Saturday's are for wild dogs

I rolled down the street last night to check out Project Object, a Zappa tribute band featuring Ike Willis and Ray White.  My low expectations were unfounded, it was tremendous.  The musicality the six of those guys had...one head, twenty four appendages.  Luckily for everyone involved, the head belonged to the great, dead Zappa.  Here's Saturday's party jam, "Flakes."

 

Real Estate - Days

Out Tuesday

I don't know if I like the first Real Estate album. I can't remember it, to tell you the truth. And I know I've listened to it in the past month. I know I don't not like it. It's fine, still on my iPod.

Days, is a totally different story. Every time my attention drifts away, I get brought back in by something that sounds damn near perfect within its context. This is where I need to put a beach metaphor. Whether it's the floating green bottle (the melody) or its message for a castaway sweetheart (the lyrics), the bobbing and shifting discoball sea (the music) eventually delivers it to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (my brain). I especially dig the way the keyboard solo on "It's Real" pops out like a Magic Eye. "Green Aisles" is late nineties. I'm not completely sold on that one, it seems like it's drinking too much of the yesterday juice.

 It's Real
 Green Aisles

Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Get Their Ya-Yas Out

Chris, Franko, and Dave have been putting on three-piece shows as of late, trying out some new material.  The hope is that most of this will end up on an upcoming EP and/or album within the next calendar decade.  No Fables here.  If that's what you're into, go to the BBBlog or send buffalompls@gmail.com an album request.  All you ex-pats enjoy.  All you Upper Midwesterners, see them for yourself at their next gig. 

Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo

Live at the Fine Line Music Café

October 6, 2011

New Moon

Sparrow's Sorrow

The Bourbon Murderer

Friend Island

Tables of the Cloth

Pride Weekend

Fine Forever

Stranded in the Dark

Check it out, you can download it for keeps!