Yeah, I already have Yoshida's site bookmarked. I just have to remember to check it!

Thanks anyway.

Depending on where I'm at in June will depend on my seeing Melt Banana. Assuming I'm still in Georgia, I'll obviously shoot for the Atlanta show; if I'm in Delaware, I'll probably try to make the Richmond show.

I would be curious to know, why of all places to have their only U.S. peformance in 2005 as of today, it would be in Atlanta.

Well that's obvious.

TO PISS ME OFF!!!



Seriously, I don't get it either. That's really what upset me the most, the fact that the one and only performance, of one of my favorite artists of all time, was in the state I'm currently living in, and I missed it. Rediculous.

Oh well.

What do you guys think? Should I go see a free John Butcher / Gerry Hemingway Duo concert on the 17th?

And then there's Peter Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet on May 7th. Hmm...
Here's the lineup:
Peter Brötzmann (tenor sax, taragato, clarinet)
Ken Vandermark (!) (tenor sax, bass clarinet)
Mats Gustaffson (baritone/tenor sax)
Magnus Broo (trumpet)
Joe McPhee (trumpet/valve trombone)
Per-Ake Holmlander (tuba)
Fred Longberg-Holm (cello)
Kent Kessler (contrabass)
Michael Zerang (drums)
Paal Nilsen-Love (drums)

http://www.hallwalls.org/music.html

Well, for the first one, if it's free I think that there shouldn't be any question.

As for the second, all I have to say is that you'd damn well try your hardest to see that show!!!

Assuming you go to either, feel free to post reviews in this thread. I've renamed it to get some more use out of it.

That's funny. I was just thinking about that (concert review forum). Especially since I need all the help I can get. I also like doing searches on the names to see what y'all have said about particular artists.

I didn't realize that Buffalo had any sort of modern music scene. I've been looking for a way acquaint myself better with the Avant-Garde anyway. I mostly read you guys' posts and maybe try to find a sample online somewhere. First hand experience is probably the way to go .

Yeah, the Peter Brötzmann concert is free as well. I pretty much knew what you were going to say to that one! "Duh!"

A big Yes to both! My father, brother and oldest sister will be going to Butcher and Hemingway shows in Princeton on the 11th and 12th. My father might catch them a few more times, while he is on the East Coast. I can't wait to see Brötzmann's Tentet. They are going to be at this years Victoriaville Festival. If you only can see one of them, I would go with Brötzmann's Tentet. They don't tour that often.


Here is all of Butcher's current U.S. schedule


APRIL 9 - BROOKLYN - CAVE: 8:00 pm. 58 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY w/ Sean Meehan and James Fei..
APRIL 11 - PRINCETON - ffmup: 9:30 pm free. Terrace, 62 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ w/ Newton Armstrong, Alex Waterman and Nate Wooley.
APRIL 12 - PRINCETON - ffmup: 9:30 pm free. Terrace, 62 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ duo w/ Gerry Hemingway and trio w/ Chris Mann & David Watson.
APRIL 13 - PHILADELPHIA - The Slought Gallery: 8:00 pm. 4017 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA w/ Gerry Hemingway
APRIL 14 - PRINCETON - Taplin Auditorium: 8:00 pm free. Fine Hall, Princeton University, NJ w/ Chris Mann, Newton Armstrong, Alan Tormey, Dan Trueman, Scott Smallwood, Barbara White.
APRIL 15 - PRINCETON - Woolworth Room 102: 4:30 pm free. Princeton University, NJ Solo Colloquium.
APRIL 16 - NEW YORK - Roulette: 8:30 pm. Location One, 20 Greene St., NYC, NY w/ Gerry Hemingway
APRIL 17 - BUFFALO - venue to be announced w/ Gerry Hemingway
APRIL 19 - WASHINGTON - Temple Room: 7:00 pm. The Scottish Rite Temple, 1733 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC Solo.
APRIL 20 - BALTIMORE - An die Musik Live: 8:00 pm. 409 N.Charles St, Baltimore MD Solo.
APRIL 21 - CHICAGO - 3030: 3030 W. Cortland Ave, Chicago, Il Solo & w/ Fred Lonberg-Holm solo and in duo - Launch concert for Dialogs & Cavern with Nightlife.
APRIL 22 - ST. LOUIS - Christman Studio: 8:00 pm. 6014 Kingsbury Ave. St. Louis, MO w/ Gino Robair
APRIL 23 - ANN ARBOR - Kerrytown Concert House: 8:00 pm. 415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI w/ Gino Robair.
APRIL 24 - SAN ANTONIO - venue to be announced solo & w/ Dave Dove & Chris Cogburn
APRIL 25 - AUSTIN - venue to be announced solo & w/ Dave Dove & Chris Cogburn
APRIL 26 - PORTLAND - Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery: 8:00 pm. 3934 SW Corbett Avenue, Portland, OR solo & w/ Dave Dove & Chris Cogburn
APRIL 27 - SEATTLE - Gallery 1412: 8:00 pm. 1412, 18th Ave, Seattle, WA solo & w/ Dave Dove & Chris Cogburn




