Sounds from March 15 Show |
I've put the (noisy) recording of our 3/15/08 show online, here. Too bad we didn't record the April one, we played better and the sound was clearer. But, here it is. Let us know what you think. ...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:21:00 PST |
We’re about to play a show |
And we’re nervous. Being nervous is always part of it. I’ve been playing music in front of people for some 15 years now, more often than not to an audience of 5 or less ...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:27:00 PST |
The Nylon-Coated Cats |
Suzanne & I useta be in a band called the Nylon-Coated Cats, in the 1990s in San Diego. I'd formed it as a guitars-only duo with my long-time smoking buddy and roommate Carlo, and Su joined as a f...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:45:00 PST |
We like Tarkka the Road Outlaw |
Back in August a grizzled stranger appeared at our door, stinking of road-weariness and aged by years of travel in the farthest corners of the globe. After the initial shock and fear subsided, we reco...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:10:00 PST |
We love our friends |
Because our friends are geniuses.The above link is the result of the first installment of the Rad Unicorn & Friends Music Event. More details to come....
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:34:00 PST |
Ero luvs Eno |
Not just because of the cassette of him and harold budd (the plateaux of mirrors) that my dad's boss made the mistake of lending me when I was
13 (i never gave it back, entranced by the moody new-age...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:54:00 PST |
The Brotherhood of the Mandolin |
Way out on Staten Island, there's an unassuming building that holds the key to my heart, and at the moment also holds both of Rad Unicorn's primary instruments. A building with Stan the smiling multic...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:47:00 PST |
Nina Nastasias All Right, and So Is Jim White |
Last night courtesy of our friend Ray we saw his band the Castanets as they skipped over hot lava and skated on thin ice. Ray has a way of leading his band into danger- I played with him a couple time...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:45:00 PST |
The Dirty 3, Pablo Casals, Glenn Gould, and... gravity wins a decisive battle. |
We got back from our Montreal/Vermont trip in two pieces, as we'd hoped. Montreal is an incredibly beautiful city- very clean (well, compared not only to NYC but even other cities I've seen). Our ling...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:13:00 PST |
I like Roy Montgomery |
Here it is, 3:17 am. I've just uploaded a preliminary mix of The Nyctalope. Those of you who've been to a show or two of ours (hi, Jonathan and Whitney!) would know this as the quiet sad song. Among q...
Posted by Rad Unicorn on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:31:00 PST |
