From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V6 #9 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, January 11 2000 Volume 06 : Number 009 Today's Subjects: ----------------- bjork question [blah blah blah ] karma by delerium [blah blah blah ] PJ HARVEY [blah blah blah ] Re: karma by delerium [Andrew Fries ] Re: PJ HARVEY [John Drummond ] Re: bjork question [John Drummond ] More House Concert News (Trina Hamlin) [Chris Snyder ] Re: PJ HARVEY ["Michael R. Colford" ] Re: Musical Help Needed ;-) [Patrick Moseley ] Re: nields show [Bob Brown ] "kmcmanus@goldo.com", please contact me [Bill ] Kay Cleeves, please contact me [Bill ] It's a day to CELEBRATE [John Drummond ] Susan McKeown at Fez Jan 10 [Carolyn Andre ] Re: It's a day to CELEBRATE (fwd) [jjhanson@att.net] Susan McKeown in Chicago [MRL220@aol.com] fa.music.ecto [sae@zeus.cas.suffolk.edu (Acme Instant Dehydrated Boulder ] Larissa Dale [Andrew Fries ] Larissa Dale - follow up [Andrew Fries ] Re: fa.music.ecto [Ted Jacobs ] FW: RICHARD SHINDELL ANNOUNCEMENT - The New Album is Here! [meredith ] Re: Joan still on Planet Earth? [Joseph Zitt ] the former crusty curmudgeon speaks [John Drummond ] Re: fa.music.ecto [fartachu ] do not adjust your set... [meredith ] Re: the former crusty curmudgeon speaks [neal copperman ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:21:51 -0800 From: blah blah blah Subject: bjork question by the way. does anyone have any info on when the new BJORK CD is to come out? i heard she was working on it, last year (middle of last year, not december last year) and i haven't heard anything else about it. got the BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH soundtrack, with her song AMPHIBIAN on it, and it has whet my appetite. for those who are interested, there is a remixed MP3 of the song on her official website (www.bjork.com). she also got nominated for a grammy for best short form video ALL IS FULL OF LOVE, a darn cool, darn creepy video if you ask me. hopes she wins.... i forget who she is competing against. irvin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:21:45 -0800 From: blah blah blah Subject: karma by delerium LynnGarret@aol.com wrote > Silence can also be found on Delerium - Karma (on Nettwerk). It is a 1995 > release and I agree...the song is excellent. i thought the album came out in 97 not 95. i may be wrong... it was recently rereleased as well, so it should be easy to find though. be sure to pick up the 2CD version (originally limited edition, but apparently not any more, as i have been running across it everyone i go) that has a remixed version of silence (called the sanctuary mix) along other extra stuff. of course most of the remixes are kinda monotonous, but why not get more bang for the buck? John Drummond wrote: > Yeah, I loved the album when I first got it, but take > a close listen to that final track, "'Til the end of > time"... they obviously sample the drum loop from > "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and didn't credit it in the > liner notes, and that really really irked me for some > reason... but I did love "Silence", what an amazing > song... but I ditched the CD because they didn't note > the sample and that just pissed me off because Tori > deserves props. Oh well. TORI does deserve props for that. i never noticed the sample. but it also possible that it was a coincidental drum sequence (similar to the coincidental start of GARBAGE's first album, and MY BLOODY VALENTINE's LOVELESS album or a stock drum sample that they both purchased. i dunno. either way, i hope you recorded a copy of SILENCE before you got rid of the CD. its a great song.... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:23:42 -0800 From: blah blah blah Subject: PJ HARVEY oh yeah, and has anyone seen or heard the soundtrack for the new HAL HARTLEY movie? i dunno when i came out, but i saw a used copy of the soundtrack, with new PJ HARVEY songs on it, and was wondering what they sounded like (i wasn't overly thrilled with her last couple of CD's but i still love PJH). apparently PJH is in the movie as well? whats the 411 on that?!? irvin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:19:25 +1100 From: Andrew Fries Subject: Re: karma by delerium On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, blah blah blah wrote: >LynnGarret@aol.com wrote > >> Silence can also be found on Delerium - Karma (on Nettwerk). It is a 1995 >> release and I agree...the song is excellent. > >i thought the album came out in 97 not 95. i may be wrong... On my copy it says 