More of the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet schedule


Wed 5/11/05 Lexington, KY ArtsPlace
Sun 5/15/05 Washington, DC Black Cat Backstage
Wed 5/18/05 New York, NY Tonic
Sat 5/21/05 Toronto, ON The Rivoli
Sun 5/22/05 Victoriaville, ON Festival International de Musique Actuelle

Since Seba has changed this thread from a lament over the Ruins, to a Concert Thread here are a few more dates for anyone interested.


May 19-23 - Festival International de Musique Actuelle


Thursday:
1700 Espaces Sonores Illimites @ Colisee
2200 Jerry Granelli @ Cinema laurier
0015 Nels Cline Singers @ CEGEP

Friday:
1300 Michel Cote @ Cinema Laurier
1700 Phillip Jeck/Janek Schaefer @ CEGEP
2000 Anthony Braxton/Fred Frith @ Cinema Laurier
2200 Plastic People & Agon Orchestra @ Colisee
0015 Ikue Mori/Zeena Parkins @ CEGEP

Saturday:
1300 Kid Koala & Martin Tetreault @ Cinema Laurier
1500 Hair Police & Wolf Eyes @ Colisee
1700 Stefano Scodanibbio @ CEGEP
2000 No-Neck Blues Band @ Cinema Laurier
2200 Thurston Moore Dream Aktion Unit @ Colisee
0015 Dead Machines/Double Leopards @ CEGEP

Sunday:
1300 Hubub @ Cinema Laurier
1500 Anthony Braxton Sextet @ Cinema Laurier
1700 Xu Fengxia @ CEGEP
2000 Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet @ Cinema Laurier
2200 William Parker Little Huey Orchestra @ Colisee
0015 Tenko @ CEGEP

Monday:
1300 Helene Breschand/Jean Francois Pauvros @ Cinema Laurier
1500 Lars Hollmer & La Fanfare Pour Pour @ Colisee
1700 Pascal Contet @ CEGEP
2100 The Boredoms @ Colisee







Vision Festival 2005 - June 14-19, 2005


AT CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ
107 Suffolk near Rivington

Tuesday June 14 - Flamboyan Theater
06:30 Joseph Jarman Opening Invocation
07:00 Henry Grimes Quartet with Marshall Allen, Andrew Lamb, Hamid Drake
08:30 Ellen Christi, Hamid Drake, William Parker, Daniel Kelly
11:00 WARM: Reggie Workman, Pheroan akLaff, Sam Rivers, Roscoe Mitchell

Milagro Theater
07:45 Jorge Sylvester and Nora McCarthy ConceptualMotion Orchestra:
Jorge Sylvester - alto sax, conductor, composer, arranger, Nora McCarthy - voice, composer, lyricist, poet, arranger, Gene Jefferson - alto sax, Hayes Greenfield - alto sax, Salim Washington - tenor sax, Tim Armacost - tenor sax, Jason Marshall - baritone sax, Vincent Chancey - French horn, Al Patterson - trombone, Curtis Fowlkes - trombone, Pat Hall - trombone, Aaron Johnson - tuba, Jeremy Pelt - trumpet, Waldron Ricks - trumpet, Michael C. Lewis - trumpet, Mac Gollahan - trumpet, Marvin Sewell - guitar, Pablo Vergara - piano, Jeff Carney - bass, Gene Jackson - drums
09:15 Bejeweled: Terry Jenoure - violin, vocals, poetry & prose, and projected paintings, Margaux Simmons - flute, Maria Mitchell - dance
10:15 The Gift: William Hooker, Roy Campbell, Jason Hwang

Wednesday June 15 - Flamboyan Theater
07:00 Steve Dalachinsky, Matthew Shipp
08:30 Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio with William Parker, Hamid Drake, guest dance Patricia Nicholson, video by Bob Craddock
11:00 Mat Maneri, Dave Burrell, Drew Gress, Randy Peterson

