Yes it was a special Current Community tonight to have the chance to speak with Steve about the new Bootlegs Vol 1 cd. I have always had fun talking to the man who personifies the energy, spirit and in-built contradictions that IS the local music scene.
He has been working at First Ave for over 30 years and now passes that experience on to students at McNally Smith College of Music.
He's always hard to hold on topic and so we had to edit his stories a little! But I hope you enjoy his reminising and his explanation of what DEMO is trying to do. It is a non-profit built around the club but now independet of it and part of the proceeds from the cd go towards helping it establish its self, it's a good deal just for that reason but the tracks are of a very high quality considering that they are all bootlegs!!

Also new this week;
Tristeza 'a colores' ; instrumental...dare I say prog rock?!? I have this theory developing that there is a big resurgence going on BUT that no one is actually going to call it that agian, as the genre has taken too much 'flak' over the past 3 decades!!

Jens Lekman 'oh you're so silent, Jens' ; fans of Morrissey and Magnetic Fields might really fall in love with this guy. He has the ironic semi-twee, delicate Bacharach pop thing going on, Swedish but immensely global in references and influences...he was even inspired by the movie "Mask", check out the references to Rocky Dennis!

Neil Diamond '12 songs' this is a repeat of the project that Rick Rubin undertook with Johnny Cash, Neil stripped bare singing his own songs with mostly just his guitar, which apparently he hasn't played much for 30 years!?!? I must say that I have been a closet admirer for years, the guy just has a great voice and I must say his writing is strong.