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diznave
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response 24 of 91:
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Nov 12 17:14 UTC 1997 |
Well, tonight starts a three night stand for Super Sugar at two different
Gainesville clubs. I'll give a review of all three shows over the weekend,
Dan.
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raven
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response 25 of 91:
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Nov 17 23:32 UTC 1997 |
I saw "Squirrel Nut Zippers" in Pontiac last night. It was a really good
show. They started a little sloppy but played so much enthusiasm that
most of the people on the packed Cluth Cargo dance floor were dancing. I
guess you could say they are retro brassband/dixeland, but they don't play
with the siffness that so many retro groups seem to fall prey to. It was
really fun and they had the whole club stamping their feet for an encore.
They eneded with an early (1919) New Orleans brass band song that all
members of the band took wild solos on.
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bmoran
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response 26 of 91:
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Apr 30 04:56 UTC 1998 |
I haven't seen anyone lately, but just so everyone knows, on June 7th (the
day before my birthday) the Majestic Theatre will feature Projekct Two
with Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, and Trey Gunn. Enough advance notice?
Maybe a grexpedition? Don't know the price, just saw the ad in the Metro
Times.
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scott
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response 27 of 91:
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Apr 30 13:18 UTC 1998 |
Wow, I'm interested!
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mcnally
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response 28 of 91:
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Apr 30 17:44 UTC 1998 |
Hmmm.. Sounds interesting, though you never know what you're going to
get when Fripp's involved.. I can envision that show involving really
intricate, enjoyable guitar compositions played by three very skilled
guitarists (about 90% likely) or I can see it being a long and painful
experimental Frippertronics-style guitar feedback fest (about 9% likely..)
About the only thing I can't see it being is ordinary and un-noteworthy.
Still, I'd really rather see the former show than the latter.. If anyone
finds any information what they're up to on this current tour I'd like to
know.
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orinoco
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response 29 of 91:
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Apr 30 22:51 UTC 1998 |
Belew and Fripp are both great, and Trey Gunn is...er...great by association
if nothing else. I'll bite. A grexpedition is definitely in order.
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krj
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response 30 of 91:
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May 1 07:30 UTC 1998 |
OK, who is Trey Gunn, and what makes this different than King Crimson
Mark Whatever?
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orinoco
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response 31 of 91:
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May 2 21:40 UTC 1998 |
Trey Gunn is one of the people they tacked onto the side of the '80s King
Crimson to make the current incarnation. Him and Pat Someoneorother. (not
his real name)
I think the difference is that only half of them are there.
Who knows...
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mcnally
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response 32 of 91:
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May 3 06:40 UTC 1998 |
Trey Gunn started participating in Fripp projects as a member of
Fripp's "League of Crafty Guitarists" and has been associated with
several subsequent projects, including the latest King Crimson lineup,
besides doing his own solo albums on Fripp's record label. He can
usually be found playing a guitar-like instrument called the Chapman
Stick (or just "stick".)
Drummer Pat Mastelotto was the other addition to the latest Crimson lineup.
My guess is that what will chiefly distinguish this from a King Crimson
show is that it's likely to be a different style of music -- Fripp likes
to keep his various projects compartmentalized under seperate names even
when they consist of mostly the same musicians..
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orinoco
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response 33 of 91:
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May 3 19:08 UTC 1998 |
King Crimson itself seems to be the one exception to that, having been the
title for bands with heaps of different styles. (Although I remember hearing
that the 80s incarnation was originally called Discipline instead of King
Crimson, which would make sense)
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krj
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response 34 of 91:
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May 5 19:52 UTC 1998 |
The two Fripp incarnations I saw were League of Gentlemen, and the
Discipline-era band. Ack, that was a long time ago.
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orinoco
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response 35 of 91:
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May 5 22:29 UTC 1998 |
What was League of Gentlemen like? Heard _of_, but never _heard_ them.
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scott
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response 36 of 91:
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May 5 23:08 UTC 1998 |
They were a *dance* band, if you can believe it.
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mcnally
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response 37 of 91:
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May 6 03:30 UTC 1998 |
Kind of odd.. Hard to describe.. I think their music sounds quite
dated now, in that unflattering way that much of the stuff made in
the early 80s tends to do..
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orinoco
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response 38 of 91:
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May 7 02:35 UTC 1998 |
Oh dear...oh dear...
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raven
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response 39 of 91:
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May 8 16:25 UTC 1998 |
I have seen 2 really good concerts in the last week. The first one
was Kristen Hersh. She used to sing with the band "The Throwing Muses,"
now she sings solo with an acoustic guitar. Her performence at the
Ark was superb her voice and sinig were right on and she played for over
an hour and a half non-stop. She played with her usual fine muscianship
switching fluidly from flat picking to finger picking to strummimg, and
her voice soared. All this was aided by the Arks clear well mixed PA. I
had seen her in Pontiac last year and it wasn't as enjoyable because the
sound system was muddy.
