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Originally Posted by _tunic_

this came from twitter:

#DroneNotDrones 28-hour drone is now up on @Bandcamp to support @MSF_USA w/ @lowtheband and other crucial MN artists: http://drone-not-drones.bandcamp.com

This is amazing ... Insta-buy!!

Now let's hope Low will release their entire-catalogue-7-nights-live-sets in some sort of form in the future. That will also be insane!

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Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

Well, the business is... not quite mine, but kind of - it's a small one and I run the show when it comes to the computers here.

By the by, did anybody have any issues downloading the 7.1GB megadrone? Their server or whatever caps me at 100kB/s, which means the download takes 24 hours. When I got here today it had failed at about 6.3GB. :mad:

it took me about 4,5 hours to download. It's not smart to put it all in one big zip file, but I guess bandcamp is not really built for sharing 28 hours of music in one set ;)
Started listening around 11PM last night, and really had to force myself to stop at 1AM so that I could still get up in the morning .... Good stuff, but I do need to be in the right mood for it
I did update the tags, and switched the artist tags with the title tags.

I could send you whatever you're stil missing if you want. I assume you did pay for the files anyway

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

I could send you whatever you're stil missing if you want. I assume you did pay for the files anyway

I'll try again this weekend, starting on Friday night. I just need the office to be empty, free from mooks who can interfere with the download.

And YES I paid for the files... Whaddayathink I am, some kind of wretched degenerate?

http://ias.umn.edu/2014/05/05/sparhawk/
(video available)
Alan Sparhawk (of Low, Retribution Gospel Choir) reflects on the process of songwriting, recounts his experiences of working as a professional singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer for over twenty years, and discusses selected songs in detail. A question-and-answer session follows.
This event was cosponsored by the IAS Music and Sound Studies Collaborative and the School of Music. This talk occurred on Monday, May 5, at 4:00 pm in Ferguson Hall, Room 280.

here's a cover of Poor Man's Daughter, in Spanish ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyjbbJGTUs4

there's a new Low recording on the LMA:
https://archive.org/details/low2014-06-14.aud.flac16
From last week in Chicago.
including 2 new songs and a cover of I'm On Fire
Second new song is a pretty one.

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

[...] and a cover of I'm On Fire [...]

Which is absolutely gorgeous.

Brian John Mitchell's QRD's "The Guitarists Interviews" now has an accompanying soundtrack in .MP3 format with participation by a plethora of prominent guitar players from the indie rock world (including Alan Sparhawk of Low/Retribution Gospel Choir):
http://www.silbermedia.com/comps/QRD-the-guitarists/

^ $20 for a bunch of lossy mp3's ??
Never gonna buy that

anyway, here's some more news:

http://www.thegmanworld.com/2014/07/...ss-covers.html

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New album: Boss covers

30 years on and Springsteen is still inspiring...

It's unsettling to think Born In The USA is three decades old; so let's not. Instead let's focus on the less frightening, chirpier facts, mainly word on a new tribute record on the way.
To be released on Nashville indie Lightning Rod Records, Dead Man's Town will features less athemic, countrified versions of the 12 tracks featured on the famous Bruce Springsteen album including Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires' Steve Earle-esque take on the title track. Low, Justin Townes Earle and North Mississippi All-Stars (recent visitors to Cork, as is Shires herself) also feature.

Full tracklist:

01. Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires, "Born in the U.S.A."
02. Apache Relay, "Cover Me"
03. Quaker City Nighthawks, "Darlington County"
04. Blitzen Trapper, "Working on the Highway"
05. Joe Pug, "Downbound Train"
06. Low, "I'm on Fire"
07. Holly Williams, "No Surrender"
08. Ryan Culwell, "Bobby Jean"
09. Trampled by Turtles, "I’m Goin’ Down"
10. Justin Townes Earle, "Glory Days"
11. Nicole Atkins, "Dancing in the Dark"
12. North Mississippi All-Stars, "My Hometown"

- Dead Man's Town will be released in September 2014

I really wish people would remember what a shit pile that album is.
Sorry, but "The Boss" is not now and never was cool.
Even his supposedly "credible" period predates this dadrock crap.
Brb puking

are u guys no?

low is mormins.

very shock to me.

gud band.

wish i cud become a mormins.

get a wife, churn butter, moer secret wives the guvmint doesnt no about.

get some disicpline inn my lief. no more stay up to 8am every night. eat greens and pray.

listen tu low albums when it got boreding.

found my california 7'' today.

gud video about desolate farmers and death.

really like oldetime vibe.

