tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038802392691198702024-03-05T13:25:47.297-05:00Denise, DJs, and DetroitDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-41567292042143704502011-01-29T00:00:00.003-05:002011-01-29T00:08:02.795-05:00I have a new blog. It's way cooler.I'm not going to be writing over at the DDD any longer. I have a new site calledschoolcraft waxIt's all very exciting, I know. I have been wanting to move off of blogger for quite a while. It pains my eyes to work with it. I decided I wanted a blog where I could more easily include downloadable pdf's of select publications of mine and other documents. I also wanted to move past the fieldwork blogDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-50463842857866453382011-01-04T20:39:00.018-05:002011-01-05T22:34:31.587-05:00EMA CCM LTD and I Like YpsilantiI’m going to write some music reviews here. I don’t typically do this, for a vast array of reasons. Yeah, I have philosophies, you know this. First of all, I’m not a music critic. That’s not my role as an ethnomusicologist and music scholar, I’m talking for me personally. I know, many academics who research and write about music also write record reviews for popular media, both online and print. Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-32770983899296737792010-11-29T22:56:00.003-05:002010-11-29T23:05:52.741-05:00New Stuff Added!I have finally added my Master's Thesis and my curriculum vitae to this blog. My thesis documents the Roots of Techno conference that I organized at Indiana University in 2006. You'll find my thesis and CV in the upper right corner near the Heidelberg Project image. Enjoy. And, as always, I really want to get your feedback. So let me know thoughts you'd like to share!And that bike has nothing to Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-13652051212270917762010-11-16T21:23:00.008-05:002010-11-18T12:53:58.893-05:00Cultural Anomalies, Ethnomusicology, and SEM 2010Broadway and 5th Street, Los AngelesI just recently returned from a fabulous trip to Los Angeles for the Society for Ethnomusicology's annual meeting. Last year was Mexico City, next year is Phili, I'm totally suggesting Detroit to the SEM Board! Seriously. The conference was excellent. There were over 1,000 people registered and in attendance. It's crazy big, even if you've never heard of Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-1129427154336079072010-10-01T21:09:00.002-04:002010-10-01T21:21:02.398-04:00Aaron Carl, August 19, 1973 - September 30, 2010I'm so pleased I knew Aaron-Carl Ragland and got the chance to interview him ... in a Bob Evans in Warren eating up some waffles together! I'll be writing a bit more about him next week when I get back home from this brief weekend trip. In the meantime, check these.http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/podcast/lwe-podcast-48-aaron-carl/Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-52410409015313837432010-09-20T22:06:00.010-04:002010-09-21T23:42:59.923-04:00Busy Weekend in DetroitI started the weekend off with a fun night at New Center Park in Detroit. Michael Geiger and Mike Huckaby were playing. It was a free event from 8pm-midnight. I was happy for the early evening since I had big plans for the next day... I'll tell you in a minute. It was cold too, but that didn't bother me much. I danced enough to fog up my glasses a few times. Speaking of dancing, Gehrik Mohr and Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-13617034144407621522010-09-05T00:34:00.002-04:002010-09-05T00:36:02.747-04:00Sonar ChicagoSo you're going to Chicago next weekend for Sonar? You know, that Barcelona festival that is implanting onto Chicago this year. I just saw that Ron Trent is giving a lecture at 4pm Saturday, September 11. And Appleblim is lecturing the day before. So reading about this makes me actually regret not going to the festival. But I've got some Indiana brews that are just waiting anxiously in my Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-4010059385357034552010-09-04T22:54:00.005-04:002010-09-04T23:12:31.733-04:00We Like Music FestivalThis ought to be great!Saturday September 18 20102pm-10pm The Old Miami 3930 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI9pm-2am The Magic Stick 4120 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MIMusic:Jimmy EdgarMux MoolEliot LippKraddyJames T. CottonMadis OneJohn ArnoldKyle HallMobilKevin ReynoldsAetherPerilelleIntricate DialectLeo123DJ DeadlinesBobby