Krautrocksampler 50 Friday - No. 30 - Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia

File this in the records I won't listen to again category. Ambient electronic noodling. I am tying to understand why so many of these records got any run at all in the first place.

John Coltrane at Leo's Casino

Today is the last day but you still have time to make it down to Leo's Casino for what promises to be a memorable performance by Mr. Coltrane.

Set List - July 25, 2011

The Resonance Ensemble - Coal Marker (for Chris Marker) - Kafka in Flight - Not Two
Krupa, Gene and Buddy Rich - Drum Boogie - The Original Drum Battle - Verve
Rich, Buddy and Max Roach - Yesterdays - Rich Versus Roach - Mercury
Blakey, Art & the Jazz Messengers - Art's Revelation - At the Jazz Corner of the World - Volume 2 - Blue Note
Ammons, Gene - Till There Was You - Nice an' Cool - Moodsville
Stitt, Sonny - Memories of You - Stittsville - Royal Roost
Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" and Shirley Scott - Just Friends - Misty - Moodsville
Jackson, Willis - Troubled Times - The Good Life - Prestige
Byrd, Donald - The Black Disciple - A New Perspective - Blue Note
Hancock, Herbie - Empty Pockets - Takin' Off - Blue Note
Lateef, Yusef - Eastern Market - Yusef Lateef's Detroit - Atlantic
Lateef, Yusef - Raymond Winchester - Yusef Lateef's Detroit - Atlantic

Krautrocksampler 50 Friday - No. 29 - Guru Guru - UFO

Now we talkin' krautrock, baby! This is exactly what I think of when I think of the genre. Kind of heavy and spacey guitar rock freakouts that have a bit of Hawkwind in the mix. I dug this record - big time.

A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway

I re-read "A Farewell to Arms" in celebration of Ernest Hemingways' birthday. The version I read had this cover and was garbage-picked from a nicer house in my neighborhood. A previous reader annotated the book with underlining and insights such as "death" and "guilt." I enjoyed reading "A Farewell to Arms" more this time around than I did at age 16 but it was not a better book. Does that make sense?

Here I am on the front porch of the house where Hemingway was born in Oak Park, IL a few days ago. Old timey effect added by my wife. It's an old house, you know.

Set List - July 18, 2011

Jones, Elvin - Dido Afrique - The Prime Element/At This Point In Time - Blue Note
Jones, Elvin - Agenda - Poly-Currents - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Fire - Expoobident - Stateside
Morgan, Lee - Inner Passions Out - The Last Session - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Nommo - Live at the Lighthouse - Blue Note
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Little Hughie - 'S Make It - Limelight
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Freedom Monday - Soul Finger - Limelight
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - Between Races - Buttercorn Lady - Limelight
Blakey, Art & The Jazz Messengers - She Blew a Good Thing - Hold On I'm Coming - Limelight
The Whatnauts - Message From a Black Man - Introducing The Whatnauts - Stang
The Whatnauts - We Will Always Be Together - Reaching For The Stars - Stang
The Whatnauts - Corruption - Corruption - Stang
Fields, Lee - I'm a Millionaire - Let's Get A Groove On - Desco

Guided by Voices at the Pitchfork Music Festival

I had a good time in Chicago, IL. Got to see Smoking Steve and ride the train and run into Thurston Moore outside of Dusty Groove America. Good trip.

Krautrocksampler 50 Friday - No. 28 - Sergius Golowin - Lord Krishna Von Goloka

More talking over incidental background music. Whatever.

Orgone at the Beachland

Great show. I wish I was in a band like this.

No Wisdom

No wisdom.
No punchline.

Set List - July 11, 2011

Mobley, Hank - The Morning After - A Caddy For Daddy - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Sunrise, Sunset - Delightfulee - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Rainy Night - Charisma - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - The Rajah - The Rajah - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - A Lot Of Livin' To Do - Standards - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Mr. Johnson - Sonic Boom - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - The Procrastinator - The Procrastinator - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Afreaka - The Sixth Sense - Blue Note
Tyner, McCoy - Man From Tanganyika - Tender Moments - Blue Note
Morgan, Lee - Suicide City - Caramba - Blue Note
Hill, Andrew - Venture Inward - Grass Roots - Blue Note
Young, Larry - Visions - Mother Ship - Blue Note
Mabern, Harold - Alex The Great - Greasy Kid Stuff! - Prestige

Bill Fox at Now That's Class

It was my mom's birthday and we spent the day at my parents' trailer on the Lake. We rushed home to see Bill Fox play a late afternoon show. We took the kids. We waited an hour for Bill to get going. The kids played free pinball. We asked them to stop when Bill started playing. That's when my daughter freaked out. She had to be removed from the bar and Winking Lizard was ruined for everybody. I teared up while Bill was playing.