Alan Sparhawk produced Tramped By Turtles' latest record, "Wild Animals", which is officially released today. To celebrate the occasion, Tramped By Turtles will be performing at Late Night with David Letterman tonight, and Alan will be playing tambourine with them, according to a tweet by Low:
https://twitter.com/lowtheband

Tramped By Turtles (with Alan Sparhawk on tambourine and backing vocals) at Late Night With David Letterman, performing "Are You Behind The Shining Star":
http://youtu.be/bghbg79rFZU

Long and old thread. Low must be good, huh?

http://www.slowdiveofficial.com/unca...american-tour/

We are thrilled to announce that Low, one of our very favourite bands, will be joining the North American tour as our very special guests. Low will play all dates on the tour except Boston.

10-22 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
10-23 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
10-25 New York, NY – Terminal 5 *
10-26 Boston, MA – Royale
10-27 Montreal, Quebec – Le National *
10-28 Toronto, Ontario – Opera House *
10-30 Chicago, IL – The Vic *
10-31 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line *
11-03 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore *
11-04 Seattle, WA – Neptune *
11-05 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *
11-07 San Francisco, CA – Warfield *
11-08 Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel *

* PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS LOW

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

^ $20 for a bunch of lossy mp3's ??
Never gonna buy that

"QRD - The Guitarists" is now on Bandcamp to stream for free, or purchase a digital copy in a wide variety of digital formas, including .flac:
http://silbermedia.bandcamp.com/albu...the-guitarists

Low's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire" is now on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/lightning-rod...re-low/s-HAwCX

anyone else thinks Things We Lost in the Fire isn't as good as everybody says it is?

no we don't :)

here's a new Low recording on LMA:
Low Live at Square Lake Film and Music Festival on 2014-08-09 (August 9, 2014)

and here's an old RGC show that was just recently shared on Dime:
Retribution Gospel Choir Live at Detroit Bar on 2005-09-08 (September 8, 2005)

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Originally Posted by Blood_Promise

anyone else thinks Things We Lost in the Fire isn't as good as everybody says it is?

As a LOW fan from the beginning, I feel it received too much hype because it was produced by, Steve Albini. However, I feel some overlook it for the same reason.

Overhead and Don't Carry It All are two amazing songs that many don't associate with the album due to them being on "etched" record.

Personally, I would like to see them do something closer to this than Drums And Guns or C'mon.

I also a little biased due to it being the last proper release they did with, tugboat records.

I find Secret Name, which was also produced by Albini, to be the superior album.

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Originally Posted by Blood_Promise

I find Secret Name, which was also produced by Albini, to be the superior album.

I agree!

I've always lumped, When The Curtain Hits The Cast with Things We Lost In The Fire together......same for Secret Name and Trust.

Sadly, nothing released since are comparable to these.

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

Low Live at La Sala Rossa on 2014-06-16 (June 16, 2014)

Low Live at Ritual Nightclub on 2014-06-17 (June 17, 2014)

Low Live at All Tomorrow's Parties on 2014-07-10

Dude, what's up with the Comic Sans MS. Everybody knows any text in that font can't be taken seriously.

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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

I've always lumped, When The Curtain Hits The Cast with Things We Lost In The Fire together......same for Secret Name and Trust.

Sadly, nothing released since are comparable to these.

The Invisible Way is, baby!

Rivulets' new album I Remember Everything is on bandcamp for preorder. It's only offered in digital form, and not for streaming yet either. Surely hope it will get a physical release as well, on CD or LP.
It has some liner notes by Al, don't think he actually plays on it though (at least it's not mentioned).

