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:
- Went to my first indoor shows in seventeen months over the weekend. Felt weird, a bit stressful, but... okay? Nice to hear sounds/see people, in any case, so hopefully places that are running events safely and conscientiously can keep putting them on. Even with the latest (corporate-driven) easing of restrictions it's still difficult for venues to operate, and places that depend on primarily-standing crowds are still facing pretty drastic limitations.
- And thinking of much-missed venues, The Tranzac is holding its AGM tonight (Monday, October 18th), and members in good standing can join in via zoom. I've been hearing good things about the soundproofing and renovations that have been undertaken during the downtime, so hopefully the meeting will have an update on re-opening plans as well.
- The Women From Space Festival is planning to return (in person and via livestream) in March 2022 and have just put for a Call For Artists — check out their site for more details.
Livestream nation:
- The fourth episode in Understory's "improvisation-driven, 'exquisite corpse'-style remote collaborations" is unveiled this week with two trios, consisting of Elysha Poirier/Tim Crofts/Lori Freedman and Ben Grossman/Emily Kennedy/Yunjin Claire Lee. Check it out on Thursday (October 21st) at their site.
Video hits:
- There's some stylishly-repurposed silent movie footage in this new video from Clara Engel's Dressed in Borrowed Light:
Bandcamp corner:
- if some of the funk-warble grooves on Del Stephen's recent O Awe Morning Record, are "jams", then they're cozy, homespun kitchen party jams. They sit well with the more atmospheric, field recording-based pieces — while I was out walking around with this album last week, I kept looking over my shoulder to look for the geese that I was hearing flying by.
It happened this week...
Speaking of local venues figuring out to make shows work under the current restrictions, The Garrison has re-opened its doors, just in time to celebrate its 12th anniversary. That's striking, as it somehow still seems fairly new in my mind. I haven't been back yet, but here's some memories, including audio from my first-ever visit in 2009 (as well as from this week one year later):
- ...on October 23, 2009 at The Garrison.
Six Finger Satellite - Rome From Home
- ... on October 24, 2010 at The Garrison.
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