Macnie World

Please, Mom, Please...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:04 -0400

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Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:17 -0400

I remember Sunny telling me that he invented punk rock and was...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:24 -0400

I remember Sunny telling me that he invented punk rock and was put in charge of “all the arts in France.” Then he asked me if I was going to finish my chowder…

Bill Murray/Wallace Stevens/Brooklyn Bridge/Jason Crane

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:14 -0400

Bill Murray/Wallace Stevens/Brooklyn Bridge/Jason Crane

Noah Preminger @ The Jazz Standard Tonight

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:22:00 -0400

The young tenor titan gigged a lot before hitting the studio to cut the new Haymaker, and that preparation shows: There’s an easy balance between Preminger’s horn and guitarist Ben Monder’s unusually fluid attack strategies, and it gives everything else extra poise and additional punch. On stage, they always lean forward. Try to get there tonight…

7:30 pm & 9:30 pm $20. Jazz Standard. 116 East 27 Street. 212-576-2232.

Manzarek Gone

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:27 -0400

Breeze through those old albums by the Doors and you’ll hear the band’s blues and jazz interests. From the extended organ solo of “Light My Fire” to the architecture of “Yes, the River Knows” to the R&B raunch of “5 To 1,” the group found ways to bend both styles. Ray Manzarek had a lot to do with that. That VH1 Legends show that I wrote will be popping up in the next few days on the channel’s Classic channel, no doubt. Gotta go look for that script.

dBs “Neverland”

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:06:33 -0400

dBs “Neverland”

BLACK SKIN HEAD

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:11 -0400

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Sun, 19 May 2013 11:47:18 -0400

Turn off the waterworks, baby, that don’t move me no more....

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:05 -0400

Turn off the waterworks, baby, that don’t move me no more. Happy Hi Ho Silver bday to Big Joe…

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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:54 -0400

Van Dyke Parks - Fireside Chat

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:10:43 -0400

Van Dyke Parks - Fireside Chat:

A true renaissance man, few people have seen or shaped more of modern American pop culture than he has. Tune in for a chat with Van the man!

“New Slaves” Mouth & Blouse? Yikes!

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:19:39 -0400

“New Slaves” Mouth & Blouse? Yikes!

Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project @ Jazz Standard

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:21:00 -0400

Ryan Truesdell’s disc of previously unrecorded Gil Evans arrangements floored most of those who heard it. Centennial was recently named “Record of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association. A scholar whose approach to music has lots of heart, the young conductor breathes new life into classic Gil works this week, from the bouncy Claude Thornhill charts to the airy designs made Sketches Of Spain timeless. If repertory aims to capture an emotional essence while revealing the rigor of the original art, Truesdell’s victories are major. Through the 19. Go every night.

7:30 pm & 9:30 pm. Jazz Standard. 116 East 27 Street. 212-576-2232.

tonight i’ll hit the hay as i do many nights - with...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:47 -0400

tonight i’ll hit the hay as i do many nights - with birthday boy Eno in my ear.

Miguel Zenón Quartet @ Vanguard 14-19

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:05:38 -0400

Various projects and various collabos fly by. But when the Puerto Rican McArthur Grant recipient blows the whistle and calls home his decade-old working band, it’s an event. Zenón’s alto agility is bad-ass, period. The way his associates - Luis Perdomo, Henry Cole, and Hans Glawischnig - move around his whirlwind lines can be dizzying, but their steady swirl of rhythmically-charged interplay is always fascinating.

8:30 pm & 10:30 pm. $30. 178 Village Vanguard, 7th Avenue South. 212-255-4037

Mothers Day gift: this record making to Spotify.

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:33:48 -0400

Mothers Day gift: this record making to Spotify.

Bakersfield hits Bait ‘n’ Tackle tonight. Red Hook...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:38:48 -0400

Bakersfield hits Bait ‘n’ Tackle tonight. Red Hook is the jazz-meets-country nexus, obvs. Gotta see these guys in action. That’s the news…

wanna talk swag? check that rt hand thumb.

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:03:35 -0400

wanna talk swag? check that rt hand thumb.

Sophie & Olive Draw Their Week In India “proud of my...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:58:26 -0400

Sophie & Olive Draw Their Week In India

“proud of my pals. pony up to help the kids get vaccines.”