Dallas Green

I think, I think a lot of people have a hard time adapting to what is current and what is, like... what's gonna take them out of their comfort zone and reveal the truth, the truth of who they are.

'Cause I think at a certain point, especially in the early days, we're all trying to become the next Lumineers or, you know, Bon Iver, or City and Colour, who, who at...

For me, you know, those artists were-

Yeah, yeah

Yeah.

But even with their music, like what Dallas Green was doing and kind of the juxtaposition, the melody to it, loved it.

I like it.

Yeah.

You know, like...

Dallas Green we've already established this is not a music but this is like you know you maybe not know how Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine likes to work with loads of different artists he's got various albums he likes to guest with lots of other people but like Tom Morello is a man who also guested on the Pacific Rim soundtrack you know he pops up all over the place it's great much respect But I think it is an older singer-songwriter who wants to bring a different energy to the album and has asked Birdie to come and play on it and help write some stuff.

And Birdie shares that one night late.

And maybe it is, like, feeling the question marks floating around Jace's head every time he looks at them.

Incredible.

He's worked with, um, the guitarist, not, uh, not Dallas, but the other guy from city and color, uh, on a, on a tune.

Um, um, which is called treading water i believe and it's like and it's great tune and as soon as i met adam again a few years ago i was like i need you to come and be my support and and it it made the night him being there like my grantham roots being there in york to all these people um generally poetry crowds fairly silent anyway because they're just digesting and listening and adam still to this day is just like that's one of my favorite gigs ever because everyone just sat there and absorbed it and

it's

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Fellow artists City and Colour and Our Lady Peace will take the stage to perform live tributes to late frontman Gord Downie and his bandmates.

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One ball, no strike.

Dallas Green warming up in the bullpen for the Phillies.

The pitch.

Outside.

I know the run on the first, the run on the second, four on the fourth, and the lead's 6-0.

The pitch, foul back to the screen, 2-2.

Dallas Green, the big, tall right-hander, is warming up out the bullpen.

Jim Lomborg of the Red Sox won his 20th ball game of the year tonight.

This, of course, is City and Color.

Dallas Green.

I see.

Dallas Green.

See, Rob, Dallas is a city.

Yeah, and green is a color.

His mom did.

He was named after the baseball player.