Jason
neddyoTonight: Daniel Villarreal and his fantastic band, what a fucking groove machine they are. They're the real deal. There should be three times as many people here, but more room for us to move at the old new new new Knitting Factory.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #eastvillage #funk #knittingfactory
dj zenn1000 Day Album Challenge (#50) Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (1988) [19.02.24]
everybody's coming from the winter vacation
taking in the sun in a exaltation to you
you come running in on platform shoes
with Marshall stacks…
my friend Lance and I saw Sonic Youth at the Knitting Factory in June of 1988. they would hit the studio to record Daydream Nation the following month. it turns out we caught them as they were writing and rehearsing the album. they performed with music stands in front of them presumably with sheet music or some other type of visual guide or prompt.
all of the music they performed that night would appear four months later on Daydream Nation which would be a major breakthrough for Sonic Youth. it was easily their biggest selling record to date. it sold more than their previous two, EVOL and Sister, combined. it probably got them their deal on David Geffen’s DGC Records.
Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore would serve as mother and father figures to the burgeoning underground scene. my recollection was they played a significant role in Nirvana being signed to Geffen after releasing their debut, Bleach (1989), on Sub Pop. I highly recommend the documentary, 1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992) which was filmed during Sonic Youth and Nirvana’s 1991 European tour.
that night at the Knitting Factory was electric. I feel like I witnessed a bit of history. I don’t remember that we actually did, but Lance I talked about buying tickets for the next night after we made it outside following the show. maybe they were sold out. the Knitting Factory was a super small space.
the night was best summed up by Lance as we sat on the curb outside after the show: “they kinda clean out your spinal cord, don’t they?”
#1000DayAlbumChallenge #SonicYouth #DaydreamNation #KnittingFactory #1991TheYearPunkBroke
Igor OlestraPleasant milestones from the year's journey through music appreciation, 2023.
#ThomasChapin - "The Bell of the Heart"
Unfortunately for a guy who had this much dexterity, this album doesn't seem to exist anywhere online. Here's a performance at Newport Jazz in '95, instead.
Thomas Chapin Trio - Night Bird Song - 8/21/1995 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official)
HenningJust about eight years ago at the #KnittingFactory in NYC. I always loved playing this song with the crowd singing along. #Polaris #PeteAndPete #MiracleLegion #MarkMulcahy
