I updated a bunch of dates on the shows page, be sure to check them out. As always, Denison Witmer’s site has more details about his shows, street addresses, phone numbers, websites, so check that out for specific details about him coming to your area. He will be there if he hasn’t been there, unless you unfortunately live outside of the continental US or in, say, Montana or Idaho, or Maine. 7 December is Burnt Toast Vinyl night at The Fire. Bring your friends to party down and see Denison with The Trouble with Sweeney, Reels of White Softly Flow, and Tracy Shedd who has a full-length on Teenbeat Records. I went to Brooklyn last night and Nicole, Jamie, Matthew, and I went to Warsaw for the Jade Tree CMJ showcase. We arrived in the middle of the Owls’ set, but got to catch a few songs. I’m a long standing Joan of Arc fan who can appreciate the Owls. Willis is jealous, I am sure. I caught Milemarker later in the evening and they rocked their synths hard. Pedro the Lion ended the evening and this was another reason why I was there. Christian (of Scientific) is now Pedro’s…
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Matthew came to visit from Mississippi and is helping Jamie move out of her apartment back to Mississippi. So, last night, I went into the city to visit them and shoot the breeze. There is lots of schedule drama for the Ester Drang recording that we’re all trying to sort out. Studio arrangements have been cancelled on at least three different occassions for a wide variety of reasons, but we’re hoping to have this settled soon. Unwed Sailor have finished their tour with Toboggan. Matt should be home in the US now, but I haven’t heard from him. Nic is now in London and Johnathon is lazing around Switzerland. They will be finishing songs for their split 7″ with At The Close of Every Day for Jonathon Whiskey records in the UK. Jamie Hunt is progressing on artwork for The Marionnette and the Music Box. Plans are starting to be made for US and European tours in March and April of 2003. Denison is still cruising the country. I just added a confirmed date on 10 November in Reno, NV. It’s a bit last minute, but hopefully you can make it if you’re in that part of the country. I…
I just got back from Pittsburgh (with my friends Cakeater, Heather and Sarah), where we saw the Philip Glass Ensemble play two concerts: the first to a series of shorts that he scored and the second to the film Koyaanisqatsi. The night of shorts was slightly less impressive, only because it slightly lacked in cohesion, due to the changing films. I really enjoyed a short from Atom Egoyan. The music was all amazing, though I was critical of the use of electric drums. Their use was shocking to me. The score for the next nice was very fitting for the most part, as Glass’ trademark repetitive sounds wound their way to intertwine with images of nature as they turned into images of technology and people. The film focused on the pace of moden life, modern in the very early ’80s, showing space missions, factories, crowed NYC streets, smog in LA, many quickly paced images sliced together with the film’s only sound being the Philip Glass soundtrack. At one point, the images became so fast and my eyes/ears have been so conditioned that the score could not keep up without the use of drums, beats, or techno rhtyhms. I’m sure that…