From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V9 #186 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, June 28 2003 Volume 09 : Number 186 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Opinion research ["Mitchell A. Pravatiner" ] Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] Kathleen Edwards returns to London [adamk@zoom.co.uk] Vienna Teng Washington Post review ["Bill Adler" ] Re: Vienna show preview in washingtonpost ["neal copperman" Subject: Opinion research As a professional in the field of opinion research, I've seen lots of well-designed surveys and lots of badly designed ones. And I'm pleased to say that Valerie and Meredith's web survey is one of those that is very well designed. The questions are interesting, and the response options are clear and understandable. It's a survey I enjoyed filling out. One of the great things about the neighborhood I recently moved to is that it's convenient to a lot of interesting places, including a lot of good music venues. And some of the models the survey set forth sounded so good. I almost wished they were real. My compliments to the principal investigators. Mitch ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 03:00:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Kevin Dekan (no Email address) ********************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Kevin Dekan Mon June 27 1960 Cancer Samantha Tanner Tue June 30 1970 Wild Goose BunkyTom Tue July 02 1968 Cancer Anders Hallberg Tue July 03 1962 Cancer Kevin Harkins Thu July 05 1973 Cancer Laurel Krahn Mon July 05 1971 Cancer John J Henshon Mon July 05 1954 The Year Of The Horse / Ruled By The Moon Jim Gurley Mon July 06 1959 Cancer Lisa Rouchka Fri July 08 1960 Moonchild with Java Rising Courtney Dallas Fri July 09 1971 Catte Michael Peskura Sat July 09 1949 HallOfFamer Finney T. Tsai Sat July 09 1966 Cancer Larry Greenfield Tue July 11 1950 Virgo Rising; Gemini Moon Marion Kippers Tue July 13 1965 Kreeft Ellen Rawson Thu July 13 1961 Double Cancer Mitch Pravatiner Mon July 14 1952 Cancer R. Rapp Wed July 14 1954 On a Gray Eye Sojourn John Zimmer Sun July 16 1961 Cancer Dan Stark Sun July 16 1961 Cancer Cathy Guetzlaff Mon July 18 1955 Cancer Vlad Sat July 18 1970 Warning: severe tire damage Jani Pinola Thu July 20 1972 Jonquil Alvin Brattli Sun July 27 1969 Lefthanded Christy Eger Smith Thu July 27 1944 Horse Crossing Shirley Ye July 27 Lioness - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:53:34 +0100 From: adamk@zoom.co.uk Subject: Kathleen Edwards returns to London Took a big chance last night and took my partner to a gig -- she generally disdains what she calls my "whingeing women", but I so much enjoyed Kathleen Edwards last time I saw her that I thought that she might like her too. This time she was playing at Dingwalls in Camden -- a similar size to the Borderline, but somewhat better laid out in that it's shallower and a bit wider. Opening act was a young guy called Patrick Park, who I thought had a great voice and great tunes, but looked severely pissed off and constipated. The fact that people were talking LOUDLY over him and treating him like an obstacle to their conversations probably didn't help his attitude. Kathleen was great again -- absolutely rocking, the kind of show that makes me think "You know, you don't hear guitar solos like this much any more". Overall, though, the show wasn't as good as the Borderline -- the vocals were a bit drowned out in the mix. Also, having managed to grab a table at the first raised portion before the stage, we found that what we'd gained in comfort and not having to stand for two hours waiting we'd lost in sightlines, as the front of the stage became packed with very tall, wide-necked, big-headed guys. Ah, yes, the demographics. Last time I saw her, I noted how many middle-aged guys there were there. This time it was my partner who commented on it. And boy, was it noticeable. Usually, for a gig by a young singer/songwriter with only one album out, you can expect a good mix of genders, usually younger with the top end being mid-20's and the odd middle-aged muso checking it out. Not with Kathleen. I don't know who she plays to in the states, but we figured the audience was at least 80 - 85 percent male, with a good 50 per cent of them in their 30's or 40's or older. Can't figure out what Kathleen has that attracts this kind of crowd (I mean, sure I was there and I'm no spring chicken, but compared to this crowd I sure felt like one)but it was very, very odd. Oh yeah, the music -- like I said, great. Not quite as hair-raising as the Borderline, either, but gooooood fun, and she and the band were obviously having a good time which made all the difference. Oh, and my girlfriend liked it but I don't think will be a fan, and she couldn't get over the audience. In a couple of weeks, I'm taking her to see Thea Gilmore! adam k. - ------------------------------------------------ This mail sent through http://webmail.zoom.