This week rollcall

kosmo wrote:
Alice Smith came on the scene about the time NeoSoul was taking off, she is known for her five octave voice and while primarily considered a soul singer she does venture into rock, r&b, jazz territory.  My guess is she is road testing new material which is why the smaller venues and limited east coast shows.  Of late she has been showing up on mainly soundtracks, she's on one the key songs towards the end of Sinners for example.  As a sidenote she is married to Citizen Cope and has ties to the DC area where she grew up.

Does your spouse give you shit for knowing that much detail about a relatively obscure musical artist while simultaneously not naturally knowing how to install shelving in a kitchen cabinet (because that's what men and not women are supposed to know about?)

Yup

kosmo wrote:
Alice Smith came on the scene about the time NeoSoul was taking off, she is known for her five octave voice and while primarily considered a soul singer she does venture into rock, r&b, jazz territory.  My guess is she is road testing new material which is why the smaller venues and limited east coast shows.  Of late she has been showing up on mainly soundtracks, she's on one the key songs towards the end of Sinners for example.  As a sidenote she is married to Citizen Cope and has ties to the DC area where she grew up.

BOOYAH

with all that said I haven't seen Alice since she appeared at The Hamilton in 2013 and missed a bunch of shows at The Club, Lincoln, The Howard and the Kennedy Center between then and 2020..  and i stand corrected it's a four octave range has she.. and the kitchen shelf just fell off the wall, so sticking with facts about "obscure" singers

King Gizz
Neil… hey Jules, any restaurant recs walking distance to the amphitheater?

By the mall The Food  Market is really good and Dak Khao in Merriweather District is one of my favorite restaurants if you like Thai food.

Yada wrote:
King Gizz
Neil… hey Jules, any restaurant recs walking distance to the amphitheater?

Cock wrote:
By the mall The Food  Market is really good and Dak Khao in Merriweather District is one of my favorite restaurants if you like Thai food.

Yada wrote:
King Gizz
Neil… hey Jules, any restaurant recs walking distance to the amphitheater?

Thanks Cock, but I'm referring to the amphitheater in Richmond.

Mountain Goats

King Gizzard is a maybe - that last album is not great though…..and they're doing it in full.

It would just be a longer walk.

Yada wrote:

Cock wrote:
By the mall The Food  Market is really good and Dak Khao in Merriweather District is one of my favorite restaurants if you like Thai food.

Yada wrote:
King Gizz
Neil… hey Jules, any restaurant recs walking distance to the amphitheater?

Thanks Cock, but I'm referring to the amphitheater in Richmond.

Yada wrote:

Cock wrote:
By the mall The Food  Market is really good and Dak Khao in Merriweather District is one of my favorite restaurants if you like Thai food.

Yada wrote:
King Gizz
Neil… hey Jules, any restaurant recs walking distance to the amphitheater?

Thanks Cock, but I'm referring to the amphitheater in Richmond.

There's nothing super close. If you're willing to walk 0.5-1 miles, I'd look at Juleps / Wong Gonzalez / La Grotta or any of the places near the symphony hall for a nice meal.

Penny Lane Pub, Patio Thai or Cafe Rustika are spots on the cheaper side but will give you good+ food (Penny Lane is kinda mid) plus cheap drinks at a decent price.

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:

Cock wrote:
By the mall The Food  Market is really good and Dak Khao in Merriweather District is one of my favorite restaurants if you like Thai food.

Yada wrote:
King Gizz
Neil… hey Jules, any restaurant recs walking distance to the amphitheater?

Thanks Cock, but I'm referring to the amphitheater in Richmond.

There's nothing super close. If you're willing to walk 0.5-1 miles, I'd look at Juleps / Wong Gonzalez / La Grotta or any of the places near the symphony hall for a nice meal.

Penny Lane Pub, Patio Thai or Cafe Rustika are spots on the cheaper side but will give you good+ food (Penny Lane is kinda mid) plus cheap drinks at a decent price.

Thanks!! Saw a few of those places… also saw something about Fall Line Kitchen bar. Unfortunately a few of the great spots were closed on Sundays.

Fall Line Kitchen and Bar is in a Marriott. I'd pass on that. Going to pay a ton of $$ for food that isn't even as good as the cheap places I listed.

Julian, wrote:
Fall Line Kitchen and Bar is in a Marriott. I'd pass on that. Going to pay a ton of $$ for food that isn't even as good as the cheap places I listed.

oh wooof! Thx for the heads up. Didn't realize that.

Julian, wrote:
Fall Line Kitchen and Bar is in a Marriott. I'd pass on that. Going to pay a ton of $$ for food that isn't even as good as the cheap places I listed.

i shall be reporting this transgression to the authorities at MARRIOTT BONVOY forthwith.

sweetcell wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Fall Line Kitchen and Bar is in a Marriott. I'd pass on that. Going to pay a ton of $$ for food that isn't even as good as the cheap places I listed.

i shall be reporting this transgression to the authorities at MARRIOTT BONVOY forthwith.

90+% of BONVOY properties are owner-operated; few are corporate-owned. I assume you are making reference to my spokesmanship for MERRIWEATHER LAKEHOUSE, which does not extend to other properties under the Marriott banner.

Any reports about me entering a similar arrangement with the JW Marriott in Cannes or Cotton House in Barcelona are premature.

kind of thought you were more of a brand ambassador than a spokesperson

Phanick!-Hatch wrote:
kind of thought you were more of a brand ambassador than a spokesperson

If I wore any more hats, I’d need a full time haberdasher on staff.

Which I have.

grateful wrote:
Mountain Goats

Hey this Craig Finn guy is pretty good! He’s got po-tential!

Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psicodélicos

Really looking forward to this one, didn’t think I’d get to hear these songs live so going to be fun one.  And the second album of these Boleros are as good if better then the first one.  Curious as to how many different singers he brings along. 

In a former life I’d try to swing The Velveteers the next day, but alas..