OUT TO SEE: A YEAR IN PHOTOS (LOCAL MUSIC EDITION PART 3: JULY – SEPTEMBER)
JULY
Row 1: Nico Vega, Sweethead, The Shakers
Row 2: Pu$$y Cow, Pu$$y Cow, Dead Country
Row 3: Rob Z Program/Z/Schnee and the Bleeding Livers, Stab City, Walking Sleep
Row 4: Spider Problem, Spider Problem, Kissing Cousins
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AUGUST
Row 1: Eastern Conference Champions, Pollyn, Thee Hundred Days
Row 2: Tomorrow’s Tulips, The Dollyrots, The Dollyrots
Row 3: Captain Danger, Lucy Schwartz, Lucy Schwartz (Mona Tavakoli and Lucy’s Father as support band)
Row 4: Vanaprasta, Gliss, Red Cortez
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SEPTEMBER
Row 1: Pity Party
Row 2: Best Coast, The Mo Odds, The Slow Death
Row 3: Don Juan y Los Blancos, Local Natives, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Row 4: Amanda Jones and the Sugartits 3, Eastern Conference Champions (ECC), ECC
Row 5: Warpaint, Mad Planet, Mad Planet
AT THE TAVERN’S RESTAVRANT INTERVIEW & LIVE SET RE-BROADCAST THURSDAY AT 1PM
THURSDAY AT 1PM (PST) LISTEN TO THE RE-BROADCAST OF INTRAFFIKRADIO.COM’S ‘AT THE TAVERN’ WITH AMANDA JONES AND SIRIA C. THAT INCLUDED A SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE EDITION W/ THE BAND RESTAVRANT.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN (or go to www.intraffikradio.com and click on the big red link that says Click Here to Listen)
The Texas native boys of Restavrant were on this past Sunday’s Texas themed show with the girls of “At the Tavern“.
You can catch them playing Crazy Girls in Hollywood on Thursday 12/9 and at Villain’s Tavern on Friday 12/10 where they will also be premiering their video for their song “Lionman”
They performed live sets of their following songs:
“Yeah, I Carve Cheetahs”
“Bev D.”
“Step Down”
“Wild Witch”
“Joe D.”
“Yes, I Guess”
“Light of My Life”
“I See It Now”
They also brought in some of their favorite music that they currently listen to as well as music by artists that they name-check as influences.
Here is what was played:
Gene Autry – “Deep in the Heart of Texas”
Restavrant – “Lionman” (Go to Villain’s Tavern on Friday 11/10 for the premiere of this song’s video”
Ben Nichols – “Delia’s Gone” (Johnny Cash Cover)
Ray Wylie Hubbard – “Screw You, We’re From Texas”
Bob Log-“String Around a Stick”
Johnny Cash – “Ballad of the Teenage Queen”
R.L. Burnside – “Poor Black Mama”
Chuck Ragan – “Wreck of Old ‘97”
Fred McDowell – “Shake ‘Em on Down”
Waylon Jennings – “Bob Wills is Still the King”
Sianspheric – “Radiodiffusion”
Restavrant – “You Da Kind”
Restavrant – “Delia”
Eleven Hundred Springs – “Drive Fast, Drink Beer”
The Clientele – “I Want You (More Than Ever)”
George Jones – “Good Hearted Woman”
Mickey Gilley – “The Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time”
Al B. Sure – “Night and Day”
During this re-broadcast you’ll learn how the band formed, where they first met, their recording process (both in the beginning and now) as well as song-writing process, what they’ll do when they make it big, their plans to hit Paris, France and possibly Germany in the Spring, and about the new (soon to be) “phenomenon” known as Skype-gliding.
