Monday, May 31, 2010

"Seasonal Inspirations"


So, having mentioned the change of season - warmer weather, frivolity, et al. - I've got to mention, in the same breath, some recent shows that have truly inspired.  Surprise these were - didn't really give them much thought.  But, now, I realize that they beckon in, as per usual, a summer of new sweaty sound-sensing.  Live music never "gets old," as old as I get.  It elicits states of mind that still bewilder and states of mind that still seem as fresh as they did 10 or 15 years ago...  NICE NICE (Portland, OR), Holy Fuck, and the Sun Ra Arkestra - lead by the sage-seer, 86 year old Marshall Allen

I am pleasantly awed to have been so wowed by electronic-based music via these first two bands mentioned (shit, Holy Fuck, you made me sorry to have not brought my glow sticks).  I was caught by surprise... as I was by the Arkestra.  Those old dudes played for 3-4 hours and r n' b wrecked the place, turning it - and us all - into some firey, freaky, funky... outer space.










It has been awhile...


After taking a trip to Texas and getting back to Philly, I seemed almost drowned in the flow of daily life.  The weather's finally warmer, which means more outdoor frivolity & less indoor industriousness... which, therefore, meant much less blogging...

... but - before I resume, I just want to post some pics of Texas - mostly western Texas, where the sky reads endless and the austerity of the landscape force - even if only the slightest - existential reckoning at each and every turn of the road... I am in love with this landscape and hope to never have it leave the solitary corners of my mind.