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It's pretty good - not quite as good as Steppin' Out IMHO but pretty darn good. The stuff w/ Bo Diddley is hilarious. I ordered mine from GDP and got a bonus disc of material from the Academy of Music run from March '72. I'm not sure if they are still giving the bonus disc away.

Check this out. The Casualites of Jazz do greazy covers of...... Black Sabbath??? http://www.myspace.com/casualtiesofjazz work warning - as their seems to be some semi-nude photos posted on the site.

How you like? I think it's their strongest album in years, even better than Murray Street which I loved! ← Totally agree w/ you. These two albums are their best work, IMHO, since they were on SST.

Buy it. It is the best non-Dick's Picks live release that they have put out IMHO Like others have mentioned the sound is incredible as are the performances.

Whoa. Hey Alan did you happen to catch this little snippet on the Ars Nova website??? Stay tuned for a series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) presented by Ars Nova Workshop and International House.

My wife's a teacher at a charter school in Philly. They might be hiring. Keep in mind that Philly schools don't pay as much as suburban schools.

40 Years Worth of Memorabilia Soon to be Made Available on the New Dead.net LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BIG INTERACTIVE, a Los Angeles based Digital Marketing agency, today announced that it has been selected by Grateful Dead Productions, curators and gatekeepers of all things "Dead," to redesign their official online website. The win comes after an extensive multi-agency review. It was critical for us to work with an agency that understands the legacy of The Grateful Dead, where we see our website going, the music, and most importantly the fans themselves," said Cameron Sears, CEO of the Grateful Dead Productions. The band's current site has been, since its grass-roots launch in 1995, one of the most-trafficked band sites on the Web. BIG is planning an innovative, user-friendly re-imagination of the site that will showcase exclusive, never-before-seen content from The Grateful Dead's rich vault of audio and video recordings, promotional material, and private items such as hand-written lyrics. The revamped dead.net will launch late summer of 2005. "We are thrilled to be awarded this win. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with such a legendary band. We're huge fans ourselves," commented Matt Minkin, CEO of BIG Interactive. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories....03633303&EDATE=

More good news.... 'Chappelle' DVD plans still on track Tue May 17, 2005 09:14 PM ET By Thomas K. Arnold LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The third season of Comedy Central's hit "Chappelle's Show" might be postponed indefinitely, but Paramount Home Entertainment is proceeding with plans to release the complete second season on DVD on May 24 -- a week before Season 3 was supposed to debut on TV. Initially, "Chappelle's Show Season Two: Uncensored" (about $37) had been slated for release last February, the originally scheduled date for the Season 3 premiere. But when Comedy Central announced the show was running behind schedule, May dates were set for both the DVD and the new season of the top-rated sketch comedy series starring comedian Dave Chappelle. The buzz around Chappelle's supposed flight to South Africa to check into a mental-health clinic -- reported by Entertainment Weekly but subsequently denied by Chappelle, who said that he's staying with friends in Durban -- could spur DVD sales of the Season 2 set to record heights, industry observers say. "Chappelle's Show Season One" has sold about 2.8 million copies since its February 2004 release and is the top-selling TV DVD package of all time, Paramount claims. Paramount has done so well with Chappelle and several other high-profile releases -- including "Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again," which has sold more than 2.5 million DVDs since its release last December -- that the studio is upping its commitment to the comedy genre. Domestic home entertainment president Meagan Burrows said that the studio is "in the process of developing a new comedy label," with several releases already in the pipeline, including a third "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" DVD. Paramount also has inked a multiyear, "first look" worldwide agreement with Parallel Entertainment Pictures, producers of the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again" DVD, for six DVD premieres, a feature film and a new DVD starring Larry the Cable Guy. In addition, Paramount is working with Comedy Central to release performances by up-and-coming stand-up acts, Burrows said. "Chappelle's Show Season Two: Uncensored" includes such extras as an additional standup routine from Chappelle, more than an hour of bloopers and deleted scenes, two unaired Charlie Murphy stories and several audio commentaries from Chappelle and series co-creator Neal Brennan. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Dave Chappelle Says He's Not Crazy Sun May 15,11:06 AM ET Comedian Dave Chappelle wants to set things straight: "I'm not crazy, I'm not smoking crack," he tells Time magazine in an interview more than a week after his hit Comedy Central show was suspended and the rumors started to fly. "I'm definitely stressed out," said Chappelle, who took off last month to South Africa for a "spiritual retreat," leaving his fans — and even his agent and publicist — wondering where he went. "You hear so many voices jockeying for position in your mind that you want to make sure that you hear your own voice," he said. "So I figured, let me just cut myself off from everybody, take a minute and pull a Flintstone — stop a speeding car by using my bare feet as the brakes." After Comedy Central announced that the planned May 31 debut of the third season of "Chappelle's Show" had been postponed, the magazine Entertainment Weekly reported that Chappelle had checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa. "I'm not in a mental facility," said Chappelle, who also said he did not have a drug problem but had consulted a psychiatrist for one 40-minute visit. The 31-year-old comedian said he fled to stay with friends in Durban because he wasn't happy with the direction of the show, which is behind only "South Park" as Comedy Central's most-watched program. "There's a lot of resistance to my opinions, so I decided, 'Let me remove myself from this situation,'" Chappelle said. Comedy Central president Doug Herzog told Time that the star has "complete creative freedom." He has told staff he believes there won't be a "Chappelle's Show" in 2005, but leaves the option open for the comedian's return. Chappelle, whose wife and two children live in Ohio, said he hopes to start up the show again, but did not indicate when he would return. Comedy Central had inked a reported $50 million deal to keep "Chappelle's Show" for two more seasons, and the comedian hinted to Time about struggles associated with the power and fame that come with that kind of success. "If you don't have the right people around you, and you're moving at a million miles an hour, you can lose yourself," he said. "Everyone around me says, 'You're a genius, you're great, that's your voice,' but I'm not sure that they're right."

