I found out that the band's WXPN Free at Noon in Philly with Greg Mendez is going to be turned into an American Football episode of the NPR program World Cafe. They did a seven song set live on the radio, mostly focused on LP4, but did "Never Meant" and the encore (not broadcasted) was "Honestly?" There's going to be an interview with the band for it too. I went to the show and it was really amazing.
WXPN is a public radio station in Philadelphia who produce the NPR music interview program, World Cafe. Every Friday, they have a free hour long concert in their building that you RSVP for, and it happens LIVE on the radio.
Greg is playing the First Unitarian Church the same night as AF at Franklin Music Hall, so this is a big deal for anyone who is stuck deciding between which show to see. They’ll both play 30 minute sets. Small room.
You gotta RSVP to attend
How fucking cool. They covered (and nailed) the band’s beloved track “Wild Horses,” from their 1990 album Jordan: The Comeback. Great video on YouTube.
I set the goal of designing a new set up for under 200 and feel pretty good with the results. All finds on Marketplace over the course of a week.
Turntable: Philips GA 212 Electronic (1970s)
Receiver: Panasonic ‘Series 44’ RE-7880 (1980)
Speakers: Polk T15
I’ll need to make a few fixes to the turntable — head shell cap needs to be re-glued, power switch needs to be replaced, and the belt is dunzo. Otherwise, it seems like I’ll be ready to roll in no time!
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