97 and I think this was the first time it came out - but we have a Nettwerk expert among us who can correct me if I'm wrong. > i hope you >recorded a copy of SILENCE before you got rid of the CD. its a great song.... It is, but for me the real higlights, the most precious moments on this CD are the contributions from Kirsty Thirsk. I NEED more Kirsty... isn't her solo record supposed to come out this year???? n.r: Herman Hesse "The Glass Bead Game", as the direct result of reading Glen's recent review of Loreena McKennit! < http://www.furia.com/twas/index.html>, of course :) - ------------------------------------------------------ "Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks the whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns somersaults when there is no whip." --George Orwell - ------ http://www.zip.com.au/~afries/hall.html ------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 01:38:37 -0800 (PST) From: John Drummond Subject: Re: PJ HARVEY > and has anyone seen or heard the soundtrack for the > new HAL HARTLEY movie? I haven't seen it, but I've read a fair amount on it... it's called _The Book of Life_ and it invovles Jesus' Second Coming. It's set in modern New York City if I remember correctly. > i dunno when i came out, but i saw a used copy of the > soundtrack, with new PJ HARVEY songs on it, and was > wondering what they sounded like The song is called "The Faster I Breathe The Further I Go" and it's also available on the first part of the single for "The Wind". > apparently PJH is in the movie as well? whats the > 411 on that?!? She plays Mary Magdalene, which is I believe the chief supporting role... and I think it's the best kind of typecasting, really... PJ has *always* struck me as the Magdalena type. John ===== [hilarious] Witty exchange of the day : (in parting) HIM: xo ME: xoxo HIM: xoxoxo don't try me __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 01:44:09 -0800 (PST) From: John Drummond Subject: Re: bjork question > does anyone have any info on when the new BJORK CD > is to come out? I think she's almost done or is done recording the soundtrack to a movie... she also acts in the movie... wow, sort of like PJ Harvey with this Hal Hartley thing... but I can't remember many details... I read a transcript of a webchat she gave recently in which she said that album would be released this year, but that her next solo album had been pushed back to 2001 as a result of it. Sorry I can't remember more specifics. John ===== [hilarious] Witty exchange of the day : (in parting) HIM: xo ME: xoxo HIM: xoxoxo don't try me __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 06:07:05 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Snyder Subject: More House Concert News (Trina Hamlin) Hello everyone I hope your day is going well. I am pleased to invite you to two special concerts taking place January 16th, and January 23rd. They are special because of the artists and the enviroment in which they are presented. On January 16th at 5pm we are pleased to present an evening show with Edie Carey, and Nini Camps. On January 23rd at 5pm the show will feature Trina Hamlin and Lily. Admission for each show is $10 which goes straight to the performer. We are located near Fields Corner in Boston. If you want to make reservation we can be reached at this e-mail address or at (617) 288-4381. These two concerts are part of a homegrown concert series called Longfellow St. Concerts. Longfellow St. Concerts is a series of shows held in my family's house or in our backyard. Our goal is to present some of the best acoustic musicians in the business, in an intimate, comfortable enviroment. This type of show has long been the standard through the middle of the country where folk clubs are few and far between. For years artists like Greg Brown, Christine Lavin, and others have opted to play shows in peoples homes rather than risk playing a show in a local bar. Because we live in one of the richest music enviroments in the country we have been denied the privelege of seeing artists in such a small, intimate setting. Because of seeing how special some of these shows are, we decided to bring some of this special brand of live music to the city. Our concerts have an audience of 20-30 people making each show a special evening for audience and artist alike. It is very hard to describe how special these shows are. The only way to know what they are like is for you to come one. Once you have seen the joy in the artists faces you will never want to miss a show. Seeing an Edie Carey show