I realize that the song actually refers to another city (and apparently didn’t have a question mark in the title), but ever since I was flying out here, I’ve had Dionne Warwick singing this version in my head — and there are worse things to be suffering from!
I’ll be performing Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? (with a question mark in the title) tonight (Fri.) and Saturday at 7 p.m., at the lovely Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe. Tix & info here.
My pal Ben Folstein, as usual, is rocking the tech, and the theater staff is incredibly friendly. (I just came back from our “cue-to-cue” rehearsal.) Here’s the track list for the music mix CD I’ve made for them:
- Little Jackie, “The Stoop”
- Jill Sobule & John Doe, “Never My Love” (covering a song first recorded by The Association)
- Benji Hughes, “Dad”
- Buke & Gass, “Sleep Gets Your Ghost”
- Danielson, “Moment Soakers”
- The Fiery Furnaces, “Lost at Sea”
- Aimee Mann, “Long Shot”
- Regina Spektor, “Better”
- Los Campesinos!, “You! Me! Dancing!”
- Eddy Current Suppression Ring, “Rush To Relax”
- Steve Earle, “Transcendental Blues”
- Quasi, “Little White Horse”
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, “Up from Below”
- Big Star, “The Ballad of El Goodo”
- Lucinda Williams, “Essence” (live)
- Randy Newman, “Cowboy” (live)
- Guided by Voices, “Girls of Wild Strawberries” (live)