DolonospectacleGreen MeadowsA.M. ArchitectKadenceSlufterVisual:Broken City LabVJ Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-81125747431580568252010-08-18T22:01:00.007-04:002010-08-18T23:36:27.130-04:00Mike Huckaby, Maschine Demo at YouthVille DetroitJust spent the evening at YouthVille Detroit, a not-for-profit community center for Detroit youth, ages 11-19. Here's a bit about YouthVille:YouthVille Detroit is "a youth development center (not just a recreational facility) based on the belief that young people need: • A Safe Space • Responsible, caring adults engaged in their lives • To be intentionally involved in their own Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-65868930119267096442010-08-08T11:22:00.004-04:002010-08-08T11:53:07.856-04:00Arthur RussellWatch this please: Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur RussellExcellent film about musician Arthur Russell.Then you can read this: Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992 by Tim Lawrence.From the Duke University Press website:Hold On to Your Dreams is the first biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-1536943544191510712010-08-07T20:42:00.003-04:002010-08-07T22:05:19.764-04:00Especially GoodEspecially Good is a band from Detroit consisting of Julio Efrain Dominguez, Paul Kiry, and Joseph Flis. I saw them play for a lousy 20 minutes last night at Savoy in Ypsilanti, MI. They are especially fucking ridiculously excellent. I know, total cheese that I'm using half their band name to describe them. Or steeze, your choice.There's clearly no lack of funk going on here. The reason I only Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-32251132318733114282010-07-25T21:25:00.004-04:002010-07-25T22:50:15.091-04:00Gary Springs Hunting Club, Detroit, AmericaClick on that title up there. That website is so horribly awesome. Anything GSHC related cracks me up in a serious way. Their party last night, Lazer Tan, was fantastic. One of my favorite parties ever - I have a growing collection of those, most of which have been in Detroit. I danced so much, I sweated my upper underclothes green (...cause I had a new green shirt on...). It was a hot hot Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-80711147607338783872010-07-08T08:56:00.002-04:002010-07-08T10:02:00.559-04:00Writing with words.So I'm heavily entrenched in writing this dissertation. I've got two versions of chapter one almost complete. The dissertation version is not totally done, but the other version is for the second edition of an anthology on African American music titled African American Music: An Introduction edited by Portia K. Maultsby and Mellonee V. Burnim, published by Routledge. The first edition is dated Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-74942209069851096512010-07-05T14:31:00.002-04:002010-07-05T15:02:11.490-04:00PansiesI was sitting in the Ugly Mug, champion espresso house in Ypsilanti, MI, making wonderful progress on chapter 2 (!!!) last Friday (and yes, that means chapter 1 is pretty much done), and I overheard two delicate little guys talking on the couch about traveling across Michigan. I'll call them Frances and Hortense (I know, Hortense is a lady name, but it sounds funny to me, so just keep reading). Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-66846157171772423212010-06-17T23:01:00.004-04:002010-06-17T23:45:31.948-04:00WCBNDriving home this evening after spending some hours reading Michael Veal's Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae. I turned on the radio and went immediately to WCBN, Ann Arbor's fabulous radio station. I heard some lovely something and kept it. A few moments later, I exclaimed, aloud, hands in the air, with my windows open, driving through Ypsilanti, "IT'S CARLOS!!" Aloud. Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-30781884513165873532010-06-16T20:15:00.003-04:002010-06-16T20:28:39.894-04:00Meatballs for everyone!If you are looking for some nighttime activism, check this.http://plutoisaplanet.info/The following is taken from their website:Our next event is our yearly gala which we have bestowed the honor of hosting upon the City of Detroit. Details of the event: P.L.U.T.O. Solidarity Rally: 9:00pm Friday, June 18th (tentative time) which is to be held in Campus Martius Park. Location: Detroit, America Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-28473434737659743652010-06-05T20:31:00.006-04:002010-06-05T22:25:25.747-04:00Movement 2010, Day 2 & 3Shit Show was on