Ghostland Observatory. Later that night I got drunk and made Lori promise that if I found out I only had one year to live, I would not have to see G.O. more than once in that year. Or maybe I didn't get drunk. But I definitely made her promise.
Richie Havens in the most idyllic setting under the trees in a Metrotech courtyard as the final show in this year's BAM Metrotech rhythm & blues series. Rode i.i. there at met L @ lunchtime. Told nice stories, some rooted in his growing up in nearby Bed Sty. Produced, as is the whole series, by friend Danny Kapilian. (Lots of RH on youtube. )
Lila Downs. Wow! Double-wow! Ten seconds into her show you are totally with her. Amazing to see someone so forceful, political, slipping in and out of contemporary and folks genres and never sensing a line between the two. Minimum Wage and La Cucaracha were standouts for me. En el norte vive Villa / En el sur vive Zapata... and the crowd roars. And, Cumbia de Mole.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Oh, my God, he won't shut up and now he's going to tell you who they've seen perform recently
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