Kimmel Center Blog - October 2005 Archives

October 2005

Chicago: Von Freeman Trio with Mickey Roker, October 29th (17:00) - "The Vonski" has been playing jazz in nightclubs since he was 12 years old--so young he wore a hat to hide his age. Now, he's 83, and he's bringing his signature Chicago sound to Perelman's stage for the first time.... | 1 Comments

Kimmel Center tragedy brings us all together (13:08) - Hello everyone. While I ususally try to write with something light-hearted or amusing to say, I thought it appropriate to comment on a recent tragedy within the Kimmel Center family. One of our finest ushers, Donna Bond was recently murdered... | 2 Comments

Blue Rain (01:10) - Rain, wind, chilly temperatures, shorter days, what’s a music lover to do? Think of more pleasant weather? Remember the good times of summer? Go on vacation to a warmer climate? File it under the “I got da blues!” category? The... | 0 Comments

Where do you like to listen to music? (01:00) - The Live Concert Experience I’ve only been in Philly now for about 10 months, and am a transplant, originally from Boston, but have worked in many concert halls in one capacity or another around the country. In the category of... | 4 Comments

Who is Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester? (15:15) - When I was told last summer that the Kimmel Center was presenting a German cabaret band called Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester, the first word that entered my head was "camp." Or maybe it was "kitsch;" I can't remember... | 0 Comments

Balzac/Mozart/Chen Yi? (12:12) - So I saw this new movie last weekend at the Ritz - "Balzac and the LIttle Chinese Seamstress". Anyone seen it? What'd you think? It's a charming work, sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, sometimes gorgeous. It takes place during the Cultural... | 1 Comments

Pandora's Box (09:42) - My taste in music is very broad, but it's also shallow as a puddle. I like a little of everything, but mostly I like the songs that represent any given genre. I never seem to get deeper than that. When... | 2 Comments

Kiki and Herb, October 15th (15:00) - Nearly from their first meeting in the Eerie Children's Institute in Western Pennsylvania, Kiki and Herb have been performing. Now, the "Completely Insane Miss Kiki DuRane" and her enabling accompanist Herb have brought their "freak show for the post-modern set"... | 1 Comments

Chick Corea and Touchstone, October 14th (15:00) - After a long week of rain, it's really time for some hot jazz. Chick Corea makes his Kimmel Center debut tonight with a Spanish-influenced performance, recalling his classic album, Touchstone. The quintet appearing with Corea is drawn from the band... | 1 Comments
What's on right now? (10:47) - In the spirit of the moment, it seems appropriate to share what I'm listening to right now. As I type. At work. First, though, a few things about what it's NOT ... it's not the latest release from the hottest... | 2 Comments

Cabaret Connection (16:46) - Antony and the Johnsons I Am a Bird Now A friend of mine just hipped me to Antony and the Johnsons' newest release I Am a Bird Now. One word: wow. This guy's voice was made for the cabaret-esque scene.... | 1 Comments
Kiki and Herb...a Drag show for a city with a great Drag Scene (12:50) - Hey everybody. Guess what. Kiki and Herb are coming to the Kimmel Center this weekend, and Johnny Broad-Street couldn't be happier. This quirky show is exactly the kind of thing I enjoy seeing on the KC stages. I stand before... | 1 Comments

Lila Downs interview online .. WRTI (23:59) - Our good friend Jill Pasternak at WRTI recently interviewed Grammy nominee Lila Downs.. They talk about Lila's involvement with the "Frida" soundtrack and her unique musical background .. a former opera student turned anthropologist and interpreter of mesoAmerican musical traditions!... | 1 Comments
New Trane (13:21) - Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, son of John, has been pushing to have his father's "One Down, One Up" sessions released since discovering the master tapes in his mother's closet in 1991. Verve released the classic 1965 sets on CD this week..... | 1 Comments
Music Mojo: Takin' a Look Back (09:47) - Jonathan Valania's latest PW jeu d'esprit takes a nostalgic look at American garage rock (due to the release of the third CD in Rhino Record's four CD disc box-set, Children of the Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era... | 4 Comments

Musical Truisms (09:41) - A few of long-standing musical truisms were confirmed for me last night: 1) If you play a guitar, you are much cooler than if you do not (I, by the way, do not). 2) If you play the guitar in... | 2 Comments

Mariza with Lila Downs, October 9th (15:00) - Two women of the world; one night. Had you heard either Mariza or Lila Downs before tonight? Did you know Lila Downs appears on the Frida soundtrack? How was the concert from your seat?... | 2 Comments

"music scene is crazy..." (10:28) - If you happen to be in NYC this weekend, get down to Joe's Pub tomorrow night.. the estimable James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut and Ali Jackson perform the songs of PAVEMENT.. if you can't make it to NYC then be sure... | 0 Comments
The Addiction of New Performing Arts Centers (08:46) - If you love architecture, interpersonal drama, high finance, fundraising, marketing, the media, state and local government, executive management, math, interior design, high society, consulting or even the performing arts, you’re the ideal candidate to become a performing-arts-center-in-progress junkie................. | 1 Comments

Why Am I Listening to This Stuff? (16:44) - Now that my girlfriend is back in school again in upstate New York, I’m finding myself on the road a lot. Subsequently I’m finding myself listening to a lot more classical music in the car these days, and much of... | 1 Comments

Ethel Escovedo? (14:01) - I'm still reeling from the impression that Alejandro Escovedo made on me last Sunday when he opened the concert for Los Lobos. He is definitely a musician who needs to be in front of more people. The unusual instrumentation -... | 0 Comments

Just pluggin' away (10:48) - Today, I'm on a super-tight writing deadline, which means my mind is wandering all over searching for inspiration; after all, even institutional writing requires a bit of creativity -- it ain't all facts and figures, you know. Thank goodness for... | 0 Comments

blog y gozar (13:57) - I'm still trying to wake up from last night's extravaganza with Los Lobos and Alejandro Escovedo - what a show! Alejandro sat down with us for a rollicking 30-min interview you might hear in our upcoming PODCAST, so stay tuned.... | 0 Comments
Musical Shorthand (10:54) - Have you seen the new trailer for The Shining? It was the winner of a contest in which entries had to recut the trailer for a film and change the genre without altering the visuals. About halfway into the new... | 1 Comments

Los Lobos with Alejandro Escovedo, October 2nd (17:30) - Los Lobos describes themselves as a "kick-ass roots rock 'n' roll band." How would you describe them after tonight's show? Did Alejandro Escovedo start the night off right? Was there any song you wanted to hear Los Lobos perform tonight... | 3 Comments