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King David

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About Me

When Future Dave returns to speak The Truth to the unbelievers:

My Interests

Mostly uninterested, but if you insist:I spend most of my time listening to and making music, reading books - both comic and real, taking pictures and generally performing my duties as a shiftless layabout.Seriously, though, I hate everything.

I'd like to meet:

Weirdos

Where I want to live:

Music:

The older I get, the more I appreciate Mazzy Star.Reverse chronologically: Antony and the Johnsons, Devendra Banhart, Decemberists, White Stripes, Dr. Octagon, Nirvana, Pixies, Daniel Johnston, R.E.M., Replacements, Big Black, Camper Van Beethoven, Pogues, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Iggy and the Stooges, Velvet Underground, Captain Beefheart, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Robert JohnsonNot enough girls in that list - how about Tori Amos, Mates of State, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fastbacks, PJ Harvey, Gits, Le Tigre, Diamanda Galas, Bjork, Cat Power, Nico

Books:

Palahniuk, Kerouac, Burroughs, Joyce, Dick, Kesey, DeLillo, Welsh, Thompson, etc.

My Blog

Solo

I've been thinking a lot about solo performers lately. Sunday night, I went to see Thrones at Bar. Joe Preston was a member of the Melvins, but now performes solo as Thrones. He plays bass through a b...
Posted by King David on Tue, 20 May 2008 06:49:00 PST

Until We Meet Again...

Well, it's been fun, but 10 years is long enough in New Haven, I think. I'll be moving up to Northampton, MA at the end of the month. At some point, I want to have a housewarming party and get some Ne...
Posted by King David on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:01:00 PST

Shandy Lawson

A few weeks back, I got the chance to grab a beer with Shandy Lawson. He's a great songwriter but I was a little worried that he might not be as cool, in person. In fact, he's one of the few musicians...
Posted by King David on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:16:00 PST

Random local showcase at Toad’s Place

3/20/08 There is clearly no thought put into the local bills that Toad’s puts together. They just throw together random bands that they think will draw a crowd. The Bartone Band was a bunch of o...
Posted by King David on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:17:00 PST

Memory dump

Here are some pictures of some things I saw.Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billies at Rudy’s on my birthday:9/25/07at Cafe 9:Ponybird:Jae’s all hatJoanie Loves Tchotchkes:9/27/07 Mercy Choir at ...
Posted by King David on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:09:00 PST

Fountain

I was reading in the bathtub. Sensing an impending need to sneeze, I was at a loss. My hands were occupied. Resigned, I released a fountain of snot over my chest. The deed was done. I recommenced my b...
Posted by King David on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:53:00 PST

Queer

Today is National Coming Out Day. I think that's an important thing. I think everybody should come out, whether as gay, hetero, transgender, kinky or whatever. It should be a right of passage for ever...
Posted by King David on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:57:00 PST

Music Notes - Month One

I've been doing Music Notes for over a month now. I figured I'd collect those first four columns here. This is how they were originally written, not how they printed. I guess these are the director's ...
Posted by King David on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:33:00 PST

Mission of Burma and Chris Browkaw at Toad’s

Mission of Burma and Chris Brokaw at Toad's Place - 9/20/07Of all the reunion bands going around, I think Mission of Burma is my favorite. Their new stuff is damn near as good as their old and they st...
Posted by King David on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:51:00 PST

The Ivory Bills and The Vultures at Cafe 9

The Ivory Bills and The Vultures at Cafe 9 - 9/8/07Two of New Haven's past and presently most popular bands put on a pretty good show together. The Ivory Bills played a set, then the Vultures, then bo...
Posted by King David on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:34:00 PST