is like watching someone read a diary of their deepest thoughts. Whether singing about an enveloping love, or talking about her childhood pet Edie has a wonderful ability to make you think you're sitting down with a life long friend. Her songs are overflowing with emotion. From the mother's grief of "Black Wool Dress" to the love, and joy of "I Never Thought I'd Say This" to the self loathing of "If I were you" Edie's songs take you on a complete emotional rollercoaster. "Edie Carey has the voice, the songs, and the presence that will take her right up alongside such stars as Shawn Colvin and Ani DiFranco," Matt Smith of Club Passim. "She effortlessly lures people into her musical spell, and then she continues to entrance when the music stops." http://www.folkweb.com/ediecarey http://www.mp3.com/ediecarey Nini combines the excitement of a rock concert, the intimacy of a diary, and the passion of a hot Miami night. Her songs rock with a passion, and intelligence rarely found in todays musicians. When she sings a song like "I Thought I Knew You," there is no doubt that you are hearing everything she has. Nini's songs range from a the love of "Mi Amor" to the NiNi Camps, a native of Miami, left the palm trees and espresso of her hometown for the concrete island of Manhattan in the early '90's. Before long, she was playing solo acoustic shows at the Bitter End and other NYC venues. Nini's folky, pop songwriting, laced with a hint of her Cuban heritage, attracted a large audience, as well as some of the best musicians in town. So, in the summer of 1997, NiNi formed her band, LOVE PIE! LOVE PIE's recently released, self-titled debut album has been receiving rave reviews as well as radio airplay. "Her songwriting is as solid as her guitar playing is sure...she rocks. Nini is at her best playing hard with style. Just good music." NiNi and her band were featured on the WB hit series, FELICITY, and they have also participated in several national promotional events with Levi's Jeans and Elle Magazine. http://www.lovepie.com Trina Hamlin has been playing coffeehouses, and clubs around the New York scene for the past four years. She has become a fixture at such New York clubs as CBGB's and The Living Room. In 1998 Trina played two amazing sets at The Newport Folk Festival. She opened Sunday with a set on the main stage and was followed by such artists as Ani Difranco, Dar Williams, and The Indigo Girls. Trying to describe what Trina Hamlin is like in concert is like trying to describe Monet to someone who has never been able to see. There are things that Trina does with a harmonica that I have never heard since. She is a ball of firey energy from the get go, that picks you up and takes you on a musical journey through blues, folk, rock, and roots music. There is an energy watching Trina like few other artists I have ever seen. She is a performer that needs to be seen live to truly be appreciated. http://www.trinahamlin.com So If these artists, and the uopcoming concerts sound of intrest here are the details once again. Start Time: January 16th 5pm, January 23rd 5pm. Location: 39 Longfellow St. Boston, MA Performers: Edie Carey, and Nini Camps on the 16th Trina Hamlin, and Lily on the 23rd. Admission: 10 dollars To make reservations, and for directions: e-mail gegertha@tiac.net or call 617-288-4381 If you have any other questions about the show please feel free to e-mail me. I hope all is well with everyone reading this. Take care Chris Snyder ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 07:45:40 -0800 From: "Michael R. Colford" Subject: Re: PJ HARVEY Hey irvin! blah blah blah wrote: > apparently PJH is in the movie as well? whats the 411 on that?!? As a huge Hal Hartley fan, I will urge you to take a look at this movie if you get a chance. It's only 60 minutes long and it was made as part of a Year 2000 project where all the movies had something to do with the start of the new century (I know, I know, it's not really...) PJ plays Mary Magdelene opposite Hartley regular Martin Donovan's Jesus. They're back on the eve of the new millennium to decide whether or not to bring the apocalypse. PJ is just fascinating to watch as she walks the streets of New York City with Donovan. The film was shot on digital video and has a terrific look to it (that did take me a bit to get used to actually). There's a fun scene where PJ as Mary goes into a record store and they're playing PJ's music in the background. Great film! They showed it on Showtime last month, so it should be available on video soon. Speaking of