Communiques
**** UPDATES: 1/17//24: THANKS TO: Those who are buying Desperate Times #1 and #2, and City Slang: The Sonic's Rendezvous Band Story, following the recent review in Ugly Things! What a great holiday tonic these orders are turning to be, so far!
But don't just take my word for it! Check out this excerpted word from Ugly Things, in their latest issue:
"Utilizing simple hand-drawn illustrations, handwritten text and Xeroxed images, the band’s story is presented in a fast-moving frame-by-frame comic book (or “graphic zine”) style, incorporating interview quotes from band members and their associates, including Patti Smith and Denis Tek.
"Formed in 1974, Sonic’s Rendezvous were a textbook case of unrealized potential, spending much of their existence kicking out the jams in local bars, often packing in hundreds of enthusiastic punters, but seldom venturing out of the Ann Arbor and Detroit area.
"The zine wraps up with a triumphant April 1991 reunion show at the Nectarine in Ann Arbor featuring the combined forces of Sonic’s Rendezvous Band and the Patti Smith Group. Sadly that show was to be Fred’s last stand. He died suddenly a few years later on November 4, 1994 at the age of 45. [City Slang] is a heartfelt and entertaining testimonial to an overlooked period of his rock ‘n’ roll story."
Join our conceptual revolution, coiled between two covers, and -- best of all -- you don't have to salute it, to dig it!
NOW POSTED: A new lineup of photos to accompany my review of "The Humbler," Virginia Quesada's long-awaited documentary of Danny Gatton (the virtual screening writeup has been folded into it). Just click on the first image to see the rest, and scroll through the images at your leisure.
Thanks to Virginia for providing these nifty shots, which hopefully will give all DG fans a pleasant stroll down Memory Lane!
AND!: My DIY album, BUDGIE IS AN ART LOVER, exploring our heroine's relationship with art, creativity, and the art world -- in the Store. Listen to Sides I or II as a whole -- in Featured Songs.
ALSO: Lyrics for all tracks on ESCAPE FROM CHICAGO (CRACKERBOX OASIS) are now posted in Featured Songs (click on: "Description"). Sing along with the bouncing beater, as the Windy City fades farther and farther in the review mirror! :-)
Complete lyrics are also available for the 4.29.94 and A BUDGIE'S LIFE EPs, as well (just click the Description box). And the tracks are yours to grab, as always, over in Featured Songs.
OFFLINE (FOR NOW): HAPPY TRAILS (LITTLE BUDGIE IS 47), because I only have so much space. It'll return at some point, I'm sure. :-) MOVED: Five Emprees preview and 9/03/24 concert writeups to -- Five Emprees (where else)?
Due to various boring technical issues, like abuse of privilege, comment capability is back off, and preapproval is required. But if you really have something on your mind...you know where to find me. ****