Looking back on the craft beer scene at the end of 2015 is difficult because…it’s kind of a joke. I am surely not alone in thinking that at times I feel like a character…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Otium
Woke up. Felt slightly chirpy, until I realized I’m a has-been writer whose blog attracts only a fraction of its once-sizable audience. It’s a good thing there’s more than enough food in this city to…
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Chicago Oriental Band – Chicago Oriental Band (Medinah Temple)
That this record hasn’t been championed — how any of its 14 tracks haven’t been featured on a comp curated by some crate-digger DJ or turntablist — is beyond me. Take a nearly-unlistenable but awesome marching band…
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The Quickest Of Quick Hits
Friends. It saddens me to realize that I am having difficulty finding the time to post here with any regularity. A lot has gone on behind the scenes in 2015 (and by…
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The Distinguished Gourmand: Kinjiro
The 2015 incarnation of Dinner Club (neè Dinner Club For Day People) is currently 2-for-2 when it comes to planning and executing club meetings. If we can successful complete November’s planned meal…
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Zwanze Day 2015
Has it been two weeks already? Where does the time go? Answer: I think scientists believe it points in the direction of entropy, but the last physics class I took was in…
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Ken Camden / Stars Of The Lid – The Regent Theater; Los Angeles, CA
Last Thursday I was lucky enough to catch Ken Camden and Stars of the Lid at the Regent downtown. SotL performed with the Wordless Music Orchestra, with whom they have shared a…
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On The Streamy Awards
Sorry I’ve been M.I.A. lately. As it turns out, sometimes life (and not my desire to be as lazy as possible) dictates my schedule. I’ve been supremely busy. Thankfully, a few fun and…
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Rose Marie Lawson – Sounds Of Roses
Not much exists regarding this bizarre entry into the canon of outsider/experimental private press recordings. Rose Marie Lawson is credited with all of the voice, instrumentals (organ/piano) and sound effects present on…
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Bongripper – Complex; Glendale, CA
Hard to believe it’s been a full month since I saw Bongripper melt my face off at Complex over in Glendale. That was “The Way Of The Shred Tour” with Goya and…