movies, a lot of you know about Chlotrudis Awards, but if you don't (or even if you do) go check out the newly redesigned website at http://www.chlotrudis.org/. Nominees for this year's awards will be announced in early February! Michael http://www.chlotrudis.org/colford/ - -- Michael Colford, Head of Technical Services Reading Public Library, Reading Massachusetts colford@noblenet.org North of Boston Library Exchange ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:53:53 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Re: Musical Help Needed ;-) > Firstly: I am looking to get into Kate Bush, and am wondering which records you'd recommend? I'll echo what someone else already said: "The Whole Story" is the album to start with. If you love it (and you probably will), my advice is to then go ahead and splurge on the box set (if you can afford it without your voucher). I was exposed to Kate through "The Whole Story" and shortly thereafter bought her entire catalogue individually, unaware that there was a box set with two bonus discs available that I should've gotten instead. And those bonus tracks are definitely worth having. If you don't want to gamble on the entire box, just listen to "The Whole Story," decide which tracks you like most, and go get the albums they originally came from, because almost every Kate album has a definitive "flavor" that sets it apart from the others, and this flavor is obvious in the singles on "The Whole Story." The one exception, I think, is her album "The Dreaming," which I think is inadequately represented on "The Whole Story." ("Sat in Your Lap" and the title track are excellent, don't get me wrong... but the entire album is amazing as a whole.) Just my 2-cents, Patrick (hoping for a new Kate album in 2000) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:51:54 -0500 From: Bob Brown Subject: Re: nields show I found the info at www.makor.org... hope this helps. Bob At 04:31 PM 1/9/00 EST, JoAnn wrote: >does anyone know anything about the nields' show at the makor in nyc this >tuesday? > >i don't know time, price, or where the makor is, but since i'll be in the >city for an interview tues. i'm thinking about going. anyone else? > >JoAnn >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:52:40 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Subject: "kmcmanus@goldo.com", please contact me your e-mails from the Ecto Trading Post are bouncing. (apologies to the rest of you) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:53:51 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Subject: Kay Cleeves, please contact me I have CDs for you. (apologies to the rest of you) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:46:52 -0800 (PST) From: John Drummond Subject: It's a day to CELEBRATE Y'all, Okay, remember that whole I-ordered-7-CDs-with-the-money-I-got-from-exchanging-that-crazy-Eddie-Bauer-junk-she-bought-me? Well, um WOW everybody, today 3 of them arrived: Veda Hille's _Here is a picture_ (fuckin' at LAST!) and Meira Asher's _Spears into hooks_ and Kathleen Yearwood's _Book of Hate_ which I'm listening to right now and JESUS CHRIST it's amazing. Loreena McKennitt's neurosis-ridden guitar shrill twin... I just got done with the third track and um it's amazing. I'm BLOWN AWAY. I'll of course say more about them all once I've had time to digest them properly... and I'm shocked, I totally love Sarah Slean's _Blue parade_ except for like 3 songs... not that I didn't think I was going to love it, but THIS MUCH. My goodness, it's just not getting out of my stereo, I had to pry it out to put in Kathleen Yearwood... oh well... somethin' tells me Kathleen's on her way into my pantheon. *giggle* There are WAY too many folks in that right now. Oh well. *kisses, orgiastically* John ===== [hilarious] Witty exchange of the day : (in parting) HIM: xo ME: xoxo HIM: xoxoxo don't try me __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:12:15 -0600 (CST) From: Carolyn Andre Subject: Susan McKeown at Fez Jan 10 Herewith the details, you lucky NYC area folks ... Monday, January 10 - 11:00PM - FEZ, 380 Lafayette @ Great Jones, NYC. Call 212/533-2680 for reservations. Susan McKeown & Johnny Cunningham with special guests Lúnasa and Glen Moore Admission is $10 Regards, Carolyn ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:31:04 +0000 From: jjhanson@att.net Subject: Re: It's a day to CELEBRATE (fwd) John Drummond writes: >... somethin' tells me Kathleen's > on her way into my pantheon. *giggle* There are WAY > too many folks in that right now. Oh well. > > *kisses, orgiastically* > > John Remember when John was the crusty curmudgeon newcomer, known to say things like "Come on people, it's just a f***ing mailing list!" and "Get a life!"