Thanks to reader Robert Brandt for sending me the link to the profile on the NPR site:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96712715
There's some interesting commentary going on as well :-)
BTW...the gentleman who did the interview/profile, Chris Boros, has passed along through Robert that he is certainly interested in feedback. You may contact him through the link above...he wants NO SPAM, so please remove it from the address ;-)
Showing posts with label peter hammill. Show all posts
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07 November 2008
06 November 2008
Peter Hammill profile tonight on NPR radio
Supposedly between 5:45 and 6 pm, no idea on time zone (assuming east coast), during the show All Things Considered.
Check the NPR website for your local station, or to possibly listen on line via your local station's website.
If you listen in, drop us a note and let us know what you thought...I can pass along comments to people involved in the profile, I think...
Check the NPR website for your local station, or to possibly listen on line via your local station's website.
If you listen in, drop us a note and let us know what you thought...I can pass along comments to people involved in the profile, I think...
26 September 2008
Peter Hammill US/Canada tour dates
Go see him!
September 30 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
October 2 The Rhythm Room, Phoenix AZ
3 The Soiled Dove, Denver CO
4 The Cashew, Kansas City MO
5 Shank Hall, Milwaukee WI
7 The Abbey, Chicago IL
9 The Magic Bag, Ferndale MI
10 The Winchester Tavern, Cleveland OH
11 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh PA
14 Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, CANADA www.ticketweb.com
15 Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, CANADA
16 Le Gesu, Montreal, CANADA
17 Pepper Jack Cafe, Hamilton, CANADA
September 30 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
October 2 The Rhythm Room, Phoenix AZ
3 The Soiled Dove, Denver CO
4 The Cashew, Kansas City MO
5 Shank Hall, Milwaukee WI
7 The Abbey, Chicago IL
9 The Magic Bag, Ferndale MI
10 The Winchester Tavern, Cleveland OH
11 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh PA
14 Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, CANADA www.ticketweb.com
15 Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, CANADA
16 Le Gesu, Montreal, CANADA
17 Pepper Jack Cafe, Hamilton, CANADA
14 July 2008
More Peter Hammill dates
http://sofasound.com/touring.htm
September 30 San Francisco CA
October 2 Phoenix AZ
4 Kansas City MO
5 Milwaukee WI
7 Chicago IL
9 Ferndale MI
10 Cleveland OH
11 Pittsburgh PA
15 Quebec City, CANADA
More details...and more dates...will follow very shortly.
September 30 San Francisco CA
October 2 Phoenix AZ
4 Kansas City MO
5 Milwaukee WI
7 Chicago IL
9 Ferndale MI
10 Cleveland OH
11 Pittsburgh PA
15 Quebec City, CANADA
More details...and more dates...will follow very shortly.
26 June 2008
NEARfest 2008 in review
NF 2008 was in some ways one of the more challenging ones for me from both a physical and emotional level. Through most of the weekend, my body seemed to be conspiring against me. Despite this, some of the most memorable musical things happened.
Koenjihyakkei was a solid Saturday opener. I had some issues with the vocal/sax interplay, both of which seemed to stay in very similar ranges, making it difficult at times to discern which was which. But they also had "the" drummer of the festival for me in Tatsuya Yoshida, and his performance was the benchmark by which I compared all others.
Sorry, Mike Portnoy.
Discipline. Not fair of me to say anything. They exceeded my expectations a thousand fold, and I wept for the first time during the festival as they played "Into the Dream." It was a transcendent set for me, one I hope will eventually see some kind of official release. I should add that the rest of the guys in the band are brilliant as well...I've known Matthew Parmenter for a few years, but Mathew Kennedy, Jon Preston Bouda and Pual Dzendel were all a joy to chat with too.
Peter Hammill was superb. It was one of the diverging performances of the weekend, as his particular brand of existential despair and doom is not for everyone. But he played 'In the Black Room,' and 'A Better Time,' and 'Still Life.' A perfect English gentleman to talk to as well. Brilliant man.
Liquid Tension Experiment was good. I know they wowed a lot of people who expected nothing from their set. I did about 90 minutes of their set, and had enough. It's just not for me anymore. But kudos for incorporating a full fledged and rearranged rendition of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" into their performance (Banco would echo this Sunday night, opening their encore with a soprano sax or clarinet solo that interpolated bits of the theme).
