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Soundtrack 2020

Midge Ure: Soundtrack: 1978-2019 Read More Visage Typical musical proponents of the New Romantic movement were Spandau Ballet, Visage, Japan, Ultravox, Landscape, Adam & The Ants, Culture Club, and Duran Duran - especially during the period from mid-1979 to mid-1983. ....

MIDGE URE
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Playing familiar classic songs like 'Vienna', 'Dancing with Tears in My Eyes', and 'One Small Day' in an intimate storytellers formatted show, Midge Ure’s current Songs, Questions & Answers Tour is shaping up to be one big night at your local venue and a show not to be missed.

The legendary Ultravox/Visage singer draws from over four decades of music and associated stories from his early days (i.e. turning down an offer to join the Sex Pistols and touring live with Thin Lizzy) to the commercially successful 1980’s and his historic Live Aid/Live 8 involvement, as well as more recent solo ventures.

Ure’s latest is last fall’s Soundtrack 1978-2019 (on Chrysalis Records), a 32-song collection that re-visits classic Ultravox and solo/collaboration tracks, as well as adds previously unreleased material.

Midge Ure Us Tour Dates

Jan 22 - Seattle, WA - Recital Hall @ Benaroya Hall
Jan 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
Jan 25 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove
Jan 27 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
Jan 28 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Tap Room
Jan 29 – Chicago, IL – City Winery
Jan 30 – Hamilton, ON – The Casbah
Jan 31 – Toronto, ON – Hugh’s Room 1H
Feb 01 – Pawling, NY – Daryl’s House
Feb 03 – Boston, MA – City Winery
Feb 04 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
Feb 05 – Washington DC – City Winery – Wine Garden
Feb 06 – New York, NY – Iridium
Feb 07 – New York, NY – Iridium
Feb 08 – Long Island, NY – My Fathers Place
Feb 09 – Bordentown, NJ – Man Cave (2 Shows)

Sex Education by Ezra Furman Read More Ezra Furman Last night's show opened with Ezra Furman. The crowd was sparse to begin with but trickled in throughout the night. Ezra's performance had a raw, garage band…

EZRA FURMAN
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Ezra Furman (from Ezra Furman and the Harpoons announced her record Sex Education Original Soundtrack on Bella Union (available to purchase on January 24, 2020). The original soundtrack can be heard throughout season 1 and 2 of the hit Netflix television show.

The filmmaker asked Ezra Furman, “We want you to be the Simon & Garfunkel to our The Graduate.” As a result, Furman’s more tender songs were put in Sex Education rather than putting it on her normal record (Twelve Nudes at the time of her songwriting).

Furman said, “Making music for a TV show was a new experience for me. As a fan of many a high school comedy, for example The Breakfast Club and 10 Things I Hate About You, I knew how fun the music can be, and also how emotional. I wanted to rise to the challenge.”

See Furman on tour:

Jan 23 - Saskatoon, SK - Winteruption Festival
Jan 25- Edmonton, AB - Winteruption Festival
Jan 26 - Calgary, AB - Big Winter Classic Festival
Jan 28 - Somerville, MA - Once Somerville
Feb 15 - Santa Rosa, CA - Arlene Francis Center
Feb .16 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Feb. 17 - Arcata, CA - Richard's Goat
Feb. 18 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
Feb. 19 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
Feb 20 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Feb. 22 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
Feb. 23 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar
Feb. 24 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
Feb. 25 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
Feb. 26 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
Feb. 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Teregram Ballroom

Servant: Season 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) Read More M. Night Shyamalan It's more Mary Shelley than Steven King, more Tim Burton than M. Night Shyamalan. There's no gruesome blood-bath here, more an overcast sense of foreboding. A requiem, not a murder. ....

SERVANT
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I accidentally got Apple TV+ last Black Friday. You see, if you bought an Apple product, they just gave you Apple TV+, which is kind of a nice bonus. Unfortunately, the content for Apple TV+ isn’t very good…. With one exception: the excellent, creepy television show called Servant. This is an new Apple Original series from Academy Award-nominated director and executive producer M. Night Shyamalan, and created and executive produced by Tony Basgallop.

