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I guess I'm in the minority here but I saw the Lanois/Tortoise show I was mighty underwhelmed. Maybe my expectations were too high going in. Maybe it because of my unfamilarity w/ Lanois' solo material. Then again maybe it was because I saw them the same night as a FANTASTIC Roscoe Mitchell/Muhal Richard Abrams show that I attended but the Lanois/Tortoise collaberation did nothing for me. I LOVE Tortoise and I like Lanois as a producer/performer on other people's albums but as a solo performer I think he's kind of blah. I didn't think much of his guitar playing or his songs. In fact I was rather bored. His pedal steel excursions were nice but he only played it on one or two songs . The guys from Tortoise didn't seem to add much to his songs either. AFAICT, the only one who seemed to be into it was the drummer. The entire band only backed Lanois up on a couple of songs. The whole thing sounded under-rehearsed to my ears. However, the Philly show was early in the tour so maybe that's why it wasn't clicking. I wanna give Lanois the benefit of the doubt but for now color me unimpressed.

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This has already been discussed here but that Philly date is wrong.

Two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders who allegedly were having sex with each other in a bathroom stall at a Tampa, Fla., nightclub were arrested and charged early Sunday following a run-in with patrons and police. According to a police report obtained by the CBS TV affiliate in Tampa and the Charlotte Observer, Angela Ellen Keathley and Renee Thomas were arrested following an incident at Banana Joe's, in Tampa's Channelside district, at 2:10 a.m. ET. In the police report, witnesses claimed Thomas and Keathley were having sex with each other in a stall when other patrons grew angry that the two were taking so long in the bathroom. Another woman waiting to use the bathroom got into an argument with the two, and Thomas hit that person in the face, according to details of the report posted on TampaBay10.com, the CBS TV affiliate's Web site. Keathley, who was escorted from the nightclub, was so drunk she could barely stand, the report said. Police described Keathley as rude and belligerent with police. When Thomas was arrested, she gave police the name of another Panthers cheerleader -- Kristen Lanier Owen, the Observer and TampaBay10.com reported. Thomas, who was charged with one count of battery, might face additional charges for lying to police, once they confirm her identity. Keathley was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing or opposing an officer. Other Panthers cheerleaders bailed Thomas and Keathley out of Hillsborough County jail later Sunday morning, TampaBay10.com reported. The cheerleaders made the trip to Tampa on their own -- the squad performs on the sideline only at home games. Panthers officials at Sunday afternoon's game said they were aware of the report, but declined further comment when contacted by the Observer. According to the Panthers' official team Web site on NFL.com, Keathley is a registered nurse and second-year member of the TopCats. Thomas is listed as a student at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and first-year member of the cheerleading squad.

The record company's site has the wrong date. The Philly show is on the 25th. The 24th is Thanksgiving.

The Either/Orchestra with guest Mulatu Astatke — Either/Orchestra's new release is: Ethiopiques 20: Live in Addis - 2 CDs (Buda Records ) — World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia Nov 10 (Thu) — 7:30 pm — $23 Really want to go to this but I'm boycotting the WCL for no good reason. Guess I'll have to breakdown I'll be @ the Wadada and William Parker shows.

Amir(Dan, I think?) Do you know OD from somewhere else?? It seems that I'm missing part of your exchange w/ him. Also, how do you know how Latvala felt about him? Just curious.

It was very demanding music. I wonder if Braxton(and the audience) would have been better served if they had had two shorter 45 minute sets instead of one long 90 minute set. Towards the end I was feeling a little fatigued(both physically and mentally) and I suppose some of the people who walked out may have felt that way too. Though I blame the fatigue factor more on the setting than the music. The room was really hot and made for a very uncomfortable listening experience for me.

The walkouts were disturbing but not unexpected. The show looked to be a sellout and he did get a standing ovation (w/ a 2nd call back) from the crowd. However, one would think that at a concert presented at an university that there would be a number of open minded people in attendance. Hopefully it won't be another 13 years before his next Philly show.

FYI... there are a limited number of 1/2 price tix.... http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=42063

Thanks

Two of my favorite songs by Curtis - "Move On Up" and "Billy Jack" - does anyone know which albums they were originally released on??? I know I could prolly find them on a comp but I'd rather hear them in their original context. Thanks in advance.

Hey Alan it was great meeting you and Ron last night at the show. Vonski was great last night. Watching him play and listening to him talk between numbers you sometimes forget that he's 83! He seems at least 10 years younger - very coherent and full of energy. His playing is very fluid, his fingers were flying at what would be a fast pace for a man half his age. The music was pretty much straight ahead bop - no excursions into the stratosphere but every now and then Von would start to veer off though he managed to stay on course. Regardless, they sounded pretty tight. Maybe that had something to do with all of the standards("Night in Tunsia", "Take the A Train", etc.) which they have probably both played hundreds of times. I'm wondering if that(thechoice of known standards) had something to do w/ the fact that this was the first time they had ever played together. Mickey was playing his ass off all night long. They were definitely enjoying the chance to play w/ each other. Every time Von or Mickey would take a solo they would yell something back and forth at each other and crack up at the same time. It was almost as if they were testing each other, like two prize fighters looking for their opponets weak spot and laughing when they realized that they were not going to out fox the other one. Von and Mickey were complimented nicely by guitarist Mike Alleman and bassist Matthew Ferguson. Alleman was especially good I thought and I would go and see him again if he ever comes back to town. After the first set Mickey and Von came out and gave a little talk(with Danilo Perez) about how they both grew up which was hilarious. I would have paid just to hear them talk about the old days, they were so entertaining. Vonski is a real character. He was wearing his White Sox World Series Champs button all night. The whole thing was taped and will be broadcast on the local jazz radio station in the future. Can't wait for that. Oh and I woud say the crowd was over 400. I was in the upper balcony for the first set and I only counted 4 empty seats. So that would be about 120 right there.

