He’s a man who needs no introduction, so I won’t say much. My conversation with George Clinton ranged far and wide, from his legal affairs to the history of Parliament-Funkadelic and on to close encounters, even a recipe for fried fish, “the best one in the world.” In advance of his show for the Black […]
music
Posted inNews
Reggae Hearing Continues — Today
The headline on the page 2 story in this morning’s Times-Standard reads, ” Mateel hearing to continue later this month.” It would appear that the story was written last week, but held until today, which makes the past/future tense parts a tad confusing. T-S staffer Jessie Faulkner writes, Retired Judge James Warren of San Francisco, […]
Posted inNews
Wynton, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and socks
John Chapman’s photos from Monday night’s show at the Van Duzer almost say it all: Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra were smooth, cool, swingin’ in that sophisticated old style that some folks in the audience likely were lucky enough to experience first-hand and in-time — that is, back in the traditional jazz […]
Posted inMusic
I Made a MySpace
If you’ve been listening to Lila Nelson’s radio show, "Meet Me In the Morning" Sunday mornings on KHUM, you’ve heard about her "Write Your Own Damn Song" contest. (If you come up with an idea, she writes a song around it.) This Sunday she’ll be singing a "damn" song about Humboldt’s MySpace scene, and in […]
Posted inMusic
Always Going Somewhere
Unless you’re up to date on the world of contemporary jazz, the names Myra Melford and Marty Ehrilch may not mean much to you. New Yorker magazine included the duo’s 2007 release, Spark!, on a short list of the best of the year. Pianist Melford has also earned acclaim for her work with Trio M, […]
Posted inNews
A conversation with Myra Melford
You could say 2007 was a good year for jazz pianist Myra Melford , who released two different albums that garnered acclaim and landed on jazz critics’ top 10 lists. Spark ! , for the Palmetto label, paired her with reed player Marty Ehrlich . On Big Picture (for Cryptogramophone ) she worked with bassist […]
Posted inMusic
Plus ça change
By capitalizing the "S" in the middle of BeauSoleil, the Cajun band’s name becomes beautiful sun, but the truth is the band is named for an Acadian resistance fighter. Joseph Broussard Beausoleil fought the English in the mid-1700s during what is known as The Great Upheaval (or Le Grand Dérangement), when a British governor removed […]
Posted inNews
virtual interview with guitarist David Daniell
Who are you? My name is David Daniell. I’m a guitarist. I’ve been playing with a guitar/guitar/drums trio called San Agustin for the last 10+ years, with releases on Family Vineyard and Table of the Elements . The last few years I’ve been focusing on solo electric guitar. Where are you from? I grew up […]
Posted inMusic
Music for a Cold Winter Night
They don’t call themselves Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band because they have a lot of members, it’s just a trio, but the sound they make — raw, bold blues played on acoustic instruments — is big and loud as can be. It’s also a true family band: The right Reverend (a big man, by the […]
Posted inMusic
Another Year, Another Weekend
As I sit typing on a dark Sunday night it’s still 2007, but with the wonders of time shifting and the inherent lag in the print medium, by the time you read this it will be two thousand-ought-eight. Yes, a new year is upon us and, to borrow from that catchy Brett Dennen song they […]
Posted inMusic
A Cup o’ Kindness
Well, we’ve survived another year. To paraphrase (and reverse) Dickens, 2007 was neither the best of times nor the worst of times. So we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, and make plans to celebrate the coming of a New Year. You might want to stay home and see if Dick Clark is still alive […]
Posted inNews
Bess Dove, Part II
Top Tens 2007 This week in the Hum we looked at favorite records of the year from various sources. Since it was for the print edition where space is tight, I kept the lists to a Top 5. I put the word out via KHSU deejay Gus Mozart that I was looking for more lists. […]