Tom McRae...

Closing_Doors · 06-20-2005, 04:05 PM

...will be playing the village on 25th September:

http://www.mcd.ie/live/fullnews.php3...xname=tommcrae

Definately recommend him to those who haven't heard of him...

Angela · 07-14-2005, 04:06 AM

There's an article about him in Hotpress:

The Tom-Tom Club

"Ghosts in the studio, celebrity spotting and girls dressed in black with poetry books. All in all, it’s been an average year for Tom McRae."

Can anybody supply the full article or tell if it's anything interesting?

I think he's playing in Belfast on the 26th.

cille · 07-15-2005, 12:23 PM

he's coming to cph too this fall, think i better go

Angela · 07-15-2005, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cille

he's coming to cph too this fall, think i better go

Are you sure? He played there opening for Tori Amos in June, but I can't imagine him playing Denmark in fall.

While we are at it: On July 18th Tom is playing a one-off at the Hotel Cafe in LA!

cille · 07-15-2005, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

Are you sure? He played there opening for Tori Amos in June, but I can't imagine him playing Denmark in fall.

While we are at it: On July 18th Tom is playing a one-off at the Hotel Cafe in LA!

from vega's homepage :

Fredag
04.11.05 TOM MCRAE (UK)

Angela · 07-15-2005, 05:33 PM

How cool is THAT!

GO, GO, GO! You can't miss him, seeing how much you are into singer/songwriters!

Damn. I hope he announces some US dates soon. He said he'ds be back in September.

Passed on to Tom's forum, just in case he doesn't know yet

cille · 07-15-2005, 07:40 PM

actually often vega announces gigs before the artists themselves - happened w damien's gig too. but maybe that's a commen thing what do i know.

Angela · 07-15-2005, 11:44 PM

Yes, they do. It's sort of exciting to find them before they are officially announced.

So, will you be going?

cille · 07-16-2005, 07:48 AM

yeah, its only 150 kr (around 27$/20 euros) and it's at 'lille vega', the smaller of vega's two venues (where damien also played and where i've seen most of my concerts through the last couple of years) and i love going there cause it's so intimate and lovely.
PLUS i'll have time to get into tom mcrae before then, havent listened too much to him but i like what i heard, and he comes with the best recommandations from people i respect ^

- so yeah i will go!

Angela · 07-16-2005, 02:33 PM

Great!

You'll have to post about it again before you go, alright? I don't want to miss this important event (and I doubt I'll remember it come November).

cille · 07-17-2005, 05:06 PM

deal!

Angela · 09-25-2005, 12:55 AM

Tom plays in Dublin today (Sunday) @ 7:30. Anybody going?

#Ian# · 09-25-2005, 01:53 AM

I'm in New York at the minute so no. But I did see Tom in a bar at CMJ, not playing like, just hanging out.

Angela · 09-25-2005, 02:01 AM

He played a CMJ show at the Living Room. What bar did you see him in? He played two shows in Boston before NY, with Cary, Jarrod and Josh. Jarrod was great if you are in the Bright Eyes angle.

CMJ Music Festival show! Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), KT Tunstall, Joe Purdy, Jim Bianco, Kevin Devine, Steve Reynolds, Joshua Radin, Jay Nash, Tim Jones, Abba Roland

Joseph Arthur is playing the Bowery Ballroom on the 28th.

Gatsby · 09-25-2005, 02:26 AM

hopefully ill be going

Angela · 09-25-2005, 02:37 AM

Have fun if you go

Closing_Doors · 09-25-2005, 08:54 AM

Yeah, heading there with my cousin

Gatsby · 09-25-2005, 11:10 AM

better be tickets on the door or im kicking up a fuss

flyaway · 09-25-2005, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

How cool is THAT!

GO, GO, GO! You can't miss him, seeing how much you are into singer/songwriters!

Damn. I hope he announces some US dates soon. He said he'ds be back in September.

Passed on to Tom's forum, just in case he doesn't know yet

He's doing the Hotel Cafe tour, with Imogen Heap, Rachel Yamagata, Carey Brothers, etc...