Senate authorizes Rosa Parks honor in Capitol 2 hours, 32 minutes ago The late civil rights icon Rosa Parks will be the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, a tribute usually reserved for presidents, soldiers and politicians. The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to honor Parks and the U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve the tribute on Friday. Parks, a black woman who helped spark the U.S. civil rights movement when she refused to give her seat on an Alabama bus to a white man 50 years ago, died on Monday at the age of 92. "The movement that Rosa Parks helped launch changed not only our country, but the entire world, as her actions gave hope to every individual fighting for civil and human rights. We now can honor her in a way deserving of her contributions and legacy," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat. According to the Architect of the Capitol, the Capitol Rotunda has been used for this honor only 28 times since 1852. Most recently, in 2004, the remains of President Ronald Reagan lay in state. Other Americans so honored include Presidents Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson; Pierre L'Enfant, who planned the city of Washington, World War II Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the remains of several unknown soldiers. On December 1, 1955, Parks, a 42-year-old seamstress living in the racially segregated south, boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her refusal to give up her seat led to a boycott of the city's bus system by black residents. The boycott was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who became a central figure in the fight for equal rights for blacks during the 1960s.

Lowest Rated Series Ever.

Damn I forgot about Pullen/Adams canceling. You know I never got to see either of them play live I do remember Redman being introduced and thinking,"This kid is a student at HARVARD??? Wow." I had tix to see the early show of the McLean show(this was one of the rare times that they kicked everyone out after the first show before it became di regular) Anyway, at one point during one of his solos Jackie hit a bad note. I mean really bad clam and the whole audience let out a collective,"Ugh". Jackie waved to stop the band and then went to the the microphone and said,"What? I know I made a mistake...." and then berated(jokingly) the audience for a minute or two. After he was done he counted "2,3,4" and the band launched back into the same tune and completed his solo. Hilarious. Are you going to any of the Ancient To The Future shows??? Some of them are free and some will have 1/2 price tix available.

Which would still beat two shows I saw in the 70's here in Philly. Juju (nice group that recorded for Strata-East) pulled about a dozen people at the Ethical Society (promoter, if I remember his name correctly, was Leo Gadsen. He brought some really nice shows to that venue including Jazz Messengers and Jackie McLean and Hannibal Peterson/George Adams, but likely didn't make a penny on them). And, just to show the state of things then, in 1976 or 1977, Andrew Hill played a solo concert at, I think, the Walnut Street Theatre, and 14 people came. I couldn't believe it. Empty Foxhole Cafe, with like $5 tickets back then, had trouble pulling 200 people for Archie Shepp, for Richie Cole/Eddie Jefferson, for Cecil Taylor, for the Heath Brothers, for Clifford Jordan. Things seemed a bit better at some of the shows in the 90's here (less venues for sure, which may have helped individual shows), but Billy Harper and Mingus Dynasty (Jack Walrath-led) each had trouble pulling 200-300 people to the Painted Bride Art Center, my favorite venue in the city, with $15-$20 tickets. I haven't been to the Verizon Center yet, would like to see it once, but won't be doing so at $41 a pop. ← I saw a LOT of shows at the Bride in the 90's. Attendence was always hit or miss. There are many factors as to why a show doesn't sell many tix besides price. For example, you have to factor in that when they have an artist play at the Bride they do 2 shows a night. I was at the Mingus Dynasty show that you mentioned and the first show was well attended and the 2nd one had not sold many tickets so they let everyone who wanted to, stay for the late show for free. The last time Jackie Mac played there in the winter of '97(?) he sold out both of his shows. I think tix were $20 And it snowed about a half foot that night. I had to sit on the floor in front of the stage it was so packed. I was shocked that they booked Von at the Kimmel. Regardless of the price, he''s just that not that big of a name. I think they would have trouble filling it even it was a free show. The Bride should have got him. I have to admit that my first thought was that the Kimmel would never sell that many tickets at that price. I guess they figured that they had sold out the Wayne Shorter and Ornette Coleman shows w/ tix topping out in the $60-$70 range so that this would be an easy sell in the smaller hall for a cheaper ticket. Anyway, I hoping the show will do well. I know that they sold out of their alotment of 1/2 priced tickets.

Unfortunately, no.

I'm there.

Anyone make it to the Joseph Jarman or Sonny Murray shows???

Got my tix for the whole IHouse festive a few weeks ago. Alan, did you make it to the Joseph Jarman show last night???

They sold a bunch of tix through a 1/2 price tix promotion run by Philly Fun Guide.

Well if this is any indication - not counting the upcoming gig this week, he's played 3 times in Philly since 2000(2000, 2002, & 2003).

I'm waiting for the Monk/Coltrane at Carnigie Hall.