old times
I made it out of Houston before Ike hit, and have spent the last few days back in Austin where I grew up. This picture, taken several summers ago (or was it a warm winter?), looks like promo for a band that never existed. I wish it had. Maurice, with the bottle, and Jacob, on the bottom right, have been making terrific music with Tristero for years. Their pop front is tight and persuasive, but supporting it is a sense of scale, space and drama that can be breathtaking. Maurice and Danny Cohen both sing and write songs, and speak as a range of characters and points of view. That’s what I find most compelling about Tristero; they’ve grown a world as literature might, with ambitious experiments that both push outward and tie back to the source. Last I heard they were in Santa Fe recording a new record. I can’t wait to hear it.
Nick, with the sunglasses, played with Tristero for a while, but has a new project that knocks my socks off: Mother Falcon. I saw them at Taza Fresca last week, and in a living room concert a few weeks ago, and both were revelations — music that got in my heart, made me happy without making me feel icky at the same time! I can’t encourage them enough. Guitarist and second singer Claire Puckett (youngest sister of Matt) has written some terrific songs herself, and I’ve called first dibs to do the arrangements.
Another guy in this community I’ve been impressed by: Chase. Good songs, good performer. Keep it up! I’m looking forward to the next time.
Best wishes to all of you.
[where: Austin,TX]
Austin, Tristero, Mother Falcon
September 17, 2008old times
I made it out of Houston before Ike hit, and have spent the last few days back in Austin where I grew up. This picture, taken several summers ago (or was it a warm winter?), looks like promo for a band that never existed. I wish it had. Maurice, with the bottle, and Jacob, on the bottom right, have been making terrific music with Tristero for years. Their pop front is tight and persuasive, but supporting it is a sense of scale, space and drama that can be breathtaking. Maurice and Danny Cohen both sing and write songs, and speak as a range of characters and points of view. That’s what I find most compelling about Tristero; they’ve grown a world as literature might, with ambitious experiments that both push outward and tie back to the source. Last I heard they were in Santa Fe recording a new record. I can’t wait to hear it.
Nick, with the sunglasses, played with Tristero for a while, but has a new project that knocks my socks off: Mother Falcon. I saw them at Taza Fresca last week, and in a living room concert a few weeks ago, and both were revelations — music that got in my heart, made me happy without making me feel icky at the same time! I can’t encourage them enough. Guitarist and second singer Claire Puckett (youngest sister of Matt) has written some terrific songs herself, and I’ve called first dibs to do the arrangements.
Another guy in this community I’ve been impressed by: Chase. Good songs, good performer. Keep it up! I’m looking forward to the next time.
Best wishes to all of you.
[where: Austin,TX]