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23 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:
This is happening where I live and I see the same arguments on Facebook. "How can they tear down such a historic house?" But when it's pointed out that the house went up for sale and no one talked about buying it to preserve it, they all shut up quickly. Everyone's for preservation until someone asks you for money.
There was one tiny house by the beach that caused a lot of angst. This place was tiny - a 2-story ugly box that was maybe 1,100 sq.ft. It had 4 tiny 9 x 9 bedrooms on the 2nd floor and a single bathroom on the 1st floor. Fun! It reportedly had some old knob & tube wiring. Double fun! The new owners bought it for $2.2 Million and went for approval to tear it down. People asked the town to stop them. Yet, diagonally across the street, another, similar building was torn down and replaced with a modern beach house without a peep from anyone. The town knew they couldn't do anything about it so it got torn down. The mansion that's there now looks pretty good, better than the old house in my opinion.
Old isn't always better.
I think I saw a related news story, a year or two ago(?) but forget the name of the town. Got a lot of media attention.
On 4/24/2024 at 9:16 AM, Teasing the Korean said:Yeah, maybe I was a little harsh. I'll be sure to check out Guardians of the Galaxy 4 and Super Mario Brothers when they come to the Criterion Channel. 😹
😁
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9 hours ago, soulpope said:
Pls share your impressions ....
I will try and remember. [Waldron-Lacy]
But it won't arrive until next week. By then other posters will likely have shared impressions.
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Drawn in by clickbait thread title. This is all "news" to me.
But I'm proud to say that I had never heard of Chris Pratt before seeing this thread. 🤣
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This is pretty good, though the subject matter will thin out the potential audience. Per Wiki:
The Zone of Interest is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, co-produced among the United Kingdom, the United States, and Poland. Loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, the film focuses on the life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who live with their family in a home in the "Zone of Interest" next to the concentration camp. Christian Friedel stars as Rudolf Höss alongside Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss.
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Just bought the new Waldron/Lacy (with others) Mighty Warrior Live in Antwerp, and threw in the Contemporary Jazz Quintet's Location album (which looks interesting).
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1 hour ago, HutchFan said:
What a fantastic opportunity, Jim. So cool that you're going to be able to see all four in the course of one week!
Outside of Bayreuth (and maybe music capitals like NYC, London & Berlin), complete Ring cycles must be VERY rare.
People keep track of them. 😉
In USA, scarce as hen's teeth. Surprisingly many in Europe.
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Excellent, enjoy!
I've seen 2 staged Rings, one in Bayreuth (Barenboim cond, Kupfer design) and the other in NYC (Levine cond, I dunno who designed). Used to have a VHS of the Boulez-Chéreau Ring, watched it quite a few times, but eventually ditched the player and donated the video.
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On 4/20/2024 at 3:59 PM, Guy Berger said:
There was lots of griping at the time about his “productivity” but I am glad we have so many recordings of him
There’s a new one forthcoming on Intakt in the next month or two
Expected at DG "about May 15".
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On 4/19/2024 at 12:39 AM, soulpope said:
Yep ....
RIP.
That Live Fillmore East (2 LP) album was one of the very first I purchased.
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Google shows some appearances through mid-2023.
I have a CD ("Recursive Tree" John Blum / David Murray / Chad Taylor on Relative Pitch) recorded 12/21/22.
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3 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:
I don't think they will be in any way similar. Whenever Ben's lands, it will be definitive. There can (and should) be more than one biography out on Mr. Taylor.
Also, as a writer, I know I have put some dumb shit in print (& not only on this board!) and it will follow me to my grave. The problem -- and not to pile on any one individual -- is when a reputation gets built on reactionary statements/tomes.
Yeah, I'm being a little unfair. I will check reviews and feedback when Freeman's book is published. I'm more likely to purchase Young...Freeman probably the library route (if available) or perhaps Kindle.
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There's another Creative Music Studio Improvisors Orchestra event in Kingston next Sunday 4/28
https://creativemusic.org/events/
Not quite as gaudy a lineup as the last one (3/31), but I enjoyed that one so much that I'm going on the 28th.
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Intending to be there.
And just announced today: Joe McPhee also at the Lace Mill (Kingston) 5/19. Music and spoken word w. McPhee, Fred Lonborg-Holm and Michael Bisio.
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What felser said.
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23 minutes ago, jlhoots said:
I mainly stick to the music these days. I used to read a lot of the jazz books, but less & less.
I still read jazz books, but have gotten much more selective, especially regarding titles I have to purchase rather than borrowing via interlibrary loan. I can envision going for a well-written and researched Cecil Taylor bio, but would wait to see some reviews/feedback before buying.
I admit to rarely reading liner notes (beyond a cursory scan) any more.
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Might be a generational / old fart thing on my part, but if the Young book can be counted on to appear I'll pass on Freeman.
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27 minutes ago, jlhoots said:
What US dealer(s) have it??
Sorry, I was referring to my Belgian classical purchase.
I checked (my most likely suspects: DMG, Squidco, DG and Forced Exposure) yesterday and did not find any US dealers stocking the Ahmed box. Although Dusty Groove showed an upcoming 2-LP set on Astral Spirits (iirc) that might be a subset of the box.
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Me too. I put one in my cart to check shipping costs and was pleasantly surprised.
Second time it's happened recently: I bought some CDs direct from Graindelavoix (classical vocal ensemble) in Belgium and US postage was also reasonable. The package was cheaper than it would've been buying from US dealers. 👍
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42 minutes ago, jlhoots said:
Bandcamp? - Where does this ship from??
Based on the bandcamp site quoting price in Swedish Krona (SEK), I assume Sweden.
I initially stopped there, BUT on review the shipping fee is actually quite reasonable, although I expect the effective exchange rate (net of credit card or Paypal surcharge) to be less favorable than quoted:
"that’s $45.69 USD, plus $9.59 shipping for United States."
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I really enjoy this Mosaic. Even though the individual albums arguably aren't great, it's an excellent package.
Sal Salvador was a big discovery for me here, very nice selections.
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https://cunneen-hackett.org/calendar/ (scroll down)
Elysium Furnace Works presents Chourmo
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street
EFW presents this cataclysmic trio of leaders — guitarist David Torn, alto saxophonist Tim Berne and drummer Tom Rainey — certain to ignite fire, intricate abstraction and passionate forward-motion.
Also an April 27 concert:
Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFunk — the superlative creative vocalist Victor convenes her acclaimed, kaleidoscopic supercollision of maverick virtuosi — guitarist Joe Morris, soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome and drummer Reggie Nicholson — to unleash music of unrelenting energy unlimited by tradition.
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Most excellent, thanks for posting this. I thought about last night's program at Tubby's, but too late given a busy Monday at work. Also missed yesterday's Lace Mill event due to conflict with an Indian music series I attend.
Joe McPhee appears in Poughkeepsie quite often, but that's a bit far for me.
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Album covers all in B&W -- minimal color, if any
in Miscellaneous Music
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Confront Recordings (UK) seem to do only B/W covers: https://confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/music
I have this one
but this is a more artistic example:
This Tribe (not Confront) classic (design and music) has probably appeared upthread, but I'm too lazy to check: