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Post by brucestevens on May 11, 2017 14:22:43 GMT -5
Headed up North again (8th year) next week: www.fimav.qc.ca/en/Cline (in a group I have never seen), Gyan Riley, Colin Stetson (x3) and Braxton solo. Pretty psyched. I will report after. Bruce |
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Post by chrissh on May 11, 2017 15:30:35 GMT -5
Right on. Stetson has a new metal-ish band. And how's the poutine up there?
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Post by brucestevens on May 11, 2017 16:24:12 GMT -5
Right on. Stetson has a new metal-ish band. And how's the poutine up there? His metalish band is playing. Victoriaville claims to be the birthplace of poutine - lots of tasty bad decisions to make. |
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Post by mirth on May 12, 2017 6:09:07 GMT -5
Sweet. Enjoy. Pretty sure I would really enjoy it.
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Post by asb on May 12, 2017 7:15:02 GMT -5
That bass player who used to live in our spare bedroom would try to do as much as he could to get there. His highlight was driving Chris Squire of Yes to a holistic grocery store (interesting that he was there to catch some bands) and having a nice conversation on the way.
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Post by chrissh on May 12, 2017 11:43:09 GMT -5
"That bass player who used to live in our spare bedroom" ... This is one the best recurring characters in our shared internet. He just comes up now and then, and that identity says more than his birth name ever could.
For a while there, Victoriaville seemed like mecca for thrilling new music. I'm glad it's still thriving.
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Post by chromedinette on May 13, 2017 4:58:26 GMT -5
I always think I should try to go to this and never do. Maybe next year.
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Post by brucestevens on May 13, 2017 9:34:49 GMT -5
It is interesting in that some shows are great, some are disappointing - always get some surprises. I really like that you see the whole thing - no decisions to make. Multi stage festivals annoy me. I also like that there are so few distractions in town - not much else to do. It is also funny that the festival is run in such an old fashioned way - paper tickets, no photos, the worst record label website in the world.
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Post by chrissh on May 13, 2017 10:37:45 GMT -5
33 years! www.fimav.qc.ca/en/the-festival/the-teamI must've learned about it in the 90s when I started reading Musicworks and The Wire, and sometimes they attached sampler CDs. You'd just listen to what they curated, like it or not. I think it was healthy exposure to a variety I wouldn't necessarily choose. I think the internet is great but it's so easy to rapidly sift what we like from what we don't, and miss out on informed programs like FIMAV. |
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Post by brucestevens on May 13, 2017 20:56:27 GMT -5
Agree, but sometimes they miss (don't we all?) - Laibach and Magma both sucked a lot. Also, the level of Zorn worship is tough at times. 33 years! www.fimav.qc.ca/en/the-festival/the-teamI must've learned about it in the 90s when I started reading Musicworks and The Wire, and sometimes they attached sampler CDs. You'd just listen to what they curated, like it or not. I think it was healthy exposure to a variety I wouldn't necessarily choose. I think the internet is great but it's so easy to rapidly sift what we like from what we don't, and miss out on informed programs like FIMAV. |
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Post by chromedinette on May 14, 2017 6:04:47 GMT -5
Wow, Magma was bad?
How so?
Not your cup of tea or did they do a bad show?
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Post by brucestevens on May 15, 2017 9:37:36 GMT -5
Not my things, and somewhat overblown/boring to me. Honestly, I am not huge on prog to start with. Musically I found the Magma show to be meh. Wow, Magma was bad? How so? Not your cup of tea or did they do a bad show? |
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Post by brucestevens on May 23, 2017 20:17:32 GMT -5
A great year this year. Some thoughts:
1) Nels Cline (with Julian Lage) was amazing. Great writing, tight, clean technical playing. Probably my favorite time I have seen Cline.
2) Anthony Braxton still brings it at 71. 80 minute solo perfrmance on alto.
3) Gyan Riley played with his dad (Terry). Played electric, rather than classical he is better known for. Great show.
4) Tim Brady sucks. My second time seeing him. Bad tone (no treble and no warmth), sloppy, mediocre writing. Sounded like a shitty Yngwie kind of thing.
5) Nate Wooley was awesome. 19 piece band with one long piece.
6) Colin Stetson played three times. All good. His hard rock / jazz band, Ex Eye was great.
7) Battle Trance (tenor sax quartet) was cool.
8) Senyawa was surprise hit. Folk, world, jazz, black metal in a blender.
Bruce
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