Langhorne Slim

[angischy]

from Daytrotter.com This is something Langhorne Slim might say:
“The world could turn to hell, but at least we’ll never run out of Jack and thank mercy for buttless chaps.”
This is something Langhorne Slim might do: He might build his own very caboose and cell phone tower out of popsicle sticks and over-chewed Hubba Bubba.
This is something Langhorne Slim might raise: a jackalope.
He’s a story teller. He tells a whale of a story, whoppers, and he’s the charmingest son of a gun you’ll ever run across.
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His music (especially his song Restless) makes me want to hop a train and just GO, who cares where, just get up and go somewhere and look out the window at the scenery racing away behind me.

You can sample a few songs here:
http://www.daytrotter.com/article/289/free-songs-langhorne-slim or check out his MySpace (www.myspace.com/langhorneslim).

Slim's a talented songwriter with perhaps a bit more rawness than Matt Costa, more twang in his music. Lyrics most can relate to...
Plus you've gotta at least smile at the notion that he named his backing band after his high school's mascot, The War Eagles. :p

Especially recommended if you are a singer-songwriter junkie like me.

[angischy]

Langhorne Slim in concert (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91211556) courtesy of NPR's World Café

Oh, and worth mentioning is that Malachi DeLorenzo, the drummer, is the son of Victor DeLorenzo, the original (and current) oh-so-animated yet simplistic drummer for The Violent Femmes. There are some vague similarities.

[angischy]

Langhorne Slim is in Los Angeles this weekend, and I'm itching for a roadtrip...

I'd have to race down to catch himFriday at Spaceland (http://clubspaceland.com/2008/friday-082208-langhorne-slim/) or I could ease on down the road to see him Saturday at the Sunset Junction Festival (http://www.sunsetjunction.org/streetfair_tickets.html).
Tickets for either event are under $20 and there's plenty of California to see on the return trip.

Can anyone size up the fest schedule here (http://www.sunsetjunction.org/streetfair_schedule.html) and tell me who's most worth seeing?
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(Note, Isaac Hayes won't be making it :()

I'd love to stay long enough to catch !!! on Sunday evening...

[angischy]

Here's a really, um...crazy/bizarre/amusing/oddly symbolic(?!?) video for Restless (http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2008/08/21/langhorne-slim-restless/) that I thought you might enjoy.

Langhorne Slim is in Los Angeles this weekend, and I'm itching for a roadtrip...

And...next weekend it is! We have a half-day on Friday and then no obligations until Tuesday morning.
So it's gonna be Santa Barbara next Friday night!

[tinkerlion]

he is one of the 26 artists to watch in paste magazine this month.

[angischy]

he is one of the 26 artists to watch in paste magazine this month.

I can't watch all 26, so I'll just watch him, for now.

Any comments on that vid? I just rewatched it and almost peed myself.
That just seems like a concept you'd come up with high or drunk and think it brilliant...until the next morning, when you realize you were just really fucked up.

But...they went ahead anyways.

Really, most of all, I want to hear what Sway thinks of it. But I figure she pretty much ignores any music thread I start of the Avett/Langhorne/folksinger variety.

For a moment I tried to think of that vid as more artsy/conceptual, like the old Bjork running in the woods with the big bear mascot guy from years ago (Human Behavior), but um...nope, shrugged that thought off.
I just think it's a silly video and kind of a rip-off of the Tinman character from the Wizard of Oz. I do, however, like how much the dog's tail wags in the back of the pickup truck.

Damn, I really need to start class already. I've been idle far too long.
I do, however, like

[angischy]

HearYa Live Session 22: Langhorne Slim and The War Eagles (http://www.hearya.com/2008/07/10/hearya-live-session-22-langhorne-slim-and-the-war-eagles/)

Just found this six-track live session from the Chicago-based indie music blog HearYa.com...Makes me upset I missed their show last month in Santa Barb.

Tracks played: Hummingbird, Cut It Down, Nobody But You, Restless, Worries, and Colette (WITH the band!)
They're really fun.

[angischy]

Langhorne Slim @ Schuba's, Chicago
Mon, 03/16/2009 9:00 PM | $12

Something of a one-man mixture of the Cramps, Beck's early indie records (circa One Foot in the Grave), and the soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou, singer and guitarist Langhorne Slim offers a sardonic, modern take on traditional folk, country, and blues.

"I’m not sure that there’s any other kind, but the songs I write are love songs. Some are literal, about specific events, people and relationships in my life; a form of therapy, self-help for the flowers and the shit along the road of life..."

