Ok, so I haven't updated this site in damn near two months. (Well, really, did anyone notice? Did ya?) Things got really busy there for a bit, then a nice SoCal vacation, after which things got even busier catching up from the nice SoCal vacation, which brings us to today. This whole writing thing has become the full-time gig in the meantime, so there should theoretically be more blogging time, which may end up meaning original content rather than just pointers to stuff other people have paid for. We'll see. For now, a couple pointer posts to bring things up to date. First, Metros for the last two months, starting with:
Sept. 13: An incestuous little interview with fellow Metro-ite Bruce Walsh, promoting his Fringe Fest performance (Pg. 14).
Sept. 14: Cross Pollination, first in a planned series of shows by local jazz guys bringing in friends from outta town, featuring an interview with trumpeter Bart Miltenberger of the Chance Trio (Pg. 15).
Sept. 15: A brief interview with jazz singer Nancy Wilson (Pg. 16) and a piece on a wine and beer fest benefiting the Crohn's & colitis Foudation (Pg. 19).
Sept. 20: An interview with Dylan-esque singer/songwriter Dan Bern (Pg. 11).
Sept. 21: The mysterious-for-the-hell-of-it Virginville Film Festival (Pg. 18) and Philly Brazilians Alo Brasil (Pg. 21).
Sept. 25: Buckethead! (Pg.19). Oh, and a reading of banned books (Pg. 20).
Sept. 27: Tesoros, the Art Museum's wide-ranging survey of Latin American art (Pg. 15).
Sept. 29: The Franklin Institute's second Grossology exhibit, this one focusing on the stomach-churning animal kingdom (Pg. 17).
Oct. 4: Eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter (Pr. 13).
Oct. 5: International House's new-documentaries program Views of a Changing World, featuring Michael Glawogger's stunning Workingman's Death (Pg. 19).
Oct. 6: Iron Maiden, baby. I interviewed drummer Nicko McBrain, thereby satisfying the 15-year-old, long-haired, backpatch wearing me that still dwells somewhere inside my head (Pg. 24). I haven't been keeping up with the Maiden in recent years (I jumped ship when Bruce Dickinson did and never got back on), but in prepping for this piece I picked up their latest, "A Matter of Life and Death," which is great. A real flashback for old Maiden fans.
Oct. 9: The multi-cultural Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, featuring an interview with percussionist Jamey Haddad (Pg. 17).
Oct. 11: A documentary on various Sesame Street versions around the world (Pg. 13) and an interview with frank and long-forgotten soul singer Bettye Lavette (Pg. 14).
Oct. 13: Katrina-displace Nawlins saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr. (Pg. 22).
Oct. 17: Documentarian Tigre Hill on his film about the Katz/Street mayoral election, Shame of a City (Pg. 21).
Oct. 19: Style-mixing rock/rap/reggae showcase Gen(r)e Splicing (Pg. 19).
Oct. 20: Actor-turned-singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels (Pg. 22).
Oct. 25: "The Muse of Mexico," Tania Perez-Salas, whose dance company put on a strikingly visual and cinematic performance at the Annenberg Center (Pg. 12).
Oct. 27: Four pieces today, the most exciting (for me personally, but more on that in a separate post) being my interview with Alice Cooper (Pg. 19); Secret Cinema's second annual All-Night Fright Fest (Pg. 15); Joe Piscopo's Frank Sinatra tribute show (Pg. 17); and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Pg. 20).
Which brings us up to date. Now do you see why I haven't had time to post?
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