From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V3 #315 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Tuesday, October 28 2003 Volume 03 : Number 315 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] calvin johnson update [Jenny Grover ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:18:32 -0500 From: Jenny Grover Subject: [loud-fans] calvin johnson update http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20031017/living/126148.shtml Jen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 14:29:46 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: [loud-fans] calvin johnson update On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Jenny Grover wrote: > http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20031017/living/126148.shtml www.kpunk.com has more (most recently, on 10/24, "Calvin is home and doing well"). a ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:34:45 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Your favorite band Barsuks On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey wrote: [John Vanderslice] > I hear a very clever, thoughtful lyricist, who actually tells stories, > sometimes over more than one song (do not whisper the phrase "concept > album"), Could be; I didn't really notice his lyrics. > I hear a talented and creative arranger, I hesitantly agree there -- I suspect it's why the little I'd heard of him before made me think that I *could* like him, even if nothing I heard made me do so. > and I hear songs that fall into my range of "catchy"... That's where I differ from you; none of his melodies does anything for me at all. But more to the point, I think I may have used the word "generic" inadvisably. What I'm hearing from that region of the country is stuff that (to me) doesn't owe much to punk or prog or indie or post-rock or electronica or country. There's a touch of recent Flaming Lips in some and a touch of Built To Spill in several, but mostly I hear uninflected guitars and drums trudging along. There are probably scores of bands in various places and eras who that describes that I *do* like, of course... it's just what I notice getting on my nerves about the stuff I *don't* like. a ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 22:32:36 -0800 (PST) From: Gil Ray Subject: [loud-fans] Saw a cool show! Let's hear it for Alison! Last Thursday she called me at work and convinced me to get my ass off my couch and go see Johnathan Segel's band and the Monks Of Doom with her at the Starry Plough in Berkeley. Damn woman made me drive ALL THE WAY ACROSS Berkeley. She's got power. Glad I went. Johnathan's band opened up and much to my surprise, his line-up included a bunch of old friends from a whole 'nother world that in a million years, I never thought would collide. Gino Robair was drumming and I know him from Rastascan Records. He usually plays with out-there-experimental-type bands, including Anthony Braxton. On guitar was Myles Boisen. I worked with him years ago at City Hall Records, and he too has done some serious improve stuff with the Splatter Trio and not so improv-y stuff with Club Foot Orchestra. Chris Xefos played the bass and sang and helped keep it all together. (Chris road managed some LF mini tours and is an all around great guy). It was a treat to see and hear these guys in a more straight-forward setting. They rocked just fine! Johnathan was playing guitar and singing and sounded great. He mentioned that he was pretty nervous without his violin, but he pulled it off well. They closed the set with an absolute ripping cover of I Dig A Pony. Very inspired choice. I haven't heard or even thought much about the Monks Of Doom for years, with the exception of framing a very cool Fillmore poster of a Robyn Hichcock-Game Theory-Monks Of Doom show from way back when. I just remembered they were a CVB spinoff (which I never was too much of a fan of...but they are some of the nicest folks I have ever met!) and did a killer version of Starship Trooper. Well, they just kicked my ass Thursday night, laying down some of the crunchiest prog I have ever witnessed. Sounded like the Dixie Dregs via Crazy Horse! Chris Pederson is no doubt, one of the best drummers I have ever seen. The band was tight, the songs rocked and Victor Krummenacher is the most handsome man on the planet. Way to go Alison. Kick me in the ass and get me the hell outta da house! Gil . __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V3 #315 *******************************