Our very own Adam Arcuragi is featured on the most recent edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. He performs three songs from his new album, I Am Become Joy: “She Comes to Me”, “We Steal People’s Medicine”, and “Bottom of the River”.
Live perforemance of “We Steal People’s Medicine” at SxSW 2009. From the forthcoming album I Am Become Joy.
Local videographer Rich Wexler posted some great footage of last week’s Make A Rising show at Johnny Brenda’s.
Stop Motion film for the for the great Toby Stretch.
From the new album called Infinite Ellipse And Head With Open Fontanel.Watch hi-res version on tobystretch.com
In late February, in the middle of a string of dates with the great Geoff Farina, Adam Arcuragi stopped off in New York to film a few songs from his new Soldiers for Feet EP for the fantastic Take Away Shows series. These are the fantastic results. You can download all three videos from La Blogotheque web site in Quicktime, iPod, and Divx formats.
Adam Arcuragi and his new band performing “Go With Them” at the Philadelphia Ethical Society the same place where he debuted the song a year ago. The song appears on his new EP, Soldiers for Feet.
Filmed on Februray 21, 2008, Adam’s band included David Hartley (The War on Drugs), Brian Christinzio (BC Camplight), Tom Bendel (Buried Beds), Maryanne Doman, Josh Newman (Fan of Friends), and Todd Starlin (Like Moving Insects).
The new EP is currently available exlusively from Apolloaudio.com
It was totally weird, but a great experience in the end. The night started out with me getting their two hours early (earliness being a chronic affliction I live with). The floor people were busy with shooting the pledge drive during an Andreas Bocelli concert. The Paul Green School of Rock kids and staff were manning the phones. They were pretty much “all business”… Not too interested in lonely little ole me. As time went by, I began to think about how I could get out of it… Maybe fake a sore throat, or break a finger or something… No dice.
Then, someone banging on the glass in the front of the building sent alarm through the floor people. They were live on the air, after all. Lo and behold, it was Pierre Robert. In walked this crazy man, with his crazy hair and beard (and a huge brush to maintain it all). The place came to life. He was outgoing and sweet. Very interested and lively. He cursed every now and then.
Sure enough I was no longer thinking things like, “the door slammed in my face, that’s how I broke my nose… Sorry I’ll have to be going… Don’t worry I won’t sue… I love public television…” This aired in the first break of the Bob Dylan documentary. I was home no
more than 10 minutes later. Amy and I were watching the program and at the final break, while I was sitting on the couch eating a bowl of soup and a sandwich, Pierre Robert said a special thanks to Brian McTear.
No sweat, Pierre!
