Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by the superb voice of Ella Fitzgerald. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
I won't add my condemn to your condemn XXXVII
Well we haven’t condemned since, well, forevah, so it must be long past time again to condemn. Here’s a 37th open condemnation thread. What’s getting up your goat? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious, and other phenomena need condemnation? [...]
Gig guide
It’s been absolutely ages since I saw any live music. I’d planned to remedy that tonight by going to see Way Out West – a jazz act influenced by African and Vietnamese music at Jazzworx at Bowen Hills – but [...]
Christmas Silly Partay Season! Open thread
Aside from the LP drinks across the length and breadth of the eastern seaboard (well, that may be a slight exaggeration…) summer is here, work is supposedly winding down (though I haven’t noticed) and it’s time to … party! It [...]
I won't add my condemn to your condemn XXX
Well it’s been a fortnight so it must be time again to condemn. Here’s a 30th open condemnation thread. What’s getting up your goat this week so far? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious and other phenomena need condemnation? [...]
Melody Gardot: music and disability
I’ve just discovered a new artist – Melody Gardot, an American jazz singer. For anyone interested in music and disability, her story is really interesting.
Megan Washington @ the Valley Jazz Festival
The Valley Jazz Festival started on Tuesday night, back this year bigger and better with an infusion of promo and artist dosh from some dedicated fund raising from the folks at Jazz Queensland. I haven’t been down the road to [...]
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