Check out the email I got from DJ Spooky this morning:
Hey people – I have a special event I want to invite you all to. It’s the
20th Anniversary of outdoor concerts at Central Park, and the folks at
Sumerstage asked me to curate an event. I thought about it, and in light of
my new album project “Drums of Death” I decided to go for another one of
those hybrid situations I love to create.So here’s the deal: I asked two of my favorite groups, the mC5 and the Sun
Ra Arkestra to play at Summerstage. They both are legendary ensembles – The
MC5 has had an incredibly influential trajectory over the last 30 years,
and they remain to this day, one of the wildest rock groups going. Their
late 60’s style of rock and politics has more relevance today than ever
before. You can hear Beck’s sampling of the MC5 on his last album, or the
influence they’ve had on everyone from The Hives to Bad Brains…And of course, if you’re on this email list, I’m sure there’s no need to go
into the history of the Sun Ra Arkestra’s influence on group like Sonic
Youth and me… And Suphala is an amazing South Asian percussionist and
all I can say is she ROCKS!!! Tabla meets computer code!!! It will be a
great show.All I can say is that the show will be amazing, and promises to be a
beatiful day out in the park. I hope you all can make it. It’s free and
starts at 3pm. I’d suggest that you get there EARLY!!!!Details:
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/index1.aspx?BD=18238I hope to see you all at the show. It’s a historic event for NYC.
thanx,
Paul D. Miller a.k.a. Dj Spooky that Subliminal Kid
Yeah, would be nice to see the MC5 before I die. Owell. Maybe in my next life. (Actually I have a hunch I’ll be in the Sun Ra Arkestra in my next lifetime).