A Memorial / Record Release Show For Jack Rose:
Jack Rose Record Release / Memorial
Thurston Moore + Paul Flaherty + Chris Corsano
D Charles Speer, Pelt, Michael Chapman, THE BLACK TWIG PICKERS / MEG BARID & CHRIS FORSYTH and MEGAJAM BOOZE BAND
Latvian Society of Philadelphia
Sat, February 13, 2010
7:00 pm
$18.00
Sold Out
7:00 pm
$18.00
Note: A Memorial / Record Release Show For Jack Rose
This event is 21 and over
Jack Rose Record Release / Memorial
Jack Rose passed away suddenly at home in Philadelphia on December 5. He was widely regarded as the most profound exponent of acoustic guitar playing of his generation. Jack grew to be loved and admired by a great many people through his live performances, electric personality, profound cooking skills and a general mastery in the art of friendship. This concert is a release party for his new album Luck In The Valley and an occasion to celebrate and remember the good Dr. Ragtime. The artists performing were all dear friends of Jack's and admired by him musically.
Thurston Moore + Paul Flaherty + Chris Corsano
Thurston Moore, for those of you just visiting planet Earth, has been playing music and liberating whatever ossifying standards rock n’ roll becomes threatened by since the late 70s when he walked the downtown jungle of punk/post-punk/no wave NYC and started the band Sonic Youth. For this special event, he is teaming up saxophonist Paul Flaherty and drummer Chris Corsano; two important figures in the contemporary avant-garde, improvisational scene.
D Charles Speer
Singer-guitarist Dave Shuford possesses a deep, woodsy baritone and the confident intonation of a master storyteller. In a world populated by meh-rate bar bands, Shuford and his crack quartet are our best saloon band. Members of No Neck Blues Band.
Pelt
If there was ever a band suited to the double lp format it would be Pelt. Their massive drone raga epics can fill a cd in a blink of an eye. Theirs is the sort of transcendental inner space music that you want to drift on for ever and ever.
Michael Chapman
The guitar and voice of Michael Chapman first became known on the Cornish Folk Circuit in 1967. Playing a blend of atmospheric and autobiographical material he established a reputation for intensity and innovation. A lively and accomplished improviser, Michael gained a reputation for re-working material, both before an audience and on record. Songs were seen as standards, themes to be explored, extended and varied on stage and in the studio. This self-styled old white blues guy from Yorkshire is one of the most under-rated heroes of our time. With his uniquely English melancholic perspective and emotive guitar style he deserves wider recognition.'