san francisco sounds
There are some amazingly creative people in San Francisco, I am convinced of that. Here are a couple, both members of a band called The Pleased.
Joanna Newsom, making gorgeous and dreamy harp songs, great music for cool autumn days. See a quicktime movie of her latest video here.
I heard my friend Noah Georgeson play solo the other night, just him and a classical guitar, and it was some of the most haunting and lyrically intricate music I've heard in quite a long time. I prefer his solo work over his band's, but that's to be expected as I always want to hear work from singular, edgy, and slightly obscure voices much more than the polished sound from a group that is aiming for a mass market.
Comments
well now since you're there sf's got one more creative person running amok in art!
Posted by: r. | September 14, 2004 8:14 PM
roddy, it's funny that you post about joanna newsom, i have been listening to her a lot in the last few days. Also, I met a girl in amsterdam recently who lives in SF and I told her I would put you two in touch - she is the most far out trombonist I have met so far. I will search out her address and hook you two tohether. you could do a marching laptop and trombone duo.
Posted by: seamus | September 23, 2004 2:20 AM
would love to meet her, she's in the extra-action marching band?
Posted by: roddy | September 26, 2004 10:18 AM