May Music Appreciation 01May23

Clearly I've been queuing stuff since the April appreciation update. Springtime has brought great concerts as well as great news of more. On with the show; these might be somewhat ordered in noteworthiness for me...

Eight @ WXPN Apr23 - Puzzled, Die In The Desert , On The Beech , & Bird - Eight is an indie trio from Philly... first stuff as a team just now. Songs from this radio studio gig are good. If I need to slot them I'm going with shoegazing. Mimi Gallagher is on point ~ but there's plenty more.

 

lluminati hotties (with Sapphire Jewell) @ Treefort 06Apr23 - HERE - not a great recording but will highlight a point. I've listened to Sarah Tudzin >1yr; she's a recording engineer and musician in LA and bringing some cool stuff to post-punk punk. illuminati hotties are notable especially now IMO because Sarah boldly closed Sapphire Jewell to the summer tour for guitar and backing vocals; Cuffed Up must've gotten scared of skills and released her. Here's illuminati hotties/Sarah on the right and Sapphire Jewell on the left. Very great things will come.

boygenius is ballistic... as if they hadn't already been with "Me and My Dog" last year. HERE on Kimmel Live 21Apr23 singing "Not Strong Enough" from the latest LP, the record, Julien Baker completely owns the song and the whole team does a great version. This lady supergroup will hit Red Rocks on a gone weekend for me this summer, darn it; their openers that night ~ illuminati hotties with Sapphire Jewell!

 

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway have dropped/announced another bluegrass album ~ this on the heels of MT's bluegrass Grammy last year for Crooked Tree. The 1st single El Dorado is strong and was released 27Apr23 HERE.

Finally Sarah Shook & The Disarmers are back. HERE @ Carter Guitars 17Apr23 playing If It's Poison. But that not all; Shook is offering stuff as Mightmare too like at the Chicago Musical Exchange 29Jan23 HERE. She'll be in COS at Lulu's Downstairs on 5/27 and the day after in Denver ~ unfortunately I can't attend due to prior commit to Alex Lahey's show in Denver that night. The shag and lead guitarist are new in both.