LouieB

I just listened to the new one last night and it is quite good. In fact I think both the Bloodshot albums are a good place to start. LouieB

The second night of Jazz Fest was about as good as the first one I saw, with one exception. The weather was beautiful and the crowd slightly larger. Donald Harrision, the opener had a great young group and played a combination of bop and New Orleans type fare, which was pretty good. Willie Pickens followed. Willie is a great Chicago pianist who fronted a smokin group, which improvised on several hymns, but all were fairly unrecognizable during much of the performance. Great stuff. The hightlight of the night was supposed to have been a nonet that included Lee Konitz, who was the artist

I realize I am probably talking to no one here, but I got in 12 straight hours of music yesterday and 11 different sets, so I am pretty beat. While the lineup for jazz fest doesn't include many real starts, it was a solid day. I hung at the Jazz on Jackson stage in the afternoon and caught parts of all the acts, including Chevere, who were good, Erma Thompson, who was old, Ben Lewis, who was young, Lee Konitz with some students (that was the oold with the really young), and Dana Hall and his quintet who was medium, straight ahead and quite good. The mainstage acts all turned out to be g

I did... I was at the same show you were at. I got there a bit late, since I was coming from a day at Jazz Fest (I figure I saw 11 different musical acts yesterday including Jon and Paul.) Jon was in good form with Burch and WPA and some of his regulars in tow. The crowd was small and it was like a big party. Unfortunatlely I thought the energy was kind of low in general and while Paul was good, the atmosphere was pretty laid back and the set didn't crackle nearly like it should have. Not to say they weren't good, because they were (I have seen Paul several times in various configurati

Willie the Lion Smith.... LouieB

I'm a pinhead. LouieB

Thax left town, the going away party was last night.... LouieB

Calamari for lunch?? (Oh that's the other thread....) LouieB

I'll wait for the graphic novel version myself.... LouieB

Well at least a couple guys in their 50s in suits getting into a fist fight has to be pretty fun.... LouieB

Rather than post this info in two separate threads I figured I would go with one. It is going to be a busy couple weeks here in Chicago. This weekend is jazz fest, which actually has already started. It is free and runs afternoons and evenings today through Sunday. While none of it is exactly earth shaking, there are some sets of note and plenty to keep someone interested. This one is from the Jazz Institute of Chicago site.... Friday, September 1: Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Drive Jazz on Jackson 12-12:55 John Moulder Ensemble 1:10-2:05 Frieda Lee 2:20-3:15 Organiss

Really..... Kelly is a fantanstic back-up singer and Neko has been singing with her for years.. that isn't about coat-tails, but she did have a suit coat and tie on, if that is what you mean. LouieB

While the Sadies and Neko could have played anything with the Sadies, Hold On Hold On was jointly written by them and appears on not one and not two albums, but three of them, being a stand out on the Sadies live also, which may have been part of the point of this appearance too.. Thanks for posting the vid on this, I was long asleep when it aired and I heard bass and Kelly Hogan was there holding down her usual spot in the band as well. LouieB

He IS the HARDEST working man in show biz.... LouieB

Okay sure...if you are leaving your equipment somewhere that the criminals are SO BAD that they would kill to get your equipment, then yea, I suppose a roadie in the van isn't a good idea. So if the place is so bad you can't leave a roadie in the van don't leave the fucking equipment in the van either, get it somewhere more secure. Either that or don't take expensive guitars, play cheap shit guitars and leave the good ones at home. LouieB

I am so sick of working...someone please support me for the rest of my natural life okay?? LouieB

Why are ANY guitars sitting in a van or anywhere else without someone watching them?? Take them in the hotel room, even if it is a pain in the ass or pay some roadie to sleep in the van with the guitars. Guitars are the tools these musicians use, so watch them 24/7. Louie B

Crack Baby??? LouieB

Nice...come to Illinois, we have all kinds of crazy stuff like that. (I'd like a copy too....) LouieB

Clearly it is some of both. Jeff doesn't take the easy strum and mumble tack as often as his contemporaries, so he stands out with songs that are both different than others and clearly identifiable in and of themselves. LouieB

It looked like a book by Hank Williams; also a Buddy Holly album. I finally got this to work and had not heard this song before. Dylan is reaching WAY back in popular music these days to the sentimental songs of the early 20th and 19th century. This is the total antithesis of contemporary music. Interesting.... LouieB

Its time for bands to get smarter about security. This sucks, but something has to give. LouieB

Yep, that's sweaty Rhett alright..... LouieB

I was long asleep. What else could she play with the Sadies? LouieB

Any suggestions on why it won't work for me? LouieB