For my next post, I had planned on asking John Speice, a prolific and very active musician on the scene in Austin, Texas, to do an interview. Several of the projects Speice is involved in, including Brownout, Grupo Fantasma, Ocote Soul Sounds, and Money Chicha, have been essential music in the Polyrhythmics van for […]
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Austin Impressions
Updates/Listening to the London Scene
Hi all! It’s been an eventful Summer: – Polyrhythmics played across the region, including the Eclipse Festival and the High Sierra Music Festival, where I had the opportunity to share the stage with both Skerik (who I talked with on the blog here) and Karl Denson, a musical highlight for me. We added the finishing […]
James Booker, Stones Throw Records, Muscle Shoals
Hi everyone! I recently went through a good run of music-related documentaries that I would highly recommend: Bayou Maharaja – This doc is about James Booker, a New Orleans pianist and entertainer that was active primarily in the 70’s. Although he made several European tours and played with many of the era’s great musicians, Booker […]
Possibilities
The Polyrhythmics tour to New Orleans and the Southeast, from Kentucky (or, as some call it, Kenpucky,) to Florida to North Carolina and beyond went relatively smoothly, with many new areas visited from both the band perspective and a personal perspective. I enjoyed the cultures and people in the South so very much, and loved […]
More Focused Listening
When David Bowie passed away, I was motivated to listen to more of his music, as I had really only heard his big hits previously. As I have occasionally done with other artists in the past, I decided to start with his early albums and move through them chronologically (I wrote about this approach previously […]
Updates
Thanks for another awesome photo, Chris Davis! Hi all, It may be a little late for a New Year’s post, but here are some things happening for me now and things I’m looking forward to this year. The Unsinkable Heavies continue to play every 3rd Wednesday at the Seamonster, and we have had a […]
East Coast, California, and Oregon
Home again home again after a busy couple of weeks: – The Polyrhythmics East Coast Tour was overwhelmingly positive, both individually and as a group. Although our time in each area or city was usually pretty short, I really enjoyed being in areas where the moods, personalities, and cultures were a bit different than that […]
Listening
I’ve been able to put in some significant practice time recently, which has felt great! Here’s what I’ve been working on: This was a track I heard in the Polyrhythmics van; Ben had recently came upon a Grant Green boxed set, and although it’s off of a Lou Donaldson album, Green’s solo really intrigued me […]
Updates
July and the beginning of August has been some of the busiest times for me in recent memory! Here’s what I’ve been up to: – I went to Chicago to see my sister graduate and become a doctor in Psychology, very exciting! Over the 4 years that she lived there I visited several times, […]
New Orleans JazzFest 2015
Hi all! I’ve made a playlist on my YouTube channel with some of the short video clips I managed to take while in New Orleans. They are very short, but it hopefully will give you at least small idea of the energy behind these live performances and the music happening here. Go here and check out […]