Guest Post this week from another one of my faves, Salim Nourallah (who you heard on The Daily Dose 05/18/09) and who’s been on tour in Europe recently:
dear Europe
thank you for these past 3 weeks
thank you for your lush green fields
nicely manicured highways
friendly people
bowls of cheese
castles
thank you for Casa Buskies and the Astra Stubbe in Hamburg
Basti
Gunther
Matthias
Lars
thank you for their smiles and hand clapping
thank you for Berlin and the double-decker bus tour
the Hotel Adina were I swear David Bowie must also stay
whenever he visits Berlin
thank you for the great Italian food we ate while the rain poured
thank you for making the rain stop in time for us to walk back to the Adina
thank you for Potsdam and the Sanssouci Palace
for the beautiful weather that day and plenty of time before Magdeburg
thank you for Jan and his nice comment about buying Nourallah Brothers 10 years ago
thank you for mysteriously fixing my video camera
for the Atlanta Hotel (instead of another dive!) in Neukirchen-Vluyn (where else?)
for Marcus at Kulturrampe in Krefeld
and the German fan who said he was attending Eastwood High
in El Paso in 1978
thank you for the Ulenspeigel in Giessen
and the nice promoter Toby who is going to Kansas soon
thank you for the Café NUN in Karlsruhe
the perfect sound and audience
my friend Mark and his family at the ex-convent
the man in the front row who said he loved all my records
and requested “It’s Not Enough”
thank you for scenic and peaceful Bacharach
our room in the tower
our walk up to the Castle
the nice lady who gave Gavin hot chocolate
Castle Burg Eltz and the knight show from Gavin
thank you Rastatte and Aachen plus a packed house
all the people smiling and singing along with me
for the 3rd time in 4 years now
thank you for letting me see my friends Jan and Walter again
and also for G to have a chance to play with Henri
thank you for our safe and pleasant drive to the South of France
and for our friends Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby
Le Lawrence D’Arabie and the great pizza from Nico and Sabine
Emmanual and his enthusiasm for the Clash and Gavin’s Wreckless E t-shirt
thank you for all the people who bought t-shirts and cds
and even asked for me to sign them
thank you for the stories from E about Stiff
the Captain and punk rock
for the ride in his white van to Les Toques
and for the girl who danced in French to my acoustic pop songs
thank you for giving me the chance to play music with a hero of mine
thank you for our amazing flat in Paris
and our friends Maureen and Cody
for showing us round
thank you for Pere Lachais
the canal ride
pastries and Paris at night
Gavin cried when we left
thank you for 3 weeks I will never forget
that I luckily got to spend with my two favorite people (Jayme and Gavin)
maybe some of G’s first lasting memories were made on this trip?
I hope so…it would be a very nice place to start
Love
s
Salim’s new record is Constellation, which you can hear here. Do!
6/1/09 | Comments (2)Tags: Amy Rigby, CUT THROUGH THE NOISE, David Bowie, KATE BRADLEY, LETTERS FROM THE ROAD, Nourallah Brothers, OUTLANDOS MUSIC, Salim Nourallah, The Clash —
Saturday night, March 15
6:16 p.m. (me to Walter) Downstairs-no rush
6:18 p.m. (Walter to me) Let me put on my shoes and I’ll be down
6:18 p.m. (me to Walter) Kay
Shoes, right. My feet really hurt…
6:20 p.m. (me to my massage therapist) Got anytime monday?
Dinner. The first actual sitdown meal I’ve had in three days.
7:48 p.m. (Stephen to me) We R at Stubbs for Duffy were R U
8:07 p.m. (me to Stephen) Now?
8:08 p.m. (Stephen to me) Duffy at Stubbs
8:09 p.m. (me to Stephen) Coming
8:10 p.m. (Stephen to me) Right in front of soundboard
8:10 p.m. (me to Stephen) K
The line is too long at Stubbs. Forget it… damn. Next.
8:12 p.m. (me to Merritt) Where r u
8:13 p.m. (Merritt to me) Emos for oppenheimer and joe lean! You?
8:14 p.m. (me to Merritt) Coming
8:15 p.m. (Nick to me) Sorry, just saw this. We are having an afterhours tonight at the suite tonight around 2. Swing by.
8:19 p.m. (me to Merritt) Im here where r u?
The “you’re okay to drink” stamp at Emo’s. Brilliant.
8:21 p.m. (Gabe to me) Going to stubbs at 9 for okerville river come
8:22 p.m. (me to Gabe) Emos jolean
8:58 p.m. (Hank to me) Im @ spiros for the eyeball records showcase. Where are you?
8:59 p.m. (me to Hank) Emos jolean!
9:03 p.m. (Hank to me) Ur right around the corner. Lets meet up in a bit. My buddy astronautalis is on in 30 min. Best emcee ever.