The show is about a couple that hires a nanny. If you watch the trailer, you soon discover that the baby is actually a doll. I won’t say much more, but it’s a weird psychological story… with some supernatural elements (at least that’s the impression I got based on some things that happened throughout the series).

If you love the show, like me, you’ll be happy to know that you can buy the soundtrack from four-time Grammy-nominated independent record label Lakeshore Records. The soundtrack features music by composer Trevor Gureckis, and will be available on digital platforms on March 6, 2020. Apple does have a timed-exclusive, so you can purchase the album on iTunes right now.

New episode of Servant will be available on Friday.

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Minneapolis: June 8, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on June 8, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Paul Simon 2018 Poster Read More Simon & Garfunkel This song was co-written by Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel. I have included S&G's version of Red Rubber Ball here... although there's never been an official studio recording..…

PAUL SIMON
Xcel Energy Center
Fri 06/08/2018 (7pm/$49.50)
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It’s hard to believe that legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon is retiring from live shows with this “Homeward Bound - the Farewell Tour”.

Simon, commenting on his farewell tour said, “I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I'd consider bringing my performing career to a natural end. Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief. I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians. I think about music constantly. I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.”

If you’ve never seen Simon & Garfunkel or Simon solo, this is your final chance.

Tour dates:

May 30 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green
June 1 Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena
June 2 Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 4 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
June 6 Chicago, IL United Center
June 8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
June 10 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Center
June 12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
June 13 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
June 15 Boston, MA TD Garden
June 16 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
June 19 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
June 20 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
June 30 Stockholm, SWEDEN Ericsson Globe
July 1 Oslo, NORWAY Spektrum
July 3 Copenhagen, DENMARK Royal Arena
July 5 Antwerp, BELGIUM Sportpaleis
July 7 Amsterdam, HOLLAND Ziggo Dome
July 8 Amsterdam, HOLLAND Ziggo Dome
July 10 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
July 11 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro
July 13 Dublin, IRELAND RDS Arena
July 15 London, UK Hyde Park, BST Festival

JoJo 2018 Poster Amadou & Mariam 2018 Poster Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires 2018 Poster Read More Amadou & Mariam Malian musical duo and Grammy-award nominees Amadou & Mariam is playing the Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday. They have a forthcoming 9th album La Confusion, due September 22nd on Because Music. … Lee Bains III Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires will be playing the 7th Street Entry this Tuesday. The band recently released their album Youth Detention, a double LP spanning 17 songs. Eleganza! and The Bad Man …

Other shows in the area:

JOJO
+ Malia Civetz
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 06/08/2018 (7pm/$28)
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Singer/songwriter JoJo is headlining the Fine Line Music Café on Friday. Jojo writes, “You have no idea how excited I am to sing these songs live for the very first time Leaks. Covers. & Mixtapes. This tour is especially for everyone who rocked with me when my hands were tied and my voice was silenced... thought it’d be mad fun to perform these songs since they were such a massive part of my life and you have always shown such passion for them. I wanted to keep the shows small and intimate so... get your tix now baebs. I miss seeing you up close and I want to get that connection that inspires me so much while I’m working on NEW material for my next project.”

Show up early to check out pop vocalist and songwriter Malia Civetz, making her debut U.S. tour.

Tour dates:

05/29 Anaheim, CA The Parish
05/30 Los Angeles, CA Teragram
06/01 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
06/04 Portland, CA Wonder Ballroom
06/05 Seattle, WA Neumos
06/08 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
06/10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
06/12 Washington, DC Union Stage
06/13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
06/16 Boston, MA The Sinclair
06/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall
06/19 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
06/22 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
06/25 Austin, TX Antone’s
06/26 Dallas, TX Trees

AMADOU & MARIAM
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 06/08/2018 (7:30pm/$)
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The Malian musical duo Amadou & Mariam is back in town at the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday, June 8th. This is a limited six U.S. dates only, so be sure not to miss it, if you happen to live near one of these cities.

