Line Out - Comments on Tracking the Kimya Dawson Renaissance

Comment by xina

xina — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:15:25 -0800

thanks for posting this i missed it on TV. i once saw the moldy peaches open for sleater-kinney in NYC.

Comment by Pecknold

Pecknold — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:22:00 -0800

Me and a friend went to New York a few years ago and one of the reasons was to play the open mic at the Sidewalk Cafe which is sort of an anti-folk mecca, or was, for those few years when the Moldy Peaches were a huge deal and the "New York Scene" was on everyones mind. It was amazing, 40+ musicians playing till dawn, and it gave me even more respect for Moldy Peaches and Kimya. They didn't play or anything, but to see how strong and unique that community is put their music in an even cooler context for me. She is so awesome and what a weird and fabulous world we live in where Whoopi Goldberg is introducing them on national daytime TV. Soaring pride!

Comment by molly hamilton

molly hamilton — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:25:39 -0800

yes! i saw kimya at the sidewalk last year for a sort-of homecoming; it was packed with one of the most positive and supportive groups of people i've ever watched a concert with. she's totally contagious.

seeing those pictures of the moldy peaches framed on the wall makes your realize how much impact they really have had. nobody deserves this hype more than kimya dawson.

(side note: does anyone know if she's recorded that song that mentions rehab in tacoma? i've heard her play it twice now but haven't found it on an album. hometown representing aside it's a fucking great song)

Comment by ashley

ashley — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:19:40 -0800

a perfect example of wonderful things happening to wonderful people.

yay.

Comment by catnextdoor in albuquerque

catnextdoor in albuquerque — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:15:30 -0800

Man, Kimya back in the day used to kick it with us in Port Townsend- FREE moldy peaches shows weekly. It was awesome. I hope she gets a genius award. Her little girl Panda is cute as shit too. Yay Kimya!

Comment by Kevin Erickson

Kevin Erickson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:09:20 -0800

Kimya is a wonderful human being. It's great to see her suddenly find this larger audience, but the bigger story is how she's handling it with such integrity, staying true to her values, sticking with K records, still playing houseshows, still treating every fan like a friend.

Comment by Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:24:23 -0800

Cat@5, are you from PT? That's one of my old stomping grounds too. Lots of time around the original Boiler Room circa 95-97. I recall meeting Kimya there as well, through the Commonses.

Comment by catnextdoor in albuquerque

catnextdoor in albuquerque — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:38:38 -0800

YES, I am a PT native. The Boiler Room was my first "job" back in the old basement space. We'd probably know one another if we saw each other on the street. God damn PT curse. In ABQ I still see random people from PT.... you can run but you cant hide. And if you know the three boys I'm sure we'd recognize each other.

Comment by Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:09:54 -0800

Yeah, I worked in the Boiler Room basement space too for a couple of years. I'm sure we would recognize each other then. I grew up between PT and Sequim.

Comment by catnextdoor in albuquerque

catnextdoor in albuquerque — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:31:35 -0800

creepy PT lives on!

Comment by Potatoes O'Brien

Potatoes O'Brien — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:31:03 -0800

My old roomie brought Kimya over to visit once sometime in 1997. She ended up sleeping on my couch for two weeks. Next time I saw her after that was in an article in Spin. Weird.