#nycfreaks — Public Fediverse posts
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Last night I got to see Julian Lage in very close proximity at the Stone, accompanying the legendary Greg Cohen on bass. Special stuff.
There really is no place like the Stone. A perfect music venue in almost every way.
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Last night I caught a *sick* Simulacrum set at Roulette. Simulacrum being a Zorn project featuring Medeski, Hollenberg, and Grohowski playing the heaviest shit imaginable. Bonkers how much range Zorn has.
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Tonight was a special one. Glenn Branca’s Symphony No. 13 for 100 Guitars, also known as Hallucination City. Holy fuck, what an intense and cathartic piece, and loud as fuck. Taken to the great beyond in my brain in the beautiful Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center tonight. A pay what you want show, too. Best city ever, man.
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Then finally over to Manhattan for Mark Guiliana at the Vanguard. The dude is just an inhuman drummer. Nothing more to be said. Played all new (unnamed) material with his stellar band, but really just comes down to trying to piece together what MG is doing on drums. I had to give up because it was breaking my brain. Thankfully he also writes a great song. Amazing stuff at the VV.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #jazz #villagevanguard #markguiliana
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From there, a completely different kind of album release show with my favorite-of-the-moment Yvonne Rogers, playing solo at the intimate Seeds. She said it was only the second time playing solo and I am quite certain it won't be the last. Amazing, occasionally fully mind-boggling, beautiful, challenging... Just wow! all the way through. She seems to get more impressive each time she plays... And she plays a lot!
Can't wait to listen to the album (out today)
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Killer threefer last night, each show was top-tier.
First: earlier in the week caught wind of a free Hiss Golden Messenger album release show happening at one of my favorite rooms in Brooklyn, thankfully early enough to RSVP and conveniently working from home that day so got there in time for a great spot.
Wasn't sure what to expect, could've been solo or just a few songs, but this was just an absolute monster set at Skinny Dennis. New songs, some jams, a very cool cover of Dixie Chicken sandwiched in one, special guest (the fab Stephanie Coleman on fiddle). MC was in high spirits, the band sounded so good. Can't say enough about this one, so glad I made it.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #williamsburg #hissgoldenmessenger
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Tonight: Jose Gonzalez at Brooklyn Steel was magic as to be expected. Just a guy with a guitar in a big warehouse like that and there wasn't a moment I wasn't rapt. 90 minutes just flew by, totally mesmerizing.
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Tonight: haven't seen anyone over the past 4 years as much as Marta Sanchez and I don't think I've loved anyone more over that period than I've loved Bill Frisell, but I do not believe I'd ever seen them together before tonight. Needless to say, it was sublime. Trio set at the Stone with Ingrid Laubrock. As with everything in that room could've gone a million ways, but was a total lighter-than-air bliss-out. Three musicians in constant, sweet-nothing conversation with each other. Everything I dreamed it could be and then some. Perfection!
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #thestone #jazz #martasanchez #billfrisell
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Tonight: sometimes you buy the ticket for the opener and when the opener is perhaps your favorite live performer of the past 10 years it's a no brainer. Somehow it's been over a year since I last saw Mary Lattimore live and man did I need the quietude and tranquility of her playing. Performing in duo with Julianna Barwick, that was heavenly and intimate, even in the massive Knockdown Center. I'm sure the headline will also be great.
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Tonight: fascinating set of solo piano from the maestro Uri Caine. Masterfully created musical collages using bits and pieces of melodies familiar and foreign, jazz and classical and pop and all the microsubgenres in between. Great stuff.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #jazz #thestone #piano #classical #uricaine
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Tonight: you never know what you're going to get at the Stone or how you'll get it. With Jorge Roeder and Nels Cline it was nearly everything imaginable in all the ways. Stellar two-man freeform, Nels was peak Nels, unhinged and then some, Roeder just as impressive. Flabbergasting and more. How freakin lucky I am!