Tour dates:

06/06 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
06/07 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
06/08 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
06/10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
06/15 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Jazz Festival
06/16 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Jazz Festival

LEE BAINS III
+ Eleganza!, Nato Coles
7th Street Entry
Fri 06/08/2018 (8pm/$12)
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Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires will be playing the 7th Street Entry on Friday. The band’s new album Youth Detention is out now.

Tour dates:

5.31 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's
6.1 - Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club
6.2 - Springfield, IL @ Bar None
6.3 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
6.4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
6.5 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
6.6 - Dubuque, IA @ The Lift
6.7 - Green Bay, WI @ Lyric Room
6.8 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
6.9 - Madison, WI @ Mickey's
6.10 - Lansing, MI @ The Ave
6.11 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
6.12 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
6.13 - Buffalo, NY @ Electric Avenue
6.14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Funhouse
6.15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville
6.16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
6.17 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
6.18 - Allston, MA @ O'Brien's
6.20 - Harrisonburg, VA @ The Golden Pony
6.21 - Washington, D.C. @ Songbyrd
6.22 - Richmond, VA @ Hardywood
6.23 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel

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Minneapolis: January 12 to January 15, 2017

Start off the year with these Minneapolis/St Paul shows from January 12 to January 15, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Tommy Stinson This Tommy Stinson (bass player for this little known band called The Replacements) with Milwaukee's Midnight Reruns and Philadelphia's Beach Slang is sold out. .…

BASH & POP
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 01/12/17, 8pm ($75)
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The last time we saw Tommy Stinson in September 2015, we noted that he played a few Bash & Pop songs on his encore. Many of the Replacements fans in the audience just loved hearing those B&P songs.

After 22 years, Stinson decided to resurrect the name. When asked why, he explained, “The first B&P album was rootsy, very rock n’ roll and as the new stuff started to come together, it felt like that. Also, as I was playing rough mixes of some of these new recordings for friends, many said it reminded them of the B&P record … so it just seemed to make sense.”

What can you expect from the show? It’s really unpredictable, because Stinson will play whatever he wants (sometime confusing the other band members). We’re pretty sure he won’t play any ‘Mats songs... but you never know. That’s part of the fun when you see Tommy Stinson.

NOTE: For this particular show, you can only buy tickets via Pledge Music... but at least you will also get to party with the band for their post-show.

The So So Glos to open.

BASH & POP LIVE SHOWS:

01/12 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - 7th Street Entry $
01/13 MILWAUKEE, WI - Cactus Club $
01/14 CHICAGO, IL - Cobra Lounge $
01/15 COLUMBUS, OH - Big Room Bar $
01/16 CLEVELAND, OH - Now That's Cllass $
01/17 PHILADELPHIA, PA - Johnny Brenda's $
01/18 NEW YORK, NY - Mercury Lounge ©
01/20 ASBURY PARK, NJ - The Saint $
01/21 ALLSTON, MA - Great Scott $
02/28 SEATTLE, WA - Chop Suey
03/01 PORTLAND, OR - Doug Fir
03/03 SACRAMENTO, CA - Harlow's
03/04 SAN JOSE, CA - The Ritz
03/05 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Swedish American Hall
03/07 LOS ANGELES, CA - Troubadour
03/09 SAN DIEGO, CA - Casbah
03/13th - AUSTIN, TX - SXSW

$ - w/ The So So Glos
© - w/ Mikey Erg Band

Read More August Burns Red August Burns Red's latest album, Found in Far Away Places is out now on Fearless Records. Their single "Identity" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category. .…

AUGUST BURNS RED
at The Cabooze
Sunday, 01/15/17, 5pm ($25)
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August Burns Red is celebrating their 10 Year Anniversary of Messengers.

Show up early for this all-ages show to check out Protest the Hero. These Canadians won the Juno award for 2014’s Metal/Hard Music Album of the year for Volition. Protest the Hero’s latest Pacific Myth is out now.

Also on the bill are In Hearts Wake and '68.

