I love music... I play a million instruments and
have a deep, baritone voice. My band, Slum Church
(named for a line in a Birthday Party song) is coming
along nicely... we just picked up a saxophonist. Nick
Cave, Tom Waits, etc., are my main
influences.<br><br>Sadly, that is a very unreliable field... so are the
others I am interested in:<br><br>Creative
Writing<br>Screenwriting<br><br>Nothing else holds my interest. Physics did at
one point,
and I can dissect pig lungs and eat my lunch a minute
later... but the sciences just don't "do anything" to me
anymore.<br><br>It's all creative writing... songs, novels, short
stories, screenplays, what have you.<br><br>That is what I
want.

*smirks at death*<br><br>I'm better than
micro-I'm molecular! And sure I'll-in my boundless
generosity-help you!<br><br>Er, no botanical questions...I can
tell my roses from my cabbage (same family, tho!), but
that's about it... <br><br>What will you do in life
after biology, death?<br><br> Sanya-who SHOULD have
been a piano accompanist to the Crazy Horse/Moulin
Rouge routines...

*glares at Nehayeva*<br><br>You think you're so
big just because you're a
micro-biologist.<br><br>I'll show you!!<br><br>P. S.: Um... can you help me
study for some of my more difficult biology tests? I
promise I'll be nice to you from now on...

The other stuff by the band is in the rock section...

HAH! I have ALREADY seen the Tiger Lillies! &gt;:))<br>I have ALREADY seen
"Shockheaded Peter"! And I have the CD! It was in the "Broadway shows"
department at Tower...

I've heard clips online, but I can't find their
CDs. Do you know what category of music they are?
Alternative, or what?!? I can't find 'em!<br><br>I WILL enjoy
the Tiger Lillies. And you won't, because you won't
see them! So nyah! *sticks out tongue in pathetically
childish gesture designed to provoke a negative reaction
from those on the receiving end*.<br><br>;-p

THIS is the singer's name, not Markowitz... If anyone noticed... Hey, death!
Enjoy the Tiger Lillies! Did you already hear the Shock. Peter CD? <br><br>
Sanya

Hi, Sanya!<br><br>I can't manage the Carnigie
outing for that very reason. Free things are right up my
alley, so I think WTWW may be about the only Weill event
I take in this year. I heard from the same source
of the possibility of something at CW Post College
(out on the Island) later in the year, but I've not
been able to get any other info
yet.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Maria

I HATE YOU GODDAMN AMERICANS! GETTING TO SEE YOUR
WTWW CONCERTS WHILE I SIT HERE IN
CANADA...<br><br>lol<br><br>However, I am going to see Shockheaded Peter by the
Tiger
Lillies this April when it comes to Toronto. SO THERE!

Hi, Maria!<br><br>Delighted to see a new...ehm,
nick here. Never heard of Karen Kohler (you, death?)
but you certainly piqued my curiosity. I live in
Manhattan, by the way. The only Weill concert I was
considering was the Markowitz recital at
Carnegie...expensive, tho'.<br><br> Regards-Sanya

Hi All!<br><br>I'm just finding out about clubs
and egroups and all, and am delighted to find you! I
live outside NYC and am looking forward to the "Wall
to Wall Weill" concert at Symphony Space on 3/25.
Will anyone else be there?<br><br>A couple of months
ago, I met the wife of a guy who arranged a bunch of
Weill scores for a Texas singer to record an album.
She'll be appearing at WTWW. Her name is Karen Kohler,
the CD is "Jam and Spice", and I think it's available
only on the web (at least it's not available in any
Tower listings or on Muze). It's very beautiful (both
audibly and visually).<br><br>I was (and am) a huge
Lemper fan, but I think Kohler has got the edge in a lot
of areas (range, sincerity, musicality, etc), but
distribution is not one of them! I tried a search for Karen
Kohler, and found nothing on the search.com site or on
Yahoo, but linked through a review in the Austin, Texas
newspaper. The site turns out to
be:<br><br>www.karen.kohler.net<br><br>There were samples on the site, and I
liked what I
heard, so I went for it. My order went in with no
problem, and the CD appeared 4 days later with a thank you
note! It was a little spendy, but worth it I
think.<br><br>I'd be very interested to exchange views of this
album with anyone else who cares to get ahold of
it.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Maria

Grrr...

Hey, death! <br><br>Did I tell you about it? It
was last May, in Joe's Pub(lic Theatre)-a bar
setting. She opened with "Life's a swindle", dressed in a
long black furry/feathery bathrobe. Stripped some for
"Chicago". She's funny, too.

Hmmm...Of course, now I HAVE to hear this evil Xmas album...  :)<br><br>Maybe
you could send a tape?

Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Mary Margaret O'Hara and PJ
Harvey were on a tribute album which I heard about from
Mary Margaret herself (as I explained, she lived about
a block away from me up until a few months
ago).<br><br>I had already liked Nick and Co. before I
discovered Mary Margaret's rare music and then (surprise,
surprise!) the fact that she lived a block from me. When I
saw her at the corner store, I was sure to strike up
a conversation. I was asking about recordings on
which I could find her (she released one album in 1988
on and independent label and another one, a
Christmas EP of songs which she robbed of all joy and
turned into suicidal tunes, in 1991). She told me her
albums would be tough to find (goddamnit, they are!),
but that she was on two recordings that I could get
ahold of: September Songs soundtrack (but not the film;
she recorded her song, Fürchte Dich Nicht 2 years
after the other songs were recorded) and some Morissey
song called "November Spawned A Monster" or something
like that.

