Beyonce set some kind of a record and I’m sure I have ever heard a song by her but couldn’t name it.
A friend turned me on to Vieux Farka Touré. He’s the son of a famous Malian singer, Ali Farka Touré, who did some really cool stuff with Ry Cooder.
I started listening to his new album Ali last night which is a collaboration with notable Texan trio Khruangbin and covers some of his dad’s songs. Really fucking good.
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I have no idea what made me think of this, but seeing your post in the music thread made me think of Susanna Hoffs, whom I saw in something the other day. If there was ever a personification of a fine wine that got more elegant and graceful with each year of age, it’s her.
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Oh man, Susanna Hoffs and the Bangles. That brings back some memories…
I’ll be in my bunk.
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Today I learned this is a cover of a Simon and Garfunkel song. I had to google the original and it is fun to see Paul with hair and Art with a hair cut. Plus why even bring the 12 string guitar on the stage when you have a sound track playing behind you.
I had no clue who the first was until I saw another article. What the hell, Material Girl.
I thought it was M3GAN’s grandma.
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That photo was all over the interwebs this week. I guess it was from the Grammy’s a few days ago? At any rate, there was a period where Madonna looked like she was embracing her “life experience” and was actually kind of attractive. But holy sweet shit, she fell off the wagon. “Graceful” will never be a word used to describe her.
The top one was the infamous guard at Auschwitz?
If so, she nailed it.
That collaboration with Khruangbin has gotten a lot of airplay on KUTX here in Austin, but I’m not feeling it, and I’m a big Khruangbin fan.
Especially their bassist, Laura Lee.
And, for the record, Susanna Hoffs, still makes me want to walk like an Egyptian after all these years.
I need a minute.
I saw Vieux Farka Touré open for Khruangbin last year. I haven’t heard any of VFT’s recorded output but I didn’t find too much to compel me during his set. It was my first time seeing Khruangbin, and they certainly held my attention.
I was recently introduced to Khraungbin by a guy in southern california, of all places. They are terrific.
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Their collaborations with Leon Bridges (Texas Sun & Texas Moon) are pretty effing good.
I will say, though, that talking about Khruangbin is really getting away from the point of this thread, which is Susanna Hoffs.
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Gillian Shagwell!
Yeah baby!!
Susanna Hoffa and Jamie Gertz will always be my two favorites from the ‘80s/growing up.
Off to my bunk…
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