I'm a
fussy meticulous concertgoer. I plan ahead and leave little to chance. That's why I almost lost my mind under the watchful eye of Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square earlier this month. A handful of decent acts were scheduled to play at a massive Saint Patrick's Day celebration. Imagine my chagrin when I arrived at the landmark only to discover a dreadful Swiss chanteuse performing to a lethargic audience of a few hundred people. Something called
Francais l'Adore was transpiring on the Irish holiday. I love my French-speaking friends, but man, this event was a logistical and musical disaster. It turns out that the proper Irish event is held the day after St. Patrick's Day. (Of course it is!) I diligently showed up the next day to catch part of a bland set by the lovely
Gemma Hayes. The crowd was so big (and drunk) that I fled after thirty minutes.
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I
reviewed the first show of Tech N9ne's Hostile Takeover tour.
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Tech N9ne and DJ Sku are
interviewed by Shorty And The Boyz for something called Breal.tv.
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The Free Music Archive tipped me off to
Lacrimosa, a new release by Plaistow on European free jazz netlabel Insubordinations. Recommended to fans of Terry Riley.
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Kansas City jazz musician Bill Caldwell has
died.
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I've never been ashamed of my deep affection for the music of Lionel Richie, but his new set of tepid
Nashville remakes is testing my patience.
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The zeitgeist.---
Kansas City Click:
The Underscore Orkestra perform Tuesday at the Beaumont Club.
Paul Thorn will probably play my
theme song Wednesday at Knuckleheads.
Milagres return to the Riot Room on Thursday.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
4 comments:
That Plaistow album is pretty cool.
Thanks for reading, Steve.
Oh, another thing- I've noticed that people are suddenly talking about Spoek Mathambo. You introduced me to him about nine months ago. Credit where credit's due...
Hopefully his being on Sub Pop will help spread the word.
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