RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

Lou plays an old song about current issues. Adelle and Lou review an old movie (Phantasm) and a new movie (Hail Mary). 4-Track Man abides. There's still a few tickets left for Lou's 60th Birthday Variety Show Bash, August 7th at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls, MA https://sheatheater.org/d/23306/Shea-Presents-Lou-Barlow's-60th-Birthday-and-Variety-Show As always, and, possibly, forever, The Barl...

Lou and Adelle are back and discussing a mere fraction of all the stuff that's happened to them in the last two weeks. Topics include the influence of Pete Holmes, festival fashion, the bosom of Wilco and Lou's upcoming 60th birthday bash variety show! Get your tickets!! https://events.leapevents.com/event/-lou-barlow-s-60th-birthday-bash-variety-show The Barlow Family General Store is open all th...

While Lou and Adelle are in Wisconsin and -not- able to do a new episode, please enjoy these two episodes recorded in Wisconsin in July 2023! First, a mini-music-monday featuring 3 covers of Wisconsin bands: The Frogs, Mecht Mensch, and Killdozer. Then a talk with Adelle's parents, Valerie and Dave, about the shows they saw in the 1960s: Woodstock!! Led Zeppelin!!! New episodes resume next week......

Can't quit the birthday shout-outs, we -won't- quit the birthday shout-outs!! 4-Track Man officiates this HBD episode in classic, awkward, style with requests dating back to March! Whoops! If you mistakenly believe our birthday shout-outs aren't as exciting as our usual episodes, Adelle thinks this is the best shout-out episode ever, so there's that. Lou is on a West Canada tour! -----------------...

Lou and Adelle check in about the anticipated Dinosaur Jr summer tour with Band of Horses. The show begins an ends with a 'song' Lou recorded in 1982: Automatic Banana Peelers. for music, good gifts, craft kits and hand knits: https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ Substack is a nice way to support our podcasting efforts! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

What's this? An interview? Why yes, it's a proper interview. How unusual for this RAWcast! Lou and Adelle have the pleasure of chatting with Melissa Auf der Maur about her new 90's rock memoir "Even the Good Girls Will Cry". As a tribute to this analog Queen, Lou does a cassette enhanced re-creation of a pivotal passage from the book: a fight between her friend Bruce (later of Godspeed You Black E...

Lou and Adelle just got back from Adelle’s mom’s memorial/celebration of life in Wisconsin and can’t find their way in front of the microphones yet. In the meantime please to enjoy this, from April 23, 2023, RAW Impressions 24! Featuring Lou’s stunning medley of Wrigley’s gum commercials and a whole lotta dirty talk, this one is RAWer than most. Here's the original Substack post (free for everyone...

Please to enjoy this nugget from the distant past (December 7, 2022), Raw Impressions episode 4 -REMASTERED- (the original episode had some jarring volume jumps in it but now it doesn't, hopefully) HEAR: our first vintage commercial re-creations (Baby Alive) HEAR: Lou talk about Dinosaur Jr's shows with GBV. https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ shop online OR...we are open a few days every other...

Adelle has a realization about what she's going to say at her mother's upcoming Celebration Of Life service after listening to Lou's version of Joni Mitchell's Circle Game. Shop the Barlow Family General Store online and by appointment! (413) 512-7474 (leave a message/birthday shout-out!) https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ rawimpressionspodcast@gmail.com Become a paid subscriber to our Substack...

Lou plays Adelle another song from his 2016 Apocalypse Fetish e.p., The Breeze. He borrowed the title from, and as a tribute to, the D.C. band Quix*o*tic and plays his version of -their- The Breeze. Adelle ponders compulsion and questions Lou's rehearsal technique. SEE Lou open for Jeffrey Lewis Thursday April 30 in NYC @ LPR and at his own show at Mr Beery's (Long Island) Friday May 1 SHOP the Ba...

Lou and Adelle return with an actual new episode, yay! Lou plays another excerpt from his early 1990's mix tape 'Stuff People Sent'. This time it's Music of the Butterbean from Island Heights, New Jersey (apologies to Music Of The Butterbean if you did not want someone to play your tape 35 years later). Lou then plays a song of his own: Apocalypse Fetish from his 2016 e.p. Apocalypse Fetish. Adell...

Continuing to adjust to the loss of Adelle's mom with a massive rearrangement of stuff, Lou and Adelle simply can't find time to record their conversations! Please to enjoy this nugget from the past, the wee baby RAW that was episode 3! HEAR: our first Unsponsored Local Ad (CVS!!) featuring 6 year old Izzy! HEAR: Adelle recite some racy Liz Phair lyrics! This episode twists and turns through rando...