Angela · 09-25-2005, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyaway

He's doing the Hotel Cafe tour, with Imogen Heap, Rachel Yamagata, Carey Brothers, etc...

Actually, he's back in Europe now for his own gigs. The Hotel Cafe Tour continues without him. Did you go to one of those nights? It's a lot of fun!

Simon, you could check Ticketmaster to see if they are still showing tickets. If not, you'll have to try attract Tom's attention.

Have fun, closing_doors! I'm hoping for some reviews afterwards

#Ian# · 09-25-2005, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

He played a CMJ show at the Living Room. What bar did you see him in?
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I saw him in the upstairs of the venue I think. Or the place next door.

Closing_Doors · 09-25-2005, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

Have fun, closing_doors! I'm hoping for some reviews afterwards

Thanks...I'll be sure to type up a review

Should be good, I've only seen him once before...last year in Whelans.

Angela · 09-25-2005, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #Ian#

I saw him in the upstairs of the venue I think. Or the place next door.

Ah, OK. I heard they hung around until 4:30 or so.

#Ian# · 09-25-2005, 10:18 PM

I think we left a little after midnight.

flyaway · 09-27-2005, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by flyaway
He's doing the Hotel Cafe tour, with Imogen Heap, Rachel Yamagata, Carey Brothers, etc...

Actually, he's back in Europe now for his own gigs. The Hotel Cafe Tour continues without him. Did you go to one of those nights? It's a lot of fun!

Simon, you could check Ticketmaster to see if they are still showing tickets. If not, you'll have to try attract Tom's attention.

Have fun, closing_doors! I'm hoping for some reviews afterwards

Nope! I'm unfortunately English.

Closing_Doors · 09-27-2005, 06:40 PM

Ok, review as promised....

Last time I saw Tom it was just him, a cellist and a guy on keyboards, so it was nice to see him with a full band. He played for about an hour and a half, with his usual witty between-song banter (topics ranged from phone sex to whether or not he'd ever be famous enough to play the Point!), though by the end of it I think (as much as he tried to put a good face on it) he was very much pissed off by this group of 4 birds who were off their heads. I'm sure the rest of the crowd thought they were endearing at first (I was standing beside so I didn't). They kept shouting for random songs and, to Tom's bewiderment, started jumping up and down to his "sad songs" ...anyway at the end his guitar tech was about to hand Tom another guitar nut he just said goodnight and walked off. Anyway....good gig, was very surprised by the absence of Girl Who Falls Downstairs (which I'd thought was his "big" single for this album, relatively speaking

) & Border Song. Setlist (not in exact order except for first couple of songs & last few songs) was as follows:

For the Restless,
Karoake Soul,
How the West Was Won,
A&B Song,
It Ain't You,
Sau Paulo Rain,
Walking 2 Hawaii
My Vampire Heart,
Hummingbird Song,
End of the World News,
Silent Boulevard (with a bit of "This is the Sea"),
Language of Fools,

----------

Bloodless,
Still Lost,
Boy with the Bubblegun

That about covers it I think

Angela · 09-28-2005, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyaway

Nope! I'm unfortunately English.

If all goes well, The Hotel Cafe Tour will be coming to Europe next year!

Angela · 09-28-2005, 12:18 AM

Thanks for the review and the set list!

I've never seen Tom with the band. Did you like it better or was it just different?

And what phone sex joke? Inquiring minds want to know!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Closing_Doors

...as much as he tried to put a good face on it) he was very much pissed off by this group of 4 birds who were off their heads. I'm sure the rest of the crowd thought they were endearing at first (I was standing beside so I didn't). They kept shouting for random songs and, to Tom's bewiderment, started jumping up and down to his "sad songs" ...anyway at the end his guitar tech was about to hand Tom another guitar nut he just said goodnight and walked off.

Ugh and ugh. Talk about destroying the mojo! Would it maybe have been appropriate to, eh, dowse them in champagne?

