Destination: Out (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
THESE FOOLISH THINGS GHOSTS BOUNCIN’ AROUND Marc Ribot Don’t Blame Me DIW : 1995 MR, guitar. Many thanks to all entrants in the contests we ran last week. The song is a duet between McCoy Tyner and Marc Ribot called “Improvisation #2.” Congratulations for recognizing the tune and players are due to: Bart White, in “(almost) jazzless Tampa”...
Feast of Music (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
I took this picture last June during Marc Ribot's soundwalk, part of Issue Project Room's first-annual Soundwalk-a-thon. The woman with short hair seated on the bridge is Issue founder Suzanne Fiol, whom I chatted with off and on as we...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
by Andrew Frisicano Marc Ribot @ Hudson Square in August (more by Andrew Frisicano) The Times wasn't too impressed by Marianne Faithfull's set at Town Hall on September 24th, though they did have good things to say about Marc Ribot,...
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... drummers Joey Waronker and James Gadson, keyboardist James Poyser, and guitarists and Brooklynites Marc Ribot and Smokey Hormel. What Jones, King and company have done is to edge away from the sound of Norah's previous albums toward one which is more guitar based, has electronic elements and is mixed to be edgier. But when all is said and done, the record is still recognizable as...
kingblind (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... and more, so a planned follow-up is great news in and of itself. Though I’ll admit I wish Marc Ribot played guitar on every Waits recording, one listen to Preservation Hall’s “St. James Infirmary” and I’d say he’s got a perfect new backing band, complete with tuba.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
... he's performed with Digital Primitives, known for its visceral abstract funk, as well as with {{Marc Ribot = 10665}}'s Spiritual Unity...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... himself that is up there with innovative guitarists including Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne and Marc Ribot. Always in search of something new and fresh, he took up the upright bass just to broaden his possibilities as a musician. Known for leading small groups (typically on guitar), he also regularly plays bass for pianist Matthew Shipp and guitar for saxophonist David S. Ware....
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Iggy Pop @ Road Recovery Benefit in May ( more by Arcadia Media ) Iggy Pop will be at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble (97 Warren St) tonight (10/13) at 7pm. He's speaking with Robert Matheu , who just wrote The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story , about the book and his life. Entry is first come, first served. On September 11th and 12th, Iggy Pop joined Marc Ribot , Ceramic Dog...
Lawyers, Guns and Money (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
... Bone Machine - Orphans period. But maybe it will force me to reevaluate some of that stuff, and if Marc Ribot is in the band I'd listen to him cover pretty much anything...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
... adopts the angst and skronk style of Zorn's leading guitarist in his Jewish-related projects, {{Marc Ribot = 10665}}. On the other hand, this release represents Maoz's clear attempt to distance himself from Zorn's burdening heritage and articulate his own musical language, one that is rooted with Jewish/Middle-Eastern sounds, ironic and sometimes even a sarcastic. Unfortunately, he...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
... and James Gadson (Bill Withers), keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Al Green), and guitarists Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) and Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer). Jones and King tailored the songs to the musicians’ strengths. “I think the record sounds different due to the variety of musicians we used,” Jones says, “I knew I wanted to play...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
... and James Gadson (Bill Withers), keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Al Green), and guitarists Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) and Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer). Jones and King tailored the songs to the musicians' strengths. "I think the record sounds different due to the variety of musicians we used, " Jones says, "I knew I wanted to play with...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
... Blind by recording with a lone acoustic guitar. Inspired by the likes of modern jazz guitar great Marc Ribot, raga master Peter Walker, and various classical music figures from the 16th century, Trips rechannels the passion he once exuded with feedback and effects pedals through the muted beauty of nylon strings. Elements of acoustic-based musics from Brazil, Cuba,…
