Treatful

Because I know how you like it: Barnstar covering the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care," downloadable at Mark Erelli's website. Barnstar is the "fake" band of Zack Hickman's with varying members, recently including the Old Train himself (Taylor Armerding), Charlie Rose, and Mark Erelli. This clip is from Barnstar's show in March at the illustrious Cantab Lounge. Of course I was in attendance, along with a couple other bluegrass fans.

I swear I can hear Amanda laughing when Hickman first croons on this track.

If you're feeling just slightly sketchy you can rip all the past songs of the month from Erelli's parent directory. They were free before so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this, right? (I plan on buying a couple CDs, Mark, I swear!) A lot of great tunes in there, including some from past Covers Nights at Club Passim.

Panoramic Pickin'

The Scottographer has some great panoramic shots up from last week's show at the Cantab Lounge: Jake & Taylor Armerding playing with Zack Hickman and Charlie Rose (not that one).

Geithner On Rose

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Charlie Rose:



It's an interesting interview, but Geithner doesn't come across as exactly...charismatic. My initial impression of Geithner is that he's a very smart, deliberate fiscal policy wonk. He's not going to arouse any passion or inspire as a leader - but that's not his role. He's extraordinarily cautious in his speech, which can be frustrating when one simply wants to know what the administration is going to do to try to get us out of this mess, but I can understand the degree to which his hands are tied by political and practical concerns. Geithner doesn't engender confidence of the cheerleading, "Let's beat this recession!" kind, but what appears to be a careful, measured approach to the monumental challenges we face is actually quite heartening to me.

The vid is worth a watch, but be prepared for a less-than-enthralling, although informative, hour.