Protest the Hero tour dates:

01/05/17 - Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
01/06/17 - Playstation Theatre - New York, NY
01/07/17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
01/08/17 - Metropolis - Montreal, Canada
01/09/17 - London Music Hall - London, Canada
01/11/17 - St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
01/12/17 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
01/13/17 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
01/14/17 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
01/15/17 - Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
01/16/17 - Bourbon Theatre - Lincoln, NE
01/17/17 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
01/18/17 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
01/20/17 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
01/21/17 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
01/22/17 - Ace of Spades - Sacramento, CA
01/24/17 - Belasco Theater - Los Angeles, CA
01/25/17 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
01/26/17 - Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NV
01/27/17 - Soma - San Diego, CA
01/28/17 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
01/30/17 - Alamo City Hall - San Antonio, TX
01/31/17 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
02/01/17 - Numbers - Houston, TX
02/02/17 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
02/03/17 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL
02/04/17 - Revolution - Fort Lauderdale, FL
02/06/17 - State Theatre - Tampa, FL
02/07/17 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
02/08/17 - Rocketown - Nashville, TN
02/09/17 - The National - Richmond, VA
02/10/17 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
02/11/17 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
02/12/17 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
02/14/17 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
02/15/17 - Mr. Smalls - Millvale, PA
02/17/17 - Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY

Other shows in the area:

01/12/17 Famous Art Garfunkel (that Garfunkel of Simon & Garfunkel) will be at Pantages Theatre.

01/13/17 G. Love & Special Sauce will headline First Avenue. ReBirth Brass Band to open.

01/13/17 Great Good Fine OK and Flor will play 7th Street Entry.

01/14/17 Patti LaBelle will be at The State Theatre.

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The Other Simon and Garfunkel

Read More Harper Simon It seems to me that Harper Simon tries his best to not be associated with his father, going so far as saying that he didn't learn how to play music from his dad. Even the way he dresses, the type of music he's making ..…

HARPER SIMON
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Harper Simon is the son of Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel), but as I previously mentioned, I don't really think he wants the association. That's very understandable; no one wants to be seen as riding on the coattail of others.

I saw Simon in 2009 and his set was typically on the quieter/folky side of things. That should be interesting to note because for this current tour in support of his new album, Division Street (out now via Tulsi/PIAS), is with the Polyphonic Spree. If you know anything about the Poly-Spree, you know that the band is known for having three million band members on stage and lively show.

I really can't wait to see the contrast of Simon's folk set vs Polyphonic Spree handclapping choir.

Harper Simon Summer Tour Dates

06/25 Columbus, OH @ Newport
06/26 Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
06/28 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
07/01 Chicago, IL @ Park West
07/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
07/06 Washington, DC @ Sixth and I
07/08 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
07/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
07/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

All dates w/ The Polyphonic Spree

Read More Simon & Garfunkel This song was co-written by Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel. I have included S&G's version of Red Rubber Ball here... although there's never been an official studio recording..…

ART GARFUNKEL
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You know that I love Simon & Garfunkel. There's no doubt about it, if you heard any of their classic hits ("The Sound of Silence", "I Am a Rock", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "Mrs. Robinson", etc.), that you'll fall in love with the harmonies and melodies.

The duo broke up due to creative differences, but then in 2010, it almost happened: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were going to reunite for a World Tour. Unfortunately due to Garfunkel's vocal cord paresis, the tour was canceled. Then in 2011, a Garfunkel solo tour was announced, only to have 16 of the 19 dates canceled.

So it's a bit of a rarity to see Garfunkel play live shows. He's recently booking small, intimate shows, billed as "An Intimate Rehearsal with Art Garfunkel", he's already sold out a few New York dates. I suspect he will sell out all these dates, including the Minneapolis show in July.

06/21 Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, NY
06/22 Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, NY
06/29 Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, NY
06/30 Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, NY
07/06 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis

There are some garfunky restrictions for these shows: you cannot take photos or videos and that "you do not intend to report the details of this event, or submit a review of this event, to any commercial media outlet of any kind." It's the sound of silence tour.