If you listen in beginning at 12:30 pm, you’ll also hear a bonus half-hour of pre-show music (some of it “Texas” themed) that includes:
Chet Atkins – “Galloping on the Guitar”
Alan Jackson – “Dallas”
Tanya Tucker – “Texas (When I Die)”
Eddy Arnold – “Texakana Baby”
Red Simpson – “Dream on Texas Ladies”
Muddy Waters – “I Can’t Be Satisfied”
Here are some photos of Restavrant in our intraffikradio studio (click on images to enlarge):
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“You’ll get one Skype from me, at 4:33” –T.Murrah (inventor of Skype-gliding)
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“I was using an electric razor as a percussion instrument” –J.State
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RESTAVRANT ON ‘AT THE TAVERN’ TODAY AT 11:30 AM (PST)
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TODAY LISTEN TO INTRAFFIKRADIO.COM’S ‘AT THE TAVERN’ WITH AMANDA JONES AND SIRIA C. FOR A SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE EDITION W/ THE BAND RESTAVRANT.
Much like the rest of L.A. we’ve had a crush on the live performances and music the two talented members (J. State and T. Murrah) of this band put on. A hot and sweaty Little Radio Summer Camp event over 3 years ago first put these guys on our radar and since that time much of L.A. has been won over as well.
The Texas native boys of Restavrant will be on a Texas themed show with the girls of “At the Tavern” performing some of their songs live over the air for you.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN (or go to www.intraffikradio.com and click on the big red link that says Click Here to Listen)
RE-BROADCAST OF ‘AT THE TAVERN’ FEATURING THE BOXCAR DRIFTERS
Los Angeles based Americana band, The Boxcar Drifters, joined Amanda Jones and Siria Contreras this past Sunday (10.10.10) bringing their amazing vocals/harmonies as well as musicianship to be in-studio guests providing some live performances during the intraffikradio show “At the Tavern.”
The Boxcar Drifters is made up of: Amanda “Daisy Rose” Rowse, Ben “Minnesota Pete” Kusler, Dion “D Train” Jackson, and Garrett “Bottleneck Bill” Liggett.
At the Tavern Boxcar Drifter’s Episode Playlist:
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – “My Heart is Broken”
Highway 101 – “Baby, I’m Missing You”
Emmylou Harris (feat. The Desert Rose Band) – “The Price I Pay”
Don Gibson – “Oh Lonesome Me”
Hank Williams, Sr. – “Long Gone Lonesome Blues”
The Be Good Tanyas – “Ootischenia”
The Be Good Tanyas – “Littlest Bird”
The Boxcar Drifters – Live Performance of “Dusty Boxcar Wall” (Eric Andersen Cover – has also been covered by Eilen Jewell)
The Boxcar Drifters – Live Performance of “Elvis Presley Blues” (Gillian Welsh Cover)
Kris Kristofferson – “Sunday Morning Coming Down”
Kitty Wells – “I Heard the Jukebox Playing”
The Tallest Man on Earth – “The Wild Hunt”
The Boxcar Drifters – Live Performance of “Original X” (Name of Song Still TBD)
The Boxcar Drifters – Live Performance of “Restless”
Phosphorescent – “It’s Hard To Be Humble (When You’re From Alabama)”
Amy Millan – “He Brings Out the Whiskey in Me”
The Boxcar Drifters – Live Performance of – “Lullaby”
Calexico – “Corona” (Minutemen Cover)
Dottie West (feat. Willie Nelson) – “Please Hold Me Tighter”
The Dropkick Murphys – “Kiss Me, I’m Shitfaced”
Listen to www.intraffikradio.com for the re-broadcast of the show today (Wednesday) at 2pm (PT).
To give you a taste of what to expect during their appearance on the show, they have been kind enough to allow us to give you all a free download of their live version of “Elvis Presley Blues”
Boxcar Drifters – Elvis Presley Blues (live on intraffikradio.com) by intraffikradio
(to download click on down arrow icon above, then go tell the Boxcar Drifters what you think of the track here)
If you get an error message along the lines of “this track is not available” as sometimes occurs with Soundcloud, send us an email to atthetavern@intraffik.com and we’ll send you the MP3. — xoxo, Amanda Jones & Siria
THE GIRLS OF SUMMER…
Summer Time Fun – now – Let’s just go over the Rules Again!
