Can I just remind everyone that this Friday is the 60th birthday of Richard. Ever since I first heard him back in 1976 I've been in awe of both his singing...
Phil Miller brought, as per my request, no really, the band to Essex, he was a lot nearer this time @ Colchester at the Arts Centre last night. On arrival the...
Just as an aside, Marc Parnell is a great drummer and took on the sticks duty last March (2007) at the Jazzwise to the Power of 10 season, where he played...
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I thought I counted about 25 people there, slightly more at the Barbican the night before for John Mclaughlin. I concur it was a good gig....
On the subject of the John McLaughlin gig, I thought the free foyer band beforehand - the Christian Garrick Quarter - were excellent. I bought the CD and have...
Well said it man! I'm agree with you... Happy birthay Ri-chard...! Greetings from the land of grey and pink - Perů... Luciano PD : Fitter stokes!...What a...
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I concur and Chris Garrick works with John Etheridge - sort of Canterbury connection. I thought they did a good version of Pat Metheny's "Song for Bilbao"...
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOolooapCjk> Anybody know anything about this one?? Looks like it was filmed around the time of 1968 "Jimi Hendrix North...
Actually I believe this pre-dates their '68 US tour. I saw them on that tour with Hendrix in Seattle and Kevin was using a Rickenbacker bass sans the makeup....
Hey Jeff, First post, so if I do this wrong, apologies to everyone :) Any recollection of any of the setlists from when you saw Soft Machine and Hendrix? I'm...
Austin: It was unbelievable. Life-changing, really. My brother Greg and my best friend Jerry were with me and it was that concert that inspired us to drop our...
The Softs played an uninterrupted 30-minute set in Atlanta with the Hendrix tour, but it was many months until I found a copy of the first album, and I'm not...
Everyone: Thanks Aymeric. In re-reading this I simply must add that I was remiss in not mentioning how great Kevin was too. His playing was innovative,...
Thought this might interest some of you (at the very least)... This video : <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn8UeBN54rM> ...uses Elton's last recording as its...
Just got this from our friend Charles van Waalwijk... "This is to let you know .. If some of you want to go to the Gong show in London next 14 th of june at...
Hi all, First, a reminder that In Cahoots are playing tonight at the Vortex Jazz Club, <http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/june-programme.html>. Gong -- with Hillage...
... And very good they were too. A reasonably full and appreciative house as well which makes a big, big difference. Thought the new trombonist (Gail Brand)...
A masterpiece before, it's even more so now that it's been remixed, remastered expanded with a 28-minute live track from the Heresie incarnation, as well as...
Great show by Gong last night. Some random thoughts... It was fantastic to see Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy performing with the band, and looking very...
Courtesy of Charles Van Waalwijk and his charming wife, my partner and I attended Massive Attack's Meltdown on Saturday Night (thank you Charles). Well first...
Thanks for the review Stephen. Sounds like a great evening! Graham Coxon is probably best known for his time as the guitarist with the extremely successful...
... Ta Stuart, it was great, but whoops about Graham Coxon! I thought I recognised the name and assumed him a Kangaroo or Acid variety guy, and of course he's...
Saw Gong at the Forum on Sunday. A combination of other commitments and the fact that I didn't particularly want to see Gong sitting down (!) meant that this...
I have an extra full weekend pass to the Nearfest Prog weekend of Jun 20-21-22 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a front row center seat. (I bought 3 and...
I seem to remember reading that Damon Albarn's parents had set up an early tour of France by Soft Machine, so there's a very tenuous Canterbury connection!....
Nick: Thanks! I've had several requests from people who I sent the Soft Machine live on Sept 6th, 1968 photo to for more details about what the concert was...
Aymeric: Ahh... Thanks for the correction. I wasn't really sure on that timing. All I remember is we waited and awful long time it seemed after we'd seen them...