Dang. I just checked - I'm down to 3 items in my queue. I had 13. Hmm....

Dave Burrell heads up..... Greetings Friends. Please join pianist/composer Dave Burrell and Terry Gross on NPR's 'Fresh Air' tonight, Monday, May 9. In Philadelphia, visit 90.9 FM [WHYY] at 3:00 or 7:00pm. In New York City, visit 93.9 FM [WNYC] at 3:00pm. Or, check your local listings at http://freshair.npr.org/.

Got this in an email today............. Greetings Friends. Please join pianist/composer Dave Burrell and Terry Gross on NPR's 'Fresh Air' tonight, Monday, May 9. In Philadelphia, visit 90.9 FM [WHYY] at 3:00 or 7:00pm. In New York City, visit 93.9 FM [WNYC] at 3:00pm. Or, check your local listings at http://freshair.npr.org/.

More info(including sound clips) here: http://wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/05052005

I saw them perform last night here in Philly. It was amazing. They are playing one more show together tonight. If you're in NYC and you don't have plans for tonight do yourself a favor and go check these guys out. Here's the info... Asia Society presents World Premiere of Kinsmen/Svajanam by Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa Thursday, Friday and Sunday, May 5, 6 and 8, 2005, 8:00PM Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, NYC World premiere of Kinsmen/Svajanam, an exciting collaboration by two masters of the alto saxophone commissioned by the Asia Society. Kadri Gopalnath is a living legend of South Indian Carnatic music who introduced the saxophone to the Indian classical repertoire. Rudresh Mahanthappa is a fiercely innovative Indian American jazz musician. Together, they fuse a myriad of traditional and contemporary influences to create a ground-breaking artistic vision. The two are joined by their co-led Dakshina Ensemble with violin, guitar/sitar-guitar, mridangam (barrel drum), bass and drum-set. Rudresh K. Mahanthappa -Alto Saxophone Kadri Gopalnath - Alto Saxophone Kanya Kumari - Violin Rez Abbasi - Guitar/Sitar-Guitar Carlo de Rosa - Acoustic Bass Gautam Siram - Mridnagam Eliot Humberto Kavee - Drums $16 Asia Society and World Music Institute members/students/seniors $20 nonmembers For tickets and information, call (212) 517-ASIA or visit www.AsiaSociety.org

Same here.

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Roswell Rudd - s/t Free America series Debashish Bhattacharya - Calcutta Slide-Guitar And pre-ordered Chappelle's Show - Season 2 DVD

My wife and I gave up our car two years ago. We live smack dab in the middle of a major metropolis(Philadelphia) which had A LOT to do w/ our getting rid of the car. Having a car in a city is tough. Parking is a bitch and insurance is higher here than in the suburbs. However, when it really came down to it we only used ithe car 1 or 2 times a month and the hassle of keeping a car in the city didn't justify having one. Saving money was not really as much of an an issue for us as saving out sanity. We walk or bike EVERYWHERE. We both work w/in walking distance of our home. We also have easy access to supermarkets, shopping, entertainment, parks, you name it. We have a 9 month old baby and, while a car would probably be nice to have to run errands when the weather is crappy, we've adapted quite nicely to not having one. You'd be surprised how much food two people can haul back from the supermarket w/ backpacks and a baby carriage. For those times when we need a car we rent from http://www.phillycarshare.org/ which has been a great experience for us. It's cheaper than Hertz and all of the cars they rent are hybrids. Unless we move out of Center City I don't think we'll ever own a car again.

Yes. You can get some stuff at BMG(Bird's Complete Master Takes on Verve, for example) that you cannot get at yourmusic.com

Nope. You can download some music samples at R5Productions.com

Looks like they have another gig at Vox Populi next month. got this in an email.... Saturday May 28th 8:00pm At Vox Populi (1315 Cherry Street in Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale At Spaceboy Music & R5Productions.Com NEED NEW BODY (record release show. first proper show in a forever) THE ARKESTRA (lead by Marshall Allen and company. this is going to be crazy!)

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Wow. That looks great. I wish I cold have made it. Alas. Speaking of Sun Ra Arkestra.... I was visiting w/ a friend on Saturday afternoon and he pulled out a bunch of photos he took of the band back in the mid 80's when they were doing their residence at Grendel's Lair on South Street(now a Gap ). The photos were amazing. I'm gonna try to get some copies made. It may be a long term project.....

Alan are you gong to see Rudresh Mahanthappa???