Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:35 pm
by Will
Smitty wrote:I can't remember the last DBT show aside from maybe HC that Lee wasn't in the crowd for. I've gotten as accustomed to seeing him at shows as I have the usual suspects. Always goes out of his way to say hey as well; I'd think the world of him even if he wasn't behind some of the most unique, eloquent and socially-conscious lyrics in modern rock music. I also love it when an artist is also unashamedly a music junkie like we are, and Lee's love of just bleeds through. I started out just wanting to echo Will's sentiment below in the post below and didn't intend to write a fawning love letter about Lee, but goddammit he's just good people and if it comes off like I got a mancrush on him then so be it.
Will wrote:I went to see John Moreland (great, of course) Friday night and Lee was in the crowd. I spoke to him before the show started and told him how much I loved the new record. I swear to God he has got to be the nicest guy on the planet. It's always a plus when people who make art you like also seem to be good people.
That's pretty funny--we actually saw Lee and Matt having supper together at The Porter before Friday night's show, then Lee was sitting a few rows ahead of us in the balcony. Didn't get a chance to say hello, but he looked like he was having a blast, of course.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:38 am
by rlipps
Saw Lee and the Glory Fires last night in Lexington, KY and they killed it as usual. Played 12-13 songs, leaned heavily on new material. It was also my first time at The Burl, which is a newer venue in Lexington's distillery district. It was a cool place, and I'm hoping to go back there in January to see John Moreland.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:34 pm
by hanklow
I'll see them for the first time in early November.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:39 pm
by rlipps
LB3 & the Glory Fires will be recording a live album this weekend during their 2-night stand at The Nick in Birmingham.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:37 am
by RolanK
rlipps wrote:LB3 & the Glory Fires will be recording a live album this weekend during their 2-night stand at The Nick in Birmingham.
Cool!
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:29 pm
by rlipps
Posted this over in the political thread too, but here's video of Lee and Eric driving around in the back of a pickup, playing songs and trying to drum up support for Doug Jones on Monday in Alabama
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:37 am
by rlipps
While on their current European tour, Lee fell and suffered a fractured leg and twisted ankle while in Spain, but still played the show that night sitting on a bar stool.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:04 am
by beantownbubba
this is one time that one really does hope that the musician is on some seriously good drugs. Ouch! Kudos to Lee for going on w/ the show.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Also, here's a couple links to a few of their SXSW 2018 performances:
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:41 pm
by rlipps
New live album from the Glory Fires unexpectedly dropped today. It's called Live at the Nick and you can download it or stream it at all the usual places. Also, they've added some new tour dates at the website: http://www.thegloryfires.com
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:54 pm
by John A Arkansawyer
rlipps wrote:New live album from the Glory Fires unexpectedly dropped today. It's called Live at the Nick and you can download it or stream it at all the usual places. Also, they've added some new tour dates at the website: http://www.thegloryfires.com
That gig in Fayetteville is a Friday and in kind of a shithole (a nice one, just one I don't like) and I think I'll go up for it--they're playing here the night before, too--if for no other reason than to gather my friends and raise a crowd.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:46 pm
by RolanK
rlipps wrote:New live album from the Glory Fires unexpectedly dropped today. It's called Live at the Nick and you can download it or stream it at all the usual places. Also, they've added some new tour dates at the website: http://www.thegloryfires.com
Awesome! I know what I will be doing this weekend.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:30 am
by John A Arkansawyer
I don't think I'd describe them as sounding like ZZ Top, but the minutes about LBIII&tGF (Lil' Bill and the Girlfriend, some future scholar will say confidently) are a nice little rave.
Re: Artist of the Week 6/25/2012 Lee Bains III & The Glory F
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:33 am
by rlipps
New Fall Tour dates announced, including a one-off opening for Mike Watt in Cleveland. I'll definitely be hitting up the Green Lantern show in Lexington, love that venue.