The second show I saw was Poingnt Plecostomos with 3 middle eastern oud
and percussion players. The interaction between Plecostomos anf the oud
players was intense they exchanged modal riffs back and forth and would
flow from klezmer to middle eastern to Irish music without sounding
forced. Keep an eye on Plecostomos they shall famous some day.
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diznave
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response 40 of 91:
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May 15 16:58 UTC 1998 |
Wow. I've seen some great live music recently. About three weeks ago, at the
Covered Dish in Gainesville, I saw The Rebirth Jazz Band. These cats are from
New Orleans. All acoustic. They've got a guy wearing one of those marching
band bass drums...the other drummer is wearing a snare drum with cymbol
attached...they've got a tuba player, two trombonists, two trumpets, and a
bari sax. These guys could have marched all around the club while they were
playing. They played the fattest, sickest, grooviest, ass shaking funk I've
ever heard. I have *never* heard anyone play tuba anything remotely like that.
They are a New Orleans staple, and regularly play two different clubs in that
town. If anyone is ever in the N.O. area, I *highly* recommend checking them
out.
Another good show I saw just last week was a kind of impromptu jam session
at The Market Street Brewpub. This is the only place in Gainesville (a rather
large college town), where you can hear straight ahead jazz (bebop, hard bop,
modial, etc.). Three UF music professors and a friend of theirs performed for
the second time ever together (I missed the first time). They played about
3-4 hours of straight ahead jazz versions of tunes from musicals, icluding
stuff like: the title song from Alice in Wonderland, _My Favorite Things_,
and _Something's Coming_ from West Side Story. They say they might start doing
this regularly, and I'll be there (especially when there's delicious Market
Street Porter to drink).
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eeyore
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response 41 of 91:
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Jul 13 23:00 UTC 1998 |
Saw two good shows this week...:)
First one was Three Men & A Tenor at the Power Center....GREAT SHOW!!!!
They are furst of all great to listen to on tape, but they just have so
much fun on stage, you just have to sit there and laugh and enjoy
yourself...they were very funny, sang incredibly well, and knew how to deal
with their audiance....:)
The second show I saw was Metallica....I don't know if theis scares me or
not, but...:) It was pretty good....I'm not a huge fan of Metallica, but
other then that I really enjoyed myself. :)
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anderyn
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response 42 of 91:
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Jul 14 13:58 UTC 1998 |
Well, went to Jonathan Edwards at the Ark on Sunday the 12th. Was very
good -- he has great stage presence, and a bunch of charisma, with a
self-deprecating wit. The songs were surprisingly varied -- he does a
fantastic a cappella "This Island Earth" and several of his songs were
with a nineteenth-century flavour, which is refreshing in a modern
singer-songwriter. His fans are very loyal, and I can see why. Much more
to this man than "Sunshine".
,
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katie
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response 43 of 91:
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Jul 15 01:54 UTC 1998 |
Hey, I was there, too. I was the one feeding him lines from the front row.
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anderyn
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response 44 of 91:
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Jul 15 13:20 UTC 1998 |
Ah HA! Grin. I was the person selling memberships. So, what did you think
of the concert?
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katie
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response 45 of 91:
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Jul 15 21:01 UTC 1998 |
I always like his shows; I've seen him 5 or 6 times. This one was extremely
mellow. I enjoyed it a lot, but was hoping for a bit more fun.
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diznave
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response 46 of 91:
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Oct 19 17:20 UTC 1998 |
Wahoo! I just found out that Medeski Martin and Wood are coming to Gainesville
in December. This is the concert I've been waiting my whole life to see. I
-will- give a detailed review after the show. See you in December (possibly
sooner, though).
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sekari
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response 47 of 91:
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Oct 20 06:23 UTC 1998 |
I saw Liz Phair at Clutch Cargos tonight. it was great. I was about 15 feet
away from the stage, I did have earplugs luckily. She did a really cool show.
Great versions of some of my favorate songs. damn that was cool.
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anderyn
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response 48 of 91:
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Oct 23 17:55 UTC 1998 |
Oh... live music... well, I got to see the Tannahill Weavers about a
week and a half ago, and Dick Gaughan on Wednesday, and I'll be seeing
Greg Bown tonight, and Archie Fisher on Sunday... and that's it for
a while... Until the 20th of Nov, I think....
As for the concerts so far --- they were good. The Tannahill Weavers
were just fantastic, very energetic and fun, although I spent most of
the show trading gossip and such with the flute player's wife. (And
some of that was pretty funny and fun.)
Dick Gaughan played two of my favourite songs of his -- "52 Black
Vincent" and "The Snows they Melt the Soonest" as well as told stories
and was generally charming and informative about Scottish history. I
like him more and more each time I see him.
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