tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182808628157101919.post8831828897889090280..comments2023-08-15T12:05:03.752-04:00Comments on a sane basic particle.: Make Homosexuals Marry. (Especially If One of Them Is Mike White.)Anneliese. (An-uh-lee-suh.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17729766342832854041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182808628157101919.post-13455622896819416302010-06-21T23:38:02.792-04:002010-06-21T23:38:02.792-04:00Sorry about your seating. We got pretty lucky, rea...Sorry about your seating. We got pretty lucky, really, seating-wise. We were in the standing-around-outside-the-railings-of-the-main-floor section, but pretty close up along the left side.<br /><br />That transcript certainly does make me uncomfortable. I do have to mention, though, that I think that the fact that the construing of the end of the transcript by that blogger into "the panel compares disabled feminists to Osama" is complete bullshit. It's been struck through, but it's still there, and the fact that it was ever there doesn't give me what you'd call a great deal of confidence in the unbiased nature of that post.<br />I guess this is where I am with the whole controversy, more or less: Amanda's absolutely handled it sloppily, but I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt here, based on her generally seeming to be a pretty reasonable and good person.<br /><br />I'd have bought Sxip's CD if I had money with which to do so. That was so, so cool. I love that sort of let's-take-these-things-and-make-them-do-shit-they-were-<i>never</i>-meant-to-do approach to music.<br /><br />Now that you point it out, I could totally see his music being way more enjoyable in a more personal, immediate context. He felt to me like a street performer trying to fill a room too big for him by being louder.<br />Also: I hope I never again hear accordion that loudly. 'Twasn't meant to be.<br /><br />I see you!<br />Funny story: I played at the Lilypad maybe a month ago at the end of this jazz thing I did, and that is one strange room-a sort of hole in the wall with ornamental sculptures of hands everywhere and a crumbling little cramped stage. Have you been? I imagine it'd be a wonderful place to see someone like him.<br /><br />Fair enough. It didn't particularly bother me because I was pretty much ready for Jason to be done when he finished, but that does make sense.Asanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182808628157101919.post-5356002034344672342010-06-21T16:50:09.362-04:002010-06-21T16:50:09.362-04:00Whoah! Small world. I probably didn't see you ...Whoah! Small world. I probably didn't see you because I was, as previously stated, in the Siberia of seating.<br /><br />As to Amanda's response: the main problem I have with even that blog post (though that is where she fares best in all this, I think) is that, in what is supposed to be a conciliatory, "here's my point of view" statement, she began with "Jesus." The tone of exasperation at even being criticized ("People love to judge," etc.), especially when dealing with such controversial material, prevents me from taking her seriously. In fact, the best part of her post is a <i>direct quote</i> from Jason's, only the "I" has been changed to "we." I would also recommend checking out the (awkwardly linked) "the way Amanda Handled" above. It's pretty icky.<br /><br />Sxip is awesome. Hearing his music on the massive House of Blues speakers was such a treat.<br /><br />As to Jason's set: I think that he is best when in his element—when 1) not relegated to playing only two songs (which was <i>ridiculous</i>, seeing as he is half of that band, just as much as Amanda is), 2) in a smaller venue, where there aren't huge pockets of space for sound to fade away into & the closest person isn't 30 feet away (or, for that matter, the farthest about a billion). I've seen him five times at this point, I believe, & every other time was at a teeny, tiny venue—like the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Tb7YCus4A0GCvL4OyzWFWw?select=sThk_wCkkYPrO07WB3GP0w" rel="nofollow">Lilypad</a> or <a href="http://cafe939.com/events/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">Café 939</a>. He started out as a street performer, so a lot of what's great about his music—the best showcase for his ingenuity—is in a close-&-personal scenario, in which you can really experience how he turns all of his instruments & his own body into percussion, how he is so able to work off of & inspire his audience.<br /><br />[ HILARITY: In that link for Café 939, you can actually see me & Mika enjoying the stylings of Humanwine! Mika is the one in the green-blue wig; I am the big-nosed blur to her right. ]<br /><br />Oh, & as to Amanda's monologuing: it only really bothers me because it meant that Jason had a nonexistent set, just so she could prove to us how very interested we all are in the details of her life. (I, personally, am not, & would have preferred more music. Not <i>no</i> talking, just less.)Anneliese. (An-uh-lee-suh.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17729766342832854041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182808628157101919.post-57987926238877601512010-06-20T06:45:38.303-04:002010-06-20T06:45:38.303-04:00You were there? I was there!
I thought it was a f...You were there? I was there!<br /><br />I thought it was a fantastic show. There certainly was less of Jason than of the others, but his was my least favorite of the four sets. Sxip's was bizarre and crazy and made me very curious about his pedal setup (I managed to get a look and talk to him about it later). Evelyn Evelyn's and Jason's were both fun, but I found E.E.'s the more musically interesting, somehow.<br /><br />I do agree that he handled the backlash against Evelyn Evelyn quite elegantly, though (and I can't say I've read everything there is to read on the topic, and I haven't perused as thoroughly as I might in other circumstances) I don't really have any problems with <a href="http://blog.amandapalmer.net/post/396762227/evelyn-evelyn-drama-drama" rel="nofollow">Amanda's own response here</a>.<br /><br />Anyhow, Amanda's set was my favorite. The stupid bits of banter, the "it's so good to be back in Boston" stuff, and all the other little speeches felt like completely natural ramblings to me, not interruptions between songs, and they made her set such a friendly one. After the somewhat strained distant feeling of the sisters' set, it was refreshing to see her come out and completely trash the Fourth Wall (Do people use that term in talking about musical performance, or just theater? You know what I mean, anyhow...) that she'd set up earlier.<br /><br />Covers: I loved Love Will Tear Us Apart. The sparse arrangement worked really well, I thought, and as I said elsewhere, I don't often think that about her ukulele covers. Her piano cover of High and Dry, however, was absolutely the highlight of the night for me. So fucking beautiful. It gave me chills.Asanoreply@blogger.com