? Well, I think he's been converted. After ecto introduces you to so many great artists that you'd never have heard of otherwise--you can see why some of us have a hard time being objective about it. Welcome to the converted, John. Isn't Kathleen Yearwood great? To me, she is the epitome of "alternative folk". She makes people like Ani DiFranco seem so mainstream. I look forward to your posts John--your enthusiasm makes my day. Jeff Hanson n.p. Chris Callaway - Live at Espirtu n.r. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:02:01 EST From: MRL220@aol.com Subject: Susan McKeown in Chicago Susan McKwown and Johnny Cunningham will be in Chicago at the Old Town School of Fol Music on April 28. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:09:06 -0500 From: sae@zeus.cas.suffolk.edu (Acme Instant Dehydrated Boulder Kit) Subject: fa.music.ecto I just went to deja.com to search for my own name... I was curious to see how far back they archived messages. I don't post any news anymore because I hate getting spam. But I just realized that all my posts to ecto have been archived by deja.com, because of fa.music.ecto, which I guess is a newsgroup mirror for ecto. So if you are getting spam because of your posts to ecto, this might be the reason... Just thought you all would like to know. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:00:53 +1100 From: Andrew Fries Subject: Larissa Dale Here's an artist that might be worth your attention: Larissa Dale. To describe her, I'll just use a quote from none other than Neil Gaiman, who has this to say about her CD, "Piscean": "An astonishing blend of fragility and strength, a vulnerability that seems almost dangerous. Larissa combines fine songwriting and a beautiful voice for an effect that is, properly, haunting" Her website, at has a gratifying number of mp3s - I'm downloading them now... Since I discovered Larissa through a link from femmusic.com, my thanks have to go to the person who recently mentioned femmusic.com here! - ------------------------------------------------------ "Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks the whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns somersaults when there is no whip." --George Orwell - ------ http://www.zip.com.au/~afries/hall.html ------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:04:32 +1100 From: Andrew Fries Subject: Larissa Dale - follow up Duh, the moment I hit "send" I realised I misspelled her name! It is actually DALLE with two L's. - ------------------------------------------------------ "Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks the whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns somersaults when there is no whip." --George Orwell - ------ http://www.zip.com.au/~afries/hall.html ------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:11:00 -0500 From: Ted Jacobs Subject: Re: fa.music.ecto Zounds! None of this internet stuff goes away you know! It's all archived. Acme Instant Dehydrated Boulder Kit wrote: > > I just went to deja.com to search for my own name... I was curious to > see how far back they archived messages. I don't post any news anymore > because I hate getting spam. > > But I just realized that all my posts to ecto have been archived > by deja.com, because of fa.music.ecto, which I guess is a newsgroup > mirror for ecto. > > So if you are getting spam because of your posts to ecto, this might be > the reason... Just thought you all would like to know. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:07:59 -0500 From: meredith Subject: FW: RICHARD SHINDELL ANNOUNCEMENT - The New Album is Here! Yay!!! >Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:14:08 -0500 >To: richard-shindell-announce@shore.net >From: Young/Hunter Management > > Now Available! > Richard Shindell's Stunning New Album > "Somewhere Near Paterson" > > >The wait is over for Richard Shindell fans. His eagerly anticipated >4th album "Somewhere Near Paterson" is now available directly from >Signature Sounds. The new album is Richard's best yet, featuring concert >favorites "Abuelita", "You Stay Here", "Transit" and a beautiful >version of Buddy & Julie Miller's "My Love Will Follow You" (featuring >Cry Cry Cry on vocals). SNP was produced by Larry Campbell, mixed by >Ben Wisch and is Richard's most sophisticated and elegant production to >date. > >Somewhere Near