Jeff Douville marching with Egg Yolk Jubilee
In this segment, Geoff goes on to discuss his involvements with film, more on Danny Barker, New Orleans Rhythm and Blues performer/ audience relationships in music and a handful of other interesting subjects.
Take a listen- get involved in some more sides of the New Orleans music world of today and the past!
The Interview can be found on the interviews page, here...
The interviews are back after a long layoff. Find out about a great local musical artist and one of the whackier bands from the 90s. Also, films, politics and bar-owning.
Geoff Douville is an interesting and alive mind. I went to talk with him using the Egg Yolk Jubilee as a jumping off point. Egg Yolk showed up on my radar in the early 90's and they had a mad frantic style and were composed of some very expressive locals and, of course, featured Jeff playing electric guitar in a style not so commonly heard in the directions that they seemed to be headed. Then I found out about his fascinating film work with Paul Grass. He's also an owner of the Lost Love Lounge in the Marigny neighborhood in New Orleans.
Jeff is very good at elucidating opinions and he is one of the few folks amidst the list of interviewees that is really from New Orleans, not transplanted. There is an interesting long view about the city, and its art and music world that seems to emerge from that perspective.
Part 1 of the interview is here...
Dave Capello, Helen Gillet, my Chip Wilson seven string at open ears
I'll be playing with the Dave Capello Trio this Tuesday the 14th of October at 10pm upstairs at The Blue Nile at 532 Frenchmen St. New Orleans. COME OUT AND CHECK IT OUT!
Dave Capello is one of the most unusual drummers in town. There is a reason; a background of very interesting radical theater and music situations in New York and Kansas City before his move to New Orleans 20 years ago. I interviewed Dave a few years ago. Surprising stuff. If you are interested in music ideas and where they come from and whether your ears are as open as you hoped you can check out the interview here...
Jeff Albert's Open Ears series has really become an event, over the years, for those still driven by music and sound. The fact that it goes on amidst the grotesque and never ending cheapening of Frenchmen St. makes it even more of a diamond in the rough.
This show will feature songs from the bassist, Cecile and Dave is trying to get me to do the same. She has a wild and varied background on the Chicago music scene including long stints with Fred Anderson and Famodou Don Moye (Legends everybody- google it- get involved in what goes in your ears! Ditch the complacent attitude!)) She sings really nice.
Oh yes- improvisation will occur for those of you enraptured by this central of all music language developments. There will be also elements of some other lines in music thinking.
Tonight at Siberia with a wild lineup. The Fool Moon people!!!
The "It's New Orleans" radio show had me on to talk for their Happy Hour Show, which is a weekly live recorded show at The Wayfare restaurant on Freret. It was an entertaining hour. I even sang a song- very rare to put my voice on the air.
The talk was interesting. The other interviewees were artist and storyteller, Marie Lovejoy, musician, Andrew Duhon, and film-maker Russell Blanchard. Interesting conversation ensued.
Check out the show here...