2015: Love All the Way to the Dirt

Posted by Lance Davis - January 8, 2016 - Bob Forrest, Brent Best, Britt Daniel, Connections, Courtney Barnett, Dave Alvin, Dead Rock West, Joey Kneiser, Kelly Smith, Low Cut Connie, Mike Nicolai, Phil Alvin, Sabrina Ellis, Sink Tapes, Summer Twins, Sweet Spirit, Will Johnson

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2015 started with such promise. My girlfriend, Sarah, became my wife, Sarah, on March 26, after which we honeymooned in Joshua Tree, even staying in the Gram Parsons Room at JT Inn. (Room 8 for those of you looking to follow that plan.) I saw a transcendent Replacements at the Hollywood Palladium in April, […]

Gotta Make Friends With The Pretty Girls

Posted by Lance Davis - September 11, 2015 - Jimmy Soul, Robert Mitchum, Sabrina Ellis, Sweet Spirit

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My last post, I Will No Longer Do The Devil’s Dishes, used Sweet Spirit‘s collaboration with Britt Daniel (Spoon) to go down a late ’70s/mid-’90s wormhole. My original intention was to end that post with this video, but it didn’t fit tonally. To be fair, there’s a very specific tone into which director John […]

I Will No Longer Do The Devil’s Dishes

Posted by Lance Davis - August 30, 2015 - aMiniature, Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel, Joy Division, Rocket From The Crypt, Sabrina Ellis, Spoon, Sweet Spirit

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As we hit the 2/3rds mark of 2015, I don’t have a favorite album of the year, but my favorite song is a lock. “Paper Tiger” is the B-side of this pretty in pink 7″ single, a collaboration between Austin soul-poppers, Sweet Spirit, and Britt Daniel of Spoon. The A-side, “Have Mercy,” is all about […]