It's kind of weird to preorder a digital album right? One of the songs was already released as a 7": https://rivulets.bandcamp.com/album/ride-on-molina

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

http://www.thegmanworld.com/2014/07/...ss-covers.html

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New album: Boss covers

- Dead Man's Town will be released in September 2014

AMG's review:

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When Bruce Springsteen's album Born in the U.S.A. was released in the summer of 1984, it became an immediate smash hit and confirmed Springsteen's status as one of the biggest and most important stars in American rock. But it was also a widely misunderstood work, especially the title song, embraced by many as a patriotic celebration of America when it was in fact a bitter condemnation by Springsteen of how his nation betrayed the soldiers who returned from Vietnam with few options and little hope. The messages of the songs were sometimes hard to hear through the bombast of the performances (Springsteen uses bombast to better advantage than practically any musician of his generation) and the polish of the production (especially the sharp report of the drums and the layers of keyboards), so producers Logan Rogers and Evan Schlansky decided to give the songs of Born in the U.S.A. a new spin by inviting a handful of contemporary roots rock artists to cover them in their own styles. On Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A., the performers strip the songs down to their basics, letting acoustic instruments carry the bulk of the melodies and putting the lyrics up front. Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires' interpretation of "Born in the U.S.A." (inspired by an arrangement Springsteen has used in his acoustic performances) certainly kicks off the album on an impressive note, making the song just as dark and tragic as it was meant to be, but most of the rest of the tracks are considerably less effective. Say what you want about Springsteen as a performer, but his work has never lacked passion, and passion is what drives much of his best music. And that's what's missing from much of Dead Man's Town; most of the artists have not only cut back on the guitars and drums, they've also dialed back on the emotional intensity of the songs, and that does them no favors, making this music sound sleepy instead of quietly forceful. There are a few exceptions, most notably Justin Townes Earle's mournful "Glory Days," which truly sounds like the musings of a man stuck in a midlife crisis; Low's tense and atmospheric take on "I'm on Fire"; Joe Pug's gutsy if minimal version of "Downbound Train"; and Quaker City Nighthawks' "Darlington County," which treats the tune like a loose-limbed shaggy-dog story. But ultimately, Dead Man's Town is a good idea executed poorly, an effort to peel back the veneer from Springsteen's songs that manages to toss away much of the core at the same time.

Hello again,
The new album is out now. It's called I Remember Everything:
http://rivulets.bandcamp.com/album/i...ber-everything
...it is also available on iTunes and Amazon. Search: I Remember Everything.
I am still waiting for the 12" vinyl LPs to clear US customs from Germany.
As soon as I have the LPs, I'll let you know via this maiing list, rivulets.net and twitter.
Meanwhile, please spread the word if you can. Post this link across your various social media accounts:
http://rivulets.bandcamp.com/album/i...ber-everything
...tell your friends and family about it. Shout about it across public transit. Everything helps.
If you say something nice about it on twitter, tag me (@rivulets) and I'll retweet it.
Thank you!

Nathan / Rivulets

Hopefully this will be released on a CD as well ...

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Originally Posted by _tunic_

Hey you,
Stoked to let you know the vinyl LPs of IRE have cleared customs and are presently in my grubby hands.
You can grab your copy right here:
http://rivulets.bandcamp.com/album/i...ber-everything
...I gotta say, the whole package is beautiful!
Please continue to tell your friends about it.
Thanks for spreading the word,
Nathan / Rivulets

Little Punk People interviews Low:
http://youtu.be/5WLhnqumvKc

I saw them last night in their zz top gear opening for Slowdive . Best Low set I have seen in a very long time. Made me reconsider my belief that I might be burned out on them.
They avoided much of their MOR material and really delivered a set catering to fans with bigger ears.
Excellent.

Low - 2014-11-07 - The Warfield SF.flac16
Uploaded by lammah

Opening for Slowdive.

Low will be playing in Europe in January. Two known dates:
January 17: Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg (Hertz)
January 18: Antwerpen, Belgium @ Trix

I'll probably attend both nights :D

Alternate source of Low's show at The Warfield, by muchmusic:

Low - 2014-11-07 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA (48/24 Master)

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Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Opening for Slowdive.

Shouldn't it be the other way around? Slowdive never seemed that relevant to me, especially considering a certain contemporary band from the same label (no, not motherfucking Oasis), and Low >>>>>>> Slowdive anyway!

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Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Alternate source of Low's show at The Warfield, by muchmusic:

Low - 2014-11-07 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA (48/24 Master)

I've uploaded two of the three sets from LA and SF to archive.org. I'll do the third one tonight.
See: https://archive.org/search.php?query...ion&sort=-date