Friday, April 04, 2008

Daily News, April 4

This Friday, just a pick for Philly trumpeter John Swana, celebrating First Friday in Mt. Airy with his quartet.

Metro, March 31-April 4

This week in the Metro: a preview of NoirCon 2008, a celebration of all things dark and shadowy; an interview with Bollywood icon Asha Bhosle, and another with avant-garde composer Phil Kline, bringing settings of Hunter S. Thompson prose and Vietnam G.I.'s lighter-inscribed poetry to the Kimmel.

Citypaper, April 3

The Film Fest issue. Tons of stuff this week, beginning with sixteen Fest reviews (just look for the S.B.s); an interview with Jeremiah Zagar, director of the doc In a Dream about his parents, Philly mosaic artist Isaiah and his wife Julia Zagar; a lead review in the regular film section for the Scorsese Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light; a feature review of the treacly immigration melodrama Under the Same Moon; a short review of the Abigail Breslin/Jodie Foster adventure mess Nim's Island; a pick for tenorman Joe Lovano's Us 5 at Chris'; and Soundadvice blurbs for Ben Allison's Man Size Safe and Wolf Eyes.

Daily News, March 28

In this Friday's Yo section, my interview with sax legend Wayne Shorter, plus a pick for the smooth-jazz-happy 18th annual Berks Jazz Fest.

Metro, March 24-28

This week, a piece on Back Door Slam, a trio of blues-rockers from the Isle of Man, barely (or not even) old enough to drink. Had one or two things in Friday's issue as well, but that one isn't online as of now.

Citypaper, March 27

This week: a review of the lackluster Demi Moore/Michael Caine heist flick Flawless, and another for the disappointing Simon Pegg romcom Run Fat Boy Run; a Daytripper piece on First Person's bus trip to NY to view the lost Diane Arbus pics before they go up for auction; a pick for the Tony Malaby/William Parker/Nasheet Waits trio Tamarindo, and Soundadvice mentions for Bowerbird's evening of New Trombone and the Kimmel's Eastern European jazz show with Daniel Szabo and Marta Topferova.