May 15, 2008
Drive-By Truckers @ 9:30 Club
Drive-By Truckers
May 9 & 10, 2008
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
Though the symbolism likely was unintended, Drive-By Truckers’ cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Adam Raised a Cain” during the second show of a two-night run at D.C.’s 9:30 Club presented an interesting parallel. On tour to support their eighth well-received album, the Truckers have a lot in common with the “Darkness on the Edge of Town”-era E Street Band. They aren’t appearing on the cover of Time and Newsweek simultaneously, as The Boss did three years before that album in the fall of 1975, but DBT have very much come into their own as a battle-scarred, road-tested touring band. As Springsteen made the jump from Jersey Shore ragamuffin to bona fide Rock Star, Drive-By Truckers have made the move from club rockers to a critically acclaimed outfit with a rabid fan base.
May 14, 2008
FUN FACT (PART II)
May 13, 2008
Back away from the bleach ...
Oh, Ryan Adams. I think the headline says pretty much all that needs to be said here.
Fun fact
Q. Do you know which artist has had the most musical performances on "The Tonight Show"? (And, as a follow up, do you care?)
A. Assuming all goes according to plan, the winner -- Dwight Yoakam -- shall be crowned this week. Dwight is slated to play the show Thursday, which will take him to 24 performances on the show, starting in 1986. He breaks a tie (23 performances) with Mr. Lyle Lovett.
"Jay [Leno] and I always joked about it," Yoakam told The Associated Press on Monday. "I guess Lyle and I have made a career of doing Jay's show."
Whether he was promoting a new record or a new movie (remember "Slingblade"?), he always brought his guitar, he told the AP. "I figured since I was there I might as well sing," he said.
Good call, Dwight. Now step it up, Lyle!