Morglbl on the other hand is LTE with Gallic humour. Cristopher Godin is a ham, and his stage presence was wonderful. Floral print tie and all. Great player, oozing character, and the bassist held his own! Very goofy, fun, party prog on the metal edge. Liked them a lot. I'll buy their albums I think. A perfect Sunday opener, and I think they got called out for two encores (and deservedly so), a first.
Radio Massacre International...I dig electronic music, but watching it can be tedious. It was somewhat here...and I was tired. And starting to hurt badly. Cyndee Lee Rule's violin additions helped, as did the occasional use of drums. But the set seemed disjointed.
Echolyn was also a lot of fun. they played several songs I'd never heard played before, like 'Winterthru,' 'The Great Men,' 'Entry 11-19-93' (or whatever the date in the title was). Very energetic set. No new material, but it was a blast. Again, I missed part, as before the encores I started to hurt so bad I was nauseous and crying (thankfully over the course of the rest of the evening I'd spend some time with the guys, which was brilliant as always. They are total class acts...).
Medication and food later, we had...
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso.
After their set, I walked around goofy saying "I just saw Banco." I'd walk up to someone and say "That was Banco." It was transcendent, and again, I wept. They were everything I heard on their albums and more. Far far more.
But for me, this year meant something more. This year I think I realised how important the people around me all weekend were. My friends helped me get through a very rough patch with kindness and concern and selflessness. That totally made it for me. Some of the past festivals' performances may have been individually superior, but I may remember NEARfest 2008 most fondly in the end.
Koenjihyakkei was a solid Saturday opener. I had some issues with the vocal/sax interplay, both of which seemed to stay in very similar ranges, making it difficult at times to discern which was which. But they also had "the" drummer of the festival for me in Tatsuya Yoshida, and his performance was the benchmark by which I compared all others.
Sorry, Mike Portnoy.
Discipline. Not fair of me to say anything. They exceeded my expectations a thousand fold, and I wept for the first time during the festival as they played "Into the Dream." It was a transcendent set for me, one I hope will eventually see some kind of official release. I should add that the rest of the guys in the band are brilliant as well...I've known Matthew Parmenter for a few years, but Mathew Kennedy, Jon Preston Bouda and Pual Dzendel were all a joy to chat with too.
Peter Hammill was superb. It was one of the diverging performances of the weekend, as his particular brand of existential despair and doom is not for everyone. But he played 'In the Black Room,' and 'A Better Time,' and 'Still Life.' A perfect English gentleman to talk to as well. Brilliant man.
Liquid Tension Experiment was good. I know they wowed a lot of people who expected nothing from their set. I did about 90 minutes of their set, and had enough. It's just not for me anymore. But kudos for incorporating a full fledged and rearranged rendition of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" into their performance (Banco would echo this Sunday night, opening their encore with a soprano sax or clarinet solo that interpolated bits of the theme).
Morglbl on the other hand is LTE with Gallic humour. Cristopher Godin is a ham, and his stage presence was wonderful. Floral print tie and all. Great player, oozing character, and the bassist held his own! Very goofy, fun, party prog on the metal edge. Liked them a lot. I'll buy their albums I think. A perfect Sunday opener, and I think they got called out for two encores (and deservedly so), a first.
Radio Massacre International...I dig electronic music, but watching it can be tedious. It was somewhat here...and I was tired. And starting to hurt badly. Cyndee Lee Rule's violin additions helped, as did the occasional use of drums. But the set seemed disjointed.
Echolyn was also a lot of fun. they played several songs I'd never heard played before, like 'Winterthru,' 'The Great Men,' 'Entry 11-19-93' (or whatever the date in the title was). Very energetic set. No new material, but it was a blast. Again, I missed part, as before the encores I started to hurt so bad I was nauseous and crying (thankfully over the course of the rest of the evening I'd spend some time with the guys, which was brilliant as always. They are total class acts...).
Medication and food later, we had...
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso.
After their set, I walked around goofy saying "I just saw Banco." I'd walk up to someone and say "That was Banco." It was transcendent, and again, I wept. They were everything I heard on their albums and more. Far far more.
But for me, this year meant something more. This year I think I realised how important the people around me all weekend were. My friends helped me get through a very rough patch with kindness and concern and selflessness. That totally made it for me. Some of the past festivals' performances may have been individually superior, but I may remember NEARfest 2008 most fondly in the end.
