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It's a Beautiful Day came to national prominence in the seventies with "White Bird." Founded in 1968, the band was led by David LaFlamme, who started playing violin at age five and who later played as soloist with the Utah Symphony. La Flamme performed several styles of music during the sixties, and by the time he formed It's a Beautiful Day on a summer afternoon (hence the group name), LaFlamme was playing jazz, classical, folk and rock. Playing on a specially adapted and amplified solid-body five-string violin (the fifth string was a low C, and the instrument's range was as wide as that of a violin and viola combined), his solo-ing established the group as a top local draw at early rock concerts. Their debut album stayed on the charts for more than a year and went gold....more

  • Cryptacize Go Digging for Treasure

    by j. poetJuly 16, 2008Comments (0)

    A cowbell, an Autoharp, and an electric guitar—it’s not the trio of instruments most people starting a rock band would put on their must-have list. But these are the elements that mark the music of the aptly named Oakland band Cryptacize, the trio of Michael Carreira, Chris Cohen, and Nedelle Torrisi. Cryptacize is making some of the most beautiful and mysterious music around. The band’s debut, Dig That Treasure, released in early 2008 on Asthmatic Kitty, is obviously pop (read more)

  • William F. Gibbs

    by j. poetJuly 9, 2008Comments (0)

    "the production and arrangements keep the tunes from being nostalgic exercises" (read more)

  • Luke Doucet and the White Falcon

    by j. poetJune 25, 2008Comments (0)

    "overused phrases sit on melodic lines like indifferent crows on an electric wire" (read more)

  • The Best Books on Music of the Last Six Months

    by C! TeamJune 25, 2008Comments (7)

    There's something about summer reading lists. They almost always contain must-reads, but they are also supposed to contain page-turners... books that, while not being the most challenging literary content you've feasted your eyes on, are highly entertaining without being too heavy on the thinking. It's summer for crissakes, and that means taking a standard break from life. (read more)

  • God Bless Bruce Springsteen

    by Jerry GilbertJune 25, 2008Comments (3)

    But right now it's 4:30 in the morning and Springsteen has just completed his second show at Georgetown University. Washington, scenario for The Exorcist. He's been ill—coughing up blood, causing the cancellation of the two preceding gigs. He's still coughing profusely and draws on a bottle of prescribed cough medicine which the doctor provided along with the statutory shot. What was the matter, Bruce? A futile question when you're on the road 90 percent (read more)

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