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Tonight: first stop = couldn't resist a return for the second night of Natural Information Society sunset performance. This evening from a different perspective, no less mesmerizing.
Tonight: second stop = I mean, one of the best live bands out there, for FREE, sitting on the floor right behind one of the best guitarists on the planet. Of course, it was amazing. New Masada Quartet (Zorn, Lage, Roeder, Wolleson) at the Drawing Center, free show celebrating an exhibit of John Zorn's drawings. A something-special only-in-NYC experience.
Tonight: third stop = three bona fide shredders tie themselves into knots and back again. Wendy Eisenberg leading a trio with Trevor Dunn on electric bass and Ches Smith on drums, intensity and sweetness at the Stone.
And finally... Man, every time I see Mary Halvorson it's like I love her more & more and somehow leave thinking that was the best I've ever seen her play. This time no different, last set of a weekend debuting new material/new band. The songs are killer and the band - David Adewumi trumpet, Henry Fraser bass, Tomas Fujiwara drums - is *tight*. Incredibly complicated and cool guitar parts matched by trumpet + inventive rhythms. Superb set of music.
Also, had to be said, if navigating multiple shows in a night was an art form, call me maestro. Kind of crushed it this evening, one flowing perfectly to the next, leaving and arriving at just the right time each show kind of building on the last nicely.
Before music, yesterday I also finally tried the viral-for-a-reason chicken alla vodka and cheesesteak from Mama's Too, which had been on my list for a while. I can wholeheartedly recommend both and most all of their slices as well.
