In the absence of concert listings, my regular Monday dispatches have fallen off. After bringing some life to the blog with the "bumping into" series, I figure I should get back in the groove. I'm guessing that this will be a bit like what used to get shoved into the end of the post when I was doing listings — some bandcamp suggestions, nods to a few livestreams, and sundry community notes (email me if you have anything that needs broadcast in the latter category!). Plus maybe a look back through the MFS archives.
Community notes:
Just by coincidence, both of the venues of the recordings that I picked for this week's archive picks had popped up in my feeds recently, so I'll pass word along in case you hadn't heard:
- Bad news first, it sounds like the Jam Factory is no more following the sale of the building at 2 Matilda. Something of a destination venue (especially as the hub of the Feast in the East series), the space was hot as hell in summer and didn't always have great sound, but it was a tremendous place to run into people, making any show there a social event. It will be missed.
- Meanwhile, better news from The Tranzac, which reports that much-needed upgrades and state-of-good repair work has been taking place during the shutdown. Increased sound isolation between the Main Hall and Southern Cross will be welcomed by users of both rooms, and a new set of front doors will welcome patrons when it reopens. (That means it remains a good time to take out or renew your membership!)
Livestream nation:
- Dan Tapper, a recent addition to Arraymusic's tech team, has been programming a series of "micro-concerts" in a new series called "Interstitial Space". Tonight sees a couple solo pieces from cellist Amahl Arulanandam (known for his work in VC2 and his frequent appearances with the Thin Edge ensemble) in a free stream debuting at 8 tonight (June 21st).
It happened this week...
- ...on June 21, 2017 at Jam Factory (TONE Festival – Show #5)
- ...on June 24, 2018 at The Tranzac (Main Hall).
[Do remember that you can click on the tags below to go back and find the original posts (and often, more stuff) from these artists.]
Bandcamp corner:
- Just by chance, I've encountered Roan Bateman doing more abstract/ambient-noodly stuff, so it was quite exciting to listen to his pop sensibility moved to the foreground. Brushing against several shades of neo-psychedelia, my brained flashed on a few 80's synth-pop hits not too long after the music pressed the "See Emily Play" button in my mind.
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