There's a certain kind of teen girl, usually dismissed as "insolent," who knows from jump that the way her world is treating her is more the world's problem than hers. I'll always appreciate Marjane Satrapi for giving that girl a strong voice. www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
The French-Iranian artist and film director 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said.
On July 3, Burning Ambulance Music will be releasing AT IRIDIUM 2004 by Cecil Taylor's Orchestra Humane. It contains 14 complete sets of music by this 15-member band, recorded March 23-28, 2004.
ceciltaylor-bam.bandcamp.com/album/at-iri...
Gillian Brockell
James Blood Ulmer’s
Black Rock group is one of my all time favorite bands
like Fishbone
their greatness was never caught on tape
They were a “You Had To Be There” band
Sounjaerk
Happy 80th birthday to one of my genuine musical heroes Suzanne Ciani www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJiT...
Burning Ambulance
I’m playing Washington DC this Friday with Marisa Anderson at Rhizome! 7th Stanine Festival.
Can’t wait to say hey to the DC scene! I love Rhizome and Marisa is the best. Come on out if you’re nearby.
go support Sharkiface's gofundme as she battles through some health issues!
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-w...
James "Blood" Ulmer has died at 86. I wouldn't even know how to crisply summarize his music but luckily the great Greg Tate did: “the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery on one hand, and P-Funk and Mississippi Fred McDowell on the other."
“The best candidate is also the strongest swimmer. COYOTE’s first official political endorsement is for the scrappy loner, the people’s governor, the Alcatraz coyote, who is — official slogan? — Somehow, Actually, Not the Worst Choice.” @coyotemedia.org
🗣️ALCATRAZ COYOTE FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
Melvin Gibbs
In Washington, D.C. rocking out Jacob Ming-Trent's "How Shakespeare Saved My Life" at the Folger Theatre.
We did it in Berkeley, and now it's even better in D.C. - come check this thing out!
runs June 9-July 5
www.folger.edu/whats-on/how...