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Violent Femmes: We Can Do Anything

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On March 4, 2016, “PIAS America” label released “We Can Do Anything”, the ninth Violent Femmes album. The cover art was by Kevin Hearn.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano – lead vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Brian Ritchie– vocals, acoustic bass guitar
  • Brian Viglione – vocals, drums, percussion

The Horns of Dilemma

  • John Sparrow – bass cajon
  • Jeff Hamilton – guitar, mandolin, 6 string banjo, ukulele, vocals, percussion
  • Blaise Garza– contrabass, bass, baritone and tenor saxophones
  • Kevin Hearn– accordion, guitar, piano, organ, vocals
  • Paul Cebar – electric 12-string

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano except where noted.

  1. Memory
  2. I Could Be Anything
  3. Issues – Gordon Gano, Kevin Griffin, Sam Hollander
  4. Holy Ghost – Gordon Gano, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
  5. What You Really Mean – Cynthia Gayneau
  6. Foothills – Gordon Gano, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
  7. Travelling Solves Everything
  8. Big Car
  9. Untrue Love
  10. I’m Not Done

The Bottom Line

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Bottom Line Club

On February 12, 1974, “The Bottom Line” club opened in New York City. Owned by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, during the 70’s and 80’s, the club was a major space for small-scale music performances. The club stoped working in 2004. Some of the artists who performed in the club were Miles Davis, Gato Barbieri, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Ray Barretto, Peter Gabriel, Al Kooper, Tom Waits, Melvin Van Peebles, Neil Sedaka, Billy Joel, Suzi Quatro, Patti Smith, Flo & Eddie, Toots and the Maytals, Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Tim Hardin, Roger McGuinn, JJ Cale, The Meters, Greg Kihn Band, Ry Cooder,Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Sam & Dave, Asım Can Gündüz, The Ronettes, John Cale, Gong, Peter Bardens, The Violent Femmes, Eric Clapton, Carl Perkins, Linda Ronstadt,The Police, Richard Marx, Prince, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, The Stone Poneys, Chuck Mangione, Emmylou Harris, Clinn Rippy, Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Laura Nyro, Loudon Wainwright III, New York Dolls, Lyle Lovett, The Electric Flag, Pat Martino, Todd Rundgren, Graham Parker, Grayson Hugh, Stan Ridgway, Horslips, Dire Straits,Chris Hillman, Hawkwind, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Tracy Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Betty Carter, Ravi Shankar, Ramones and Michael Hedges.