As Lou and Adelle gather themselves and adjust the The Shift, why not listen to an olden show of yore! Lou was in a Hollywood Movie many years ago (Laurel Canyon starring Francis McDormand, look it up! ) and told the very unglamorous stinky story. He also sings the movie's pivotal tune: Shade and Honey by Sparklehorse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Lou shares a 30+ y.o.song from a fan known only as 'Terry C from Connecticut'. He and Adelle catch up on birthday shout-outs then he launches into an unrehearsed new song from a mysterious new project. The Barlow Family General Store will be open for one weekend again this month! 11am-4pm March 28+29. Come hang out! 44 Chapman St. Greenfield MA 01301 Paid subscribers to our Substack rece...

Adelle’s mom Valerie has passed away after a two year struggle with ALS. Adelle and Lou talk about it. The Barlow Family General Store is delightful gift shop carrying not only Lou’s music and personalized, handwritten lyrics, but a variety niche gifts curated by Adelle!  https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ *a recent addition: awesome cassette mixtapes curated by Back of Beyond Press from M...

4-Track Man dominates, Psychocandy (the cat) investigates, and a Stevie Wonder song is on endless Izzy repeat. Also, Lou embraces a Netflix gameshow (Floor is Lava). The Barlow Family General Store, more than ever, is a wonderful place for gifts...music related (handwritten lyrics) and much, much, more! https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ Our Substack still houses a dizzying array of pod-related...

Perfectly dovetailing from talking about the crisis in Minnesota to reproductive rights and activism, Adelle and Lizz continue their sweet, coherent, discussion. Lou, still searching for a connection, offers paranoia and a pre-recorded version of his song Privatize after Adelle encourages him to share one of his political songs with Lizz.   WATCH on LouTube! https://youtu.be/I6udJOvhQLs...

Adelle and Lou are joined by activist/comedian Lizz Winstead to discuss what's happening in Minneapolis.  Lizz'z podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-buzzkills/id1575776538?i=1000747413502 Lizz'z abortion rights organization: https://www.instagram.com/abortionfront?igsh=YmNyMXFwMmE0a3Jk come hang out with Adelle and Lou at the Barlow Family General Store Valentine's pop-up...

Gently hyping the BARLOW FAMILY GENERAL / WORKS ON PAPER Valentine's pop-up shop (Feb 7-8, 11-4, 44 Chapman St. Greenfield MA!) Lou plays Adelle his favorite love song. Love by John Lennon. WATCH THIS: https://youtu.be/WDgGJIOUc10 we started OUR Substack ages ago! It’s still going! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ The Barlow Family General Store is ALWAYS on-line!!! Get some handwritten l...

Lou digs up a 7" from a band called Crayon and a cassette from a band called Crayon. Two different bands, one from Bellingham Washington, the other from Sydney Australia, both from the 1990s. Lou attempts to explain it all and covers both.  WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/4amomZN2TkU SHOP the Barlow Family General Store https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

4-Track Man critiques 3 years of RAW Impressions and urges Lou and Adelle to do better. Pumpkin the cat visits the studio and audibly meows. 4-Track Man mocks Lou and interrupts Adelle as she makes a painful admission.  WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/4QhFlmY4u0M Join our Substack  https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ handwritten lyrics, knitwear, rare music, and hand-held cassett...

For this Tiny Tunes Tuesday, part 2 of his RUINED series, Lou plays one of the first songs he learned on guitar: Games People Play by Joe South. He discusses how it's finger-wagging lyrics impacted his future songwriting attempts (it RUINED them). WATCH on LouTube  https://youtu.be/HbS9t7LBXqQ You too can own Emerson and be Lo-Fi like Lou! https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/products/emerson...

It's Christmas day and Lou is, once again, faced with a seeming inability to make it special. He does find a cassette tape of the Barlow family Christmas 1984 and Izzy treats listeners to a, one time and one time only, version of Here Comes Santa Claus. ALSO, several December birthday shout-outs! GIFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND! Use that holiday money on some personalized, handwritten lyrics and/or a big-as...

Emerson, the handheld cassette recorder, plays Adelle and Lou his version of Harry Chapin's 1974 bummerfolk classic Cats in the Cradle. Lou describes the devastating effect the song had on his young psyche and his future songwriting attempts. Also, the belated November birthday shout-outs just don't stop!  WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/j5UId7HAL48   BARLOW FAMILY GENERAL STORE / WORK...

So what if it's the middle of December, we have some November birthdays to shout about! 4-Track Man is jealous of newcomer/co-announcer Emerson, the hand-held cassette recorder (with AM-FM radio). Barlow Family General Store has expanded to everyday items like Adelle's favorite socks and craft kits! Get the usual handmade crafts and music and stuff!! it's GIFT SEASON!! https://barlowfamilygenerals...