Rob King, who has some experience with local music, made the trek to Denton, Texas for NX35, a music conferette and cultural explosion. I, however, got sick and missed most of it. Rob will tell you the full story of NX35 later this week.
What I did experience was two febrile nights of venue-hopping greatness, a video dump of which I’m providing here.
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It was a fine evening a couple of weeks ago, occurring as it did in an inconvenient time of year for those caught in more traditional types of jobs and families. Readings from Upstart Crows and Upstart Crows II were interspersed with Farrago-friendly music.
The delay was great, but the video is in HD, so enjoy a few highlights. Sadly, the video does not include JD Reid’s reading of his “Exeunt, to Screaming,” which contains a reference to Michael Dudikoff and is thus the pinnacle of Western literature.
Guest blogging again at Jeff Vandermeer’s place, Rima Abunasser takes a look at the malignant sexuality and imperialistic drives behind some popular holiday music.
She also offers at least one acceptable alternative. In that spirit, see the good and the worst of holiday music after the cut …
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Fair Warning: the following may cause Ye Olde Double-Take Whiplash and/or bring about a gut rupture and a bruised tailbone when you fall out of your chair. Those of us who wander in the deepness of Farrago’s Stygian Broom Closet know this nerd passion.
We’re still working on the best way to archive and present these events. Recordings of various quality are made, but until a strategy is worked out, the best I have to offer is short YouTube clips of varying degrees of decipherability, recorded on a low-quality digital camera with too little memory to record even a sample of each performer in an evening.
While the inside, full-on proper show later in the night provided the focus of the night’s festivities, the patio at Dan’s Silverleaf provided the more immediate and ephemeral experience.
That’s just how it happens, and I was in the mood that night to fill my memory card with this despite the amazing performances of our headlining acts. After all, anyone who has seen them knows the power of Warren Jackson Hearne or Pinebox Serenade in concert, and they’re already heavily represented on YouTube.
Presented here are four clips, with three of the four focused on the outside, unmiked portion of the evening. Continue Reading »