23 June 2008
NEARfest 2008 photos
Day 1 if you still think of Friday night as preshow, otherwise day two of NF pix are up and available to view here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v478/prjt2501/nearfest_2008/1_koenji/
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v478/prjt2501/nearfest_2008/2_discipline/
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v478/prjt2501/nearfest_2008/3_hammill/
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v478/prjt2501/nearfest_2008/4_lte/
I'll post day 2(3) tomorrow.
http://smg.photobucket.com
http://smg.photobucket.com
http://smg.photobucket.com
http://smg.photobucket.com
I'll post day 2(3) tomorrow.
09 June 2008
Peter Hammill news update
From his WEBSITE:
Many moons have passed...but you may be interested, now, to go and check out www.peterhammill.com where, finally, some lyric-labyrinthine adventures await, thanks to the indefatigable labours of adrian. more on this anon, but it's only right to let you know that something's been/is afoot there....
Also, of course, I'm back sane and safe (-ish) in mind and body from the Spanish tour. Very enjoyable but tiring in spite of days off - the distances to travel are *big*. A nice collection of grand pianos for the most part and a variable collection of songs.
And now.... Well, apparently my visa for the US has been approved, so it looks as though all systems are go for the tour. I still have to do the face to face interview (8 am Monday morning at the Embassy in London, have to stay overnight in the city, have to get in the queue an hour and a half beforehand) and then my passport has to get back to the office in time for me to pick it up before flying. Small considerations!
In the slightly later on, an extra date has now been added to the VdGG Tokyo story...
VdGG Japan:
27/28/29th June, O-West, Shibuya, TOKYO, Japan
extra date:
30th June Astro-Hall, TOKYO, Japan
PH solo USA:
15th June Jammin' Java, VIENNA, VA.
17th June The Cutting Room, NEW YORK, NY Tickets
18th June Colony Cafe, WOODSTOCK, NY
19th June Sellersville Theatre, SELLERSVILLE, PA
21st June NEARFEST festival, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Many moons have passed...but you may be interested, now, to go and check out www.peterhammill.com where, finally, some lyric-labyrinthine adventures await, thanks to the indefatigable labours of adrian. more on this anon, but it's only right to let you know that something's been/is afoot there....
Also, of course, I'm back sane and safe (-ish) in mind and body from the Spanish tour. Very enjoyable but tiring in spite of days off - the distances to travel are *big*. A nice collection of grand pianos for the most part and a variable collection of songs.
And now.... Well, apparently my visa for the US has been approved, so it looks as though all systems are go for the tour. I still have to do the face to face interview (8 am Monday morning at the Embassy in London, have to stay overnight in the city, have to get in the queue an hour and a half beforehand) and then my passport has to get back to the office in time for me to pick it up before flying. Small considerations!
In the slightly later on, an extra date has now been added to the VdGG Tokyo story...
VdGG Japan:
27/28/29th June, O-West, Shibuya, TOKYO, Japan
extra date:
30th June Astro-Hall, TOKYO, Japan
PH solo USA:
15th June Jammin' Java, VIENNA, VA.
17th June The Cutting Room, NEW YORK, NY Tickets
18th June Colony Cafe, WOODSTOCK, NY
19th June Sellersville Theatre, SELLERSVILLE, PA
21st June NEARFEST festival, Bethlehem, PA, USA
25 April 2008
Peter Hammill: tentative additional NA tour dates
From Sofasound :
USA
- 15th June Jammin' Java, VIENNA, VA.
- 17th June The Cutting Room, NEW YORK, NY
- 18th June Colony Cafe, WOODSTOCK, NY
- 19th June Sellersville Theatre, SELLERSVILLE, PA
- 21st June NEARFEST festival, Bethlehem, PA, USA,
(All subject to work visa).
In theory there will be more US/Canadian dates late in July, starting on the West Coast and tracking back. But at the moment this is theoretical!
USA
- 15th June Jammin' Java, VIENNA, VA.
- 17th June The Cutting Room, NEW YORK, NY
- 18th June Colony Cafe, WOODSTOCK, NY
- 19th June Sellersville Theatre, SELLERSVILLE, PA
- 21st June NEARFEST festival, Bethlehem, PA, USA,
(All subject to work visa).
In theory there will be more US/Canadian dates late in July, starting on the West Coast and tracking back. But at the moment this is theoretical!
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