A photo was published on the Mother Jones website as part of their coverage.

Here are some additional images from the day: Tom Morello leading the ‘Guitarmy’, Das Racist, Dan Deacon, Immortal Technique.

Jon Paul will celebrating the release of the new EP at the Living Room this Sunday, December 18th at 7PM.  The EP is also available on iTunes.

If you’d like to check out the issue, MoJo publishes the entire issue digitally for free, just sign up on their mailing list to view.

Also, inexplicably, my giant head appears on the top of the contributors section (for alphabetical reasons only, I assure you). Big thanks to MoJo P.E. Mark Murmann for the opportunity to work with the magazine.

Greasy Rock n’ Roll connoisseurs Billy Miller and Miriam Linna of Norton Records will be releasing a new LP by R&B instrumental organ great Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez this month, his first since 1972′s ‘Soul Vibration’ album. Effectively retired from showbiz for 40 years, Miriam Linna had tracked down Dave through his son David Clowney, a professional football player who recently played for the N.Y. Jets. With the help of veteran soul saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood and production Mick Collins (The Dirtbombs, The Gories), D.B.C is set to release a back-to-the-gritty-basics organ album that I am really excited to spin on the turntable.

Photo by Jacob Blickenstaff, design by Pat Broderick. LP and CD available from Norton Records on 11/22.

Bonus: Here’s a photo we shot in the stairwell of the recording studio, NY-HED, that I liked a lot.

Panoramic View of assembled protestors at Foley Square, Occupy Wall Street March, 10/5/2011.

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Around the corner from the Waverly Inn and the Spotted Pig, a who’s who of rock n’ roll miscreants assembled at the Jefferson Market Library on 6th Avenue for the first notable social gathering of the Fall Season.  In a room high above the former courtroom where Mae West was tried and convicted for obscenity, Nick Tosches washed down Parliaments with extra-dry Japanese beer, received guests from the erotic dancing trade and checked over his notes. He was at the library to read from his new book, ‘Save The Last Dance For Satan’ published by Kicks Books.

Kicks is an exciting new publishing venture by industry vet Miriam Linna, co-founder of Norton Records, former Strand employee and president of the Flamin’ Groovies International Fan Club. Protegé sisters Charly and Gigi Himmel assisted Mrs. Linna with preparations for the evening and sold a limited edition perfume, ‘TOSCHES’, along with copies of the new book. (MSRP $12.95). Frank Collerius and Marie Henson of the Jefferson Market Library were exemplary hosts.

Other notable notables in attendance included Louise Murray (of the Jaynettes), her husband Donald Murray (of the Jesters), Lenny Kaye, Andy Shernoff and Scott Kempner (of the Dictators), Michael Downey (of Figures of Light), Eric Davidson (of the New Bomb Turks) and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (or a she-male who wandered in from 7th ave, this reporter could not make a definitive call.)

The event was filled to capacity as Mr. Tosches waited for the right energy to build in the darkened library before he was to speak, on high, from the catwalk overhead. The crowd began to chant ‘TAW-SHUS, TAW-SHUS’ and as I banged along on a bookcase next to me a man turned to me, glaring, and snapped, “Hey Buddy! This ain’t a pub, this is a LIBRARY!”

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Wardell Quezergue, portrait 2007

After a typical good (and long) day at LCOOD, you feel as if you have just taken a great college course where your ideas about music are reshaped, re-contextualized, and made more exciting many times over. While the aforementioned summer series’ fill the calendar with sure-fire crowd pleasers and ‘it’-bands, Lincoln Center’s public programming, helmed by Bill Bragin and Jill Sternheimer, plays to a higher musical intelligence. If some shows fail, it’s because a risk was taken, not because the choice was too obvious.  So thanks for filling my head, heart and eyes with some wonderful experiences this summer.

I shot a bunch of film there this year that will take a little time to sort and edit. But with all things worthwhile, I think there will be a greater value in that than the following day’s hyperventilating blog post. (which I did as well, see the Girl Group review on brooklynvegan.com)

Photos and commentary (taken from my tweets from that day)

“Don’t miss the greatest conglomeration of curiosities gathered under one tent…” (Jim Dickinson, ‘Oh How She Dances’ )

Sid Selvedge and Sons of Mud-Boy (Cody and Luther Dickinson): shambly, rambly, shaky and beautiful… stirring up winds and strange delta ju ju on ‘Goin’ to Brownsville’. Sleepy John and Furry in the metaphysical house.

Abigail Washburn is as gifted and innovative as any ‘indie-folk’ outfit I can think of. probably better. #cantfakethefolk

Ebony Hilbillies taking ‘old-school’ to a whole ‘nuther level. #bigfatdaddy Barry Harris in da house too.

Smokin cigarettes and watchin’ Captain…Kangaroo… (with Dailey & Vincent)

Love it when a music legend will still ham it up for a photo. Something sweet about it, or showmanly, or both. #sonnyburgess

Hayden Thompson still cuts an impressive figure…

Cowboy Jack Clement is certainly the smartest man in the room, although he wouldn’t want you to know it. #genius

Rudy ‘Tutti’ Grayzell – no words neccesary

Marty Stuart’s tele has a whole separate tele body bolted onto the back of it. #TWAAAANG

Rapt audience as Marty Stuart plays Johnny Cash’s lost guitar on ‘Dark as a Dungeon’, another magical LC Out of Doors moment.

[on a roll of film, more to come...]

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