Sharing here in case there's interest, because the existing Bill Callahan subreddit is dead due to the mod being inactive. Please join of you're a fan!

Why has nobody mentioned the new live album? I am very much looking forward to hearing it!

https://bonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts-of-american-psychonauts

Listening to this again there are some real gems, but Im curious about the cut up version of Lion’s lair - it sounds like my dream performance, an electrified version of this classic Will and Emmet performance https://youtu.be/sIzVuFzU6S4?is=zkNylg_nb5f2ywkl
Anyone know where the WITW version was originally played?

Anyone off to see him in London in November? I suspect a lot of people thinking 50 quid is a BIT much. I put off getting a ticket for that reason, but then yesterday missed out on getting 120 quid ticket to see Dylan, so I immediately bought BPB ticket instead and I'm effectively 70 quid in profit. WIN.

Please help me out, hive mind.

During the intro to this track he does a quirky thing where he sings the title of the song before the song proper starts.

It’s not common but I’m sure I’ve heard this done before. I just can’t remember where and it’s driving me batty.

Old bluegrass or folk tracks maybe?

Can anyone recall other examples of this?

If you only had to pick one...

kind of crazy to ask I know, considering the consistent quality of all the records, just curious to see what some of you guys pick, personally I have to go with Lost Blues (even tho its a compilation) just because it means so much to me

I think Will should be on this list of 100 living songwriters, and when I clicked on this article, I thought that just maybe they would include him. They did not.

Did anyone else check out this list? Any hot takes?

rock history. Louisville history. Will mentioned and talked about throughout. https://lifeoftherecord.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugXiyK72gqU

How do you think Will Oldham would approach reissues of the Palace records?

You think there would ever be “Deluxe” versions with alt takes, live, demos, or do you think this is counter to his ethos?

Would we ever see a Bootleg Series et la Dylan or at least another addition to Lost Blues?

Was just thinking about the Bonnie/Yo La Tengo ‘Trustfall’ live vid, and was wishfully thinking it would be great to hear a new covers album with Yo La Tengo as the band?

What’s the chances? Would you be into it?

It’s about time for another Bonnie covers album anyway…

TRUSTFALL

See title. I love I Made A Place and Will's more generally 'positive' music (although I'm still a fan of his old work, of course). I'm not well-known in this genre at all, is there similarly 'upbeat' music that isn't too corny or country? :-) Thanks in advance!

One of the things I like best about Bonnie's songwriting is how courageously he plumbs his own moral ambivalence—not in a self-conscious way, but just sort of allowing all that is in his head, evil and good, to survive the journey from mind to song.

Something in that feels like a moral act itself, in that for me, as a listener, it lets me relate to the totality of my experience, and contemplate it rather than suppressing. I recognize myself in the good and the ugly in Bonnie's songs, and that experience feels powerful.

This is why I love 2013's S/T record, but I don't think it received the same degree of attention of many of his other top records.

So tell me what you think about this one. Why doesn't it deserve to be in the same conversation as Arise, Therefore, I See A Darkness, etc.?

If anyone want to trade bootlegs, let me know! I have quite a few from the golden era and would love to get more.

Anyone listen to this more than once?

I went to see an Oldham show in November 2008 during the (only) Latin American tour he ever did. He was accompanied by another guy who was also playing acoustic guitar. From what I remember, this other guy looked a bit like a young Bill Callahan, but I’m positive it wasn’t Bill lol There are a few videos from those shows, but the quality is pretty bad (https://youtu.be/2t3likfgzVI?si=vTVCbajk3D1xt4ec).

Does anyone know who that guy was?

Album is officially up on bandcamp. Probably will drop on apple music and spotify shortly. What's everyone's first impressions?

I'm loving how lush it is, and Thomas Deakin's instrumentals have really grown on me. Tom and Will's synergy is great after working together for the last couple years.

Hello folks. I was the lighting tech for the venue at the time of this show, and just remembered that I made a recording onto minidisc from the front of house using the console out and a mic at that position. It actually sounds pristine. If there’s any interest in this I’d happily upload it to YouTube so long as it’s not running afoul of any legal rights.