Poor Tom

I've never heard him play 'The girl who fell downstairs' (*shrug*). It looks like a good set list. I don't think I ever heard 'Karaoke Soul' either. Maybe one of these days he'll even play 'Precious Cargo' - just to amuse us

Sounds like it was mostly fun, the "mosh pit" nonewithstanding

GlttrGrrl · 09-28-2005, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

He played a CMJ show at the Living Room. What bar did you see him in? He played two shows in Boston before NY, with Cary, Jarrod and Josh. Jarrod was great if you are in the Bright Eyes angle.

CMJ Music Festival show! Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), KT Tunstall, Joe Purdy, Jim Bianco, Kevin Devine, Steve Reynolds, Joshua Radin, Jay Nash, Tim Jones, Abba Roland

I was at the CMJ show - I totally annopyed though because Imogen Heap was supposed to be on the bill and KT Tunstall wasn't supposed to go on until 9:30, but Imogen had visa problems, so couldn't join the tour when she was supposed to, and they rearranged the goddamn schedule and how was I supposed to know? I didn't get there until after KT had already played. I really liked Jarrod. Steve Reynolds was okay, but his voice was too breathy. Tom is good at what he does, but I don't like his voice. I was with Ian when we saw Tom hanging out in the lounge upstairs from the venue.

Closing_Doors · 09-28-2005, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

I've never seen Tom with the band. Did you like it better or was it just different?

Just different tbh. It was definately worth having the band for songs like Karoake Soul, whereas other might be more suited to a more stripped back approach. Bloodless was played solo & was amazing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

And what phone sex joke? Inquiring minds want to know!

You don't want to know believe me! Let's just say I'll never be able to hear the sound of an ice-cream van again without thinking of Tom's rather (too) vivid story

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

Ugh and ugh. Talk about destroying the mojo! Would it maybe have been appropriate to, eh, dowse them in champagne?

Poor Tom

I've never heard him play 'The girl who fell downstairs' (*shrug*). It looks like a good set list. I don't think I ever heard 'Karaoke Soul' either. Maybe one of these days he'll even play 'Precious Cargo' - just to amuse us

Tom said at one stage "I'd buy you a drink but it looks like you're ok in that department". It was just really annoying for all concerned....they literally couldn't stand up straight so they kept falling into everyone around them. They talked through most of the songs, even the ones they requested!

I have a video of "Girl who falls downstairs" played on some TV show, but I don't remember if he played it last time I saw him. It's not my favourite song of his by any means, I was just surprised he didn't play it - it seemed to me he did a lot of promo for it and there may well have been a few people there because of it...

Haven't heard Precious Cargo I don't think...it was a b-side wasn't it?

06-20-2005, 04:05 PM	#1
Closing_Doors Hysterical & Useless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,329	Tom McRae... ...will be playing the village on 25th September: http://www.mcd.ie/live/fullnews.php3...xname=tommcrae Definately recommend him to those who haven't heard of him... __________________ Come clean, come good, repeat with me the punch line 'Just like blood' when those at the back rush forward to say how a little love goes a long long long way. -- Simon Armitage

07-14-2005, 04:06 AM	#2
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	There's an article about him in Hotpress: The Tom-Tom Club "Ghosts in the studio, celebrity spotting and girls dressed in black with poetry books. All in all, it’s been an average year for Tom McRae." Can anybody supply the full article or tell if it's anything interesting? I think he's playing in Belfast on the 26th. __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

07-15-2005, 12:23 PM	#3
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	he's coming to cph too this fall, think i better go __________________ Yeah

07-15-2005, 05:33 PM	#6
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	How cool is THAT! GO, GO, GO! You can't miss him, seeing how much you are into singer/songwriters! Damn. I hope he announces some US dates soon. He said he'ds be back in September. Passed on to Tom's forum, just in case he doesn't know yet __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer. Last edited by Angela; 07-15-2005 at 05:39 PM.