Milagro Theater
07:45 Charles Gayle Ensemble with Hilliard Greene, Jay Rosen
09:15 Oliver Lake, Pheeroan akLaff, Michael Gregory
10:15 Wayne Horvitz Some Order Long Understood with Briggan Krauss, Billy Martin, William Parker

Thursday June 16 Lifetime Recognition Fred Anderson Day - Flamboyan Theater
07:00 Joseph Jarman, Fred Anderson, Alvin Fielder, Tatsu Aoki
08:00 Sterling D. Plumpp - poet
08:20 Joseph Jarman Ensemble with Samuel C Williams - piano, Thurman Barker - percussion, Jessica Jones - reeds, Douglas Ewart - reeds, Rob Garcia - drums, Levy Jones - bass
11:00 Fred Anderson, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Hamid Drake **

Milagro Theater
09:10 Nicole Mitchell Trio with Harrison Bankhead, Isaiah Spencer
10:10 Thurman Barker Strike Force with Eli Fountain, Raymond Tee, Warrren Smith, Bryan Carrott

Friday June 17 - Flamboyan Theater
07:00 Other Dimensions In Music + Sound Vision Orchestra:
Stephen Haynes - trumpet, Steve Swell - trombone, Joe Daley - tuba, Rob Brown - alto sax, Sabir Mateen - tenor sax, Scott Currie - baritone sax, Billy Bang - violin, Jason Kao Hwang - violin, Daniel Levin - cello, Warren Smith - vibes, Mark Hennen - piano, Andre Martinez - percussion
08:30 Postive Knowledge: Oluyemi Thomas, Ijeoma Thomas, Kidd Jordan, Harrison Bankhead, Michael Wimberly
11:00 Bill Dixon Quartet

Milagro Theater
07:45 Whit Dickey, Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Roy Campbell
09:15 David Budbill, William Parker, Hamid Drake
10:15 Eloping with the Sun: Joe Morris, Hamid Drake, William Parker

Saturday Afternoon Performances
01:00 poetry reading
02:00 Tyshawn Sorey - solo piano
03:00 Todd Nicholson The Otic Band with Nate Wooley - trumpet, Steve Swell - trombone, Tatsuya Nakatani - drums
04:00 Guillermo E. Brown's Cut-Up Quintet with Matana Roberts - reeds, Shoko Nagai - keys, electronics, Peter Evans - trumpet, Keith Witty - bass, Guillermo E. Brown - drums, electronics
05:00 Tatsuya Nakatani N.R.A.: Tatsuya Nakatani- percussion, Vic Rawlings - open circuit electronics and speakers, cello, Ricardo Arias - balloons

Saturday June 18 - Flamboyan Theater
07:00 Billy Bang, Shoji Hano, Ngo Thanh Nahn, Todd Nicholson
08:30 The Eddie Gale Now Band featuring William Parker:
Eddie Gale - trumpet, Ismael Navarette - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, John Gruntfest alto sax, William Parker - bass, Valerie Mih - piano, T. Squire Holman - drums
11:00 Peter Brotzmann, Nasheet Waits

Milagro Theater
07:45 Leroy Jenkins and Felicia Norton - dance
09:15 Joe McPhee, Lori Freedman Duo
10:15 PaNic: Kevin Bachman, Jacquiline Lorenzi, Osamu Uehara, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Alvin Fielder, Rob Brown

Sunday June 19 - Flamboyan Theater
07:00 Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
08:30 Joelle Leandre, India Cooke
11:00 Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Sabir Mateen. Han Bennink

Milagro Theater
07:45 Karen Borca Quartet with Rob Brown, Newman Taylor Baker, Todd Nicholson
09:15 Rob Brown - alto sax with Daniel Levin - cello, Satoshi Takeishi - percussion, Jo Wood Brown - art installation, video sounds, Nancy Zendora Dance Company with Rochelle Austin, Marie Baker-Lee, Juan Merchan, Nancy Zendora
10:15 Dennis Gonzalez Yells At Eels featuring Oliver Lake:
Dennis Gonzalez - trumpet, Oliver Lake - soprano sax, alto sax, Aaron Gonzalez - bass, Stefan Gonzalez - drums


** If there is one performance from all of these to see, this is the one. I would have to ask my father, but I believe this is their first time together since their live recording, 2 Days in April.

I'd love to go to that show but I'll be in North Carolina that week. My parents are actually sounding pretty optimistic about seeing him in Buffalo on May 8th. My mom had two years of college in Buffalo (the other two at Iona, in New Rochelle) so it sounds like she would like to spend the weekend up there.