a few emails with Felts, to see what all the buzz was about…

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