It’s been way too long since I’ve written, but so many days in summer – so little time. I’ve kind of been enjoying the days a little more than I should, but still there are things to be noticed, things to be shared. I’ve kind of enjoyed sitting back and watching the summer unfold for once. The only part of summer that I’ve really recognized as per usual, is the eternal interacting between the boys and girls again. Remember the boys of summer? Well the fantastic part of the boys of summer is that it turns out there are some girls of summer as well. I’ve been surrounded by them! It’s awesome. Finally – the battle of the sexes has been defeated and all is fair in love and war once again.
I’ll re-cap the “Boy of Summer” for you. It’s the guy, (or guys, let’s not be shy) that capture your attention for a few months in the summer time. Sometimes it’s love – sometimes it’s not – ok – most times it’s not but it’s always hilariously fun and has endless possibilities. You know – until it doesn’t and then everyone gets to go home to start planning…whatever, Thanksgiving? The point is – every summer should have one. Even if it’s an innocent flirtation that goes nowhere and just stays in your day dreams or your drunken text messages, the point is it’s FUN!
Well, as it would turn out there’s “Girls of Summer” too!? Who would have thought? The reason I know this is because I’ve been around a bunch of these “girls” this summer. The only little difference is that there are more rules for the girls than there are for the boys. Not rules – not like – What’s that, Miss Manners-name? No – No – No. It’s a little different. There’s a playbook that if you want to be a good girl of summer you have to follow. I believe I’ll get crucified for spilling the beans – but I’m going to do it anyway. I have nothing to lose and summer is almost over.
So the way it works is this, the more men you flirt with the more options you have to meet more men. Fixating on one – should not be an option for summer, that’s for the Fall – but not for summer months. Did I mention that shameless flirting is a good thing? Great – point number one is over. The other thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of ladies are heading to the internet to find these boys of summer. That’s perfectly acceptable. Why not – once more – the more men you meet the more options you have. It’s what I call the grown up version of “bar encounters/boys of summer.”
Next up – is getting out of your own environment. You have to – because well, there are more options. It’s like swimming in the same pool every weekend. Same pool – same people. It’s not that you don’t like that pool or those people – but sometimes going to a pool that you’ve never been to before has the better sun!? You got me folks? Making new friends takes a little laughing, a little talking and a couple of beers. Ladies – try it. Trust me it works.
The other thing that’s kind of essential is a good wingman. I’m probably not being PC when I call them a wing man – but I like Top Gun and I’m not PC so I’m going with it. The point is, you need a good spotter and person to cover your ass. The spotter (wingman) makes first contact for you – because let’s face it girls – most times are friends are better at making initial contact and introductions than we are for ourselves. Plus – you’ve got to get the conversation started and two girls to one guy has better odds for conversation. If they can withstand the verbal jousting of two females then you are in good shape for conversation. It’s kind of like the test – if they can’t speak to both of you, they probably have a hard time talking in general…and then that’s a long night!!! Better to know now.
Also when your wingman is covering your ass, she knows when to step in and say, either your lipstick is on your teeth, your skirt is tucked in your underwear, NO – you can’t leave with that guy with the knife in his back-pocket, or my favorite: my car broke down – I need YOU to give ME a ride home RIGHT NOW!!!
Lastly – no attachments can be made immediately. This is a conversation I’ve had repeatedly with a few of my girl-friends. The point is fun. Doing something different, trying something new. Getting out and not settling for the first thing to tell you in a drunken slur – “BUT I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU”. There are places to go, bars to stumble into and many-many new friends to meet.
The time has come ladies for all of us to embrace our inner boy – and I call it boy because boys are so flighty and quick to pick up and move it along – I think some of us have been doing it wrong for way too long. Have a good time this summer. Look for some fun and enjoy it. Before you know it, summer is over and the only thing you are looking forward to is cooking a Turkey or a ToFurkey.
Get your kicks – while the sun is still up and the lights stay on longer!
xox – Ms Amanda Jones
photo originally published here