Okay. We need some movement around here, people!
How about telling each other stories of how we
"discovered" Weill-and why do we like his music?<br>We (the
three of us-count us, 3!) must have something in
common, some quirk of taste or character that makes us
all agree in this preference. <br><br>By the way,
Branwell, what do you do?<br><br> Regards-Sanya...

Thanks for the recommendations, death. Will be on the lookout for the Lemper
CD...

Oui, je parle francais. Le nouveau disque compact
de Ute Lemper est <<Punishing Kiss>>...
la debut de cette disque est le 4
d'Avril.<br><br>J'ai ecoute l'interpretations de Weill par Marianne
Faithful et je n'aime pas... <br><br>Ok. Enough french (we
have to learn it in school up
here).<br><br>Translation: Yes, I speak French. Ute's new CD is titled
"Punishing Kiss". The disc is out on Decca on the 4th of
April.<br><br>I have heard an interpretation of Weill by Marianne
Faithful, and I did not like it. <br><br>RE: Punishing Kiss
- Ute's new CD is decidedly contemporary, and
features only one Weill song. Go to the decca website and
look for the album preview (it is big news on that
site; even has some pictures of Ute in an industrial
background wearing lots of gothy little skin-tight
outfits... pardon me.) She performs two Tom Waits songs, two
Elvis Costello songs, one Nick Cave songs, and others
by contemporary musicians. They are all (save the
Weill song) original compositions, written specifically
for Ute.<br><br><br><br>RE: September Songs - Mary
Margaret O'Hara is, like Teresa Stratas, a Canadian (at
least, I think Stratas is Canadian... but I hate her, so
it doesn't matter), and I have seen O'Hara play
once. She is very much a recluse, with only one full
length album ever done (recorded in 1984 and released in
1988). She also put out an immensely depressing (as was
her other album) Christmas EP.<br><br>Rumour has it
she has (for the moment, at least) returned to her
original career: graphic design.<br><br> Anyhow, she used
to live near me, and I saw her quite frequently. She
is a good singer, but she sounded off on her version
of Fürchte Dich Nicht.<br><br>You would like her
music. Dark, depressing jazz-rock. Good luck finding it,
though!

Just bringing him to your attention, my two lone
Weillians...The songs on this album are both deliciously weird
and sentimental. Some are Rimbaud set to not-so-bad
music. All sung in English. Almond is my favorite living
torch singer. Would love to hear comments on this
CD.<br><br>By the way, death, do you speak French?

Which album is this? I have two Weill CDs with
various singers ("Lost in the stars"; "September songs").
I suppose I will buy it-so far I have everything by
Ute that came out in the US; including the
not-so-exciting Michael Nyman CD, and the great but rarely played
"City of strangers". But, have you heard Marianne
Faithfull or Milva "do" Weill? You just MIGHT
convert...<br><br> Sanya, the "smoky, raspy contralto"-lover...

UTE LEMPER IS #1!!!!<br><br>Ute Ute
Ute Ute Ute<br>Ute Ute Ute Ute Ute Ute Ute Ute Ute
Ute Ute Ute<br>Ute!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you gonna
buy her next album?!? It is more<br>contemporary, but
still features one Kurt Weill song. There
are<br>contributions made by Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Elvis
Costello,<br>Scott Walker and more. I HAVE TO HAVE IT.

Okay: just because I like making lists...<br><br>My favorite: Milva<br>Next:
Marianne Faithfull, Angelina Reaux, Ute Lemper, Gisela May...and yes,
Lenya...whom I don't really like.

No, I have not heard Der Kuhandel, but I have two
versions of the Threepenny Operea (Lenya and Ute Lemper).
My favorite Weil work is Die sieben Todsunden (and I
think the Ute Lemper version is the best).

Hi, Branwell.<br><br>Like creepingdeath, I love the Threepenny opera (have four
versions of it), but a close second is Der Kuhandel. Do you know it? <br><br>
Sanya

Die Dreigroschenoper!

Hi everyone. What is/are your favorite Kurt Weil work/works?

Yep.

Hello, creep! :) (Sorry, your handle's
irresistible). <br><br>I like Waits and Cave myself, but Weill
was a much earlier "discovery". However, I've noticed
they often get mentioned in the same breath.
<br><br>I'd suggest that you check out "The Tigerlillies":
chances are you'd like them. They are a "British cult
band" and I recently saw them in New York performing an
original musical based on the German Struwwelpeter legend:
a straw-haired monster with long fingernails who
punishes bad children. The title was "Shockheaded Peter".
<br><br>There's also an earlier CD I like, "From brothel to the
cemetery". Very Weillian/Waitsian, eh?<br><br> Best
regards-Sanya

I am a 16 year old Canadian kid who is a huge fan
of Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Lou Reed. Through Cave,
the Doors and Reed (and via "September Songs: The
Music of Kurt Weill") I became a Weill fan. I own
"Berlin Lit Up!" and "Ute Lemper sings Kurt Weill". I
like a wide variety of music, encompassing the
gothic-blues-punk of Cave's earlier band, the Birthday Party to the
jazz of Wynton Marsalis. Everything but "rap and
dance" and "new country" is fine with me.

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