People have pointed out more than once that the band has turned the practice loft into their own clubhouse. They aren’t the only ones who practice there, but now they have to pay attention to the schedule, and that change has rubbed people the wrong way.
Talk about dropping the ball.
After all the buildup for Michelle’s new record label, the company sign goes up with hardly any fanfare.
So here is the sign for World Sound Music. At the moment, the only bands signed up are the Circle Band, who double as the backup musicians for anyone the studio may be recording, Unknown Kadath, and a death metal band, whom we shall be meeting very soon.
The design was fun. I wanted to make an emphasis of the world part, but I didn’t want to do any of the standard projections. Because of the location of Homestead, I wanted to focus on the Pacific Ring. This made choosing the right angle tricky. The Pacific Ocean is BIG.
Here’s wishing Mr. Louis Armstrong a very happy 125th Birthday! Let’s celebrate with a live performance of When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.
Let’s wish a very happy 127th birthday to Mr. Duke Ellington!
This year, I have something special, his soundtrack for Anatomy of a Murder. He won three Grammy Awards in 1959, for Best Performance by a Dance Band, Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959, and Best Sound Track Album.
On a side note, Anatomy of a Murder is a classic, with a brilliant performance by George C. Scott and amazing opening credits by the great Saul Bass. I reviewed it here.
Okay, here’s a new one: The Italian Rhapsody by Julie Giroux, performed by the US Army Field Band. I hadn’t heard of this one before, and frankly, it sounds like a medley of Italian folksongs and opera made specifically for one of these concerts, but it’s entertaining.
For this week’s rhapsody, we return to Amanda Harberg’s Tenement Rhapsody. This time for two pianos!
This one’s a fun one, and a case where I regret not speaking Spanish to appreciate the opening. Yes, I ran it through a translator to mostly know what they were talking about. But these things usually scrub all of the humor in the process.
