sorry!
Ouch... the gig at the Bottle with Sture Ericson was last night... not tonight. I was there but you, faithful reader of the fredsgigs blog are there tonight (maybe?) There is still a chance to hear this great unknown saxist from Sweden via Copenhagen on Friday at the Stick. He will be playing with Zerang, Baker and I.
Bush is Evil.
Monday the 25th Second Citizen plays the HideOut. I was going to play a short opening set with the Second Citizen Rhythm section and guest Paul Hartsaw but instead I am going to play a gig with yakuza Bruce opening for John cale at the Double Door. I will miss his set because the 2nd citizens will be hurt if I skip their gig.
rest oof the usual news...
Bush is Evil.
Tuesday is a hit at the Hottie Biscotti with Onion cover boy Jason Solliday.
Bush is Evil.
Thursday the 28th is a double bill with Kent Kessler ensemble and Josh Berman 4tet. I am playing in both...!
I will sit in with my buds Manishevitz opening for Wilco at the Auditorium Theater in the loop on All Hallows Eve.
Don't forget the Brotzmann 10tet is coming in November and Joe Mcphee will stay after to play a gig here and in Ann Arbor with Michael Zerang and I.
Bush is Evil.
Let me know if you need more details,
leave a comment if you feel llike it,
Don't forget to vote (or at least don't vote on purpose)
Fred
now...
Tonight... Flockterkit at the CSM!
Monday... The Lightbox Orchestra plays on the Brain Phrenology Fest. Lotte Anker will sit in as will Sture Ericson (another Scandic saxist). The rest of the band...
Josh Berman brass
Jamie Branch brass
Keefe Jackson reeds
Aram Shelton reeds
Anton Hatwich bass
Jason Roebke bass
Frank Rosaly drums
Michael Zerang drums
Fred Lonberg-Holm lights
Its sort of a release party for the new Lightbox record on Locust. By design, none of the folks (except Zerang) from the disc are playing (everybody else is just partying!).
That Monday (the 18th) Lotte and Sture will both play at Myopic with local cats... tba. That's early... the LBO gig is late. Whew!
Sture will stay to play a couple of other hits. Wednesday at the Bottle... Friday at the Stick.
Monday the 25th Second Citizen plays the Hideoout. I will play a short opening set with the Second Citizen Rhythm section and guest Paul Hartsaw.
Tuesday is a hit at the Hottie Biscotti with Onion cover boy Jason Solliday.
Thursday the 28th is a double bill with Kent Kessler ensemble and Josh Berman 4tet. I am playing in both...!
Don't forget the Brotzmann 10tet is coming in November and Joe Mcphee will stay after to play a gig here and in Ann Arbor with Michael Zerang and I.
Let me know if you need more details,
Fred
upcomings
This Friday the Kedzie terrorists (as some call them) play at the Candlestick Maker. A trio with Dave Rempis and Kent Kessler plays the next day at the WNUR festival (jazz?) and the next night (Sunday) Jim Baker, Kessler, Zerang and I play the Hungry Brain... the next night (Monday?) am playing Myopics legendary free improvised music workshop with Thomas Mejer and Paul Giallorenzo and Eric Leonardson.
Later that night (Monday the 11th) Will be doing something at the Hideout. Some of the usual guys are out of town so... Mike Reed will be drumming and... Berman, Jackson and Hatwich and I will play a tune or two and...?
Thursday the 14th am trio-ing with Frank Rosaly and Keefe Jackson at 3030. The next night another trio with Thomas Mejer and Paul Giallorenzo.
Flockterkit (Aram Shelton, Ernst Karel, Jason Roebke and I) are at the Candlestick Maker the next night (16th?)
On Sunday, Lotte Anker is playing at the Brain (Phrenology fest). It looks like I will sit in but the next night am doing a Lightbox Orchestra gig on the Brain Phrenology Fest. Lotte will sit in as will Sture Ericsson (another Scandic saxist). The rest of the band... is huge, will add names next time.
That Monday (the 18th) Lotte and Sture will both play at Myopic with local cats... tba. That's early... the LBO gig is late. Whew!
Sture will stay to play acouple of other hits (the Bottle on that Wednesday for instance).
Don't forget the Brotzmann 10tet is coming in November and Joe Mcphee will stay after to play a gig here and in Ann Arbor with Michael Zerang and I.
Let me know if you need more details,
Fred