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:05:54 -0400 From: "Bill Adler" Subject: Vienna Teng Washington Post review There's a good review of Vienna Teng's Waking Hour in today's Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/weekend/?nav=hptoc_c. (If you can't go directly to that page, surf over to www.washingtonpost.com and click on Weekend.) - --Bill n.p. Amy Rigby, "18 Again" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:13:27 -0400 From: "Jeffrey C. Burka" Subject: Vienna show preview in washingtonpost unfortunately, it looks like nobody really knows when the show is. the iota site still lists sunday the 30th (sunday is the 29th). vienna's site lists monday the 30th. This write up simply says that the show is on sunday (no date given). As far as I know, though, the show is on monday... jeff n.p. _Birds of Passage_, Bel Canto http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28734-2003Jun24.html It's impossible to listen to Vienna Teng's "Waking Hour" without being reminded time and again of her chief pop influences, notably Tori Amos, Fiona Apple and Sarah McLachlan. In fact, Teng is so closely attuned to their sound and temperament, she could pass for one of the triumvirate's carefully groomed proteges. But listen closely to "Waking Hour" and you'll also hear a remarkably accomplished 24-year-old singer-songwriter who skirts pop cliches and tiresome angst on her way to creating a series of well-wrought ballads about love and death, yearning and comfort. A classically trained pianist, Teng sometimes succumbs to New Agey atmospherics, yet her writing is sharp and poetic and, in some cases, quite moving. "Say Uncle," the album's elegiac portrait, attests to her quiet flair for capturing a specific mood and time, while "The Tower," "Enough to Go By" and "Gravity" offer up additional evidence of Teng's smart and layered songcraft. Divided between piano and band arrangements -- and graced by Teng's lovely soprano -- "Waking Hour" has its sleepy, keyboard-musing moments, but far more often the music points to a very bright future. Claire Holley's "Dandelion," on the other hand, evokes shades of Lucinda Williams and Sheryl Crow. The album opens with "6 Miles to McKenney," a blues harp and fuzz-toned slide guitar excursion packed with enough on-the-road imagery to make Chuck Berry's head spin. From there, Holley displays plenty of charm and craft while unveiling a collection of languid ballads (the slowly unfolding barroom vignette "Henry's"), childhood reminisces (the Steve Forbert-like "Sugar"), blues mantras (the looping "Waiting for the Whales") and imagined farewells ("Waving Goodbye"). All in all, it's another impressive showing from a singer-songwriter worthy of greater exposure. * -- Mike Joyce* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:00:19 -0400 (EDT) From: jwhetsell@abcny.org Subject: NYTimes.com Article: Oh, the Music of Our Sphere This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by jwhetsell@abcny.org. I thought some people would enjoy this round-up of world music releases in the New York Times. I was especially glad to see they reviewed Susana Seivane's "Alma De Buxo" which I guess is in wide release now. I ordered it a long time ago from CD Roots, and I highly recommend it as well as her first self-titled disc which is definitely in wide release. Mostly upbeat bagpipe music - talk about songs that make me happy! JoAnn jwhetsell@abcny.org /-------------------- advertisement -----------------------\ Explore more of Starbucks at Starbucks.com. http://www.starbucks.com/default.asp?ci=1015 \----------------------------------------------------------/ Oh, the Music of Our Sphere June 27, 2003 By JON PARELES Our fifth survey of recent world-music releases is geared toward music that emphasizes its connection to local and traditional styles. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/27/arts/music/27WORL.html?ex=1057733219&ei=1&en=35ebbb7181f66007 - --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! Click here: http://www.nytimes.com/ads/nytcirc/index.html HOW TO ADVERTISE - --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@nytimes.com. Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:58:10 +0000 From: "Lyle Howard" Subject: Silverstein/Sad Songs/Happy Songs Hola, The response about Shel Silverstein from the older folks on the list is more likely, "He wrote children's books?" Actually, they probably read _Where the Sidewalk Ends_ to their kids. Anyway, we knew Shel as the composer of "The Unicorn Song," "Cover of the Rolling Stone," "Sylvia" (or is that "Sylvia's Mother?"), and all that stuff off of "Freakin at the Freakers Ball." I was scandalized by Freakin in 1973. It's probably considered tame stuff nowadays. I haven't heard it in years. Shel's a good role model for creativity. Sad songs: Sonora's Death Row - Leo Kottke I Ride an Old Paint - Cowboy lullaby. "Old Bill Jones had two daughters and a song. One went to Denver and the other went wrong. His wife, she died in a poolroom fight. Now he sings from morning till night: Ride around little doggies, ride around them slow, for the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go." Sad and funny at the same time. Two Sisters - It's the story of a girl who drowns her sister and the bones of the dead girl are made into a violin, which cries "O the wind and rain." Lorenna McKennitt does a version called "The Bonny Swans." Palace Grand - About a commoner who loves a lord. She speculates that when she gets to heaven the lord will ignore her just as he has on earth. Goodnight Irene - Leadbelly. "Sometimes I live in the country, sometimes I live in town, sometimes I have a great notion to jump into the river and drown." Rank Stranger - Bluegrass tune. About a person going back to his hometown and finding everybody his age has died and he is a rank stranger to the people there. