[contextly_auto_sidebar] About a week ago, I saw something called Bella Gaia at Cal Tech's Beckmann Auditorium. I'm still not sure what it was. (At the very least, this was a film with live dancers and musicians in some places.) Overall, it struck me as a cross between a '70s planetarium show, Koyaanisqatsi, and a Thievery Corporation concert. I'll very much look forward to whatever … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
The Late, Great Derek Walcott
[contextly_auto_sidebar] Folks, This week CultureCrash guest columnist Lawrence Christon looks at the legacy of the Saint Lucia-born, US-residing poet Derek Walcott, who died March 17. I share Christon's fondness for DW's verse, and was pleased enough to meet the poet once or twice at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Inst in CT, which I covered in the mid-'90s. It’s been nearly a month since … [Read more...]
Jeff Parker and Jazz Guitar
[contextly_auto_sidebar] FOR months now, one of the most intriguing instrumentalists in Los Angeles has been unspooling his style for the price of a drink in a small bar in Highland Park. Jeff Parker, longtime guitarist for the Chicago "post-rock" band Tortoise, has lived in Los Angeles for a few years now, and alongside playing with members of Spain and in drummer Matt Mayhall's trio, Parker … [Read more...]