Re: (idm) rdevine/phoenecia aug 13 chicago

From Kent Williams
Sent Sun, Aug 15th 1999, 19:14

On 15 Aug 1999, mike javor wrote:
> kent,
> 
> we will not take this sitting down on our jaded hipster asses...
> 
> ;)
Mike didn't sit down all night as far as I know, and I don't have
first hand knowledge about whether his ass is jaded or hip.
Much respect to Mike for booking challenging acts. If you think
being a promoter is all hobnobbing with the semi-famous and rolling
in a bedful of cash, guess again, friends.

> 
> and it was dave siska on the tables, for those that are/were interested
> 
Yeah Dave, that's it ;-) He's one of the few people I know (teep comes
to mind) who is able to combine really wide ranging tastes with a willingness
to please a mixed audience. From Autechre to dubby minimal techno seamlessly,
and throwing in an occasional wildcard, like the Boards of Canada Mira
Calyx remix...

And while I wasn't out to insult the entire city of Chicago, I will say
the crowd was much more reserved than I'm used to. The fact that
Rich Devine and Phoenecia make music that can be challenging doesn't mean
that it can't be enhanced by responding physically to it.