KaiBorg at STEIM After our stay in Göteborg, KaiBorg moved on to Amsterdam (which involved flying and transferring at Oslo, where we picked up a plane of loud Norwegians all reading the same newspaper article on …
Nice blurb in Eugene Weekly
From the Eugene Weekly: Welcome to the Machine Barry Threw’s laptop-generated soundscapes immerse listeners in ominous clouds of music occasionally lit by bolts of electronic sound. It’s no surprise that the San Francisco-based electronic musician often …
Vlat!
Many of you are familiar with my dear friend, the wonderful trombonist and composer, Michael Vlatkovich. I had a chance to surprise him while he was on tour in Portland, Oregon last week. Trying to sneak …
Maximus P in Eugene, Oregon…
Barry Threw and I first performed together as Maximus P at the Palindrome in Oakland, then again at a sideshow to Siggraph at UCSD last summer. Well, finally, another chance: Here in Eugene, Oregon at the …
May 1968 and…Tea?
A business that was attacked following the May 1968 revolution has released a tea to commemorate the historical event, “The tea, flavoured with lemon zest and rose petals, is packaged in a metal tin emblazoned with …
Oliva Serie V Torpedo
(Interesting…here I am working on my PhD…I thought I’d be blogging more about music, but instead, it’s all about cigars…) For my smoke this week, I had the very highly rated and regarded Oliva Serie V …
Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torpedo
(Makes my mug look small.) Smoked last Thursday…The Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torpedo is a phenomenal cigar. I’ve changed y mind about having a whisky or port while smoking cigars, now I go for tea…while smoking …
Bloody Mary’s, Texas, David Bartel
SD_bloody_mary.jpg What a lovely bloody mary, from the appropriately named “Bloody Mary’s” in the San Diego Airport. I have much to report on, including the gig, workshop, recording session with Guerino Mazzola, Heinz Geisser, Sirone, and …
Peter Evans, Trumpet…
Peter Evans, Phil Skaller (fellow UCSD Grad Student), Jeff Kaiser: Stone Brewing Company Trumpet player Peter Evans visited UCSD this week. I had the pleasure to hang out with this true, multi-faceted virtuoso (who is comfortable …