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Open Gate Presents: "Strange Events" July 29th
Here's a great performance that should have many surprises:“Strange Events"--An evening of performance and music in a great little theater.Featuring Mitsu Salmon (back from Kyoto etc.), the OGT Band, and some great guest artists.Artists include: Mitsu Salmon, Jones Welsh, Doug Knott, Will Salmon, George McMullen, Bill Casale, Spencer Ludwig, Vinny Golia ...
The Confabulators @ South Pasadena Music Center July 23rd
Very tragical mirth featuring Rich West as Mayo Grout in The Confabulators, improvisation on graphic notation and hard tunes for readers starring (in order of appearance) Haskel Joseph--guitar; Brian Walsh--reeds; Jeff Schwartz--bass; Sarah Phillips--keyboards; Jerry Wheeler--trombone; Charles Sharp--reeds; Dan Clucas--trumpet/cornet; Bruce Friedman--trumpet/flugelhorn; and Nathan Smith possibly making a cameo. Experiments in hocket, variations, and counterpoint for ...
Angel City Arts Presents Mercury Falls + Norton Wisdom - Live @ Royal/T
SATURDAY JULY 24 2010 @ 8PMMERCURY FALLS + NORTON WISDOMROYAL/T8910 WASHINGTON BLVD. CULVER CITY, CA 90232310.559.6300$15 admission at the door. $10 for studentsRSVP on facebookFor one night only San Francisco-based Mercury Falls (written by Ryan Francesconi and Patrick Cress) will perform music from their debut record, ...
Noise Night out @ The Resbox 7.15 w/ Smegma, Joe Potts, Wormses
July's Resbox is for the noise fan It will feature legendary noise outfit Smegma, Joe Potts, and Wormses!Come check it out Thursday the 15th at the Steve Allen...- SMEGMAhttp://myspace.com/smegmatheoriginalhttp://lafms.com/- JOE POTTShttp://tinyurl.com/2cg752g- WORMSES (San Francisco)feat. Bobby Adams (Loachfillet) + Tony Dryer + Jacob Felix Heule (Basshaters)
The Miles Davis Movie: Which Way Are We Going?
Interesting article in the NY Times Sunday about biopics. The Miles Davis Biopic was not mentioned, obviously(!), but the points made by Dennis Lim about the delicate craft of producing a successful biopic can be easily connected to the Miles Davis Movie--and the many hurdles it faces as the project remains in an ongoing and agonizing ...
Happy Birthday, Paul Gonsalves!
Paul Gonsalves, born on this date in 1920, was a tenor saxophonist mainly known for his long association with Duke Ellington. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but his parents were of Cape Verdean heritage. As a child, he and his brothers played Portuguese folk songs on guitar for family gatherings. They also played “hillbilly" and ...
Tyne Stecklein: The Mysterious Dancer of Jackson Memorial "Hold Me"
American pop star Michael Jackson had finally selected the 12 dancers who would be backing him during his O2 Arena gigs. The backing dancers were picked after an X-Factor style competition to discover the most talented movers in the world. As many as 500 potential candidates performed during the three days of intense auditions at the ...
Crowds throng Fillmore Jazz Festival
By lunchtime, Stephanie Woodford had drawn an impressive crowd around her waist-high Casio keyboard, which she was playing with a serious, intense frown on her face, her eyes on her hands and her head bowed over the sheet music. She hit the last notes and the crowd whooped--and the frown disappeared. Stephanie grinned and bowed, and ...
