Frank Wess and his amazing Quintet this weekend – recorded at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York City on November 2, 2011 Frank Wess was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie’s band during the early 1950s into
You hate mimes. Ever since Junior high when it was a class assignment to be a mime for a day. You had to slap on white greasepaint that you had an allergic reaction to. Your skin turned the color of a tomato for a month and you broke out in
Over to Barcelona this weekend for a 2010 performance by NEU! from Primavera Sound – recorded on May 29, 2010 by Radio Nacional España. NEU! is Michael Rother – who co-founded the original NEU! in 1971 with Klaus Dinger. During that time it has become Ground Zero for much of
Taking a dive back to the days of the hybrid/social-distancing/isolation/mask era of COVID for this session by Joycut during the Europavox @Eye2021 festival. The pandemic and subsequent lockdown of public gatherings took a heavy toll on musicians, venues and the audience. Some bands up and folded, while others were stifled
After World War 2 there was a noticeable upsurge in violence across America. Partly because the crime rate dropped precipitously during the war years 1941-1945 owing to large numbers of youth and young adults serving in the military. Once the war was over it was back to business as usual,
Ending out the week with a taste of Americana via Real Estate at The Pitchfork Festival in Chicago from July 15, 2012. Real Estate is from Ridgewood, New Jersey. They formed in 2008. The band is currently based in Brooklyn, New York, and consists of Martin Courtney (vocals, guitar), Alex
– BBC News – Overseas Service – Sept. 19,1939 – Seventeen days into the start of the War in Europe, news of the day was filled with reports of attacks, advances, retreats, threats, addresses, assertions, denials, and casualties. Since the German-Russian alliance, Poland was being assaulted on two fronts. Hitler
Hiding Place in session for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 – recorded on December 19, 1977 and broadcast on January 5, 1978. Not every band that appeared in session for John Peel was destined for greatness or was the proverbial diamond-in-the-rough. Some bands suffered from bad ideas, bad musicianship
– Fight For Freedom Committee – Oct. 10, 1941 – As a counter-movement to the much publicized, isolationist and German-leaning America First Committee, the Fight For Freedom Committee was organized to end America’s neutrality in the War and to involve us militarily in the fighting then-currently going on. Viewing America’s
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