Random cool things about this week...

[catherineldf]

Got to go hear my pal Bryan Thao Worra read on Monday night from his forthcoming book of spec fic poetry, "The Other Side of the Eye." He'll be reading again on Monday the 23rd at DreamHaven at 6:30ish. Go check it out - Bryan rocks! His poetry's quite good and he does a fine reading, along with being a generally swell guy.

Bought several very cool albums including Michael Franti and Spearhead's "Yell Fire!" which is full of great political reggae. And I'm normally not big on reggae. This is a big exception.
Also bought Gogol Bordello's "Super Taranta!" GB's sort of Gypsy Punk (their term) and this album is a blast (and pretty FCC unfriendly to boot :-).

Just got back from the Minnesota Museum of American Art in lovely downtown St. Paul. It was opening night for their new show "In Her Own Right: Minnesota's First Generation of Women Artists" and local spoken word megastar Desdamona performed. Great show - they found some amazing pieces. I fell in love with the paintings of Ada Wolfe, an African American impressionist who lived and painted here through the 1940's, and the portraits of Frances Cranmer Greenman. Both of them did some lovely intense work. Desdamona was terrific - I've been wanting to go hear her for ages now so I'm glad that finally happened. MMAA - http://www.mmaa.org/

Comments

[catherineldf.livejournal.com]

Definitely! I love several songs on that album and have been listening to "Hello, Bonjour," which under ordinary circumstances would have been way too sappy for me. But somehow they make it work. I bought the album after I heard "Light Up Your Lighter" - don't think I've heard "Yell Fire!" get much play around here but was pleasantly surprised to hear "Lighter" on The Current. :-))

[thaedeus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, for me, the first song (Time To Go Home), "Yell Fire!," "Lighter," and "Everybody Ona Move" (which I think has the nasty background screeching in it: LA LA LA!) are my favorites.