Oh, and here are more dates, too...
Mar 12 Langhorne Slim at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 14 Langhorne Slim at Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 15 Langhorne Slim at Pontiac, Michigan
Mar 16 Langhorne Slim at Chicago, Illinois
Mar 25 Langhorne Slim at Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 28 Langhorne Slim at Waco, Texas
Mar 31 Langhorne Slim at Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 02 Langhorne Slim at Arlington, Virginia
Apr 03 Langhorne Slim at Brooklyn

[angischy]

You can stream Langhorne Slim's new album "Be Set Free" (which came out Tue 9/29, just like some other band (http://www.theavettbrothers.com)'s glorious major label debut) at AOL Spinner this week.

http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/9

DO listen to it, it's pretty dang good. Different instrumentation than his past stuff, but shows tremendous range and depth in his lyrics, as per usual.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fwcBnzgiuxo/SpSP9qRRVJI/AAAAAAAAD6c/Gxd8fFBQ-XM/s400/Langhorne%2BSlim.jpg

He's also on tour all over the place.
Oct 1 2009 6:00P
Record and Tape Traders - FREE In-store Performance Towson, Maryland
Oct 2 2009 12:00P
World Cafe Live - XPN’s FREE AT NOON w/ Will Hoge Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 14 2009 8:00P
Daniel Street w/ Murder By Death Milford, Connecticut
Oct 15 2009 8:00P
Bell House - CD Release Show w/ Dawes Brooklyn, New York
Oct 17 2009 9:00P
TT The Bears - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 21 2009 8:00P
The Grog Shop - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Oct 22 2009 9:00P
Blind Pig - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oct 23 2009 10:00P
Lincoln Hall - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Chicago, Illinois
Oct 24 2009 9:00P
High Noon Saloon - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 25 2009 8:00P
400 Bar - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 26 2009 8:00P
The Waiting Room - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Omaha, Nebraska
Oct 28 2009 8:00P
Jackpot Saloon - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Lawrence, Kansas
Oct 29 2009 8:00P
Hi-Dive - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Denver, Colorado
Oct 30 2009 9:00P
Urban Lounge - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 31 2009 8:00P
Neurolux Boise, Idaho
Nov 2 2009 9:00P
Tractor Tavern - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Seattle, Washington
Nov 3 2009 8:00P
Media Club - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Vancouver, British Columbia

Nov 4 2009 8:00P
Crystal Ballroom - CD Release Tour w/ dawes Portland, Oregon
Nov 6 2009 8:00P
The Independent - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes San Francisco, California
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
Cellar Door - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Visalia, California
Nov 8 2009 8:00P
Troubadour - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Los Angeles, California
Nov 9 2009 8:00P
The Rhythm Room - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 11 2009 8:00P
The Mohawk - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Austin, Texas
Nov 13 2009 8:00P
The Basement - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
Earl - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes East Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 15 2009 8:00P
Cats Cradle - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Carrboro, North Carolina
Nov 16 2009 8:00P
The Southern - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 17 2009 8:00P
Rock N Roll Hotel - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Washington, Washington DC
Nov 19 2009 8:00P
Johnny Brenda’s - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Chameleon Club - CD Release Tour w/ Dawes Lancaster, Pennsylvania

[tinkerlion]

will you be in ga by 11/14 (yeah, i forgot already.) earl's a cool place to see a show. nice and small. seen alejandro there several times.

[angischy]

Nope. Unless...well, yeah uh, that's not gonna happen, so just plain old no.

BUT YOU SHOULD STILL GO!!!

It's a dance-off!

[angischy]

If you're not sure what you think of this guy yet...check out this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHAk-jzQBQ) and decide again.
A new song he's been playing out on tour "I Ain't Dead" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHAk-jzQBQ)

a little lyric sampling:
"I don't remember being born. I don't remember how it felt. I never knew the deal, or the way it was dealt. I heard it was in August, I heard it was hot. I know I got a mother who loves me a lot..."

And then go see him on tour ASAP! He'll stir your heart.

New Tour Dates:
Dec 1 @ Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
Dec 2 @ Iron Horse – Northampton, MA
Dec 3 @ Capitol Theatre – York, PA
Dec 4 @ Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
Dec 5 @ Castaways – Ithaca, NY

Dec 7 @ Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 8 @ Radio Radio – Indianapolis, IN
Dec 9 @ Mojos – Columbia, MO
Dec 10 @ Blue Moose Taphouse – Iowa City, IA
Dec 11 @ Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN

Dec 12 @ The Aquarium – Fargo, ND
Dec 14 @ The Filling Station – Bozeman, MT
Dec 15 @ The Linen Building – Boise, ID
Dec 31 @ Mission Theater – Portland, OR

On Tour w. the Old 97s!
Jan 19 @ Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
Jan 20 @ Galaxy Concert Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
Jan 21 @ The Music Box – Los Angeles, CA
Jan 22 @ the Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
Jan 24 @ the Showbox @ the Market – Seattle, WA
Jan 25 @ Boulder Theatre – Boulder, CO
Jan 28 @ the Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS

If you are interested in helping promote any of these shows, please send an email to ramseurrecords.holly@gmail.com and she'll hook you up!

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--new guitar painted by Christopher Jones-Marino - check out his other work (http://christopherjonesmarino.com/home.html), he's amazing!

[stricken]

I'm obsessed. This kid is ridiculous.

[Mr. Cleanface]

Interesting.

Will check this guy out.

[angischy]

Start here:

His lyrics cut pretty deep. His live show is really hard to beat. I'm feeling him a little bit more even than the Avetts.

"Past Lives"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZYEtRlff0

This song might be familiar to you. It has been featured in a TV ad for Traveler's Insurance somewhat recently...
"Worries"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T2NMuzpWi4