bradm Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Ottawans: I'm planning on being at Babylon for Soul Jazz Orchestra and DJ D-Mass. Anybody else up for it?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 I'd be down. Are the Soul Jazz Orchestra all they're cracked up to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 In my opinion, yes. They play a good mix of covers (including Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane tunes) and originals, and play them really well. D-Mass, who spins before and between sets (and is also a member of the band I'm in, Inglewood Jack) lays down heavy funky and jazzy stuff (I've seen him play Donald Byrd one minute, and Michael Jackson the next), so even the set breaks are fun.SJO usually does three sets, the first starting about 11pm. It's $5 at the door.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Nice, that's right down the street from my house. I'll go sit out on Bank St. with my hat on the ground and if I've got $5 by 11pm, you may see me there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Sounds like a groovin good time to me. See ya'll there in a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 So, I'm about to take my dog for 'fun time with ball'; yeah, it's a nightly ritual. But if I have the energy to bounce on down, I think ya'll may see me there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 saw this too late, brad, but next week (it's a weekly thing, right?) might find us out there...sounds fun!i be bringing the 'moldy' chocolate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Your sense of timing is credibly peccable, CJ. I almost never get to Babylon on Thursdays, because it just goes too late for me to be productive on Fridays. But this week, since I had to blow at least a day or two's worth of vacation to get to Toronto for GRAB, I decided to take the whole week off, so I could see SJO on Thursday, and Friday (which is now cancelled due to The Bayou closing). So I probably won't be there next week; it was a minor logistical miracle that I made it there this week. And chocolate's bad for me. Aloha, Brad P.S. This week, SJO was amazing. The second set had a dark quality to it that I don't think I'd heard before, and they hooked up on some amazing grooves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 credibly peccable....... heeeheeheeehee! And chocolate's bad for me. Aloha, Brad oh right, we been down this road....I forgot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Man, I'm lazy. At 10:50 I had about $4.67 and I decided to trade it for a hit off some dudes crack pipe and a nitrous balloon. The walk home was really quick and disorienting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Was it a good show? I took a nap at 9:15, supposed to be an hour but i forgot to turn the alarm on and woke up at 1:42am which was a bit too late to start walking up to babylon. Damnit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 It was a damn good show. I think they finished some time after 2am. There wasn't a lot of jazz last night, but some heavy funk: "Shotgun" and "Flashlight" in particular; they also busted out some serious afro-beat, opening the first set with (the Fela Kuti song) "Water No Get Enemy".It seemed a bit jammier than usual (SJO isn't really a "jam" band; they're more from the jazz school, where the head is stated, and solos are taken in turn by the players, as opposed to the more transformative jamming that, say, Phish or moe. are known for), and the second set had a kind of dark feeling to it that I hadn't heard before.There's a small part of me that would seriously consider taking a 20% pay cut just so I could have Fridays off to see these guys every week.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Next week, all about it. I'll just have to spend more time with my hat out and use a little more self restraint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Are you providing value for the money? I'll kick some change down to a good busker (for providing whatever entertainment I enjoy), but someone just sitting there waiting/hoping for money doesn't do it for me.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'll have to check these guys out again.Last time I found them kinda boring....same as the time before kinda thing.I do miss seeing shows at Babylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Man brad, you were supposed to say it was a terrible show. Now I feel way worse. I was also supposed to meet some folks there and since I was asleep, didn't call or anything.Oh well, we'll look at it as saving money for slowcoaster but I'll have to check these guys out.Also, YearsAlongTheSea and slavetothegrooves, your avatars confuse me. Though there might not be any actual correlation between the two, they do share colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 As a busker, I curl up in the fedal position, not too much value there.As far as correlations between my avatar and that of Slavetothegrooves'; they are both pieces of art created by Alex Grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I kinda figured Mr Grey had something to do with it. I knew he did Steph's (Slavetothegoove) and it's from The Cheese and the art is very similar so it makes sense. I'd love to go to his little church for some art and music someday, that'd be neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I think he's painting at Camp Bisco V and I'm fucking psyched to see, conceivably meet him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Very impressed with the show last night. Ultimate funkyness, got down pretty hard. The guys are a lot jammier than I expected, but definately no complaints with that.And yeah Alex Grey was doing live painting at the Cheese and Ratdog show in NYC too last weekend, a few friends were there, said it was incredible. Then again how could it not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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