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - Carter Family. About a woman who is dumped by her boyfriend and smiles bravely through a ball/dance. Lorena - Civil War era song about a man who holds a torch for a woman he never married. Aragon Mill - Red Clay Ramblers. About a town where the mill has shut down and people don't know what they'll do for a living. Hard Times Come Again No More - Red Clay Ramblers. A song commiserating with the poor of the earth. By Stephen Foster. Jimmy Brown the Newsboy - Carter Family/Bill Monroe. The little orphan boy who sells the morning paper. I'm tearing up just thinking about it. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle. For the Aussies on the list. An antiwar song about Gallipoli. A guy who got his legs shot off and doesn't quite understand the annual veterans parade. Texas Trilogy - Steve Fromholtz. A fifteen minute evocation of a small town in Texas. Deaths, births, and lots of heat. Lyle Lovett covered it on his Texas folk song album. Happy Songs: Sidewalk Cafe - Todd Rundgren. From _Todd_. A cheesy, european-style instrumental that lifts the spirits. Let the needle go and listen to "Izzat Love," which the song bleeds into. When the S-t Hits the Fan/Sunset Boulevard - Todd Rundgren. From _A Wizard/A True Star_. A cheery song about the end of the world and getting back to hang out on Sunset Boulevard. The soaring synths and song structure make it quite cheerful. I'm also a sucker for a key change, which seems to release endorphins or something. Anything by Penguin Cafe Orchestra. And Steely Dan has the wonderful knack of writing cheerful tunes with terribly sad lyrics (a little mix of sadness and happiness). As Nick Hornby said in _High Fidelity_, Am I depressed because I listen to depressing songs? Or do I listen to depressing songs because I'm depressed? (paraphrase) Bye, Lyle _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:31:24 +0100 From: Chris Morriss Subject: Re: Silverstein/Sad Songs/Happy Songs In message , Lyle Howard writes >Hola, > >The response about Shel Silverstein from the older folks on the list is >more likely, "He wrote children's books?" Actually, they probably read >_Where the Sidewalk Ends_ to their kids. Anyway, we knew Shel as the >composer of "The Unicorn Song," "Cover of the Rolling Stone," "Sylvia" >(or is that "Sylvia's Mother?"), and all that stuff off of "Freakin at >the Freakers Ball." I was scandalized by Freakin in 1973. It's >probably considered tame stuff nowadays. I haven't heard it in years. >Shel's a good role model for creativity. > But isn't 'Sylvia's Mother' such a sad song itself? - -- Chris Morriss ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:40:34 -0400 From: Valerie Richardson Subject: Came So Far for Beauty I seem to rarely post to this list except to mention interesting upcoming concerts. Here's another: Hal Willner has put together a group of musicians to perform songs by Leonard Cohen. It's a free concert taking place tomorrow night in Prospect Park in Brooklyn at 7:30 p.m. Here's the lineup: Laurie Anderson Kate and Anna McGarrigle Linda Thompson Teddy Thompson The Handsome Family Nick Cave Rufous Wainwright Martha Wainwright The concert promo goes on to mention that there will be "special guests who will have you rubbing your eyes in disbelief." If any of the southern Connecticut crowd might be planning to go down, let me know. I'm trying to decide if I might take my four-year-old daughter down by train. I think it partly depends on the weather. - --Valerie Richardson ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 01:01:36 -0000 From: "neal copperman" Subject: Re: Vienna show preview in washingtonpost "Jeffrey C. Burka" said: > unfortunately, it looks like nobody really knows when the show is. > > the iota site still lists sunday the 30th (sunday is the 29th). > vienna's site lists monday the 30th. This write up simply says that the > show is on sunday (no date given). As far as I know, though, the show > is on monday... The Iota site has now been updated to say Monday the 30th. I just flew into town today and am hopeful that I will make it to Iota on Monday. (It'll be fun to see you again Jeff, as well as anyone else who happens to show up.) I may try to make it Fletcher's on Sunday as well. I don't think it will fit into my schedule while I'm here, but there is another show I'd like to point DC people at. One of Jeff & my favorite locals in New Mexico was Anna Wolfe. She moved to Virginia (way out on skyline drive) about 6 months ago and seems to come into DC on occasion. She'll be playing at Caribou Coffee at 7:30 on July 5. Locals might like to occasionally check her web site (http://www.annawolfe.com) for dates. I highly recommend her. neal ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V9 #186 **************************