As a place I find Cafe Oto a little trying, but also its very close to my house and they put on enough good things at very reasonable prices to keep me busy.

The last time I was in Cafe Oto there was a homeless immigrant npc walking around inside the entrance stuck on a loop pretending to browse the music media shelves over and over again whilst talking loudly to himself. The zombies on their laptops were oblivious. The staff were nice and eventually rescued the guy from his loop of doom but it was too late. Like the coffee, the experience left a sour taste in my mouth, unlike the beer which was good

I totally spaced out on Friday and forgot to go to the Billy Bao show

Shame you couldn't make it. It was a great show. Billy Bao's performance was very different from the one I attended at Limehouse a few years ago. Started with some chat in the dark while scrolling TikTok videos on mobile phones and descended into chaos pretty soon after that. I took a few snaps of it, which I've sent to Mattin and Josh of Ever/ Never records. Josh released the Al Karpenter record on his label last year. Both loved the shots and re-shared them on social medias. Josh is also apparently trying to get Al Karpenter to play in the States, at one point.

 

 

 

They certainly got da moves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iugG1neWJE

Bugger. But I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The Ultramagnetic MCs show was a con. I threw my drink at them and got escorted out of the venue

:eek: Seeing Kim Gordon in Philly on June 14th and I can't wait!!!

Webb Wilder's 70th Birthday Bash is coming to my town on May 19. I will be there, come hell or high water.

Going to Saturday and Sunday night of Big Ears festival . Thurston does a set on Sunday... with John Paul Jones of all people.

had to skip the last two shows, skipping Kim tonight, likely skipping Unwound tomorrow, Jenn's mom has not been good lately and have to watch her

my fault for thinking can get unrefundable tickets and have the ability to do any thing

John Paul Jones collaborated with Diamanda Galás. The set with Thurston should be a breeze.

You were right. :) A mighty fine set indeed.

Codeine next Saturday, playing a matinee set in the afternoon after the evening set sold out before I got tickets.
Blind Equation with Your Arms Are My Cocoon at the end of the month, and I've got official soundboard taping duty there.
HEALTH at the start of August.
They Might Be Giants performing every song off Flood in October, after it was delayed from that time last year.

HEALTH recently did an episode of Amoeba Records' What's In My Bag on YouTube.

If only there was anthrax to save my ears from potential future punishment. Now there is band that went from a solid 4.5/10 to incomprehensible 0/10 dance-metal peddlers.

I'm going to see John Medeski--yes, the one from Medeski, Martin and Wood-- do a solo piano concert at a local university on 4/25. I've seen some of his solo piano live stuff on YouTube. It won't sound like the band, of course, but it will probably be all over the place in terms of musical styles. I'm looking forward to it.

To add to the above: bar italia and Deerhoof in early June (three days apart), Kim Gordon in late July, and Masami Kawaguchi the next day.

Eiko Ishibashi / Jim O’Rourke / Chihei Hatakeyama on July 11th.
Keiji Haino / Carl Stone / Nyokabi Kariuki on July 20th.

In both cases, solo sets from each of the three performers at an arts space in the industrial part of Melbourne. Cool beans.

October 23. Richard Lloyd. I've seen no advertising for the tour but it's coming to my town that day and tickets are on sale, so I bought one. Definitely stoked about this one.