Which Should I Go To?

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Decisions, Decisions... Which Should I Go To Tomorrow?:

MMJ at the Greek Theatre
Lee Hazlewood Rare Films Bonanza! :

Cinefamily Wrote:

Lee Hazlewood Rare Films Bonanza!:
Cowboy In Sweden
shown with
Nancy & Lee In Las Vegas
and
N.S.V.I.P.'s (Not...So...Very...Important...People)
After his unexpected move to Sweden following the biggest success of his music career with Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin”, Lee Hazlewood foundered an intense collaborative relationship with local filmmaker/TV producer/artist/poet Torbjörn Axelman, turning out a series of albums and TV specials over a mutually beneficial extended jag. These works are one of the creative highlights of Hazlewood’s career, and are some of the most imaginative music films of anyone’s career. We present three of the rarely-screened fruits of their labor: Cowboy In Sweden, in which Lee poetically introduces various Swedish contemporary pop acts (including the George Baker Selection and their hit “Little Green Bag”), well-matched by Axelman’s subtle symbolism and magical realism; Nancy & Lee In Las Vegas, a vérité backstage account of Lee’s return to the U.S. and reuniting with Nancy Sinatra in Sin City; and finally, N.S.V.I.P.'s, an Axelman TV production with songs composed by Harry Chapin, and sung by Hazlewood and Swedish singer Lill Lindfors. N.S.V.I.P.'s won the Golden Rose prize at the ‘73 Montreaux Television Festival, and from what we’ve been able to see so far, it should be a real treat not just for Hazlewood fans, but also for fans of wild experimental cinema. Suzi Jane Hokum (Lee's collaborator and producer for his record label) will be here at the Cinefamily to share her Hazlewood stories! As well, Lee Hazlewood Industries archivist DJ Hunter Lea will spin tunes before and after the show!

MMJ:

pluses - walking distance, MMJ GOOG, outdoor venue
minuses - more expensive, going to a lot of shows this week, don't really like going to sit down venues solo, have seen MMJ a bunch of times before (even though goog)

Lee Hazlewood Movies:

pluses - cheaper, Lee Hazlewood GOOG, might be the rarer opportunity
minuses - have to drive there, Should I really choose some movies over a live band?

What say ye, obner?

jsh · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:59 pm

toots · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:07 pm

LWOOD

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

hazelwood...and pick me up a $40 t-shirt.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:29 pm

I'm inclined to go MMJ over just about anything else, so I'd vote for that. Especially cause its walking distance.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:43 pm

Are those Hazlewood films supposed to be good? Like really watchable?

billy g Wrote:

Cinefamily Wrote:

Lee Hazlewood Rare Films Bonanza!:
Festival, and from what we’ve been able to see so far, it should be a real treat not just for Hazlewood fans, but also for fans of wild experimental cinema.

Hm.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Drinky Wrote:

Are those Hazlewood films supposed to be good? Like really watchable?

billy g Wrote:

Cinefamily Wrote:

Lee Hazlewood Rare Films Bonanza!:
Festival, and from what we’ve been able to see so far, it should be a real treat not just for Hazlewood fans, but also for fans of wild experimental cinema.

Hm.

That's a pretty good point but I'd assume at a minimum the Nancy & Lee Live in Vegas and Suzi Jane Hokum stories would be worthwhile. You're probably right that MMJ is the safer option though.

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:58 pm

FT · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:04 pm

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:09 pm

MMJ. Walkability is a huge factor, especially mid-week. Plus, if you get bored, you can walk to your neighborhood pub, get pissed, and walk home.

f4df · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:23 pm

haze.....

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Yail Bloor Wrote:

MMJ. Walkability is a huge factor, especially mid-week. Plus, if you get bored, you can walk to your neighborhood pub, get pissed, and walk home.

Yeah this is more of an advantage than it probably should be. I'm seeing the Rebirth Brass Band Friday night and Levon Helm Sunday night and possibly Seu Jorge Saturday night so I've been debating whether I want to see bands 4 nights in a row although I'm not sure seeing bands 3 nights and a bunch of movies about music is really that different.

There are still GA Pit tickets available which is making me lean toward the MMJ option.

Anyone familiar with Avi Buffalo (the opener)? Any good?

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:43 pm

Drop RBB for MMJ. Avi Buffalo sound like The Shins

FT · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:05 pm

discostu Wrote:

Drop RBB for MMJ. Avi Buffalo sound like The Shins

more specifically, early (first album) shins

TheTheory · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:24 pm

I think if I was a fan of MMJ, I'd have voted that way... but I'm not. And I'm thinking a film thingy will pull less of a crowd than MMJ.

And it's cheaper. And it's cheaper. And it's cheaper.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:45 pm

I went with the films option, because I think it'd probably be a less repeatable event.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

FT Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Drop RBB for MMJ. Avi Buffalo sound like The Shins

more specifically, early (first album) shins

Not an option to drop RBB - I already have tickets. Its not a trade I would make anyway... Seu Jorge and MMJ are the shows on the bubble. OHG and I forgot Alejandro Escovedo tonight so its really 5 nights in a row potentially. Far from ideal but I can't control when these shows get scheduled...where were all these shows when i was jonesing for live music to see over the last couple of months.

