What live music are you going to see tonight?

[Harold_Z]

I haven't had the time to look up this thread, but last sunday night I went to the Blue Note and saw Gal Costa and Romero Lubamba. Terrific!

Edited October 12, 2008 by Harold_Z

[Van Basten II]

Saw Lucinda Williams last thursday, a little more rockin' than it should be necessary, it felt more like a rock arena show than anything. Enjoyed her but don't really care about her band. Also the fans, very weird crowd actually, they acted like morons throughout the set, as soon as she was finishing a song, you heard them shouting for certain songs

[medjuck]

Saw DAvid Byrne a few nights ago. Good stuff.

[kh1958]

Last night, Marco Di Gennaro Quartet, with Lee Konitz, at Smalls.

A fine trio of Italian jazz musicians, with Lee Konitz in masterful form--both sets of standards were most pleasing.

Edited October 16, 2008 by kh1958

[kh1958]

At the Jazz Standard:

First set, Sara Serpa Group.

Second set, Greg Osby's Nine Levels.

[kh1958]

Last night, Don Braden Quartet, with Winard Harper, at Sweet Rhythm.

[jlhoots]

Joshua Breakstone Quartet

[Larry Kart]

Organissimo!

[randissimo]

Organissimo!

[sheldonm]

...Derrick Gardner and the jazz prophets..

[Jim Alfredson]

...Derrick Gardner and the jazz prophets..

Come see organissimo instead!

[sheldonm]

...Derrick Gardner and the jazz prophets..

Come see organissimo instead!

.....if I leave now I can get there in about 3 hours....just in time for your last show! You'll be in Indy soon....I'll see you guys then!

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[Chuck Nessa]

More than the last set.

[Chalupa]

I saw a band called Sunn O))) on Thursday night. I can say that this show was, without a doubt, the LOUDEST concert I've attended. Even though I was wearing earplugs for the entire show and I was sitting in the way back of the room my ears were ringing the next morning when I woke up. I would say about 90% of the audience did not have any hearing protection.

[Shawn]

I saw a band called Sunn O))) on Thursday night. I can say that this show was, without a doubt, the LOUDEST concert I've attended. Even though I was wearing earplugs for the entire show and I was sitting in the way back of the room my ears were ringing the next morning when I woke up. I would say about 90% of the audience did not have any hearing protection.

I've been curious about this group, were they any good (or could you tell over the noise?).

Another recent band that's entire ethic is based on sheer VOLUME is High On Fire from Oakland..their guitarist says he doesn't play guitar he plays feedback.

[ejp626]

Saw the first set on Sat. of Organissimo at Andy's. I talked to Larry Kart and briefly to Rachel and the guys in the band. It was a great set including -- Stomp Your Feet, Bleecker, Senor Buffet and ending with Groovadelphia.

Glad to finally see the guys in person. Hopefully they'll make it out to Chicago more. Andy's is not known for serious jazz listening (compared to Green Mill for instance) but the guys really had the crowd in their hands.

[Larry Kart]

What ejp626 said. It was great to meet him and Rachel and to see the guys in the band again, though there little time for them to talk between sets, and I was too tired to stay for more than one. Reinforced my longtime feeling that this is a band that can make its points with and over virtually any talky audience but can be listened to at whatever level of subtlety you can and want to bring to them. Stuff is happening all the time -- not unlike vintage Horace Silver that way -- and it leads (no small matter) to internal group zest and satisfaction.

[kh1958]

Bobby Previte and New Bump, with Bill Ware on Vibes and Ellery Eskelin--Blue Note late-night set (1-3 a.m.)

[Chalupa]

I saw a band called Sunn O))) on Thursday night. I can say that this show was, without a doubt, the LOUDEST concert I've attended. Even though I was wearing earplugs for the entire show and I was sitting in the way back of the room my ears were ringing the next morning when I woke up. I would say about 90% of the audience did not have any hearing protection.

I've been curious about this group, were they any good (or could you tell over the noise?).

Another recent band that's entire ethic is based on sheer VOLUME is High On Fire from Oakland..their guitarist says he doesn't play guitar he plays feedback.

I thought they were pretty .... interesting. I'm mean their performance was a very visceral experience that I'm not sure would transfer over well to recorded media. Though I can't speak w/ authority here seeing as I have never heard any of their recordings. I can't even say how the show I saw would compare to their other live shows because at this show they were recreating their first recording that was released 10 years ago.

[Chalupa]

Tonight I'm going to see Ravi and Anoushka Shankar (Norah's sister).

[Larry Kart]

Tonight, if I have the energy:

10:00 PM at the Hungry Brain

Tony Malaby's Tamarindo, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Nasheet Waits

[Tom Storer]

Last night I saw Eric Harland's brand new quintet--it was their first performance. Harland, drums, composer; Walter Smith III, tenor sax; Julian Lage, guitar; Taylor Eigsti, piano; Harish Raghavan, bass. Very, very cool--longish jamming over interesting grooves and melodic motifs, high energy, creative interplay, all the musicians having an absolute gas despite jet lag. A lot of fusion influence somehow, but indirect. It was my first time seeing any of them and I was very impressed. It was the sort of concert where everybody goes home grinning. They were recording, and will record subsequent concerts on the tour with the hopes of releasing a live album.

So I started googling and found that there's a whole generation I haven't been aware of. Lage and Smith, Christian Scott, a bunch of other names all playing on each other's albums and gigging with each other. Anybody familiar with what these young guys are doing?

[sheldonm]

Last night I saw Eric Harland's brand new quintet--it was their first performance. Harland, drums, composer; Walter Smith III, tenor sax; Julian Lage, guitar; Taylor Eigsti, piano; Harish Raghavan, bass. Very, very cool--longish jamming over interesting grooves and melodic motifs, high energy, creative interplay, all the musicians having an absolute gas despite jet lag. A lot of fusion influence somehow, but indirect. It was my first time seeing any of them and I was very impressed. It was the sort of concert where everybody goes home grinning. They were recording, and will record subsequent concerts on the tour with the hopes of releasing a live album.

So I started googling and found that there's a whole generation I haven't been aware of. Lage and Smith, Christian Scott, a bunch of other names all playing on each other's albums and gigging with each other. Anybody familiar with what these young guys are doing?

Lage played with Gary Burton for some time.

m~

[BFrank]

Tomorrow (Monday, 10/20) - Patti Smith at the recently renovated Warfield Theater, here in SF.

She always puts on a good show, IMO.

[Chuck Nessa]

What ejp626 said. It was great to meet him and Rachel and to see the guys in the band again, though there little time for them to talk between sets, and I was too tired to stay for more than one. Reinforced my longtime feeling that this is a band that can make its points with and over virtually any talky audience but can be listened to at whatever level of subtlety you can and want to bring to them. Stuff is happening all the time -- not unlike vintage Horace Silver that way -- and it leads (no small matter) to internal group zest and satisfaction.

Carla, our daughter was there too and said it was a great show. She said she saw Kart and Tesser, went at the break to greet them and you/they were gone. She said Jim stopped by and said "Hi".