What Concerts Are You Going To In The Next Few Months

**Frownland** · 09-25-2018, 10:32 AM

I didn't have the heart to say it. Might still catch the group performance though.

Plankton · 09-25-2018, 10:34 AM

I still think he's groovy.

rostasi · 09-25-2018, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO!

"And more to come." Don't know if I can handle it. Glad that Thumbscrew is playing too, I was planning on skipping Code Girl.

Yeah, last year a guy stopped me on the street to tell me that
I was the only other person he knew that owned a particular
Art Ensemble t-shirt I was wearing.

I'm not skipping any Halvorson stuff. Of course, I say that,
but we again have the problem of waaaaay too much stuff
to choose from for only 4 days. It'll drive you cRaZy!

After the festival, they send you a survey
"too many days? too few days? just right?"
I always say "too few." ...and they somewhat
waste the Thursdays and Sundays by not filling
them up too. Hey, if someone can't beat the streets
and clubs for 12+ hours a day for only 4 days,
then they don't need to be there, but it'd be nice if
they'd spread it out. I wanna see about 80% of that line-up.

**Frownland** · 09-25-2018, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rostasi

Yeah, last year a guy stopped me on the street to tell me that
I was the only other person he knew that owned a particular
Art Ensemble t-shirt I was wearing.

I'm not skipping any Halvorson stuff. Of course, I say that,
but we again have the problem of waaaaay too much stuff
to choose from for only 4 days. It'll drive you cRaZy!

After the festival, they send you a survey
"too many days? too few days? just right?"
I always say "too few." ...and they somewhat
waste the Thursdays and Sundays by not filling
them up too. Hey, if someone can't beat the streets
and clubs for 12+ hours a day for only 4 days,
then they don't need to be there, but it'd be nice if
they'd spread it out. I wanna see about 80% of that line-up.

I really respect Halvorson branching out and diversifying, but the vocal jazz bent really isn't my thing.

Choosing which ones to go to is going to be rough. Must sees for me: Alvin Lucier, Irreversible Entanglements, Evan Parker/Matt Wright Trance Map+, Schlippenbach Trio, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Thumbscrew, Tim Berne's Snake Oil, at least one of the Wadada Leo Smith shows, and Yves Tumor.

rostasi · 09-25-2018, 11:08 AM

Oh, I like Code Girl. Amirtha Kidambi reminds me of the best elements of
the late 60s/early 70s era free jazz people like Jeanne Lee. She even incorporates
some traces of Asha Puthli (like when Ornette used her voice). I think it's a good,
growing embodiment of the rekindled social consciousness jazzoetry movement.

Along with all of the great music - most of which goes off without a hitch -
you'll run into some of these musicians pretty regularly on the street,
in cafes and bars in that area - it's a pretty compact square mile area where things happen.
I've had the chance to have breakfast with Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, dinner with Philip Jeck,
chatted with Anoushka Shankar at our hotel, a.o. You'll really have a great time there.

My wife got the latest notice from Big Ears
and she was going down the list and just
giggling with delight: "Wow! Just look at these first three!"
(Art Ensemble ..., Spiritualized, Meredith Monk).

BillySparks · 09-29-2018, 12:15 PM

Mountain Goats at the end of November is all thats on my radar.

Dr_Rez · 09-29-2018, 01:34 PM

Just saw Nine Inch Nails at Red Rocks in Colorado, would like to go back and see something else there. Most beautiful venue I have ever been to.

Justthefacts · 09-29-2018, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr_Rez

Just saw Nine Inch Nails at Red Rocks in Colorado, would like to go back and see something else there. Most beautiful venue I have ever been to.

I just did a quick google search and yeah that venue looks tight. Reminds me of the Gorge ampitheatre in Washington which I've yet to go to as well.

**Frownland** · 10-05-2018, 07:36 PM

Nice. They were great when I saw them a few years ago.

BillySparks · 10-05-2018, 07:39 PM

Alejandro Escovedo just announced he is playing here so thats a definite.

09-25-2018, 10:32 AM	#4621 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I didn't have the heart to say it. Might still catch the group performance though. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I still think he's groovy. __________________ See location...

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Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,360	Just saw Nine Inch Nails at Red Rocks in Colorado, would like to go back and see something else there. Most beautiful venue I have ever been to. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

10-05-2018, 07:36 PM	#4629 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Nice. They were great when I saw them a few years ago. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-25-2018, 11:08 AM	#4625 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Oh, I like Code Girl. Amirtha Kidambi reminds me of the best elements of the late 60s/early 70s era free jazz people like Jeanne Lee. She even incorporates some traces of Asha Puthli (like when Ornette used her voice). I think it's a good, growing embodiment of the rekindled social consciousness jazzoetry movement. Along with all of the great music - most of which goes off without a hitch - you'll run into some of these musicians pretty regularly on the street, in cafes and bars in that area - it's a pretty compact square mile area where things happen. I've had the chance to have breakfast with Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, dinner with Philip Jeck, chatted with Anoushka Shankar at our hotel, a.o. You'll really have a great time there. My wife got the latest notice from Big Ears and she was going down the list and just giggling with delight: "Wow! Just look at these first three!" (Art Ensemble ..., Spiritualized, Meredith Monk).

09-29-2018, 12:15 PM	#4626 (permalink)
BillySparks Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: North Carolina, usa usa usa Posts: 79	Mountain Goats at the end of November is all thats on my radar.

10-05-2018, 07:39 PM	#4630 (permalink)
BillySparks Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: North Carolina, usa usa usa Posts: 79	Alejandro Escovedo just announced he is playing here so thats a definite.