Sunday. I had my tickets early and really wanted to spend some time there. But sleep and other interests got the better of me. We got down there in time to hear Kyle Hall's set, about 10:30. He was scheduled to end at 11 and then Todd Osborn for the next hour. Sadly, I missed Darkcube live and Derek Plaslaiko earlier in the morning. Todd played a banging set that kept my tired Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-61614455755270965342010-06-03T22:17:00.010-04:002010-06-03T23:36:09.478-04:00Movement, Day 1Saturday started off pretty nice for us. Went straight to Submerge and down to Somewhere In Detroit. Had a nice talk with Mike Banks. Bought some choice records from John Collins. Saw Ed DMX there. Such a nice way to start off the weekend. We headed down to Motor City Brewing Company for lunch and a Ghettoblaster, of course. Then on down to Hart Plaza. I really wanted to catch Patrice Scott, but Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-54390855848421482072010-06-02T20:28:00.011-04:002010-06-02T23:30:42.155-04:00Movement Festival, 2010, HappinessThis was a really happy festival for me. Just joyous. And not because every single sound or set was fabulous, but the whole weekend, both inside, and especially outside of Hart Plaza, was filled with great things.I'll start you with this message from Peaches. Not the pink electro fuck Peaches.Outkast Peaches.I have loved this album since high school and this intro expresses how I feel about Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-79845943766245856532010-05-18T21:33:00.004-04:002010-05-18T21:43:16.288-04:00Ya Digg RecordsComing to Detroit? Looking for records? Make a trip to Ya Digg.Whodat runs it. Real name is Miss Terri McQueen.The mission of Ya Digg Records is to deliver the best in independent and underground music by providing quality products on vinyl and other relevant formats for the true music enthusiasts worldwide.1610 Clay Ave#210 Bldg 2Detroit MI 48211313-285-9988MAPTuesday 11am-7pmWednesday 11am Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-81953505660558164202010-05-06T11:34:00.004-04:002010-05-06T12:11:55.751-04:00It's May!I am getting so excited about this year's Movement Festival in Detroit. It's Detroit's electronic music festival. It's been going on for 11 years now. It has a long fascinating history in Detroit. I went to the second one in 2001, it was free. Inner City and Saul Williams were highlights for me. De La Soul were there too, and would have been a highlight had they not done a MEDLY. A medly. Really?Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-80777195083580149182010-04-30T19:39:00.004-04:002010-04-30T19:43:02.156-04:00Paxahau and the Underground StageThis post is inspired by Tom Cox and the Infinite State Machine blog:Dear Paxahau,We sincerely appreciate the work you are doing and have done to keep DEMF/Movement happening every year. However, it is unacceptable to put the Detroit stage in the Underground where there are so many problems. Especially considering how many black Detroit artists are playing there, this seems like an odd way to Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-51890770534069937822010-03-31T08:20:00.007-04:002010-06-06T21:49:26.569-04:00I'm Done...With That.Ethnomusicologist, Jaap KunstLast night I finished transcribing my final interview! I'm elated, although nowhere near done. I've still got the whole thing to write, you know! I've been devoting so much time to transcribing, I almost feel like I'm not sure what do to now, sitting down at my desk. I know what to do, and I'll dig into it as soon as I finish this little update. I have a bit more Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-58529697067514849342010-03-22T22:54:00.002-04:002010-03-22T22:56:46.733-04:00Terre Thaemlitz on why music is not universal @ RBMA 2010Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603880239269119870.post-54430924025258884352010-03-13T20:24:00.009-05:002010-03-13T22:11:25.968-05:00Moodymann RBMA InterviewPhoto by James M RotzHouse Music Picnic, Belle Isle, Detroit, MIAugust 2008Moodymann did an interview for this year's Red Bull Music Academy in London. He has been releasing music since the early 1990s, and has done three interviews to date, that I know of. The first was for Real Detroit Weekly in preparation for the first Soul Skate party during the Movement Festival weekend in 2007. It's the Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13471937891826617111noreply@blogger.com2