Comments for JBTIV Bayduh v.003 http://www.jbtiv.com Here is your farewell kiss, you dog! Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields Live at my Workplace by jbtiv http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=704&cpage=1#comment-214 jbtiv Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:04:09 +0000 http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=704#comment-214 Follow-up: The show was a bit awkward for the performer and the audience, although I think everyone was stoked he was there. The space is a large, open, high-ceilinged stone hall with a modern metal staircase in the middle leading to an open mezzanine of the next floor. He performed below this on a tall chair with his legs dangling off. Behind the stairs are cubes and offices. The acoustics are a little odd due to the hard surfaces / it's not designed for performance. He was a good sport though and played 3 three songs, just voice and uke. Some short quips thrown in. He did well, but it was obvious he wasn't too excited to be there. Then he moved to the couch a few feet behind him and there was a Q&A moderated by the woman that set this up—the owner of a music management/licensing agency–and Stephin's musical partner, Claudia Gonson, came out to answer, comment or expound upon what Stephin said/didn't say. She seemed to be the most comfortable. The music licensing lady was a little nervous and, it seemed, tried to ask questions about Stephin/music/music-making in the context of advertising and film which made it a little forced and more awkward than it needed to be. Claudia kept the dialogue going, but they were clearly ready to go after 15 minutes or so. I think they should've just kept it a little more natural and not tried to pitch(if that's what she was doing) and left the advertising aspect out of it unless someone brought it up. Pretty cool to have these kinds of talents at one's work on a Monday afternoon though, so I'm not complaining. I do need to really see them live. Follow-up: The show was a bit awkward for the performer and the audience, although I think everyone was stoked he was there. The space is a large, open, high-ceilinged stone hall with a modern metal staircase in the middle leading to an open mezzanine of the next floor. He performed below this on a tall chair with his legs dangling off. Behind the stairs are cubes and offices. The acoustics are a little odd due to the hard surfaces / it’s not designed for performance. He was a good sport though and played 3 three songs, just voice and uke. Some short quips thrown in. He did well, but it was obvious he wasn’t too excited to be there.

Then he moved to the couch a few feet behind him and there was a Q&A moderated by the woman that set this up—the owner of a music management/licensing agency–and Stephin’s musical partner, Claudia Gonson, came out to answer, comment or expound upon what Stephin said/didn’t say. She seemed to be the most comfortable. The music licensing lady was a little nervous and, it seemed, tried to ask questions about Stephin/music/music-making in the context of advertising and film which made it a little forced and more awkward than it needed to be. Claudia kept the dialogue going, but they were clearly ready to go after 15 minutes or so. I think they should’ve just kept it a little more natural and not tried to pitch(if that’s what she was doing) and left the advertising aspect out of it unless someone brought it up.

Pretty cool to have these kinds of talents at one’s work on a Monday afternoon though, so I’m not complaining. I do need to really see them live.

]]> Comment on Tenderloin Cam Guy Calls it Quits Over Death Threats by The Owner http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=145&cpage=1#comment-37 The Owner Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=145#comment-37 It's coming back. Email me for more details. It’s coming back. Email me for more details.

]]> Comment on Live at Oakland’s Stork Club: High Fidels Pre-Holiday Exotic Erotic Ball by JBTIV http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=136&cpage=1#comment-25 JBTIV Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:29:43 +0000 http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=136#comment-25 Good show. Not much of a crowd, but those who were there, <em>were feeling the vibrations</em>. Nice meeting Isabella, Gadget and friends. Good show. Not much of a crowd, but those who were there, were feeling the vibrations. Nice meeting Isabella, Gadget and friends.

]]> Comment on High Fidels Show Thursday by JBTIV http://www.jbtiv.com/?p=54&cpage=1#comment-22 JBTIV Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:58:30 +0000 http://www.jbtiv.com/w/?p=54#comment-22 Good times. High Fidels rocked the hell out of the 7 people who showed up. Birthday cake and Fernet. Good times. High Fidels rocked the hell out of the 7 people who showed up. Birthday cake and Fernet.

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