Paterson won't be in stores until February 8th. It's >available now at the Signature web site http://www.signature-sounds.com >or by calling 800 694 5354. The CD is $13.99 plus $2.50 S&H per order >and comes with a free Signature Sounds sampler CD. > >Jim Olsen >Signature Sounds Recordings >PO Box 106 Whately, MA 01093 >Phone 413 665 4036 Fax: 413 665 9036 >http://www.signature-sounds.com > > > >========================= >RICHARD SHINDELL On Tour >http://www.richardshindell.com (<-- Check out the new design!) > >1/16 Blixt Cabin Concerts, Wayne, NJ, 973-616-0853 >1/18 The Mucky Duck, Houston, TX, 713-528-5999 >1/19 Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX, 512-475-6515 >1/20 Flowers in the Desert, Brenham, TX, 409-836-6088 >1/21 Uncle Calvin's, Dallas, TX, 214-363-0044 >2/5 Congregational Church, Centerport, NY, 516-425-2925 >2/8 SOMEWHERE NEAR PATERSON hits stores! >2/12 Providence, RI, Stone Soup Coffeehouse, 401-781-7504 >2/13 Burlington, VT, Burlington Coffeehouse, 802-864-5888 >2/19 Rochester, NY, 12 Corners Coffeehouse, 716-654-6289 >2/25 Mamaronek, NY, Emelin Theatre, 914-698-0098 >2/26 Elmer, NJ, Appel Farm Arts Center, 800-394-8478 >3/2 Seattle, WA, Tractor Tavern, 206-528-8523 >3/3 Olympia, WA, Traditions, 360-705-2819 >3/4 Portland, OR, McMenimans Pub, 503-283-8520 >3/6 Salem, OR, Sing w/ the Fishes, 503-585-8257 >3/10 Santa Monica, CA, McCabe’s, 310-828-4497 (w/The Nields sisters) >3/11 Davis, CA, The Palms Playhouse, 530-756-8502 >3/12 Berkeley, CA, Freight & Salvage, 510-548-7603 >3/22 Bellmore, NY, Brokerage Club, 516-785-8655 >3/23 Bryn Mawr, PA, The Point, 610-527-0988 >3/31 Clearwater, FL, WMNF/Octagon Arts Center, 813-238-8001 >4/1 Lakeland, FL, Arts on the Park, 813-238-8001 >4/6 Tucson, AZ, Temple of Music & Art, 520-327-4809 >4/8 Parker, CO, Prarie Wind Acoustic Music, 303-805-4875 >4/10 Nederland, CO, Acoustic Coffeehouse, 303-258-3209 >4/13 Asheville, NC, Grey Eagle Music Hall, 828-232-5800 >4/14 Winston-Salem, NC, Brew Ha-Ha's, 336-727-1038 >4/15 Carrboro, NC, Carboro Arts Center, 919-929-2787 >4/21 Rosendale, NY, Rosendale Cafe, 914-658-3511 >4/22 Peterborough, NH, Peterborough Players Theatre, 603-827-2905 >4/27 New York, NY, Bottom Line (tentative), 212-228-6300 >4/28 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse Music Hall, 413-586-8686 >4/29 Somerville, MA, Somerville Theatre, 617-628-3390 (guest Jess Klein) >4/30 Manchester, CT, Cheney Hall Perf. Arts Ctr., 860-647-9824 >5/6 Vienna, VA, The Barns At Wolf Trap, 703-938-2404 (guest Debi Smith) >5/19 Chicago, IL, Old Town School, 773-728-6000 (guest The Kennedys) >5/20 St.Paul, MN, Gingko Coffeehouse, 651-645-2647 (w/Cheryl Wheeler) >5/28 King Of Prussia, PA, Concerts Under the Stars, 610-265-1071 +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:25:55 -0500 From: Mike Connell Subject: Joan still on Planet Earth? I first asked this here about a year ago....got one reply (and an early tape!). Anyone know of a new CD in the works from Joan Osborne? Her website at www.mercuryrecords.com has said "She is currently in New York working on a new album with her band" for nearly 18 months now. I haven't even seen her on TV in ages. Did she pull a Cat Stevens on us or something? Anyone? Mike :-) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:38:03 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Re: Joan still on Planet Earth? On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 09:25:55PM -0500, Mike Connell wrote: > I haven't even seen her on TV in ages. I understand that she recently appeared in Brooklyn, singing "Little Red Corvette" in an all-star performance of Prince's "1999" album at BAM. No idea what she's up to of her own work, though... - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Shekhinah: The Presence http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:45:22 -0800 (PST) From: John Drummond Subject: the former crusty curmudgeon speaks > Remember when John was the crusty curmudgeon > newcomer, known to say things like "Come on people, > it's just a f***ing mailing list!" and "Get a > life!"