RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

I don't think Doug's doing a very good job of explaining the plan. My 
understanding, based on the one local name that was slipped to me, is 
that by "top-shelf" he means "with the longest history of playing in the 
widest range of fucked-up bands around." And/or "local musicians most 
likely to (a) be able to hang with Jandek, and (b) actually *want* to 
play with him."

For *some* people (I'm guessing you're one of them), that's a very 
different list than what you're probably visualizing.

For others of us, the two lists are the same.

Ross

goylemjax AT yahoo.com wrote:
> > > goylem... AT yahoo.com wrote:
> > > > "Area's best?" =A0Isn't that sort of an ass-backwards approach? =A0If
> > > > you've listened to many of Jandek's albums, you know he's not exactly
> > > > backed by Julliad grads.
> > > Well, on most of his albums, it's just him.
> > > The musicians appearing with Jandek are top-shelf; I don't think that
> > > they are Juilliard-trained, but I don't have their CVs here in front of=
>  me.
> > > It's a Jandek show; it's not for everyone.
>
> I will assume then that this is at Jandek's request.  Top-shelf
> musicians and Jandek seems a little oxymoronic.  I suppose as long as
> the backing band members aren't making 'isn't this funny, ha ha' faces
> and generally making asses of themselves on stage ('b/c it's Jandek'),
> it'll be cool.
> G
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