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From the Kitchen Table: new Martin Sexton!

Boom Sh-Boom

I'm very excited about a new Martin Sexton album (Sugarcoating) and a new tour. And as an added bonus, the Ryan Montbleau Band will be opening for Martin and performing as his backing band. Congratulations, RMB, you guys deserve this.
I have tickets for a Saturday night show in Madison, Wisconsin, and the next night [...]

Ryan Montbleau Band plays to 'Zombie Pub Crawl' in Minneapolis

As mentioned in previous episodes, I've become a fan of the Ryan Montbleau Band over the past year, so I was excited to learn only a couple of weeks ago that they were returning to Minneapolis, just six months after their last visit.
Mixed Expectations
I didn't hear great things about the venue, 400 Bar, but that [...]

Foux du Fafa

Rearranging Plans for the Ryan Montbleau Band

After seeing Ryan Montbleau open for Martin Sexton last year, I became a fan. I bought his band's last two albums, Patience on Friday and One Fine Color, and listened to them somewhat regularly. I followed his MySpace blog. (Although really, Ryan, make the move to WordPress that you were considering! Don't make me associate [...]

Ray LaMontagne: Empty

I'd never heard of Ray LaMontagne until Amazon recently confided in me that people frequently bought his latest album together with Martin Sexton's Solo. People that buy Martin Sexton albums obviously have the finest and most discerning tastes, so I sampled Gossip in the Grain and liked what I heard. Now I own all [...]

More Clerkenwell: Kix, Terminally Ambivalent Over You

More from "The Real Tuesday Weld" (Stephen Coates):

The Real Tuesday Weld: Kix
(Doh! Embedding is disabled as of 29 November 2009, so you have to see it at YouTube. It's worth the trip. Great song and video. Added embeds of others below...)
Love the music and the video. This one has nine people listed for the [...]

Bathtime in Clerkenwell

Thanks, Dave Winer, for drawing my attention to this:

The Real Tuesday Weld: Bathtime in Clerkenwell
(Bummer. Embedding disabled as of 29 November 2009. See it at YouTube right this instant.)
It's so delightfully weird.
(I think by 30 seconds in, you'll either be hooked or can safely dismiss it.)
(Update: Should note that The Real Tuesday Weld is a [...]

Martin Sexton at the Fitzgerald Theater

A world with Martin Sexton in it makes me happy. What can I say about seeing him perform live? It was awesome. He is such a gifted artist. His songs, whether glad or sad, inspire me and make me feel good. Maybe it's his sincerity that is so appealing. He puts it all out there.
Here's [...]

Ryan Montbleau at the Fitzgerald Theater

Martin was awesome. He almost lived up to my impossible expectations for seeing him live.
But first, let's talk about the opening act: Ryan Montbleau. I had never heard of him before learning that he was opening on this tour. He normally plays with a band but last night performed solo in keeping with [...]

I've been holdin' on to this ticket...

At last! Martin Sexton at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. The "Solo" tour.
Row 1, Seat 1!

Martin Sexton: Happy

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