Wino-Tourism

Off for vacation, as of tonight - ten days in San Francisco and wine country. We're blogging the trip if you'd like to follow along.

Back on the 23rd. See you all then.

Shaun

Citypaper, July 12

Due to a few last-minute changes in release schedules, I downright own the film section this week: a feature review of Werner Herzog's new film Rescue Dawn, the dramatization of his own doc Little Dieter Needs To Fly, accompanied by an interview with co-star Steve Zahn; a short review of Zoe Cassavetes' debut feature, Broken English, along with an interview with the director; and for the Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, which opens today, reviews of a doc about black South African gay men called Black Beulahs (not quite sure how that recommended check got in there; I don't actually recommend it), another doc, The Godfather of Disco, about West End Records honcho Mel Cheren and the relationship between labels and DJs during the height of the disco era, Henry Jaglom's latest, Hollywood Dreams, and the Charles Nelson Reilly one-man show (!) Life of Reilly.

And in music, a feature about the Drive-By Truckers' new show The Dirt Underneath, an acoustic set featuring long-time Neil Young keyboardist Spooner Oldham in the line-up; and finally, a pick for NY-based improvising bassist Reuben Radding.

Daily News, July 6

A story on Brooklyn trombonist Rick Parker, who brings his quintet to Chris' on Thursday; and a pick for Cab Calloway's grandson C. Calloway Brooks, bringing grand-dad's music to my own Chestnut Hill this Wednesday.

Metro, July 2-6

July 5: A piece on the Brotherly Shove Fest, a nearly week-long series of themed shows for independent bands. (No page number - Metro finally has a somewhat more navigable website, so I can link directly to the page.)

July 6: Freshout Media's Canvas Clash, a live art show on the roof of Whole Foods on South Street, promoting the idea of green rooftops.

Citypaper, July 5

A slow week for movies, obviously, when my review for Transformers gets the lead spot.

Daily News, June 29

Just a pick, for drummer Winard Harper's show at the Art Museum, which seems to have fallen into that philly.com black hole. Link will be up if and when I can find it.

Metro, June 25-29

June 28: A piece on the Art Museum's new William Ranney show, turn-of-the-century idealized portraits of the American West by a Hoboken painter (pg. 14).

June 29: Punk-jazz trio Dynamite Club (guitarist/screecher Kentaro Saito, drummer Mike Pride, and Philly bassist Evan Lipson) at the Khyber (pg. 16).

Citypaper, June 28

A review for Live Free or Die Hard, the overblown fourth installment that really doesn't require any further comment; a pick for the Benito Cereno CD release show, the quintet of Bowerbird regulars Dustin Hurt, Ian M Fraser, Jesse Kudler, Tim Albro, and Chandan Narayan; and another for South African drummer Louis Moholo and his then-mystery guest, who turned out to be Arkestra leader Marshall Allen. A phenomenal show, which featured a thirty-minute group improv by the duo and Fred Lonberg-Holm's Valentine Trio, who shared the bill.