9:13 p.m. (Stephen to me) At Boubacar Diebate from Senegal – he is Just Amazing!
9:21 p.m. (me to Stephen) Got stuck n line@duffy.jolean blowing my mind @ the moment-emos
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Think Freddie Mercury meets the Clash. Unreal.
9:24 p.m. (Stephen to me) Sorry I miised Jolesn -choices, choices!
9:25 p.m. (me to Stephen) I kno killn me
At some point around now, we killed time doing this. For some reason, our “confession” hasn’t been posted yet. Good thing.
9:54 p.m. (me to Gabe, Hank & Nick) Club deville darondo
9:56 p.m. (Gabe to me) Steve earl son red fly
10:02 p.m. (Nick to me) I will be there
10:04 p.m. (me to Nick) Awesome! hasnt started yet
10:05 p.m. (me to Walter) Just saw jolean-fucking killer!
10:15 p.m. (Walter to me) I was thinking about that one. Sorry I missed it.
10:20 p.m. (me to Walter) Blew my freakin mind
10:53 p.m. (Hank to me) U still there?
10:56 p.m. (me to Hank) Yes
Darondo, by the way is this guy.
11:00 p.m. (me to Hank) Just started
11:06 p.m. (Hank to me) Bethere in a min
11:11 p.m. (me to Hank) Im @ stage left sittin on ramp
11:23 p.m. (me to Merritt & Karl) Freakin rules my brite wite funkyass!
11:34 p.m. (Merritt to me) Whpped cream!
Mingering Mike is suddenly standing next to me… awesome.
11:35 p.m. (me to Merritt) Look @ me!
Mingering Mike & me
11:38 p.m. (Hank to me) Dont see u. This song is hilarious.
11:49 p.m. (Hank to me) See u up there. No idea how 2 get there.
11:50 p.m. (me to Hank) Yeh baby
12:32 a.m. (me to Gabe) Bed
12:34 a.m. (Stephen to me) Mick Jones of the Clash singing the Sopranos Theme Song!
12:35 a.m. (me to Stephen) Shut up! Youtube that shit
12:36 a.m. (Gabe to me) K. See you in morn. Xxx00000000
Approximately 1:30 a.m., Sleeping.
1:51 a.m. (Nick to me) Come to our afterhours at the suite.
Approximately 6:30 a.m., wake up and catch flight home. Zzzzzzzzzzz.
© Outlandos Music, 2008
3/17/08 | Comments (0)Tags: CUT THROUGH THE NOISE, Duffy, KATE BRADLEY, Mingering Mike, OUTLANDOS MUSIC, The Clash —
03/14/08 Taming the Weird West Two Songs at a Time: Outlandos Music Launches the Daily ‘ Dos at SXSW
The power of relatable, transcendent music and its ability to create contagious emotion—the kind of emotion that people are willing to pay for—is undeniable. Just ask the folks at SXSW. For a hefty $650 (slightly cheaper for early purchasers), an all-access badge gets you a wonderfully overwhelming onslaught of music, curated by one of the best festivals in the country. 1500+ artists, 70+ venues. And that’s not all… the frenzied anticipation and planning… the Austin-destined airport travelers’ camaradarie… the friendly shared-taxicab introductions… the first mouth-watering BBQ sandwich of the weekend… the surprise discovery of that elusive, most-buzzed-about day party… the endless free micro-brew… the frantic meet-up text-messaging, somehow finding time to make the obligatory trip to Allens Boots or to pick up a “Keep Austin Weird”bumper sticker… and the random conversations with fellow enthusiastic concertgoers, all happily squeezed shoulder to shoulder throughout clubs and bars and coffee shops and record stores and art galleries—anywhere a band can find a stage. Every year, both the music and this wildly, visceral connection to mostly strangers who share a love for music—this is what that $650 price tag is worth, every cent.
At Outlandos Music, we call this connection the “shared experience.”
So we thought, why not, through the discovery of relevant, new artists alongside heritage mainstays, cultivate an environment for lifelong music fans where great music is much more than something that just goes on between your ears? A place where your personal soundtrack is, unequivocally,serious business? Where each and every song is lovingly selected, with your adult sensibilities in mind?
After all, no matter what your age, music remains essential.
Yippee ki-yay.
With the launch of the Outlandos Music Daily ‘Dos, it’s easy to discover the next Clash, Dylan or James Brown and to be reminded why those artists out-and-out rocked your world in the first place: each weekday, hear two handpicked songs, one new and one not-so-new, that just make sense together. Think of it as your smart antenna for discovering great new music, rooted in the songs you love.
Completely free. And you don’t have to make the trip in Austin to get it.
3/14/08 | Comments (0)Tags: Bob Dylan, CUT THROUGH THE NOISE, KATE BRADLEY, OUTLANDOS MUSIC, The Clash —
