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Rehearsing Marymere in Jackson
“Marymere,” an opera based on Jackson Hole history, in rehearsal. Performance of this new work by Matthew Schickele Saturday at the Pink Garter in Jackson and Sunday at the festival hall in Teton Village. Related posts Stay A Little Longer (3) Keep on Rockin’! (1) Fire festival in Jackson, Wyoming (0)
Tagged Music, opera, WyomingStay A Little Longer
A slightly flat but still excellent alternate take of Bob Wills “Stay a Little Longer,” via John P. There’s a bunch of other Bob Wills videos on YouTube that are excerpts from two post-war western, as helpful (very very rare on YouTube comments) user “Banks1042″ notes: The movie is Lawless Empire – It also features: [...]
Tagged Bob Wills, Music, music video, western swingIt sounded hissy
I had a dream on Tuesday night in which someone explained to me that before records and wax cylinders, snakes were a choice recording medium. I don’t know how you’d use or play them back, maybe like a wire recorder? Anyhow I recall looking into a basket of snakes and each one was a different [...]
Tagged Brain, dreams, recording, snake, SoundM shanghai equation
I was trying to get a clear cell phone signal while up at The Walden School last weekend and went to a high classroom in the science building. It didn’t help much with the phone signal, but while up there I spotted this mysterious equation on the right hand side of the chalkboard. Related posts [...]
Hurdy Gurdy
The hurdgy gurdy is an old, old instrument. Developed from the organistrum, it drones and melodicizes in a pleasing way, at least for those of us who like bagpipes and the like. The coolest thing about them is that the rhythmic element of the drone is produced by subtle variations of the crank hand — [...]
Powerhouse on Harmonica
The Six Philharmonicas performing Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse”, from the 1940 Vitaphone Melody Master “The Dipsy Doodler.” Some of the odd harmonicas are described here. previous harmonica goodness Related posts No related posts.
Virtual CBGB
As far as I can remember this place was a pit, but still, history, you know, plus the chance to once again see the horror that was the men’s room. via WFMU’s Beware the Blog Related posts No related posts.
Coughs are for suckers
Frank Zappa did the music (though not the animation nor the voiceover, I suspect) for this Ludens cough drops ad from 1967. Speaking as someone who’s had a horrible cough for days, I am totally behind the sentiment of this. Also dig the hand-drawn look of the packages. via BoingBoing Related posts No related posts.
More Gloriousness
How can you follow this, even on a lowly blog? With some DJFlack, of course: Related posts No related posts.
SSFB live at the Bard Art Department
DJ Flack has posted two live Soothing Sounds songs from 1990. Sloppy/tight and excellent. I miss this band. Related posts No related posts.
Half-Assed
We have many, many songs that describe the major emotions. Love, for instance. There are quite a few love songs out there. But every once in a while you find a song that manages to describe a feeling that has not yet been captured in song form. Billy Dechand’s Half Assed achieves this. Related posts [...]
Acoustic Ecology – Soundseeker
The proponents of Acoustic Ecology concern themselves with the modern soundscape; listening, discussing, recording. There’s a World organization, a US chapter, and of course an NYC chapter. The New Yorkers seem quite active, with meetings, a radio station, and, most interesting to the novice just checking them out, soundseeker: a googlemap with hot spots of [...]
I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt, RIP. Related posts No related posts.
Mr Show/Yo La Tengo video
Yo La Tengo |MTV Music Their own take on the School of Rock. Related posts No related posts.
On the Hudson
Agitpop, Live. Some more from apparent reunion in 2007 here. Related posts No related posts.
Wookie Field Recording
Our pal Dr. Special, intergalactic party boy and anthropologist, spent several months living among the Wookies on Kashyyyk. They allowed him to join them in one of their famous late-night stoner jams, and he has been kind enough to share a sample with us. Related posts No related posts.
“Come, Parisians, don’t let them take our prize.”
Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville made audio recordings twenty years before edison. He couldn’t play them back, because they were just oil-smoked-stylus images scrawled onto paper. He died believing he (and the French) were robbed of credit for the audio recording landmark.Now they can be heard, and it sounds like he really did beat Edison to [...]
Earworm extraordinaire
They Might Be Giants have a new kids album coming out soon called “Here Come the ABCs 123s.” They’re posting videos and songs via YouTube to promote it. This here song is a certified earworm. But it’s so good. C’mon, listen. First time is free. Related posts No related posts.