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Marco Mahler - Otmar Elmer

marcomahler.com http://marcomahle... Marco Mahler's official website. As the landscape of music is carved throughout time, the work b... Marco Mahler - Otmar Elmer Marco Mahler

As you might have guessed, I have about five or six articles already pre-written and I queue them up to be published days in advance. This article below, I had meant it to go live on Sunday, but I got such a positive feedback (and great working material) from the artist, that I've decided to publish the article tonight. Please let me know what you think! There will be a surprise treat for you!

 

Anyway, according to Marco Mahler's press release, he's influenced by Stephen Malkmus, Belle and Sebastian [W♥M] and Bert Jansch. Since I liked all those musicians, I decided to give Mahler a try.

Reading his biography, it would seem that Mahler has a dual citizen in the US and Switzerland. He's currently based out of Brooklyn, New York, and he released Design In Quick Rotation last month.

My favorite track off of Design In Quick Rotation is "Otmar Elmer". You can just hear Mahler's very skilled guitar-playing in this song.

Unfortunately it's an instrumental track, so it's a bit unfair to represent Mahler's sound with this song. I suggest you head over to his myspace and listen to any of his songs he has on there. "Orange Chinese Car" is a pretty solid track.

I was curious about Otmar Elmer's origin and why it seems to conjure up images of a Spanish/Flamenco music when I first listened to it. I asked Mahler, who wrote back this very detailed reply:

 

 

 

Bert Jansch - Angie

I see it (even though it is somewhat different) as sort of my contemporary version of Bert Jansch’s “Angie” (from his 1965 debut album “Bert Jansch”). Sort of an evolutionary step/version. Bert Jansch got it from Davey Graham’s “Angi” (from his 1962 debut album “3/4 AD”) who, if I remember this right (I just googled it but couldn’t find anything on it off hand), got it from a tune by Thelonious Monk. I think “Otmar Elmer” has, in an abstract way, simple elements of electronic music and hiphop to it, which I’ve listened to a lot, too, over the years. I also think there’s a lot of hiphop in Bert Jansch’s guitar playing.

 

Bert Jansch is a major influence on my music (if you’re not familiar with his music I recommend his first album “Bert Jansch” as well as “Jack Orion” and the 1968 debut of his band Pentangle called “The Pentangle”). When I really got into playing music I got all of his records and figured out how to play them. I lived in Switzerland at the time and I hitch-hiked up to London a few times and went to see him play at the 12 Bar Club and a bunch of other places. I thought about calling it “Otmar Elmer (for Bert Jansch)” but then I thought it just isn’t as strong as the meaning his music had and still has to me.

As far as you saying it reminds you of Spanish guitars/flamenco: The chord progression (Am, G, F, E) is quite common in traditional Spanish music. But also, Davey Graham, when he came up with “Angi”, was strongly influenced by Steve Benbow, who was strongly influenced by Moroccan music, which shares elements with Spanish music.

 

Simon & Garfunkel - Anji (live)

So go ahead and listen to "Otmar Elmer" and let me know what you think. Does it exceed the original Angi song or does it a pale comparison? I personally think they're both equally great! And they are two different songs.

PS, As a special treat, I've dugged up Simon & Garfunkel's version of "Anji". This is a live version that appears on their Old Friends (1997) boxset. I believe the studio version appears on their 1966 album Sounds of Silence.

PPS, Unfortunately I have never heard of Davey Graham prior to this article so obviously I don't have any of his music. But judging from Jansch's version, I would have to agree that it's very good.

I did check up on Davey Graham and he is going to be on tour in the UK in October.

Bert Jansch released a new album The Black Swan last year, and have finished wrapping up tour a few weeks ago.

 July 28, 2007 12:02 AM  vu my♥posts [email protected] marcomahler.com

The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball

The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball

The Cyrkle

Simon & Garfunkel - Red Rubber Ball

Simon & Garfunkel

This song was a huge hit for the Cyrkle in the 60s.

It's a very pop song/jangly song, and I love it.

Note: this song was co-written by Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel.

I have included S&G's version of Red Rubber Ball here... although there's never been an official studio recording, this live version is just as good.