Krautrocksampler 50 Friday - No. 27 - Faust - Faust IV

I listened to the 2XCD reissue of this record, which featured two versions of the song "Krautrock" - the highlight of the set, although it could have used some drums. I found myself thinking, while listening to this record, damn, I wish it rocked harder. "The Sad Skinhead." Funny title, but I don't get it. The ambient "Piano Piece" was nice.

Big Sur - Jack Kerouac

I felt bad for wanting to make fun of Jack Kerouac while reading this book. Some things are sacred. Or some things are worthy of respect.

Set List - July 4, 2011

Ayler, Albert - Witches and Devils - Witches and Devils - Arista
Ayler, Albert - Spirits - Witches and Devils - Arista
Ayler, Albert - Holy Spirit - Vibrations - Arista
Starvation Army - Pain - VA - This Tape Sucks - Oops!
0dfx - Do Not Pass Go - VA - This Tape Sucks - Oops!
The Guns - I'm Not Right - VA - The New Hope - Smog Veil
Agitated - Then There Were None - VA - The New Hope - Smog Veil
Agitated - I Got A Right - VA - The New Hope - Smog Veil
0dfx - Drop The Bomb On Me - VA - P.E.A.C.E/War - R Radical
P.P.G. - Will It Ever End - VA - P.E.A.C.E/War - R Radical
Numbskull - Raw Power - Final Days of Torture - My Mind's Eye
False Hope - Agony of Defeat - Cease to Exist - Demo
Knifedance - Running Out Of Time - Wolf Hour - Hit & Run
Confront - Our Fight - VA - A Generation of Hope - Which Way
Die Hard - Transition - Looking Out For #1 - Conversion
Face Value - What It Meant - Coming of Age - Conversion
Meanstreak - Final Word - VA - Only the Strong - Victory
Integrity - Live It Down - VA - Voice of Thousands - Conversion
Force of Habit - Your Decline - VA - Voice of Thousands - Conversion
Integrity - Lundgren/Crucifixion - Those Who Fear Tomorrow - Overkill
Gag Reflex - Rathole - Hangnail/Gag Reflex split 7" - Hibachi
Apartment 213 - Kill For Christ - Vacancy - Dark Empire
Brainwashed Youth - Piss Them Off - VA - Battle of the Worst Bands - Non Commercial
Ringworm - Numb/Blind To Faith - The Promise - Incision
Cider - Disgust - Out to Get Me - Non Commercial
H100s - Dismantle - Dismantle - Bloodclot
The Inmates - Government Crimes - Government Crimes - Bloodclot/Brainwashed
Gordon Solie Motherfuckers - 30-Year Losing Streak - Chairshot Politics - River on Fire
Ruiners - 11th Floor - VA - Battle of the Worst Bands - Non Commercial
9 Shocks Terror - Constant Pressure - Zen and the Art of Beating Your Ass - Devour
Gordon Solie Motherfuckers - The Threat is Real - Power Bomb Anthems Vol. 1 - 625 Thrashcore
9 Shocks Terror - The Clot Thickens - Paying Ohmage - Sound Pollution
Bomb Builder - Isolate and Contain - Drop the Big One - Constant Pain/Crucial
Cider - Fifty-Fo - They Are The Enemy - Painkiller
Upstab - Punch Police - Somebody Threw a Gallon of Thunderbird Wine at Me - Even Worse/Way Back When
The Inmates - Jogging In Place - Now We Talkin Hardcore! - Even Worse
The Mice - Not Proud of the USA - For Almost Ever - Herb Jackson
The Mice - American Girl - Live at Pat's in the Flats - Boot
Boulder - Anchored Down - Ripping Christ - Shifty/Outlaw

Krautrocksampler 50 Friday - No. 26 - Faust - The Faust Tapes

Audio collage slice and dice fun and games from the German masters of same. Let's be weird for the sake of being weird and not rock out at all. Okay. Let's do it.

Pink Floyd - July 1, 1971

Pink Floyd
Internationale Musikforum Ossiachersee
Congress Center Villach, Stiftshoff
Ossiach, Austria
July 1, 1971

Echoes
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Atom Heart Mother

Starts off with "Return . . ." and "Careful . . . " and the the crowd seems really pumped when Pink Floyd announces "Set the Controls . . .," rewarding the crowd for their patience. "Atom Heart Mother" is an orchestra and chorus verson and the crowd is jacked when it is over. Lots of crowd noise and tuning on this boot. Another good one.