Showing posts with label musicians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musicians. Show all posts
Artist Spotlight: Dustin Wong
I knew what to expect, having heard his excellent album from 2010, Infinite Love, but the hypnotic guitar loops took on another dimension in the larger space. Halfway through his set, the music took an unexpected turn as he stood up from his assortment of delay pedals to play guitar - and sing. Dustin Wong will be releasing a brand new album on Thrill Jockey on February 21. Here is some background on Dustin:
"From Hawaii to Japan to the United States, Dustin Wong has had quite an episodic childhood; learning English and forgetting it as his family and he relocated to Japan at the age of two, having to re-learn English and joining a punk band in his early teens contrasting the oppressive conditions of Catholic school, Dustin surely went through some turmoil. In 2008 he started the quintet Ponytail with friends from art school. In 2010, after many performances and two albums worth of songs, the band announced their perfomance at Whartscape that year may be their last. The individual endeavors of the band’s members had led them to an indefinite hiatus. Since then Dustin has released 2009′s Seasons, a collection of ideas from 2002 to 2007 captured with just the internal mic on his laptop. In 2010, he released Let It Go, which pushed further the integration of technical guitar riffs with processed voice, drum, keyboard textures, and the limitless imagination of recording; finally Infinite Love the same year, which showcases a true representation of Dustin’s live performance built almost entirely of fast-paced guitar loops." (Courtesy wearerebels.com)
Thurston Moore and Henry Rollins at McNally Jackson, NYC
If you haven't been keeping up with Henry Rollins recently, he's been traveling around the world documenting the people he meets with a backpack full of camera equipment. He recently spoke about his trips and how he got started with photography and his music career, with Thurston Moore acting as host. This was recorded at McNally Jackson Bookshop in lower Manhattan:
DUBSPOT & ABLETON PRESENT THE "LIVE 8 U.S. SESSIONS TOUR: NEW YORK CITY"- SAT. 6.27- SUN. 6.28
Dubspot’s Live 8 US Sessions tour is coming to NYC this weekend, after a successful maiden voyage to San Francisco last month. The tour is actually a unique series of interactive workshops, Q&As and live performances featuring Richie Hawtin, Scientist, and many other stellar musicians. Experience five ‘sessions’ daily, each specially designed to developed and enhance a diverse range of your production and performance abilities. Limited space is available, so if you're interested, sign up at dubspot.com pronto!
Cat Power Jukebox preview
Chan Marshall comes out with a second album of covers, this Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008; this one's a tribute to the great vocalists who've influenced her over the years, backed by a full band of indie all-stars. I imagine you're already a Cat Power fan, so I think you already know how great this record will be, but if you'd like to come down to etherea and have an advance listen, I got a copy to play in-store before the album officially hits the shelves.
The album comes in two versions: deluxe silver-foil gatefold cover (LP and CD) with bonus disc of extra tracks and regular jewelcase version (CD only).
Jukebox tracklist:
01 Theme From 'New York, New York' (Kander/Ebb; popularized by Frank Sinatra/Liza Minnelli)
02 Metal Heart (Cat Power)
03 Ramblin' (Wo)man (Hank Williams)
04 Song To Bobby (Cat Power-- new song)
05 Aretha, Sing One For Me (J Harris/Eugene William; originally sung by George Jackson)
06 Lost Someone (James Brown)
07 I Believe In You (Bob Dylan)
08 Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
09 Silver Stallion (Lee Clayton)
10 Dark End of the Street (Chips Moman/Dan Penn; originally sung by James Carr)
11 Don't Explain (Billie Holiday)
12 Woman Left Lonely (Spooner Oldham/Dan Penn, popularized by Janis Joplin)
Backed by Dirty Delta Blues (Judah Bauer, Gregg Foreman, Jim White, Erik Papparazzi). Guest appearances: Spooner Oldham (Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan), Larry McDonald (Toots & The Maytals, Taj Mahal), Teenie Hodges (Al Green, Memphis Rhythm Band), and Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Will Oldham).
Yusef Lateef - Live at Whole Foods (NYC)
How strange is the music business getting? Now Whole Foods is hosting musical events?Anyway, thanks to our friend Andy Schwartz, check this out:
This weekend, as part of something called the "Gibson/Baldwin Jazz Festival" (as in Gibson Guitars and Baldwin Pianos), multi-instrumental jazz great Yusef Lateef will appear at the Whole Foods store on East Houston Street @ Bowery.
Beginning at 2:00pm, Dr. Lateef will be signing copies of his new book, The Gentle Giant: The Autobiography of Yusef Lateef. At 3:00pm, trumpeter Ted Curson and the Spirit of Life Ensemble will perform with Yusef as their special guest.
The Gibson/Baldwin Jazz Festival is free and open to the public.
On Oct. 9, 2007, Yusef Lateef celebrated his 87th birthday. See:
http://www.yuseflateef.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusef_Lateef
Whole Foods:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/calendars/HOU.html
(scroll down to 11/3-4 and click on "More Info")
This weekend, as part of something called the "Gibson/Baldwin Jazz Festival" (as in Gibson Guitars and Baldwin Pianos), multi-instrumental jazz great Yusef Lateef will appear at the Whole Foods store on East Houston Street @ Bowery.
Beginning at 2:00pm, Dr. Lateef will be signing copies of his new book, The Gentle Giant: The Autobiography of Yusef Lateef. At 3:00pm, trumpeter Ted Curson and the Spirit of Life Ensemble will perform with Yusef as their special guest.
The Gibson/Baldwin Jazz Festival is free and open to the public.
On Oct. 9, 2007, Yusef Lateef celebrated his 87th birthday. See:
http://www.yuseflateef.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusef_Lateef
Whole Foods:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/calendars/HOU.html
(scroll down to 11/3-4 and click on "More Info")
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