? > > Well, I think he's been converted. I admitted that a month or two back... I can't remember what I said exactly but it was something to the effect of "I love this list, goddammit, and I apologize for being Mr. Cockwad back in the day..." etc. I admit it, I admit it: Ecto is my wonderful sacred home or whatever. :D > After ecto introduces you to so many great artists > that you'd never have heard of otherwise Yeah, let's see... there are so many amazing people SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE I wouldn't ever have heard of had it not been for Ecto... Veda Hille and Kym Brown and Sarah Slean and Jill Tracy, and Katell Keineg & Kristeen Young (who, though I'd heard their first albums, I would've never given a second chance were it not for the esteemed Ectofolks' opinions) and now Kerri Simpson and Kathleen Yearwood and Meira Asher (but I *had* heard of Emily Bezar, which I'm proud to admit... I found _Moon in Grenadine_ on a listening station in the Borders on Michigan Ave in Chicago and was enraptured)... and The War Against Silence, I own SO much to glenn mcdonald, just for the breadth of his opinions... I'm going to be thanking both Ecto and glenn in the liner notes to my first album, and probably my future albums... though Lord only knows when I'm going to get that recorded... this year is my goal. But I'm also newly-nineteen, so it's okay, it's not like I'm starting late... > Welcome to the converted, John. It's a cozy place to be, yo. > Isn't Kathleen Yearwood great? JESUS CHRIST YES... _Book of Hate_ is the most arresting first-listen of any album I can think of in the past year, probably... the only thing1 that comes close as far as the initial impact of viscera is Veda Hille's _You do not live in this world alone_, which just ripped me to pieces the first time I listened to it. I'll readily and eagerly admit that if it weren't for Ecto, I doubt I'd be the writer or musician I am today... these amazing artists and their work have just expanded my skull... my God. > To me, she is the epitome of "alternative folk". It's avant-garde folk, really... she's extremely avant and experimental, and I'm SO down with that. And noisy and brilliant... oh Lordy... pissed-off brilliant Canadian girls rule. > I look forward to your posts John--your enthusiasm > makes my day. Aww, thank you, Jeff! *extremely gushy for some reason* John ===== [hilarious] Witty exchange of the day : (in parting) HIM: xo ME: xoxo HIM: xoxoxo don't try me __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:55:45 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: the former crusty curmudgeon speaks Hi! John gushed: >pissed-off >brilliant Canadian girls rule. Now *there's* a quote to live by. It's so true. +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 23:47:29 -0500 From: fartachu Subject: Re: fa.music.ecto when we last left our heroes, Acme Instant Dehydrated Boulder Kit exclaimed: >But I just realized that all my posts to ecto have been archived >by deja.com, because of fa.music.ecto, which I guess is a newsgroup >mirror for ecto. yup -- that gateway was the first mirror for ecto. it was set up by kjetil homme not long after the list was created, if i remember correctly. (there are a couple more mailing list to news gateways, but they all go into local systems that are not distributed.) >So if you are getting spam because of your posts to ecto, this might be >the reason... Just thought you all would like to know. maybe. who knows. there are so many ways that spammers can get your e-mail address these days, i dunno if you can narrow it down (unless, of course, you use a unique address for ecto). i've floated the question in the past about removing the fa.music.ecto gateway from subscriber list. last time i asked (maybe six months ago or so), only one person recommended unsubbing it. no one else replied. that didn't seem like justification to remove it so i didn't. so...if you feel strongly either way, let me know.... woj n.p. sarah slean ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:06 -0500 From: meredith Subject: do not adjust your set... Fear not, that post from woj does *not* mean he's caught up. (I know there are people out there keeping score... ;) +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 01:25:13 -0500 From: neal copperman Subject: Re: the former crusty curmudgeon speaks At 7:45 PM -0800 1/10/00, John Drummond wrote: >> Isn't Kathleen Yearwood great? > >JESUS CHRIST YES... _Book of Hate_ is the most >arresting first-listen of any album I can think of in >the past year, probably... John, be sure to order the liner notes from her. There is info in the sleeve on how to do it. I've written to her on and off over the years to get more stuff, and she always includes a nice letter. I've found that if you make any sort of detailed comments about an album, or ask her specific questions, she will answer them. neal np: some dreck on the radio nr: Baltimore City Paper ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V6 #9 ************************