Adam Says: Nickel Creek and Fiona Apple Melt Face and Rip Out Heart of Richmond.

Friday night was fab... wait this not some ditsy gossip blog but seriously I was totally blindsided by Nickel Creek and Fiona Apple on Friday... I went to the show thinking I was going to see two bands perform, but instead I saw one super group get up on stage and blow my entire mind out of my skull and on to I64 somewhere... The amalgamation of talent was both exciting and unsettling... hearing the soulful vocals of Fiona against the folk tapestry that is Nickel Creek was amazing... their union proved that music can transcend labels... To sum it all up, You have not heard music until you have heard Ms. Apple perform the hit soul-pop of Criminal to the tune of a blazing blue grass ho-down.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Kanye West, Will Oldham, Fiona Apple and Zach Galifianakis... Now thats a Party; just add Blood Diamonds

So I was sipping on a cold glass of filtered city water whilst perusing the Popcandy blog when I saw a link to this great little video for Kanye West latest track "Can't Tell Me Nothing." Produced and staring comedian Zach Galifianakis...


You may be wondering how a goofball like Galifianakis could get mixed up with someone like Kanye, and if so check out this link to Fader magazine that gives you insight to the whole story....Fader Magazine Story.... Galifianakis shtick may seem familiar because he did a similar comic video using the song "You Bring Me Joy" by Anita Baker...

He also did a similar video with pal Fiona Apple on her song "Not About Love"...


And this is important because Fiona Apple will be joining Nickel Creek next Friday August 3rd at Innsbrook, right here in Richmond Virginia! Which just so happens to be the city I live in and the city in which I saw Blood Diamond last night (great movie by the way,) and as many of you know Kanye West has also tackled the emotionally charged topic of conflict diamonds in his hit song "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"...


And in case you are wondering... the bald white guy in the first video is Will Oldham who is the folk singer responsible for this song...


I do love ping pong.

Adam Says: Nickle Creek and Fiona Apple In Richmond

Many reading this rubbish right now are no doubt big fans of Fiona Apple, and many of you are no doubt are not fans of Nickel Creek. For whatever reason the latter has not attained the same hipster love that Ms. Apple has, and thus Fiona opening for Nickel Creek when the come to Richmond on August 3rd may be a suprise. Well hold it in kiddies and act cool because even though Fiona Apple is a very talented singer-song-writer-pianits she will be at least the fourth best musician on stage if not even further back. This is in no way a strike against Ms. Apple but a credit to the terrific trio that is Nickel Creek, and thus my quandry begins. I do enjoy both acts thuroughly and would love to see them, but every hipster and their mom will now be crawling all over Innsbrook to see her, not to mention the glut of obnoxious beer swilling pseudo-cultural rednecks that will show up to any live event in Richmond if it serves the nector of the gods... Can I put up with that? Can I handle being called a music lemming? To see such tallent on one stage you bet I can!

Nickel Creek and Fiona Apple

Friday August 3rd

Innsbrook

$20+