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Members of MC5 and Radio Birdman

Sadly I never saw Mingus. The closest I got was seeing the Adams/Pullen Quartet a few times. The only musician in this edition who played with Charles was Earl McIntyre

Saw the Mingus Big Band on Saturday in NY. Fun show, as it always is. Some of the players in this edition were: Eric Mingus, Wayne Escoffery, Earl McIntyre, Abraham Burton, Bruce Barth

I saw the Smiths in 85 and 86 in NY. They were definitely good in their time. After they broke up I gravitated towards Johnny Marr. Only saw him once after that (w/Modest Mouse), but have seen him several times since he established his solo career. Always a great show!

Nice show tonight at Feinstein's in SF: Paula West w/Eric Reed, Jerome Jennings (d), Essiet Essiet (b)

This Stupid World, Yo La Tengo

Check it out. They're good. Kind of 'nervous psychedelia'. I just saw them last Friday.

Frankie And The Witch Fingers, "Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters..."

I bet there WILL be one in the not too distant future

That was my first thought, too. But apparently he DID play there in 2014. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoAwJcTsR_b/?igshid=ZDhmZGIxNmQ=

This is quite a good live album

Wish I could see it. Looks astounding!

Quite a shock, for sure. I was fortunate to see him quite a few times - both with Television and "solo". A unique and inspirational musical voice, for sure. Television at the Fillmore, June 2015

OJC Sale tomorrow, 12pm Pacific time

Some good cuts on that album

Here’s a preview he posted on Instagram today https://www.instagram.com/p/CnxJ2DDvQfO/?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=

He goes by "Mazzy" and is on YouTube at: @mazzysmusic. He's very prolific at posting videos that mostly lean towards vinyl collecting, but he'll talk about all sorts of music-related topics. The sale will be at 12noon, Pacific Time. I think it will be a mix of live auction (where you would bid through the chat channel) and fixed price album sales. He's done a few of them before. The biggest was after a friend of ours with a very large collection passed away and sold quite a few pieces. I'll try to remember to give an update at the end of the week if anything changes.

A friend of mine is helping someone sell off a large collection. He's starting with about 300 OJCs, many are in mint/near-mint condition, and quite a few are still sealed. The sale will be live on YouTube next Saturday. I can post more info this week, if anyone's interested. There are no conditions for joining the feed.

I was surprised to read about the 11 year-old, too. Best of luck to them! Planning to see the Cookers in March. Haven't seen them in a while, but always great to see that group of legends.