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Post by wiser's deluxe on Feb 10, 2011 12:02:54 GMT -5
Folks: Didn't see any mention of this so ... Just downloaded a new free Tommy Stinson song. It's not bad. You can find it here. tommystinson.com/Scroll down and you'll find it.
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Post by pm on Feb 10, 2011 13:47:14 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing. Really nice. I love Tommy's voice and delivery on the strummers.
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Post by wecantgetanybetter on Feb 11, 2011 6:35:40 GMT -5
Philadelphia Daily News (PA) Copyright 2011 Philadelphia Daily News (PA) February 7, 2011 Section: FEATURES Stinson at the North Star Tommy Stinson 's been touring the world with Guns N' Roses, but the former Replacements bassist brings his own combo to the North Star Bar (27th & Poplar) on Feb. 18. Stinson is performing with his fiancée, Emily Roberts, singing and her uncle Chip Roberts playing guitar. Chip's wife, 102.9 WMGK's Debbi Calton, says, "I'm a tad biased, but the new music is really good." The group's recorded for an upcoming release and is also playing New York, Boston and Arlington on its mini-tour to preview some of that material. Tickets are $8 at northstarbar.com. Visit PhillyGossip.com for Dan's latest updates or follow PhillyGossip on Twitter. Have a tip? Call 215-854-5963, or e-mail grossd@phillynews.com. For recent columns, visit www.philly.com/DanGross.
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Post by redredwine on Feb 11, 2011 15:18:43 GMT -5
Philadelphia Daily News (PA) Copyright 2011 Philadelphia Daily News (PA) February 7, 2011 Section: FEATURES Stinson at the North Star Tommy Stinson 's been touring the world with Guns N' Roses, but the former Replacements bassist brings his own combo to the North Star Bar (27th & Poplar) on Feb. 18. Stinson is performing with his fiancée, Emily Roberts, singing and her uncle Chip Roberts playing guitar. Chip's wife, 102.9 WMGK's Debbi Calton, says, "I'm a tad biased, but the new music is really good." The group's recorded for an upcoming release and is also playing New York, Boston and Arlington on its mini-tour to preview some of that material. Tickets are $8 at northstarbar.com. Visit PhillyGossip.com for Dan's latest updates or follow PhillyGossip on Twitter. Have a tip? Call 215-854-5963, or e-mail grossd@phillynews.com. For recent columns, visit www.philly.com/DanGross. 8$? Wish I lived in Philly.... If any forum readers are going to these shows, please post a review, I know I'd love to read it.
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Post by bside on Feb 12, 2011 11:01:28 GMT -5
If any forum readers are going to these shows, please post a review, I know I'd love to read it. I'll be at the Arlington show. Will post my review the next day.
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Post by FreeRider on Feb 18, 2011 10:02:08 GMT -5
ahhhh, missed the show last nite. I had to work late and by the time we were done, I didn't have enough energy to cross the river into northern Va to catch the show. I wish Tommy could get a gig in DC, it'd be much more convenient. But the Iota Club he plays at is actually a pretty nice venue in a good part of Arlington, with lots of bars and restaurants around there.
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Post by bside on Feb 18, 2011 10:38:19 GMT -5
I caught Tommy's show last night in Arlington. It was a pretty amazing experience. Tommy opened solo with Perfect's "Seven Days A Week". The feel and energy was amazing. He dove into some tracks from Village Gorilla Head, quickly joined by his fiance on vocals and hand percussion and Mike Gent of the Figgs (who also opened) on electric guitar.
Songs I remembered him playing are "Not A Moment Too Soon", "Without A View", and "Light of Day". He played some tracks from the new record, including freshly released "One Man Mutiny". "Match Made in Hell" is a fun love (anti-love) song and the feel of the new songs would stack nicely up against VGH striking a good balance between laid back (country-ish even) and upbeat. Of course, this is all judging from stripped-down acoustic based numbers.
They pulled off a nice cover of the Clash's "Hateful", played a scattering of Perfect including selections from the Squirrels Play Chicken EP, and closed off the night with Bash and Pop's "Friday Night is Killing Me" before climbing ontop of the bar to play the Patridge Family's "C'mon Get Happy" complety unplugged.
Tommy was in high spirts all night, drinking his share of whiskey. Afterwards he hung around to sign plenty of "Let It Be" sleeves and in general chat with fans. The crowd was a great mix of young and old. It's amazing to see how his music has touched so many people over the years. Definitely worth the 3 hour drive.
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Post by redredwine on Feb 20, 2011 11:59:00 GMT -5
I caught Tommy's show last night in Arlington. It was a pretty amazing experience. Tommy opened solo with Perfect's "Seven Days A Week". The feel and energy was amazing. He dove into some tracks from Village Gorilla Head, quickly joined by his fiance on vocals and hand percussion and Mike Gent of the Figgs (who also opened) on electric guitar. Songs I remembered him playing are "Not A Moment Too Soon", "Without A View", and "Light of Day". He played some tracks from the new record, including freshly released "One Man Mutiny". "Match Made in Hell" is a fun love (anti-love) song and the feel of the new songs would stack nicely up against VGH striking a good balance between laid back (country-ish even) and upbeat. Of course, this is all judging from stripped-down acoustic based numbers. They pulled off a nice cover of the Clash's "Hateful", played a scattering of Perfect including selections from the Squirrels Play Chicken EP, and closed off the night with Bash and Pop's "Friday Night is Killing Me" before climbing ontop of the bar to play the Patridge Family's "C'mon Get Happy" complety unplugged. Tommy was in high spirts all night, drinking his share of whiskey. Afterwards he hung around to sign plenty of "Let It Be" sleeves and in general chat with fans. The crowd was a great mix of young and old. It's amazing to see how his music has touched so many people over the years. Definitely worth the 3 hour drive. Thanks for the show review - would have loved to hear that Hateful cover and everything else!
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Post by Hide N Lurkin' on Feb 20, 2011 14:06:07 GMT -5
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Post by redredwine on Feb 22, 2011 9:01:13 GMT -5
Nice cover - hadn't heard that one before. Love it. It will be the first song on my little podcast next week as it's all covers. Thanks Hide N!
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Post by cford on Feb 22, 2011 14:37:19 GMT -5
Nice cover - hadn't heard that one before. Love it. It will be the first song on my little podcast next week as it's all covers. Thanks Hide N! Not one of the Clash's bigger tunes, but neat. CF
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Post by FreeRider on Feb 23, 2011 11:38:32 GMT -5
been busy with work of late....after reading bside's review of the show at Iota, I'm kind of pissed that I didn't hump it across the river to catch the show.
ah well. work is the curse of the drinking class, as they say....
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Post by hudson99 on Feb 23, 2011 17:22:48 GMT -5
Didn't Tommy release a version of "Hateful" on a Clash covers comp?
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Post by redredwine on Feb 26, 2011 9:41:20 GMT -5
Hey Scott,
That's the one - never ran across it before - nice version!
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