I like that first shins album a lot and its the only shins album i do like. This is looking more and more likely as the right option.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:50 pm

Oh man, Escovedo tonight? I'm really loving that new album a LOT.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I'm really loving that new album a LOT.

It's a lot better than his last two but I'm still not completely sold on it. I think that probably has more to do with (a) me being more and more of a curmudgeon; and (b) it being more of a reg rock record than I ideally want from him than its quality. It should sound good live though.

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:31 pm

billy g Wrote:

FT Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Drop RBB for MMJ. Avi Buffalo sound like The Shins

more specifically, early (first album) shins

Not an option to drop RBB - I already have tickets. Its not a trade I would make anyway... Seu Jorge and MMJ are the shows on the bubble. OHG and I forgot Alejandro Escovedo tonight so its really 5 nights in a row potentially. Far from ideal but I can't control when these shows get scheduled...where were all these shows when i was jonesing for live music to see over the last couple of months.

I like that first shins album a lot and its the only shins album i do like. This is looking more and more likely as the right option.

woman from here (Amy Cook) is either opening or guesting with Escovedo tonight. I can't make an endorsement since I'm unfamiliar with her work, but she's got a helluva following here - though that could be partially because she's got a gangster-level PR team working for her.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Thee Incident Wrote:

billy g Wrote:

FT Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Drop RBB for MMJ. Avi Buffalo sound like The Shins

more specifically, early (first album) shins

Not an option to drop RBB - I already have tickets. Its not a trade I would make anyway... Seu Jorge and MMJ are the shows on the bubble. OHG and I forgot Alejandro Escovedo tonight so its really 5 nights in a row potentially. Far from ideal but I can't control when these shows get scheduled...where were all these shows when i was jonesing for live music to see over the last couple of months.

I like that first shins album a lot and its the only shins album i do like. This is looking more and more likely as the right option.

woman from here (Amy Cook) is either opening or guesting with Escovedo tonight. I can't make an endorsement since I'm unfamiliar with her work, but she's got a helluva following here - though that could be partially because she's got a gangster-level PR team working for her.

Thanks for the info. Doubt I'll be able to catch the opener as I'm playing Tennis tonight after work and will probably have to hustle just to make AE's set. If I do see her, I'll let you know what I think.

discostu · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:21 am

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Thee Incident Wrote:

billy g Wrote:

FT Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Drop RBB for MMJ. Avi Buffalo sound like The Shins

more specifically, early (first album) shins

Not an option to drop RBB - I already have tickets. Its not a trade I would make anyway... Seu Jorge and MMJ are the shows on the bubble. OHG and I forgot Alejandro Escovedo tonight so its really 5 nights in a row potentially. Far from ideal but I can't control when these shows get scheduled...where were all these shows when i was jonesing for live music to see over the last couple of months.

I like that first shins album a lot and its the only shins album i do like. This is looking more and more likely as the right option.

woman from here (Amy Cook) is either opening or guesting with Escovedo tonight. I can't make an endorsement since I'm unfamiliar with her work, but she's got a helluva following here - though that could be partially because she's got a gangster-level PR team working for her.

I showed up too late to catch her set but she contributed some backup vocals to Alejandro Escovedo during his set. She's got a nice enough voice but i didn't hear enough of her to really form any opinion. Apparently he produced her new album and Ben Kweller and Patty Griffin guest on it so it sounds like something a lot of obners might like. You sure that she has some VA connection though? Apparently she lives in Austin and before that lived in LA and she was born in San Jose, CA...

Not only did I miss her set but I missed the first 10-15 minutes of AE's set as well. The good thing about that is the guy in the parking lot was too busy packing up to leave to charge me for the parking and the person at the ticket booth was nowhere to be found either so I walked right in without having to pay. Downside was that I apparently missed surprise guest appearances by Peter Case, Lucinda Williams and Ryan Bingham on the first couple of songs. Lots of guest appearances throughout the show though...pretty much anyone related to AE showed up and played or sang with him (Pete Escovedo, Javier Escovedo, Sheila E, Mario Escovedo and his cousin Juan) Also a couple of guitarists I wasn't really familiar with -- Doug Pettibone and some chick whose name I didn't catch -- both of who were really good. Overall, he was really good but I would have liked to have heard more old material. The only old stuff I caught was Five Hearts Breaking and a slower song from Hand of The Father that Pete sang. He only played one song for an encore but it was a killer - Beasts of Burden with everyone on stage contributing. Was surprised to see that Lucinda didn't know the words and had to sing off a lyric sheet. Sounded great regardless.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:59 pm

I thought Chad was in Austin

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

I thought Chad was in Austin

You are correct sir. Reading comp fail on my part. I thought it was Hegel and not Chad for some dumb reason.

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