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Post by duckbarman on Nov 12, 2016 1:45:15 GMT
WUSB, the Stony Brook radio station that used to employ the likes of Richard Meltzer and George Geranios, are having a fund-raiser from 12 noon to 12 midnight (Eastern) today (Saturday 12 Nov)... To this end, throughout the day, they're going to be playing a number of live recordings they've found in their archives and - unbelievably - they have unearthed a SWU performance from 23 Oct 1968. It won't be a massively-long set, as SWU were 4th on the bill behind Blood Sweat & Tears, Ten Years After and Rhinocerus that night, but this is Les Braunstein era Soft White Underbelly, so it's a very exciting prospect... The organisers have given this rough, tentative schedule: Noon Jimmy Cliff and Oneness 11-24-80 2pm Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys 4-16-1971 4pm Dave Bromberg and the Big Band 4-30-1980 6pm Soft White Underbelly 10-23-1968 8pm Grateful Dead 10-30-1970 10pm Frank Zappa 10-15-1978 11-3-1984 I wouldn't take that 6pm as Gospel, so tune in earlier just in case - and it's all in aid of their Radiothon, so don't forget to donate a dollar or two to their appeal if you can...
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Post by duckbarman on Nov 12, 2016 1:47:57 GMT
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Post by eastmark on Nov 12, 2016 12:21:29 GMT
Very cool ! Add this to a list of historic 2016 happenings for BOC. What an amazing year.
Les was interesting and had a real talent. Only time I heard him live was in NYC nite before the Fan Show performing with Al and Joe. Will be interesting to hear a live 68 clip. Id like to hear the Ten Years After set too. Never thought of being able to hear a live set of this era of preBOC. Im sure somebody will tape it and hopefully it hits youtube eventually.
That being said nobody is Eric Bloom...not that theres a need to compare. Grateful it evolved that way....
Great catch Ralph. Thanks for sharing ! (And for all you do to log this stuff!)
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Post by eastmark on Nov 12, 2016 12:36:55 GMT
Interesting the bill shows this live music Tuesday and Wednesdsy.
Although it still happens...it seems to have evolved to less M,Tu, Wed live music these days.
Todays kids generally dont seem to have the same thirst for live music that we did in the olden days. ;-)
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Post by frog on Nov 12, 2016 13:27:47 GMT
that's the fragging holy Grail. even more Grailic than the Paris 1975 video. But we knew that the Paris 75 video was out there somewhere. That a SWU recording was all these years in a tape box is totally awesome !!!
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Post by duckbarman on Nov 12, 2016 14:08:31 GMT
Interesting the bill shows this live music Tuesday and Wednesdsy. Although it still happens...it seems to have evolved to less M,Tu, Wed live music these days. Todays kids generally dont seem to have the same thirst for live music that we did in the olden days. ;-) Whilst preparing the new SWU section for the website, I actually researched and listed all the bands that played at Stony Brook during 67-70, and the amount and sheer quality of acts they got to play there is actually quite staggering - major city venues should have been so lucky! I don't think any other University's students of the period were exposed to such a dazzling array of talent, thanks to the Student Activities Board (over which Sandy Pearlman had some influence)... A guy called Moyssi, who did Stony Brook's lighting at the time, once sent me his memories of the SAB and some of those gym shows: www.hotrails.co.uk/blueskybag/features/stonybrookforever.htm
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Post by marty on Nov 12, 2016 14:46:57 GMT
I'll check it out, it will make fine pre-gaming for the show tonight, in Kansas City!
Marty
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Post by markus on Nov 12, 2016 17:57:25 GMT
Interesting the bill shows this live music Tuesday and Wednesdsy. Although it still happens...it seems to have evolved to less M,Tu, Wed live music these days. Todays kids generally dont seem to have the same thirst for live music that we did in the olden days. ;-) Whilst preparing the new SWU section for the website, I actually researched and listed all the bands that played at Stony Brook during 67-70, and the amount and sheer quality of acts they got to play there is actually quite staggering - major city venues should have been so lucky! I don't think any other University's students of the period were exposed to such a dazzling array of talent, thanks to the Student Activities Board (over which Sandy Pearlman had some influence)... A guy called Moyssi, who did Stony Brook's lighting at the time, once sent me his memories of the SAB and some of those gym shows: www.hotrails.co.uk/blueskybag/features/stonybrookforever.htmOutstanding find Ralph; your pertinacious pursuit of BOC history is truly distinguished.
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Post by duckbarman on Nov 12, 2016 23:19:36 GMT
It's on now - currently playing the Sandy tribute...
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Post by eastmark on Nov 13, 2016 1:08:58 GMT
It's on now - currently playing the Sandy tribute... Holy shit that was monmumental. A real lesson in BOC history.
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Post by duckbarman on Nov 13, 2016 20:44:51 GMT
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Post by duckbarman on Nov 13, 2016 23:04:23 GMT
... Buck - any recall as to the name of the second song (the one before "Patron of the Arts")...
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Post by Buck on Nov 14, 2016 17:11:07 GMT
... Buck - any recall as to the name of the second song (the one before "Patron of the Arts")... It's a Richard Meltzer lyric, can't remember the name of the song. Albert might remember.
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Post by duckbarman on Nov 14, 2016 17:41:05 GMT
... Buck - any recall as to the name of the second song (the one before "Patron of the Arts")... It's a Richard Meltzer lyric, can't remember the name of the song. Albert might remember. OK, I'll ask, Les doesn't know either - by the way - that "Patron of the Arts" song sounds pretty different to me from the rest of the SWU output - it's almost got a punk rock vibe... not that SWU had a "collective" sort of sound that you could label as "this" or "that" - so many influences seem to be at work...
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Post by sirrastus on Nov 14, 2016 19:58:51 GMT
LOL Les sings much better now
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