The sun came out for Television yesterday at Summerstage, and they played a terrific set, lasting just over an hour. Sadly guitarist Richard Lloyd did not play, in what was supposed to be his final gig with the band: apparently, he’s in intensive care with pneumonia.(Lloyd has a history of health issues, mostly related to his hard-living lifestyle.) Fortunately, he was ably replaced by Jimmy Ripp, who has been playing off and on with the band for over a decade.
Under the warm afternoon sun, the concert had the feel of a late 60’s happening, with long, complex jams between singer/guitarist Tom Verlaine and Ripp. Verlaine was in excellent form, sounding like a mix of David Byrne and Neil Young on their best days, ably picking up most of Lloyd’s best riffs.
They played most of their hits, including "Little Johnny Jewel" and ended with an epic performance of "Marquee Moon", hitting all the breaks with surgical precision. The crowd went nuts and desperately wanted an encore, but by that point the concert had already run well over.
Heading out, I bumped into my friend Charlie, who told me he’s hoping to be at tonight’s final Emerson concert of their Beethoven cycle at Carnegie, featuring there last two quartets and the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria. Hope to see you there, Charlie.
Hey Pete!
Didn’t see you at the hit! Glad you made it, though. My own writeup/photos are here:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/2007/06/television_cent.html
(BTW — and I’m sure you know this — the tune is “Little Johnny Jewel.”
Hey Pete!
Didn’t see you at the hit! Glad you made it, though. My own writeup/photos are here:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/2007/06/television_cent.html
(BTW — and I’m sure you know this — the tune is “Little Johnny Jewel.”
Hey Pete!
Didn’t see you at the hit! Glad you made it, though. My own writeup/photos are here:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/2007/06/television_cent.html
(BTW — and I’m sure you know this — the tune is “Little Johnny Jewel.”
Hey Pete!
Didn’t see you at the hit! Glad you made it, though. My own writeup/photos are here:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/2007/06/television_cent.html
(BTW — and I’m sure you know this — the tune is “Little Johnny Jewel.”
Hey Pete!
Didn’t see you at the hit! Glad you made it, though. My own writeup/photos are here:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/2007/06/television_cent.html
(BTW — and I’m sure you know this — the tune is “Little Johnny Jewel.”
Hey Pete!
Didn’t see you at the hit! Glad you made it, though. My own writeup/photos are here:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/2007/06/television_cent.html
(BTW — and I’m sure you know this — the tune is “Little Johnny Jewel.”
And, uh, somewhat embarrassingly, it was pointed out to me that I had the name of the tune wrong on my own blog as well. I have no idea what led me to type “Juice” instead of “Jewel.” Probably the same forces that resulted in my referring to ‘Banford Marsalis’ or typing “vibraphones” when I meant “marimbas.” It seems there’s something about blogging that brings out the typos in everyone (and by “everyone” I mean “me.”)
And, uh, somewhat embarrassingly, it was pointed out to me that I had the name of the tune wrong on my own blog as well. I have no idea what led me to type “Juice” instead of “Jewel.” Probably the same forces that resulted in my referring to ‘Banford Marsalis’ or typing “vibraphones” when I meant “marimbas.” It seems there’s something about blogging that brings out the typos in everyone (and by “everyone” I mean “me.”)
And, uh, somewhat embarrassingly, it was pointed out to me that I had the name of the tune wrong on my own blog as well. I have no idea what led me to type “Juice” instead of “Jewel.” Probably the same forces that resulted in my referring to ‘Banford Marsalis’ or typing “vibraphones” when I meant “marimbas.” It seems there’s something about blogging that brings out the typos in everyone (and by “everyone” I mean “me.”)
And, uh, somewhat embarrassingly, it was pointed out to me that I had the name of the tune wrong on my own blog as well. I have no idea what led me to type “Juice” instead of “Jewel.” Probably the same forces that resulted in my referring to ‘Banford Marsalis’ or typing “vibraphones” when I meant “marimbas.” It seems there’s something about blogging that brings out the typos in everyone (and by “everyone” I mean “me.”)
And, uh, somewhat embarrassingly, it was pointed out to me that I had the name of the tune wrong on my own blog as well. I have no idea what led me to type “Juice” instead of “Jewel.” Probably the same forces that resulted in my referring to ‘Banford Marsalis’ or typing “vibraphones” when I meant “marimbas.” It seems there’s something about blogging that brings out the typos in everyone (and by “everyone” I mean “me.”)
And, uh, somewhat embarrassingly, it was pointed out to me that I had the name of the tune wrong on my own blog as well. I have no idea what led me to type “Juice” instead of “Jewel.” Probably the same forces that resulted in my referring to ‘Banford Marsalis’ or typing “vibraphones” when I meant “marimbas.” It seems there’s something about blogging that brings out the typos in everyone (and by “everyone” I mean “me.”)