live at williams college. wow omg wow the timbale player freaked my freaking brain. some mind blowing fluting and an afro-cuban maple leaf rag. a very exciting hour and a half for me. many moments i wished i was dancing. bought a cd and he signed it, thank you zaccai curtis and thank you isabel for dinner
12 of the tightest musicians ever playing high-energy music for an hour-plus. Everyone who was physically capable of dancing was. Shoutout to opener Sam Shalabi who played some beautiful improvised oud music to get the party started.
i saw them last week and it was mind-blowing showmanship teetering performance art. also jorge elbretch joined in on guitar which ruled. thick crazy bass & big vocals - blends 80s sounds of siouxsie and the banshees, yello, and gang of four
my favorite word right now. say it out loud, it feels like a tennis match in your mouth.
honorable mention: papal. it feels like you forgot how to pronounce the word people.
