Lydia Loveless and the Blood of the Lamb

Posted by Lance Davis - December 3, 2011 - D. Boon, Damnations, Lydia Loveless, Minutemen, Neko Case, Old 97's, Rob Bernard

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“They’re gonna feel almighty When I can barely stand I just tell them I couldn’t turn down One more glass of the blood of the lamb.” About a month ago, I had the good fortune to see Lydia Loveless and Wild Flag on the same day (October 29). I actually saw Lydia twice. She […]

The Night Jesse Winchester Made Neko Cry

Posted by Lance Davis - January 1, 2010 - Elvis Costello, Jesse Winchester, Neko Case

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“All those sweet old love songs, Oh, every word rings true, Sham-a-ling-dong-ding means sweetheart, And sham-a-ling-dang-dong does too.” Wanna know the difference between a great singer and someone with a great voice? Watch this video. Jesse Winchester destroys all sentient beings with this performance of “Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding,” a heartbreaking slice of nostalgia done earlier this year […]

L.A.’s Beautiful When It Rains

Posted by Lance Davis - December 13, 2009 - Bob Forrest, Lisa Marr, Los Angeles, Neil Young, Neko Case

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The Adios Lounge is now coming to you from rainy Los Angeles. That’s right, the Lounge has returned to the motherland from Austin, Texas. (I’m originally from Huntington Beach). It wasn’t a move I anticipated making, say, 5-6 months ago, but life has a funny way of shakin’ some unpredictable action. So, in homage […]

John Doe & The Sadies: Songs of Whiskey Dreams

Posted by Lance Davis - April 23, 2009 - Clarence White, John Doe, Knitters, Merle Haggard, Neko Case, Roger Miller, Sadies, X

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“Country Club is the result of a drunken promise or threat I made to Travis & Dallas [Good, of The Sadies] the first night we played together in Toronto. We’re not sure why it sounds like it’s from the sixties. Maybe that’s our favorite era of country music or maybe that’s what we listened to […]