Tonight: another Nashville band comes to play the BK honky tonk. Teddy & the Rough Riders doing their best at the outlaw thing and mostly nailing it at Skinny Dennis. They're in town all weekend, worth a look-see.
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Tonight: experimental engagement at the Stone. Annie Gosfield making weirdness on synth and electronics with Roger Kleier on guitar and the Billy Martin doing Billy Martin things on drums and percussion. Formless blobs of improvisation and electrobloops met halfway with some rather persistent grooves. Interesting stuff.
Tonight: Portishead is in one of my many musical blind spots, but gladly accepted a kind invite to join a friend at Beth Gibbons (even as I continue to attempt to avoid all Dolan properties). Hypnotic & orchestral with dramatic lighting and a band that brought a range of sound & texture.
Opening set from Cass McCombs was worth the trip alone, one of the best I've seen from him... With a fantastic, no-drums band.
Great night at the Beacon.
Tonight: seen Visitors Trio a few times and usually end up wondering why they don't play together more often. Organ player JP Schlegelmilch with the severely underrated Jonathan Goldberger on guitar and the severely underrated Jeff Davis on drums. Jammy progjazz that goes from compositional complexity to spacey exploration and back again. More early week magic at the severely underrated Lowlands Bar.
Today/Tonight: 2 shows at Union Pool.
Afternoon free show in the front room, first off-kilter folk from Ezekiel Healy, then heavy effects-laden violin constructions from Laura Ortman.
Then back this evening in the venue proper for a solo set from Woods' Jeremy Bradley Earl. Straight through, zero chit-chat, songwriting + some cool use of backing tracks and a few choice guitar solos. A perfect Sunday evening show, nicely done before 10.
Last night: sometimes you choose the shows, sometimes they choose you. Wasn't the original plan, but caught 2 good ones:
First: back to the Stone, one more with Kate Gentile. This time fully electrified with M Mitchell synth, A Smiley on guitar + C Lightcap on bass. Wild freeform wall-of-sound shit.
Second: down to Joe's Pub for Adam O'Farill's album release. Crazy good big band that included M Halvorson, P Brennan, T Fujiwara + more. Very cool pieces that ran the gamut.
Tonight: a special night at the legendary Carnegie Hall with the voice to end all voices Cecile McLorin Salvant. Man, she is just something else! Tonight backed by her normal trio, the orchestra The Knights, plus special guest for a few songs, Chris Thile. Many chills moments. A cool night in NYC.
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Tonight: one of my favorite things to hear from a jazz/jazz-adjacent band as they take the stage: we're not gonna stop playing. That was the case tonight at the Stone, controlled chaos from four musicians on an ever-wobbling highwire. Drummer Kate Gentile with Matt Mitchell on piano, Jeremy Viner on sax/clarinet and Kim Cass on bass. A non-stop whirlwind of sound, sometimes an unsustainable gust and others a gentle breeze.
Tonight: friend brought me to see Logan Ledger and I'm glad he did. Wasn't on my radar preciously, but a gem of country folk with a nice old school sound and a voice that was born to sing it. A rare ticketed show at Skinny Dennis, rightfully packed on a Tuesday night.
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Tonight: Kristin Daelyn at the Owl. She just played her new record straight through, and I dig her new album quite a bit, so fine with me, if not a bit short. But gotta get up early tomorrow, so probably for the best. Such great songs and a nice easygoing Sunday vibe at the Owl. Love that room, need to try and get there more often.
neddyo