For 10 years, music engineer Joshua Lewis twiddled the knobs in recording studios, helping Boise artists bring their songs to fruition. But last year, he finally walked around the soundboards and began recording his own music.
Continue readingArchive for the Exclusives Category
Exclusive Video Premiere: ‘Thinkin’ About You’ by Joshua Lewis
Posted in Exclusives with tags Joshua Lewis on 10/25/2022 by Kurt OrzeckExclusive: Cloak Finish Recording ‘Faster, Harder’ Third LP; Debut New Song Live
Posted in Exclusives, Interviews with tags Bewitcher, Cloak on 06/30/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
Summer generally leads to an absence of black in Boise. Black clothes are stowed away in closets. Black cars stay parked in garages. Even the black of night lasts fewer than eight hours. But tonight, two of the most hottest heavy-metal bands currently on tour in the U.S. — Cloak and Bewitcher — will paint the city black. Their co-headlining gig at underground venue the Shredder on Friday night is poised to be the most potent metal concert in Boise for the next two months.
Continue readingExclusive: Monster Magnet Drop Off Psycho Fest 2022; Satyricon’s Status Unknown
Posted in Exclusives with tags Heavy metal festival, Monster Magnet, Psycho Las Vegas, Psycho Unlimited, Satyricon, Wiegedood on 06/03/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
Since relocating from the City of Angels to Sin City in 2016, Psycho Las Vegas continues to be the premier crossover music festival in the U.S., attracting heavy-rock bands, indie-pop luminaries, punk legends, rap royalty and even a few DJs for good measure. Levitate and Oblivion Access (both held in Austin) are close behind Psycho but aren’t yet running the asylum, so to speak.
Continue readingExclusive: Orchestra Gold Returning to Boise for Great Garden Escape
Posted in Exclusives, Interviews with tags Great Garden Escape, Idaho Botanical Garden, Orchestra Gold, psychedelic rock on 05/10/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
African psychedelic-rock combo and Treefort Festival 2021 participants Orchestra Gold are coming back to Boise next month for a plum gig at the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Great Garden Escape series, the Bad Penny exclusively announces today. The concert will take place June 30 at the Meditation Garden, as part of a lineup that also includes Afrosonics and Hillfolk Noir.
Led by Malian singer and dancer Mariam Diakité and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Erich Huffaker, the Oakland-based Orchestra Gold channel old-school folkloric music from Mali. More specifically, the band describes its sound “horn-driven rhythmic ‘orchestra’ music from ’70s-era Mali, West Africa, with a contemporary twist: analog psych-rock fused with Malian folklore.”
Continue readingBad Penny Exclusive: An Expo Download – And John Lane’s Brushes With Greatness
Posted in Brushes With Greatness, Exclusives, Features, MP3s with tags Expo, Robert Wyatt, Yoko Ono on 10/08/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
The Bad Penny has had a hell of a week. From exclusives courtesy of the Pinx and ex-Red House Painters/ current Desertshore guitarist Phil Carney to creative feature submissions crafted by Mike Watt, Kathryn Williams, Humanfly and Campfire OK, there’s been plenty to munch on. As if that weren’t enough, here’s yet another Bad Penny exclusive, coupled with yet another new Bad Penny feature. Equally cool, this piece – Brushes With Greatness – was actually conceived by, not proposed to, the musician in question: Expo’s John Lane. Continue reading
Bad Penny Exclusive Download: Pinx’s ‘Say When’
Posted in Exclusives, MP3s with tags Little Richard, Pinx, the Kinks on 10/05/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Atlanta’s the Pinx are red-hot lately, having just cranked out two new releases. Lucky for you, dear reader, today you get to hear a slice that appears on both of them – and is available as a free download exclusively on the Bad Penny. Continue reading
Bad Penny Exclusive: Ex-Red House Painters Guitarist Phil Carney Gives First-Ever Interview, Premieres Desertshore MP3
Posted in Exclusives, Interviews, MP3s with tags Carcass, Desertshore, Mark Kozelek, Motörhead, Phil Carney, Red House Painters, the Smiths, UFO, Yes on 10/04/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Phil Carney is no stranger to music. The gifted guitarist has performed in a handful of bands, including Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon and his latest venture, Desertshore. He’s toured around the world – Japan, Australia, all over Europe – with his good buddy Mark Kozelek. And he has written many, many songs.
But Phil Carney is a stranger to music interviews. Prior to Friday afternoon, when he spoke at length with the Bad Penny, he had never given one before. But now he has, and here it is. Continue reading
Bad Penny Exclusive Download: Blue Skies For Black Hearts’ ‘Dirty Water’ Cover
Posted in Exclusives, MP3s with tags Blue Skies For Black Hearts, the Standells on 10/01/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
In recent years, it’s been rare that October begins with Red Sox fans in mourning. But such is the case in 2010: On Tuesday night, the last flicker of hope went out for the team this season as it was officially eliminated from playoff contention. As a condolence for the team’s injurious year, here’s a previously unreleased cover of the song that is played at Fenway Park when they win. Continue reading
Cover Me: Research Society’s Best Of Seven EP (Exclusive MP3 Download Included)
Posted in Cover Me, Exclusives, Features with tags Research Society on 09/24/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Research Society took an innovative approach to participating in the Bad Penny’s ongoing “Cover Me” series: Rather than let one bandmember do all the talking, co-songwriters Namky (vocals, rhythm guitar, programming) and G Mann (lead guitar, bass, backing vocals, programming) had a lil’ dialogue. Here’s what the indie-rock band – which hails from Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood – dreamed up for its new Best of Seven EP – along with an exclusive download song from it. Continue reading
Meet And Greet Danny Ross; Download Exclusive MP3s
Posted in Exclusives, Features, Interviews, Meet And Greet, MP3s with tags Danny Ross, Duncan Sheik, Ryan Adams on 09/23/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
When I caught up with Danny Ross in late August 2009, he was trying to get his feet wet – but not in the literal sense.
“It’s been rainy, uncharacteristically rainy, the last two months” in New York, he said.
A little over a year later, the singer/pianist/multi-instrumentalist/composer has gotten them more than just a little wet. Ross is now fully drenched in music accolades, and on Saturday night, he headlines a show at NYC’s prestigious Mercury Lounge. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 