LouieB

Happy Birthday!!! LouieB

That's good. Let's hope they can find one..... The Chamber Strings have had no luck sadly... LouieB

Parker is an MVP of Chicago improv/post-rock scene playing in Tortoise, Isotope 217 and a variety of jazz settings for years. His set is not to be missed. Actually I think he is opening with another member of Tortoise. around 6. Call me. LouieB

I figure I will just let the weeds grow until they are so big and obnoxious I have to pull them out. I am not really much of a manicure type of gardener. There is some sort of definition regarding the number of years that the ground has not been fertilized by non-organic fertilizer. I am sure some intrepid internet person (I am too tired at the moment) can get us the USDA definition. I use compost alot and have used composted manure which is probably not organic, but it has to be better than the soil in my backyard which has endured many years of lead based paint runoff and lead based gas

Jeez have we met?? I really wanted to do the Milwaukee show as well, but rarely travel for shows so I didn't or had something else to do or something.. Yea, they are nice guys on top of it. Anymore I find it more fun to check out bands that are making the circuit, since they are less of a hassle to see and genuinely like meeting fans and appreciate our support (not that Wilco doesn't but it is sort of a different experience.) TG dragged me to see a band called Kentucky Nightmare from Bloomington, IN the other night at the South Union space. They were doing a short tour with a band from

OMG to use a stupid internet expression. I attended the night at the Hideout and I totally concur; it was not only fun (maybe not the best music I ever saw them play) but it was like a big fucking party with the bands hanging out and talking to them (having a few drinks with them) and rockin and rollin. I had not expected them to all play together and that kind of stuff, but what a special time. Hopefully this kind of tour will occur again and we can document that as well for GloNo and Whiskey Bender. What a great time. LouieB

Yea, sometimes these kinds of crops can get funky stuff (I had that happen with brussel sprouts many years ago.) I just grow stuff and hope for the best. The most proactive I ever get are beer traps for slugs, but luckily in recent years we haven't had that much rain. Exactly. But someone must, since they sell that Miracle Grow shit. My worst fear with urban gardening is the obvious lead issue. But apparently if you don't grow root veggies (carrots and raddishs and other good stuff) it doesn't transfer so much to the veggies such as tomatoes and other vine type crops. But hell I have

I have grown veggies since I was a kid. I don't have a very large backyard and while city life may not provide the perfect setting for organic gardening I do the best I can usually growing tomatoes, beans, onions, herbs and maybe another thing or two (this year it is eggplant.) LouieB

No offense but actually you got it wrong. If you interpreted my non-interest as non-interest in these bands and these albums, that was not my point. I was reacting to "another stupid list that means nothing because it is obvious and way too short." In point of fact these albums (with the exception of Whiskeytown) also resparked my interest in live music (mix in the Bottle Rockets "The Brooklyn Side" which is one of the greatest albums of any genre ever and that could be my top 5) and I started going to see Wilco, the Waco Brothers, etc. as well. I am not 80 and yes I had seen country rock

Crazy dissonant jazz/rock and other stuff. You will see me tomorrow I believe come hell or high water...I listened to the Giant Pin on my way home in traffic this PM. LouieB

Nice comp of all their GloNo stuff. Thanks to GloNo for promoting 2Cow all these years. Someday we can say we knew them when (let's hope for their sake.) LouieB

I don't know. Green is pretty obscure and their original CDs and such sold as cut outs at various times. I am guessing that the fact that they are pretty local and not that well known means their stuff, though rare, isn't in demand. I could be wrong, but few people outside of Chicago have ever heard them or heard of them. Every few years there is a rumor they are going to make a comeback. LouieB

Wow, another musician bites the dust. Sad, really sad. Bo was of the generation who got taken by the music industry, when he was broke and sold the rights to his songs. That may be the saddest part of all. He never got to enjoy the fruits of his legacy. LouieB

Exactly... LouieB

First off..STOP YELLING....I was just expressing MY opinion as well. That's why we all get on here, to express our opinions and venture opinions on opinions (on opinions on opinions...) LouieB

Whiskey Bender's movie from a few years back is also very fun (despite the original drummer having since dropped out of the group.) The name of it is "Long Way Around, One Badass Year with Two Cow Garage". If you google this I am sure you can find out how to purchase it. They are road warriors and will hopefully show up some time soon. LouieB

Let's see..you said the shows were unlistenable, then you explained how the shows are unlistenable and I said that maybe these shows weren't really to be listened to anyway, since they were not public shows and held for the enjoyment of the people who paid the money to bring Jeff in and that they were entitled to sing or play along if they so chose to do so since it was their private show and then you yelled at me that I didn't read what you wrote. I am still not sure what I didn't get about this thread. I know you said what I said, but if you don't want to listen to them (I never have) don'

Uh..let's see what about this statement didn't I understand??? LouieB

The Masada show I saw was at the Petrillo. It had many patrons running for the back (including a friend or two of mine.) It was several years ago, maybe going on 8 or so now. Zorn had not played in Chicago in a long time. Slamming the jazz fest is easy, but the price is always right as you point out. I don't even mind seeing it at Petrillo and I always try to go to as much as I can, which is clearly not every show. In fact all the free fests offer something, including the blues, gospel, celtic, etc. They are wonderful. The best part about the set up for jazz fest is that they finally

This is not hijacking this thread because it is about anarchism and voting, etc. something Utah had plenty of opinions about. Utah also believed completely in free speech and you are more than welcome to vote for Nader for the first time or the third is you so choose. But choices do come with consequences and by time number three most people, even progressives, radicals, anarchist, communists, or any other leftwinger should have figured out that a vote for Nader is a vote for the Republicans. (My opinion remember...) Okay so Obama (or Gore and particularly Kerry) is still the candidate of

Alot of us really like 2cow, both at shows and personally. I hear tell that album #4 is going to be the best yet. See Glorious Noise for some great footage of them by Whiskey Bender Productiions. LouieB

I don't listen to these shows, but then again I don't believe they are the type of shows that are supposed to be polished and ready for prime time. The folks who attend these shows can certainly sing along (and some play along.) They paid the price so they get to do what they want as does Jeff. I can't believe anyone is bitching about this. LouieB

No disagreement there. Even Utah voted last time out (for the first time in his long life) and he always said "If voting would change anything it would be illegal" (a philosophy I subscribed to when I was your age), but stopping a third Bush term needs to be more important this time out (it should have been more important the 1st and 2nd time out for Nader but it wasn't), than quibbling over the fact that politicians are in the back pockets of special interests. All that goes without saying, but at least Obama would be more to our liking than John McCain. Nader can't win, but Obama can. Lou

You are correct only Rollins as at the Pritzker but at least that is a start. It should be mobbed however. Sadly I did not see the set (or the program) you described from 04. I did see Rudd play with the Monksieland Band which was great another set and I did see Dave Douglas play with John Zorn a few years before this which was also amazing. The Fred Anderson, Parker, Drake, etc set must have been great. I don't want it to sound like there is not good stuff at jazzfest even on off years (every year has produced some memories) but for a change they popped for some big names. Frankly I

Not wrong....simply one that no longer has much currency. Anarcho-syndicalism is not only hard to spell and pronounce it is also total foreign to most people. I have read parts of Zinn's book as well. It was de rigueur back in the day. It is an interesting take on US history. Meanwhile I refuse to talk about Ralph Nader, it will only turn into an ugly argument. LouieB