Joanna!
Added 2024-03-02 16:23:08 +0000 UTCHey folks that was a fun show! Yes we miss Doug like hell but somehow we carry on. He’ll be back next week!
Last night I took Millie to see Joanna at the Barnsdall Theater. She was so excited, as I played her a bit of Joanna and she was really into it. And really excited to go out to a concert and stay up late.
The little theater, atop a hill in Los Feliz was really great, if not a little formal… Kevin Morby, who we immediately ran into said “I feel like I’m here to vote!” Nice to see Kevin and we had a little catch up before the music began.
My only gripe was with the sound guy. Captain Carlin who was also there can attest! This dude was riding things too high! He was blasting the levels in a room where you might not have needed any PA at all. It was tinny and just on the verge of “taking off.” He was also sitting right up front don’t all the way to the left, distinctly not in front of the speakers. He had his dumb iPad that he occasionally futzed with. Millie and I both had to shove toilet paper in our ears.
Johanna Samuels and Alex Orange Drink opened and were both very good. Samuels brought her dog out with her. Very winning!
Sternberg was beyond belief! I hadn’t listened to them before the show, which I like to do sometimes to get a fresh perspective! But after the show I dug into their latest record and fell in love. Of course, there’s lots of Randy Newman and Van Dyke parks, especially in their piano songs. Their stage presence was funny and disarming and really entertaining. I highly recommend you check them out if they come anywhere near your area.
What a great blessing it is to get to do Office Hours and continually get to be exposed to new art and music and comedy and thinkers each week. I hope you appreciate it as much as I do.
I’m writing this to you this morning from the lobby of Amelia‘s orthodontist. That’s right: rock show Friday night.... 8 AM. Dental appointment Saturday morning. Let’s fucking go.
Comments
Thank you for these visions of Joanna
John Galantini
2024-03-05 11:53:04 +0000 UTCi hope you will have Johanna Samuels on the show sometime as well
bwolf
2024-03-04 15:02:03 +0000 UTCI'm not familiar with this Beach Boys rec - gonna give it a spin! 👍🏻
Joss Humberstone
2024-03-04 08:24:16 +0000 UTCsaw Joanna open for the Twigs last year and cover “That Lucky Old Sun.” an unbelievable night of music
colindpratt
2024-03-03 04:56:54 +0000 UTCIt’s heartening to know that you feel the same—or more—joy we viewers do at all the discoveries OHL offers. I recently likened this to you as unearthing treasures from a riverbed, which I feel definitely applies for the indie artists. The variety of connections on OHL seem all-encompassing of the human condition in a way that strengthens existence, ranging from the good, the bad, the ugly, and what we can do about it. The guests are so genuine and open about their creative processes, hopes, fears; it all makes for a very organic back-and-forth with everyone, including you. I hope OHL continues to bring you joy, and I’m glad to be able to share that with you as a viewer for as long as it lasts. Hopefully for a while 💕
lilula9
2024-03-03 04:20:10 +0000 UTCGotta start with Friends by The Beach Boys!
Andrew Stanger
2024-03-03 00:55:57 +0000 UTCJoanna is brilliant. Thanks for introducing me to their music.
Jim Taylor aka Huff The Talbot
2024-03-03 00:27:00 +0000 UTCJoanna was great! I’m finding that Office Hours is such a music treasure trove: Andy Schauf was such a find, and I’m seeing Wednesday in Melbourne (on a Wednesday of all days…)
George Mitri
2024-03-02 23:09:08 +0000 UTCGot to see them open for Conor Oberst in Kalamazoo, Joanna is truly what you call a “songwriter”, I was getting married around their latest album coming out and I wanted the whole thing for wedding songs. Beautiful stuff. Checking out those openers now!
Steven Meltzer
2024-03-02 22:39:12 +0000 UTCThis week's show really got me in the spring-time mood - good vibes. What's everyone's favourite spring time records?
Joss Humberstone
2024-03-02 20:18:30 +0000 UTCTim, I've been watching your recommendation and having an absolute ball thinking of the On Cinema possibilities when it comes to true crime.
Brian Rooney
2024-03-02 19:52:46 +0000 UTCJoanna rules! I love their voice so much. What a great guest.
Mary-Anne McTrowe
2024-03-02 19:18:33 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite things about office hours is getting exposed to new music. I got into Kevin Morby and Kurt vile because of the show!! I was also wondering what do you think is the best Beatles song?
🖤Cassie🖤
2024-03-02 17:57:49 +0000 UTC8am Friday night, Tim is still stuck on Toronto time! Either that or he's converting it to Doug time while he's down undah!
Blizzard Wuffy
2024-03-02 17:43:49 +0000 UTCI was showing my boyfriend the Joanna clip last night, basically getting moved to tears and explaining why office hrs is the best for finding new artists ❤️
Lindsey Taylor
2024-03-02 17:03:07 +0000 UTCHell yeah
Blake Bagels
2024-03-02 16:59:26 +0000 UTCTim said LFG lol
Matt Mayer
2024-03-02 16:51:21 +0000 UTCDamn Millie is a cool kid!
courtney
2024-03-02 16:39:00 +0000 UTCGlad you made it to the show! I mixed Joanna’s opening set for Kurt vile last fall and was blown away.
Josh Paquette
2024-03-02 16:38:22 +0000 UTCAwesome stuff! You’re creating cool memories with her dad that she’ll remember forever
Spencer Rothbell
2024-03-02 16:32:23 +0000 UTCtim, thank you for being so vocal about the genocide on ig! you are one of the good ones!
Jenny Schmidt
2024-03-02 16:29:54 +0000 UTCBraces?
EKB
2024-03-02 16:29:21 +0000 UTCGood morning sir
tommurtagh
2024-03-02 16:28:04 +0000 UTCJoanna is the best. And so glad Mikaela called in, need to get her in studio.
Jordan Barr
2024-03-02 16:27:40 +0000 UTCJoanna is the real deal. Didn’t know of them prior to the show and now I’m a big fan. What good energy, what a soul. God bless happy Saturday
Matthew Hadick
2024-03-02 16:26:15 +0000 UTCGood morning Tim
SpongeBob Marley
2024-03-02 16:25:31 +0000 UTC
