luciano pavarotti 1935-2007

if this obituary doesnt bring a tear to your eye, this video of notorious p.a.v.a.r.o.t.t.i with mr. black cash money himself should:

introducing my new favorite band: drums: etc...

Farm put on an excellent show at the monkey last night. nimbly switching between instruments, the three members invoked everything from ballsy blues to late 60's psychedelic guitar rock. haven't been this unexpectedly impressed by a local band since the first time i saw the cripples. if you're a fan of anything from the band to wilco to the white stripes i recommend you check out any of farms several shows in the next few weeks.

for any of you into percussion/world music, the flynn center for the performing arts is hosting two interesting shows. the first, global drum project with mickey hart & zakir hussain takes over where the album planet drum leaves off. zakir hussain is a tabla master & of course mickey hart was an important part of the dead for all those years.

yamato: drummers of japan present 'shin-on (heartbeat)' a celebration of japanese music, dance & culture. 'With a massive Taiko drum made from a 400-year-old tree as its centerpiece, Shin-On (“Heartbeat”) blends thunderous rhythms with Japanese music of delicate beauty, celebrating Japan’s rich cultural traditions.'

so that takes care of my new favorite band & the drums, now for the etc. part...i'm adding a new link to the sidebar here at the le duo. speaking volumes (aka the super fun place) is a great books/vinyl/art shop located at 377 pine st. in burlington. some of you may remember it as the site of the massively insane post fireworks party a few weeks ago. surprisingly, the insanity didnt phase norbert & anaii one bit, because they are hosting another blowout on august 3rd & also at the art hop september 7th & 8th. a great new place to see local bands hassle free.

enjoy your muggy weekend & go see the cripples!

**UPDATE** jay at spitting out teeth gives the burlington music scenes care takers a little shout out- check it out!

thursday through sunday

july 19-22 at #4 howard street (corner of howard & pine behind speeder & earls) the green door studio is hosting a dump sale. art- art supplies- lights- vinyl- music & electronic equipment- fabric- unique & scary halloween props- weapons- armor- bikes- cheap art & gifts- sculptures- traps- yarn- masterblaster.

also, todd is showing some original art i think; he's moving away & trying to get rid of a lot of stuff before he does. come take advantage!

and to top it all off, dynasty is performing what may be there last show as a full band on saturday night.

its the summer of dump.

7/7/7

jay showed me this great post at brooklyn vegan about a fucking fantastic concert the boredoms are putting on saturday 7/7/07 in nyc- boadrum 77 is a 77 minute piece of music performed by 77 drummers and yamantaka eye. its a free show but you have to rsvp in order to get in and i bet its full by now. i would love to see or be a part of something this big someday!

HMMM

HMMM

IMAGINE A SONIC TSUNAMI!

Saturday, June 16, from 3:30 to 4pm
along Saint-Laurent between Sherbrooke and Mount-Royal

WHAT IS HUMMM?
HMMM is a spectacular audio event that takes place on Saturday, June 16 from 3:30 to 4 pm along St-Laurent Boulevard from Sherbrooke to Mont-Royal. It is intended to unite Montrealers through vocal expression and to beautify this already magical street.

We definitely do not intend to create a disturbance, but rather to heighten all citizens' awareness of their sonic environment.

Because of the soothing effect of HMMM, you will be able to hear your surroundings even better than before. It is an opportunity to avoid words for a short while, and to swim in a sea of vocal sound with your friends and neighbours, through humming.

HOW CAN YOU BE A PART OF IT?
On Saturday, June 16, from 3:30-4pm, CKUT (Radio McGill) 90.3 FM will be broadcasting the humming soundtrack. There are over 50 volunteers that will be carrying radios with the sound, and subtly asking citizens to hum along.

You can help spread the HMMM by tuning any available radios to the same station. And of course you will want to hum along! Any note is fine, any melody is okay - as long as you raise your voice!

WHERE DOES HMMM COME FROM?
The idea comes from the discipline of acoustic ecology, the study of our sonic environment. For more information about this important research, go to the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology.

KATHY KENNEDY is a Montreal-based sound artist who teaches sound art at Concordia University, and has also been a vocal instructor for over 20 years. She is the artistic director of the innovative women's choir Choeur Maha. Her large-scale choral pieces have been performed on the esplanade of Place des Arts in 1992 as part of le Festival International de la Voix, and for the inauguration of the Vancouver New Public Library in 1995.

HMMM has been performed in Vancouver, Toronto, Kingston, Kitchener and in Lima, Peru.
More information is available at:
http://www.kathykennedy.ca
http://kathykennedy.wordpress.com