Afterhours SXSW Slot Confirmed
Afterhours will be performing at a SXSW showcase on:
Friday 16th March at 8.00 pm
at the Whisky Bar
303 W 5th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Donal Logue in Maxim
From Maxim Magazine’s March 2007 issue’s interview with actor Donal Logue:
Maxim: What song plays as you die?
DL: “A Twilight Singers tune, I need Greg Dulli to haunt and instruct
my death as he has my life”.
Thanks, Kristen
Mighty Fine Add NOLA Dates
Mighty Fine has extended their New Orleans gigs to include two additional shows:
Monday 2/19 - One Eyed Jacks with R&B legend Andre Williams
Fat Tuesday! - Checkpoint Charlie’s with Morning 40 Federation
Afterhours US Tour
Our friends Afterhours are coming back to the US this spring. Here are the dates so far:
Mar 16 Whisky Bar Austin, Texas
Mar 18 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 22 Star Bar Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 24 The Gypsy Hut Northside, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 25 The Elbo Room Chicago, Illinois
Mar 26 DC9 Nightclub Washington, Washington DC
Mar 28 Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 29 The Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 30 Knitting Factory New York, New York
Apr 1 Troubadour Los Angeles, California
33 1/3: Whigs Book Proposals
The excellent 33 1/3 book series has published their list of new proposals over at their blog. There were three Afghan Whigs proposals, two for Gentlemen and one for Black Love.
They’re in the process of selecting books for publication next year. I don’t suppose it would hurt for you to go over there and leave a comment in favor of a Whigs book. Wouldn’t hurt a bit.
Mighty Fine Mardi Gras
Mighty Fine is in New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
Here are the details from the band:
Catch us this Friday at One Eyed Jacks with Morning 40 Federation & Honky
615 Toulouse St.
New Orleans, 70130
504-569-8361and the party don’t stop there! Catch us after the Endymion Parade Saturday Night!!!
3Ring Circus - with Manwitch! Southern Sexual The Grownup Wrongs (from Memphis) and Pink Slip
1638 Clio Street, between St. Charles Avenue and Carondelet
New Orleans, 70114
504-569-2700SUNDAY - TBA
Also we’ll be in WTUL Saturday afternoon after 4pm…don’t miss it!
Mark Lanegan, Soulsaver
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ V2 Music) - Soulsavers will release ‘It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land’ on the 2nd of April 2007.
The Soulsavers follow up their critically acclaimed debut, ‘Tough Guys Don’t Dance’ with ‘It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land’. Three years in the making, this time around they have joined up with Mark Lanegan who provides vocals on eight songs.
The album also features a cameo performance by Will Oldham.
It’s an eclectic recording, a unique mix of hip-hop, rock, country, soul and gospel.
You can listen to some tracks exclusively on the official MySpace page or visit Soulsavers’ website.
Afterhours at SXSW
Afterhours will be performing at the 2007 SXSW Music Festival. They’re on the festival’s “Alpha” list, and we’ll give an update when their venue and time are confirmed.
thx jen
Scott Ford on Little Radio
Beginning this Thursday (2/15), Twilight Singers bassist Scott Ford will host a weekly radio show on Little Radio from 2-4 PM PST.
Expect to hear some of Scott’s favorite songs as well as rare tracks from his collection. Will there be Twilight Singers rarities? Tune in and find out.
Cheese on Toast Interview
Cheese on Toast
by Matthew Crawley
On the 11 th of January, Auckland will be treated to a historic first: Greg Dulli - formerly of soul-ternative cult group the Afghan Whigs - and his latest gang of misfits The Twilight Singers are coming to town. With a lineup that features Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age…), this is sure to be a holy occasion.
The Afghan Whigs never made it to New Zealand, why come now?
“I don’t really like to fly, Matthew, every time it’s come up I’ve said no - Lanegan convinced me to do it…”
With four albums as Twilight Singers and a number of tours, have you grown comfortable with your new skin?
“It’s to the point now where we don’t play Whigs songs, we play current music. We just did 110 shows… there’s occasionally the drunk person yelling for Whigs, but that’s no different to some drunk person yelling for Freebird or something… It’s as simple as this - look at the poster, look at the ticket - that’s what you get…”
Do you see what you’re doing now as a natural progression from the Whigs or do you feel you’ve taken yourself out of a comfort zone with the Twilight Singers?
It’s a combo of the two feelings. After the Whigs, I think I was just looking for a wider amount of freedom. If I have a particular musician in mind, I can just go and ask them to collaborate. If you’re in a band, going and asking another musician to play a part is like asking your wife if you can screw this other lady. I think I wanted to be more musically promiscuous, so now I have this series of ongoing affairs. As I continue to change locale and collaborators, that keeps me out of my comfort zone.
So is the Twilight Singers lineup now final, or ever changing?
It’s final for now; I love the band I have at the moment. I mean, essentially I’m the Twlight Singers. The main reason why I ended the Whigs was that we were all living different places, and getting together became a chore. I move around a fair bit, so I had the idea to have a band ready where I went. So I have people in New York, New Orleans, L.A… The band I have now is people from each city. So now when I want to record something I record it then and there.
Everyone here was surprised to hear you covered a Fat Freddy’s Drop song. How on earth did that come about?!
I heard the song on the radio in LA, but the DJ didn’t back-announce it, so I called them up and asked what the song had been. They weren’t sure so I sang it to them, then I drove straight to a record store and bought it. I don’t think I’ve done that since I was a teenager.
We interpret music constantly; even more than interpretation, it’s appropriation.
Covers are how I learned how to play music… I have to feel like I can sit in that car and feel it’s my car. No disrespect to the original composer, have to imbue it with my personality first. I’m not about to get up and do a karaoke version of a song.
With that [Fat Freddy's] song, I was immediately conscious of the words, so I played it for Lanegan, he liked it… and we recorded it while we were in Finland.”
A lot of my faves have been interpreters, Nina Simone first and foremost, what a masterful performer. I’ve done it my whole life, I’ll do it til the day I die - but if I feel like doing something of someone else’s it’ll have my own spin on it, I’m just as proud as a cover as I am of my own stuff. A typical Twilight Singers show will feature around five or six songs by other people.”
How was the recent Afghan Whigs reunion? Is it to be an ongoing thing?
We did what we did, and that’s done. We’re not making a new album; we recorded two new songs for a compilation we’re releasing. They’re good songs; we wouldn’t put anything out just to put something out. We’re still good friends, but the four of us knew the deal - one week out of our lives and that was it.”
Tell us about recording “Powder Burns” in New Orleans…
Well, albums number one, two, three and four were recorded in New Orleans. I was in New Orleans before the hurricane, but while I was on tour the hurricane happened. So of course when I came back the landscape had changed considerably. I think I stayed there out of spite. I was so pissed off at how the government had reacted to the situation down there; I really wanted to finish the album there. The city was on its knees - it would have felt sort of like bailing out on a friend in their hour of need if I left. My house was ok, so I stayed to help out my friends. I actually think the record was better for it; I wrote four or five new songs while I was there. New Orleans is a very special place, a special environment, and I feel very loyal to it. I’m going back as soon as I can.
The Twlight Singers play live at the Studio, K Road, 11 th January 2007
p.s. keep an eye out this year for Greg’s new project: The Gutter Twins, aka Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan. Featuring guest vocals from Martina Topley Bird & more.
The Gutter Twins: Saturnalia The long awaited debut from Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan
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