Producer Joe Boyd helped shape the sounds of some of Britain’s most enduring musicians: Pink Floyd, the Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention, John Martyn, and Nick Drake. The ever-witty Robyn Hitchcock descends from England’s tree of eccentric psychedelia and is a huge Boyd admirer. So having Boyd read from his renowned musical memoir White Bicycles while Hitchcock plays songs his hero produced and interviews him should spark plenty of fascinating anecdotes and geeky trivia. (Triple Door, 216 Union St, 838-4333, 7:30 pm, $25, all ages)
Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when... More by Dave Segal
I’m pretty sure White Bicycles begins with a recount of the days when bastards out of Hollywood pasted Dick Clark’s face onto the precursor of American Bandstand exploiting and lying about a fabricated rape case.
Thanks for the cheap soundbytes Mr Segal.
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