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The continuation of the CCCB’s open-air concerts brings Javier Mas and Jordi Rullo to the Patí de les Dones. The duo are founding members of the instrumental group of Mediterranean music Meridiana, as well as key musicians for Maria del Mar Bonet’s back-up band. For their performances at the CCCB, they will be joined by the Hindu flautist Shyam Sunder. Also at the same venue, but on different nights, will be Palosanto, specialising in the rhythms of the ‘troba’ and other hot Cuban sounds.
A feast of nostalgia for classic jazz buffs is on offer at this venue in north-west Tokyo. The Duke himself may be long gone, but his original backing band ploughs on, playing such jazz standards as ‘Take The A Train’, ‘I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)’ and ‘Black and Tan Fantasy’. The jazz boom of the 1970s is well and truly over, but there’s still a huge market in Tokyo for this sort of music, as evinced by the number of jazz coffeeshops that still dot the streets.
Ghent rockers Arid didn’t quite set the world alight with last year’s album, ‘Little Things of Venom’, but securing its release on major US label Columbia was quite a coup for a relatively unknown Flemish act. Produced by former Al Green and Edwyn Collins collaborator Dave Anderson, the album won generous praise for its rich soul sound. Yet it must be puzzling for singer Jasper Steverlinck to have his voice compared to both Mr Bombast himself (Freddy Mercury) and tortured soul Jeff Buckley. Worth investigating.
Billed as the liveliest art show in town, ‘Salon 99′ is Pallas Studios’ second go at producing this unique show. The time-conscious title and style of the exhibition are a take on fin-de-siècle Parisian art salons. Decorated with a deep-red, patterned wallpaper, the exhibition space is crammed with work from over 40 artists. With almost every square inch occupied, Salon 99 contradicts the minimalist presentation stylistics of the contemporary gallery – many purists would feel ‘Salon 99′ is an installation in itself. To keep things even more interesting, viewing is by appointment only.
Robert Pollard continues to effortlessly shake perfect pop kernels from his sleeves, but the lo-fi charm has now been completely eclipsed by the stadium-shaking of ‘Doing the Collapse’, the latest album by Guided by Voices. Don’t expect a slick show but do look forward to good old-fashioned rocking and singalong fun.
Boston’s Harpoon brewery celebrates the beeriest holiday of them all — Octoberfest – with a three-day German-style party. That means live oompah music by the Oberlaendler Hofbrau Band, the Jolly Kopperschmidts and others, plus plenty of knockwurst and bratwurst, and, of course, lots and lots of beer. It all happens at the brewery itself, which was founded in 1986 and remains the largest in Massachusetts.
Junkichi Mukai was a landscape artist who paid particular attention to architectural features in his work. What makes this exhibition so fascinating – and so poignant – is not so much the undoubted high quality of the work itself but the fact that so much of what is depicted has now vanished without trace. The ruthless development of modern Japan means that though the pictures were painted this century they might as well be depicting a foreign country. Expect to overhear cries of ‘natsukashii!’ (‘oh how this makes me feel nostalgic!’) as you walk round.
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Though it’s not an exclusively gay- and lesbian-themed dance night, the fact that the ‘Fetish Fridays’ happen at Manray – the Cambridge club that features two of the more popular gay and lesbian club nights in the city on Thursdays and Sundays – makes it one of those weekly gatherings of the nightlife tribes that tends to favour those with alternative lifestyles. The music tends toward industrial and Goth, the décor is black on black, and latex, PVC, leather and lace are all encouraged.
