In which crate digging for prog vinyl grails leads to a different kind of discovery: Handwritten letters from Fred Frith addressed to a fan in Los Angeles. Check 'em out!
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Vespertine
In which I kick off my 35th birthday celebration(s) with a trip to Los Angeles' new avant-garde culinary temple. Do you seek out, or are you inspired by, food as art? If…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 416
There will be words, and there will be music. More words than music, this time. Featuring Alistair Riddell, 310, Blam Blam Blam, Ben Frost, Atoll, Quatermass and others!
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Mainframe – Tenants Of The Lattice-Work
"'Mainframe' is Murray Munro and John Molloy. They are a highly distinctive progressive modern band creating music in their own very distinctive style who have embraced computer technology with enthusiasm and a…
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Nordhoff Gold’n’Blue Singers – Take I (Two:Dot)
It's been months since my last Treasure From The Collector's Slum post. Hopefully, this is a good one. The recent discovery of an unknown (to me) album on a super-collectible record label…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Belle Vie
Last week I decided to break free from Dinner Club protocol and “go rogue.” A month or two ago I was invited to visit a food & wine restaurant over in the…
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Mary Timony – The Troubadour; Los Angeles, CA
In which I find out - almost at the last minute - Mary Timony is playing the songs of Helium in Los Angeles. Click through for photos and setlist.
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Good Measure
In which the group formerly known as Dinner Club For Day People convenes at Good Measure in Atwater Village for a night filled with jovial conversation and #wineforward eats. Dig in.
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Hiatus And Sickness
Sitting...Thinking...Listening now too music and downing Nyquil to try and stave off whatever illness has afflicted me...hopefully, this makes sense in the morning!
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Found: King Crimson – Crimso Communication (1971)
In which I find a 1971 letter from the band King Crimson to a super-fan in Southern California. Has one like it been unearthed before? Probably. Have I ever seen it? No,…