Thurston Moore's Nightmare Before Christmas

[giddyoldgoat]

I only had to queue once, for no more than 15 minutes, and I watched full sets by 16 different acts, including three on the big stage. Nearly everything I saw was gd to great to v. v. great. Obv. it helps to avoid 'punk rock' reunion school acts, and have a taste for free jazz and noize, but I put in a bit of 'planning' ahead of time and it worked

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[xyzzzz__]

"It would've been nice to have pondered on the beauty of the Dead C's set for like a week or so in a monastery but the v. next day"

That's such a great - and really rare - feeling to have. Seeing a gig and getting that sense of pure joy out of it, so much so that you almost won't 'need' music for a very long time afterwards.

"I'd never seen Brotz before, and I hate to say it, but on this evidence his blood-vessel bursting days are well behind him - at times he sounded positively sweet and musical and def. part of a idiomatic jazz tradition, but maybe that was the context and shit."

Saw him a cpl of years ago (w/some Chicago free jazzers) and he ws blazing, but yes, I've heard the nicer Brotz in the odd recorded solo. Wouldn't be surprised if he had somehow lost a 'gear' tho'.

I really enjoyed reading this write-up!