Smudges of a Thumbprint

Original Artwork, Joseph Arthur 2008

This past Friday night, we went to go see Joseph Arthur play a solo show at the best music venue in San Francisco, Great American Music Hall. When we showed up, I was surprised that it was a sit-down show, which I have never experienced at GAMH. The show was missing the sampler theatrics, which I've come to associate with Arthur, but it was far from a disappointment. He ran through such classics as Speed Of Light, Birthday Card, In The Sun, and a slowed down version of Honey and the Moon, which takes away the somewhat light-hearted optimism of the original, and turns it into more of a mournful plea. After the show, they were selling cd's of the recorded show with Arthur signing and drawing (see above) on each cd cover. He was also kind enough to give a smudge on the hand to my cohort for the evening.

Joseph Arthur - Honey And The Moon (Live @ GAMH, July 19, 2008) - an intimate show with a great re-working of a classic choon.

Cex - Just Don't Bite It - from the Tigerbeat6 Attitude release, which takes NWA classics and chops them up to make it seem like your record player is broken, or just skipping badly.

Santogold - I'm A Lady (Diplo Mix featuring Amanda Blank) - from the Top Ranking Diplo Dub megamix off of the Mad Decent label. a little LL with Miss Blank on the mic---how can you wrong?

Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar - Dzumbus Funk - for fans of Beirut and everything else eastern european, way eastern european. a brass workout.