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Agnes Martin and Ellsworth Kelly at the same time!

You only "lose" potentially $15 in the deal, so it's not that bad!

Bobby Bradford/John Carter - Self-Determination Music - (Flying Dutchman original) with Tom Williamson, Henry Franklin and Bruz Freeman... a classic!

Noah Howard - At Judson Hall - (ESP original) Colbeck, Burrell, Sirone, Kapp and Cathy Norris... heavy lineup, especially on "Homage to Coltrane."

Wanna unload one?

Look at those - oh, never mind...

Kiera Knightley and Scarlet Johansson - Duo Exchange - (Survival original) One of the greatest tenor-drums duos of all time. And Knightley shreds on tenor, though not without keeping her roots in Newk-dom.

I can't think there's a Jackie Mc BN that I don't like. It was stunning to see Moncur, Jackie and Hutch perform "Love and Hate" at the Blue Note a couple of years ago. All the weight of the original was there, a wavering and dusky tonality that settled over the entire room. Awesome!

Agreed on that - and Action also has a great cover! Evolution is pretty sweet, too, but I find myself pulling these other two out just a bit more. "Air Raid," though...

It doesn't exude greatness to me, but who knows...

Maybe, but I think I can figure out _exactly_ what a McEntire solo record would sound like. Feel like I've probably already heard it! Can't say I minded him with Bastro or Bitch Magnet, though!

Climate controlled, for sure! Hope their a/c doesn't break! You don't want to know what's in there... For some reason, One Step Beyond never "took" for me. Maybe it's Anthony, though I usually like him during this period.

Don't tell that to akanalog...

Neil Young - On the Beach - (Reprise original) especially fond of side 2...

I read somewhere that "What's New?" was originally called "I'm Free." "This Nearly Was Mine" is another standout favorite. The version Sunny Murray does on Big Chief is a classic (of course, there's also CT's version on the Candid)...

This was my favorite until I heard Action. Both are now equal billing. Moncur's "Love and Hate" is an amazing tune; I also like "Khalil the Prophet" quite a bit. Will post more thoughts later; my BNs are inaccessible right now but I remember this record like the back of my hand (which, not coincidentally, is also in storage).

"Everything Happens to Me" or "The Way You Look Tonight."

I thought the review generalized more to "what they do" than "that particular night." I like Heckman's writing, or at least what I've read of it. I also like his music, or at least what I've heard of it. This isn't the best Heckman I've read, but it's probably not the best ICP gig in existence, either. I dig their thing usually, but not always...

...unless you contact-miked it!

But not quite on the level of banter that Jackie Mc's A Long Drink of the Blues reaches...

Like the look of this. Looks tasty, and this is Brötzmann's period I am not too familiar with. Anybody got the Schwarzwaldfahrt Atavistic reissue yet? Gary???? Schwarzwaldfahrt is great, but better as an LP as the extra material isn't that cool... The Brotzmann/Miller/Moholo is what needs to be reissued, though Alarm is a good record. C

John Fahey - The Yellow Princess - (Vanguard original) the best non-Takoma Fahey? I dunno, but it's a classic either way...

As one who writes about the music, it is sort of embarrassing to see how many holes I actually have. But then again, to write well one has to be more focused than broad... at least some of the time. That is, unless you're Borges.

The Uptown neighborhood, south of the Walker Art Center on either Lyndale or Hennepin, provides a lot of interesting little shops and eateries as well - always good for a walk or something. I don't know how the weather is right now, but by the time you're there in May it should have cleared up. Take a walk around the Lake of the Isles (in the Uptown area), it's the prettiest of the South Minneapolis lake parks. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is nice too, though I think they're undergoing major renovations right now. If you like Thai food, try King and I Thai, which is downtown off Loring Park. A little spendy, but worth it, and their Manhattans will knock you down. Their beef massaman curry absolutely kills!

Barre Phillips - For All It Is - (Japo) great quintet of four basses and drums, one of my favorite records of all time! Phillips, Jenny-Clarke, Barry Guy, Palle Danielsson and Stu Martin...