07-15-2005, 07:40 PM	#7
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	actually often vega announces gigs before the artists themselves - happened w damien's gig too. but maybe that's a commen thing what do i know. __________________ Yeah

07-15-2005, 11:44 PM	#8
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	Yes, they do. It's sort of exciting to find them before they are officially announced. So, will you be going? __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

07-16-2005, 07:48 AM	#9
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	yeah, its only 150 kr (around 27$/20 euros) and it's at 'lille vega', the smaller of vega's two venues (where damien also played and where i've seen most of my concerts through the last couple of years) and i love going there cause it's so intimate and lovely. PLUS i'll have time to get into tom mcrae before then, havent listened too much to him but i like what i heard, and he comes with the best recommandations from people i respect ^ - so yeah i will go! __________________ Yeah Last edited by cille; 07-16-2005 at 07:55 AM.

07-16-2005, 02:33 PM	#10
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	Great! You'll have to post about it again before you go, alright? I don't want to miss this important event (and I doubt I'll remember it come November). __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

07-17-2005, 05:06 PM	#11
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	deal! __________________ Yeah

09-25-2005, 12:55 AM	#12
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	Tom plays in Dublin today (Sunday) @ 7:30. Anybody going? __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

09-25-2005, 01:53 AM	#13
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	I'm in New York at the minute so no. But I did see Tom in a bar at CMJ, not playing like, just hanging out. __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

09-25-2005, 02:01 AM	#14
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	He played a CMJ show at the Living Room. What bar did you see him in? He played two shows in Boston before NY, with Cary, Jarrod and Josh. Jarrod was great if you are in the Bright Eyes angle. CMJ Music Festival show! Cary Brothers, Tom McRae, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), KT Tunstall, Joe Purdy, Jim Bianco, Kevin Devine, Steve Reynolds, Joshua Radin, Jay Nash, Tim Jones, Abba Roland Joseph Arthur is playing the Bowery Ballroom on the 28th. __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

09-25-2005, 02:26 AM	#15
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	hopefully ill be going __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

09-25-2005, 02:37 AM	#16
Angela Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cloud #9 Posts: 5,029	Have fun if you go __________________ Emmett Tinley World Domination Commission (ETWDC), Treasurer.

09-25-2005, 08:54 AM	#17
Closing_Doors Hysterical & Useless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,329	Yeah, heading there with my cousin __________________ Come clean, come good, repeat with me the punch line 'Just like blood' when those at the back rush forward to say how a little love goes a long long long way. -- Simon Armitage

09-25-2005, 11:10 AM	#18
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	better be tickets on the door or im kicking up a fuss __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

09-25-2005, 10:18 PM	#24
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	I think we left a little after midnight. __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

09-27-2005, 06:40 PM	#26
Closing_Doors Hysterical & Useless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,329	Ok, review as promised.... Last time I saw Tom it was just him, a cellist and a guy on keyboards, so it was nice to see him with a full band. He played for about an hour and a half, with his usual witty between-song banter (topics ranged from phone sex to whether or not he'd ever be famous enough to play the Point!), though by the end of it I think (as much as he tried to put a good face on it) he was very much pissed off by this group of 4 birds who were off their heads. I'm sure the rest of the crowd thought they were endearing at first (I was standing beside so I didn't). They kept shouting for random songs and, to Tom's bewiderment, started jumping up and down to his "sad songs" ...anyway at the end his guitar tech was about to hand Tom another guitar nut he just said goodnight and walked off. Anyway....good gig, was very surprised by the absence of Girl Who Falls Downstairs (which I'd thought was his "big" single for this album, relatively speaking ) & Border Song. Setlist (not in exact order except for first couple of songs & last few songs) was as follows: For the Restless, Karoake Soul, How the West Was Won, A&B Song, It Ain't You, Sau Paulo Rain, Walking 2 Hawaii My Vampire Heart, Hummingbird Song, End of the World News, Silent Boulevard (with a bit of "This is the Sea"), Language of Fools, ---------- Bloodless, Still Lost, Boy with the Bubblegun That about covers it I think __________________ Come clean, come good, repeat with me the punch line 'Just like blood' when those at the back rush forward to say how a little love goes a long long long way. -- Simon Armitage