Afghan Whigs on MTV Music

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MTVMusic.com has launched, with over 22,000 high quality streaming videos on their website. They don’t have the complete Whigs catalog - but it’s great to see videos like “Conjure Me” (below) in much higher quality than my worn-out VHS tape.

October 27, 2008 | Filed Under news | Leave a Comment 

Greg Dulli, “Candy Cane Crawl” Stream

Exclusive Stream: Greg Dulli, “Candy Cane Crawl” | Spin Magazine Online

Originally featured on the Twilight Singers’ 2006 record, Powder Burns, this stripped-down live version of the tune is noticeably darker than its studio counterpart, as stringed accompaniment, and Dulli’s aching vocals, create a gorgeously haunting texture.

Click here to hear the track from the upcoming Live at Triple Door digital release.

October 25, 2008 | Filed Under news | Leave a Comment 

Afterhours Fall 2008 US Tour

Afterhours will be visiting the following US cities this fall, both as headliners and opening for The Gutter Twins.

11/1 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
11/2 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
11/3 Cincinnati, OH - Northside Tavern
11/5 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts w/The Gutter Twins
11/6 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw w/The Gutter Twins
11/7 Washington, CD - Black Cat w/The Gutter Twins
11/9 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club w/The Gutter Twins
11/10 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge w/very special guest Steve Wynn

October 19, 2008 | Filed Under afterhours, news | Leave a Comment 

Greg Dulli Preps First Live Solo Album

Update: Now available on iTunes Greg Dulli - Live At Triple Door

Via Pitchfork

Former Afghan Whig and current Twilight Singer and Gutter Twin Greg Dulli’s next release has nothing to do with any of his various bands. In fact, it’s the first live album credited to Dulli as a solo artist.

Recorded in October 2007 at Seattle’s Triple Door as a benefit for local youth arts center the Vera Project, Live at Triple Door features songs from Dulli’s back catalog and covers that range from José González’s “Down the Line” to “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair”.

While Live at Triple Door is technically a Dulli solo disc, he was anything but alone at the two shows from which the recordings were collected. Among the friends joining him on stage were Petra Haden and Shawn Smith (Pigeonhed, Brad).

Live at Triple Door arrives digitally via Dulli’s own Infernal Recordings on October 28.

Full Press Release

GREG DULLI TO RELEASE FIRST EVER LIVE SOLO ALBUM LIVE AT TRIPLE DOOR

Album Available Worldwide Digitally On October 28th

October 14, 2008 – It was October of last year when Greg Dulli was asked to perform a benefit show for The Vera Project (a local music-arts center run by and for youth) in Seattle, WA. At the time, Dulli was in-between projects. His band, The Twilight Singers were on hiatus after a full year of touring, while his new project with Mark Lanegan, The Gutter Twins, wasn’t quite ready to be unveiled to the general public.

Rather than pass on the offer, he decided to improvise. Dulli assembled an eclectic collection of musicians including Petra Haden, Shawn Smith, Jeff Klein and Barb Antonio to reinterpret and recreate acoustically, some of his finest material over a two-night stand at the intimate Triple Door Theatre in downtown Seattle.

The highlights from these shows will now finally be released worldwide digitally as Live At Triple Door on October 28th on Dulli’s own Infernal Recordings label.

Performing a stripped down and subdued set, Dulli leads his band through a selection of Twilight Singers songs such as “King Only” and “Candy Cane Crawl,” a brand new (at the time) Gutter Twins song “Front Street” along with a mix of covers, including his first live version of Jose Gonzalez’s “Down The Line”. For a man that’s been known for his live performances, this release is shockingly the first ever full live album of Greg Dulli’s illustrious career.

“I was originally asked to perform alone but that prospect was terrifying to me, so I asked Petra to come along,” commented Dulli. “Then I thought ‘Jeff’s done this a million times, I’ll bring him too.’ I hadn’t played with Shawn or Barb in ten years and they lived in Seattle, so I called them and what started as a potentially scary situation turned into a beautiful band without all the clanging and banging. And I could actually hear myself onstage for once and sang (mostly) in key.”

Dulli’s current project, The Gutter Twins will be performing at this year’s Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans on October 24th and the band be returning to the East Coast of the U.S. for four shows in early November (Philly, Brooklyn, D.C. and Boston).

Full Track Listing For Live At Triple Door:
The Killer
Candy Cane Crawl
Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair
Tell Everyone
That’s Just How That Bird Sings
Isn’t It A Pity/Atlantis
King Only
Bonnie Brae
Tonight
Down The Line
Front Street

October 14, 2008 | Filed Under news | Leave a Comment 

Gonzalez on Gutter Twins

From Jose Gonzalez’s interview with New York Magazine

The Gutter Twins just released a cover of “Down the Line.” What did you think of it?
I love it. I thought it was great, and I got to meet them in Canada at a festival, and they were really nice. I got to see them live and Greg Dulli was telling me, “Yeah, it is about time someone else covered one of your songs.” There have been a couple of other artists that have done it before, but I guess the Gutter Twins are the most well known. It’s very cool.

October 7, 2008 | Filed Under gtpress, gutter twins, news | Leave a Comment