Notes from a Genius

Mid-June, I went to see Kevin Morby at Port City, right here in downtown Portland. It was a perfect venue for his solo acoustic, brief tour with Bedouine. I was intrigued last year when I saw Kevin Morby with his full band at Boston Calling, but seeing stripped down versions of his songs was incredible. And then, for the encore, when he brought out Katie Crutchfield (from Waxahatchee), my night was absolutely complete. They need to make a duet album. Singing Saw Play Video Flannery Play Video City Music Play Video Crybaby Play Video 1234 Play Video Aboard My Train Play Video Harlem River Play Video Parade Play Video Destroyer Play Video I Have Been to the Mountain Play Video When She Don't Need Me ( Townes Van Zandt  cover) Play Video Beautiful Strangers Play Video Encore: All of My Life Play Video Dorothy Downtown Lights (with Katie Crutchfield)  Bedouine started the night with h...

"Blue Jasmine" starring: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Daniel Jenks, Andrew Dice Clay, Kathy Tong, Annie McNamara, Bobbby Cannavale, Max Casella, Ali Fedotowsky, Michael Stuhlberg written and directed by: Woody Allen Woody Allen is at his best when his cast is a perfect match to his written word and they can spew it as fast and smoothly as if to make it seem like we are simply peeking in on their lives, almost like an invasion of privacy, but we received an invitation. Woody Allen has said before that Scarlett Johanson has been his most recent muse for his movies, because she just seems to "get it" and works so well within his worlds. Well, now we can see Cate Blanchett as a perfect match, so move over Scarlett Johanson. But, then again, Cate Blanchett is nearly perfect in just about all her movies. There's a reason why she's won awards, including for this film where she channels the real-life experiences of Ruth Madoff (Bernie Madoff...