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #nelscline #jorgeroeder #thestone #improv
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Tonight: Mary Halvorson and Peter Evans in guitar/trumpet duo at the Stone. Like two people who speak very different languages figuring out how to communicate. Fascinating combination of tones and textures. Halvorson's guitar grew increasingly enchanting as the set unfolded.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #thestone #improv #maryhalvorson #peterevans
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Tonight: wonderful night of improvisation at the Stone. I am such a big fan of Marta Sanchez's playing, loved hearing her generous, warm piano leading a free flowing set of pure improv. With Nicole Glover on tenor and Val Jeanty on cool electronic percussion. It was adventurous and challenging while managing to stay soft and manageable. Not an easy feat!
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #thestone #martasanchez #piano #improv
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Tonight: flight lands > car home > drop bags > quick bite > on the subway to Greenpoint > walk into Warsaw to the just-begun set from the motherfucking Osees. High on my can't-miss list, never not the best. Crushing it on night one already. Earplugs in and giddy up!
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Short stop at home to charge the phone a little and then a late night CitiBike to Red Hook...
One of the cooler livemusic happenings I know of is Ragas Live: 24 hours straight of ragas and the raga-inspired. The middle-of-the-night scene here is wild. Like a sleepover party for drone-loving music nerds.
We'll see how long I last.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #redhook #raga #ragaslivefest #pioneerworks
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Tonight: it's Friday, so yadda yadda. Same shit, different week, but you never know and so here we have Ravi Coltrane (!!) sitting in for the second set at Barbes with Oscar Noriega and Co. Coltrane is headlining the Vanguard next week, but tonight he's in a dingy back room in Park Slope. Best city ever, man.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #parkslope #barbes #jazz #ravicoltrane
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Tonight: loved guitarist Jon Madof for a long time, from Rashanim to Zion80 to Blivet, but opportunities to see him are kind of few and far between. Remembering why I'm such a fan seeing his brand new trio shred things to bits at the Stone. Perfect high octane spirituality for the season.
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Tonight: shut out at the Vanguard, so short stroll to the Stone. They had the shades drawn and the lights low and red, uncharacteristically vibey for an out there set from trumpeter Peter Evans in duo with percussionist extraordinaire Cyro Baptista. Not a bad consolation.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #thestone #peterevans #cyrobaptista
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Tonight: got a free ticket for the Babies at Warsaw, so my plans changed and I'm checking out the Babies at Warsaw. Kevin Morby's old band sounding pretty great. Just straight rockin rock and roll circa 2010.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #greenpoint #kevinmorby #thebabies
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Tonight: mesmerizing set from Sera Serpa at the Stone. Playing music from a film on Portuguese colonialism (!) Serpa's haunting, mostly lyric-less vocals enhanced by a fantastic band of the inestimable Mark Turner, go-to weirdo Qasim Naqvi, and personal fave Marta Sanchez. Only at the Stone!
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Tonight: first:: Seen Thomas Morgan many times, but always backing someone (oftentimes Bill Frisell). Think this is the first time he's leading things, all week at the Stone. Tonight in a cool duo with drummer-of-the-moment Johnathan Blake. This is some hep shit.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #jazz #thestone #bass #drums #thomasmorgan #johnathanblake
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Tonight (#2): hard to resist coming back to the Stone and Ben Goldberg, with a completely different, but no less ridiculous, band is displaying a totally different type of genius. Through the wormhole of western music and out the other side. So awesome.
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Tonight: higher plane freeform with four masters of their craft. Ben Goldberg with Nels f'in Cline, Trevor damn! Dunn, and Tom bleepin' Rainey. At the Stone, obviously.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #jazz #improv #thestone #BenGoldberg #nelscline
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Today: if not his generation's greatest songwriter, in the conversation, in my amateur opinion: Kevin Morby. With one of the better versions of his backing band (Sam Cohen!). For FREE! Sound Mind Festival in Bushwick.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #bushwick #kevinmorby #soundmind
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Tonight: it's still sunny and warm outside, but down here in the mecca it's cool, dark and dank. Bring on teh jazz.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #jazz #villagevanguard #donnymccaslin
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Next Freaks Day Out is Saturday in Red Hook. If you're in or around NYC, you should definitely come hang. Super chill, great tunes, and the best sandwiches in town are right there for the taking. You'd be a fool NOT to come.
#nycfreaks #livemusic #brooklyn #nyc #newyorkcity #concerts #outdoormusic #outdoorconcert #freemusic #redhook #freaksdayout #tappedin