Out on the links III.

Alex Ross on a dangerous situation for arts criticism currently brewing in Atlanta. Alex neatly summarizes a reported piece by Steve Dollar that ran this morning on the subscriber-only news page at MusicalAmerica.com. And Mark Stryker boils the entire controversy down to a single, pointed question.

Darcy James Argue on the concert by Sam Rivers, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul last Friday at Miller Theatre. I had to leave town for the weekend immediately after the show, but Darcy offers an overview so vivid, substantial and comprehensive that I have absolutely nothing to add. Nice photos, too.

A few recent albums I've felt strongly about, and said so in Time Out New York:

Maria McKee - Late December (Cooking Vinyl)

Myra Melford and Tanya Kalmanovitch - Heart Mountain (Perspicacity)

Satoko Fujii Min-Yoh Ensemble - Fujin Raijin (Victo)

Fennesz Sakamoto - Cendre (Touch) + David Toop - Sound Body (Samadhi Sound)

Playlist:

Willie Nelson - Phases and Stages (Atlantic/Rhino)

godspeed you! black emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (Kranky)

Amy LaVere - Anchors & Anvils (Archer)

New Ruins - The Sound They Make (Hidden Agenda)

Nile - Ithyphallic (Nuclear Blast, due July 17)

Arcade Fire - Funeral (Merge)

Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light 'Til Dawn (Blue Note)

King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (DGM/Virgin)

Alexandra Gardner - Luminoso (Innova)

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II - Wanda Landowska (BMG Classics)

Various Artists - Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar, Vol. 2 (Sublime Frequencies)

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 3 - Michelle De Young, Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (CSO Resound)

Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks, Vol. 3: Pembroke Pines, FL 05/22/77 (Grateful Dead)

Redhooker - The Future According to Yesterday (Soft Landing)

Comments

[spiegelworld.com]

Hey I thought you guys should definitely check this out because its probably something you will be interested in...

I’m interning at SpiegelWorld and we have two really amazing shows this summer! (South Street Seaport).

ABSINTHE (which completely sold out last year) you all probably heard about it or saw it, It’s the acro-burlesque vaudeville show. This year there’s a new cast

There is also LA VIE, which will be a world premiere. Created by a group of former Cirque de Soleil performers (the 7 fingers).

I’m really excited about this, the shows are supposed to be out of this world! There will also be the Green Fairy Garden with a restaurant and bar, private cabanas for parties, a DJ tent, and a bunch of bands that will be playing this summer.

You can get cheap tickets while they last for about $25 the first two weeks. Just go to ticketcentral.com and grab them while you can (reg. $55-$70). If you want to find out more about the shows and everything Spiegelworld has to offer you can go to Spiegelworld.com

I hope to see you there!