Spitball Army

Recently, following a link from my friend Jonathan’s Facebook page to his MySpace page, I stumbled upon this (and another) video clip from the now-legendary Halloween 2007 midnight Laser’s Edge in-store performance by Josh Ritter.

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Approximate playing time: 79 minutes.

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Here’s another video clip from Josh Ritter’s April 16th in-store at Laser’s Edge. This one doesn’t suffer from the shaky and unsure camera work that characterized “Wings.” This performance of “Bone of Song” features a nice, delicate little guitar break beginning around 1:50.

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Josh Ritter, not long after the release of 2003’s Hello Starling, performing a solo acoustic set at Laser’s Edge in Birmingham, Alabama. This video contains the last half of his song, “Wings,” in a very, very quiet – but far from empty – room.

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List time! Here are my favored music releases for the year so far, with a proviso: though these records have been introduced to me during the first half of 2009, they were not necessarily released in 2009. As always, please share your lists and thoughts in the comments below, as I (and other readers here) am always on the lookout for something new and good to tickle my eardrums.

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I went over to Atlanta a few hours early last Tuesday, before dinner and the Josh Ritter concert, planning to do some exploring in the High Art Museum.

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Here are some snaps from Josh Ritter’s performance at Atlanta’s Center Stage last night (24 March 2009).

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National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” today aired a spot focusing on the unusual but inspired collaboration between classical violinist Hilary Hahn and one of Spitball’s favorite songwriters and persons, Josh Ritter.

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Today I was sidelined with the incapcitating numbies, which is what I am calling the non-specific dizzyness and lethargy that I am associating with a cold. I also can’t sit still in one place today. So I am taking the opportunity to spend the afternoon in my office, clearing out the crap.

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An 8-track CD from a recent Josh Ritter live performance will be released on April 19 ’08. The concert took place on October 9, 2007, at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC.

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