John Zorn's Moonchild at Great American Music Hall

zorn show last night - while it was his compositions - had precious little actual zorn. i loved the show. i wish that mike patton would've held more of his jazz percussions and a bit less of the rock crowd pandering regurgitation noises - but you know - that's a talent too. my preference just leans on the jazz side. trevor dunn and joey baronne were hot fucking shit on fire though. reminds me of when i would see dave lombardo play with... was it with cobra? back at slims. so amazing. rooster and i ended up making pals with a really nice and cool photographer from glasgow pre show and that was a really good way to warm up for the show. we were right in front and i got to have the percussion set my heartbeat for most of the show. i love that. but upon encore # 2 but absolute orgasm moment of the night. john zorn conducting. the energy on stage when that happens. watching the interplay and the schoolkid grins and focus on every players face. that's when i see the heart of the music. the meat of it. being in the front always allows me a more visceral experience so i don't just get stuck in my head appreciating the math rock elements of avante. but when i can see that interplay - it's when it all comes together and i feel like a schoolkid with the performers. waiting with baited breath for what they'll do next.

best overheard quote of the night "it's all the evil metal promised but never delivered"

John ZornMoonchild at Great American Music Hall

zorn show last night - while it was his compositions - had precious little actual zorn. i loved the show. i wish that mike patton would've held more of his jazz percussions and a bit less of the rock crowd pandering regurgitation noises - but you know - that's a talent too. my preference just leans on the jazz side. trevor dunn and joey baronne were hot fucking shit on fire though. reminds me of when i would see dave lombardo play with... was it with cobra? back at slims. so amazing. rooster and i ended up making pals with a really nice and cool photographer from glasgow pre show and that was a really good way to warm up for the show. we were right in front and i got to have the percussion set my heartbeat for most of the show. i love that. but upon encore # 2 but absolute orgasm moment of the night. john zorn conducting. the energy on stage when that happens. watching the interplay and the schoolkid grins and focus on every players face. that's when i see the heart of the music. the meat of it. being in the front always allows me a more visceral experience so i don't just get stuck in my head appreciating the math rock elements of avante. but when i can see that interplay - it's when it all comes together and i feel like a schoolkid with the performers. waiting with baited breath for what they'll do next.

best overheard quote of the night "it's all the evil metal promised but never delivered"

lovers of lit in SF - wow do you have some fun stuff to go to coming up!

Tonight : Kathy Acker's Dangerous Daughters
Kathy Acker died 10 years ago this month. Celebrate her legacy through San Francisco's transgressive women writers: Daphne Gottlieb, MK Chavez, Aleathia Drehmer, Raina Bird, Cynthia Ruth Lewis
I cannot even say how interesting and thrilling this reading looks to me. You'll likely see me there.
@ The Creamery, 780 Valencia St.
7-9pm, All Ages.
$5, Naughty Lit and Booze.

Sunday is K'vetsch - tomorrow night - or as i like to say SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY. Please imagine the most booming announcer voice right there and then i would love it if you got all excited like it was a monster truck rally. Really though - I think monster truck rally excitement is the exact right mood to channel for the OMG 11 years of K'vetsch. So they're celebrating - we're celebrating - LET"S CONJUGATE our celebrations! It's a features only kinda anniversary party and you're more than invited. In fact - I really must insist that you get your lit loving booty over to Sadies Flying Elephant on Sunday night around 9pm and enjoy some of the talent on the stage. For example: Alvin Orloff, Mattilda, Logan Knight, Cindy Emch, Christopher Boyd, horehound stillpoint, Max Wolf Valerio, Lauren Wheeler and Shawna Virago.

Sadies Flying Elephant
Potrero @ Mariposa (right off the 33 line)


and finally to finish off your week in the best possible way - is one bad ass mofo of an open mic. Seriously.

Queer Open Mic is honored and excited to welcome Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha  to our humble stage. (looky looky - see there she is in all of her fabulousness!!!)

The author of Consensual Genocide (TSAR), she has performed her work widely throughout North America, including performances at Yale University, Oberlin College, University of Southern California, Swarthmore College, Poets Against Rape, Femme 2006,  The Loft, louderARTS, and the immigrant rights rallies and benefits for queer youth centers down your block. Obsessed with documenting queer/trans of color, mixed-race, Sri Lankan, high femme and survivor stories, her work has been anthologized in Homelands: Women's Journeys Across Race, Time and Place, We Don't Need Another Wave, Colonize This!, With a Rough Tongue: Femmes write porn, Without a Net, Dangerous Families, Geeks, Misfits and Outlaws,  Brazen Femme, Femme, and A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World, as well as in Colorlines and Bitch magazines

In addition to the awesome of Leah - there is the fabulous of you! So come on down to QOM. Make a new friend or five. Share your words with the world and let's build some revolution through art people.

Mollena and I will be there with metaphorical hosting bells on (and her improv rant should be back!)- so please say howdy.

Queer Open Mic Featuring Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Nov 9, 2007
7:30 sign up, 8pm show
Vince & Pete's Three Dollar Bill Cafe
1800 Market Street, SF (right off the F Market Street car [formerly known as the 8] and just a block from the Church St station)