Wow, it's been nearly a week since my last post....I've really been slacking. Sorry, it's just been tough with not being able to blog from 8-6 since I've started the new job. I'll do my best to start posting again more regularly; we'll call it my Mid-Year's Resolution.
I really should have been posting more this past week because I've had a lot of music & film-related experiences. Here's a rundown:
* JB & I went to the Flynn Theater last Saturday evening to see the Kenny Garrett Quartet, featuring the great Pharaoh Sanders on tenor sax. The show was amazing and gave me a newfound respect for Kenny Garrett ("newfound" only because I'd never heard him before) and an even deeper respect for Mr. Sanders.
* Speaking of the Pharaoh, I've been listening to "Jewels of Thought" quite a bit lately. In fact, I think JB has kind of passed on his free-jazz virus to me, because I've been listening to a lot of it lately. My other favorite two albums this week are Anthony Braxton's "3 Compositions of New Jazz" and The Mahavishnu Orchestra/John McLaughlin's "INNER MOUNTING FLAME". The first is sparse, chimy and delicate and the second is, uh, completely the opposite. (Oh, and by the way, I put the album links to Amazon not because I'm encouraging you to buy there, but just because the reviews are usually decent and well-rounded. Support your local indie music store and buy it there. Or have them order it if they don't have it in stock. Fuck Amazon.)
* In film news, I watched quite a few movies this past week. I revisited the beautiful classic C.T. Dreyer film "The Passion of Joan of Arc", saw a newer film called "Old Joy", featuring the charming and talented Will Oldham as well as the beautiful camera work of one of my favorite cinematographers/directors Peter Sillen , and I watched "The Devil's Backbone" (an earlier film by "Pan's Labyrinth" director Guillermo Del Toro). All three were brilliant, highly original works and I would recommend them highly.
Oh, and the reason I originally started this entry...the tragically underappreciated band Akron/Family will be playing at Club Metronome tomorrow evening at 9pm with Burlington's "King of the Drone" Greg Davis opening along with a band I don't know about named the Lexie Mountain Boys (who apparently all girls....I'm confused...). Tickets are $15/$20 day of show & let's thank the wonderful folks at Tick Tick for bringing this great band to our humble little town!
5 comments:
i've never heard 'jewels of thought' but i'd like to- i'm not the biggest fan of leon thomas but I love roy haynes & idris muhammed- great drummers both
"Inner Mounting flame" is suer fun. I remember when I was going through my McLaughliin phase on guitar. Learned a lot from that record. Ultimately, it's the only Mahavishnu album I can still stand to listen to.
"Devil's Backbone" is far superior to "Pan's" IMO. It's more complex, sad and the characters are just a lot richer.
I got soooooooooo drunk last night (they actually refused me entry at Nectars!) so I don't know if I've got the fortitude to make it to Akron/Family. I'd love to see all you guys one last time, though, so who knows...
jay, JB, casey, tanner!
missed all you guys at the show the other night, it was a great night. thought for sure y'all would be there....
Yeah, I know...and this was one of the shows that I really wanted to see this year. Allergies were kicking my ass though so I ended up taking Benedryl and passing out around 8pm. Really sorry I missed it.
What exactly you're writing is a horrible mistake.
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