Jandek live?

Okay if anyone else would like in, we'll be meeting up here between 5:30 to 6:

http://www.steelheadbrewery.com/irvine.htm

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=steelhead+brewery+irvine&fb=1&gl=us&hq=steelhead+brewery&hnear=Irvine,+CA&cid=0,0,9536922179682985129&z=16&iwloc=A

Doors open for the show at 7:30.

great piece Ned. agree with Miller about the acoustic non rocking drums live performances being the most interesting.

Jandek has never released anything on any other label.

of course some 'Dekkie' is always going to nitpick, but he did release a track on a Finnish compilation. (it was an excerpt from his live performance in Helsiniki, which featured harp and piano, up til the point it started boring the harp player actually heh, or so i heard from reports)
(http://tisue.net/jandek/discog.html#0796)

and what about re-releases of his vinyl on Jackpot records?

Haha, true indeed about that comp appearance though I take that as the one-off (so far) it is. You're right about the rereleases but -- in an oversimplified way -- I was referring to new/original albums.

a cdr on some Scandinavian label doesn't count, i quite agree ;)

those vinyl re-releases though, Off-topic, i almost feel like making the argument that he shouldn't have done it/have allowed it. let the original vinyl be MYTHICAL. (which it already is, i know) but that's another story.

Ultimately to me it's about the music being available in some form. But that's me. (Anyway, thanks for the compliment!)

it's still amazing how this all happened!

i wonder why he made the decision and how much it changed his interior life? obv. his public life has changed greatly.

It is changed and yet he's still him, I figure. Am in the audience now, waiting.

Very good so far, no breaks in between songs, Watt and Miller keeping up a variety of rhythms, Jandek stalking the stage slowly.

I was thinking Pink Floyd 1970, Elvis Telecom figures _Red_ era King Crimson.

Anyway, here's my photos from the audience:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nedraggett/sets/72157625657770689/

I wanna read Jandek's tour rider.

Well there was a pizza that got delivered about half an hour before the show...

I was thinking Pink Floyd 1970, Elvis Telecom figures _Red_ era King Crimson.
well that sounds awesome

dude's not human

look at his posture i mean what the fuck

luv u jandek

Gotta say he has some pretty slick on-stage moves. Seriously; the way he'd sort of pivot around on his feet while playing, or finish a line and then glide/rotate away... For a guy who waited almost 30 years to start gigging, he's got some serious stage presence.

And I can say, in all honesty and with no sarcasm or irony whatsoever, that he played some amazing guitar at that show. For serious.

Great gig!

30 years practicing in front of the mirror

Gotta start somewhere!

A sort-of show review from me:

http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=5822

great review ned! sounds like a cool show.

That sounds much better than the show I saw in NYC (where the backing band was Loren Connors, Chris Corsano and Matt Hecker, and Jandek played Korg synth all night).

Given that Connors is near the only comparison point I can think of to Jandek in terms of guitar I have to wonder if the latter figured 'hey, I can relax tonight and noodle a bit.'

No, it was worse than that; he was hunched over the Korg, reciting lyrics to a "song cycle" from a notebook. It's available on CD and/or DVD, but I don't recommend buying or listening to it. I came away really disappointed, especially given the firepower of that backing band. Would gladly have attended a show by them without him.

I can't believe I talked about guitar effects with Jandek (his pedal board so-to-speak was a Digitech RP155)

Gotta say he has some pretty slick on-stage moves. Seriously; the way he'd sort of pivot around on his feet while playing, or finish a line and then glide/rotate away... For a guy who waited almost 30 years to start gigging, he's got some serious stage presence.

And I can say, in all honesty and with no sarcasm or irony whatsoever, that he played some amazing guitar at that show. For serious.

^^^^^^^ OTM all the way

I got to chat with Watt afterward and he was kind of in awe of the whole performance. "big respect! he really brought it out of me" (in Wattspeak)

yeah he plays line 6 spider amps and godin guitars, obviously he doesn't have a clue about decent gear, as far as i'm concerned that's a pretty awful set up -but he seems to make it work.

also i wouldn't say deciding to play korg is corwood's best idea

although it's unlikely it'd be really good to see him play acoustic and alone live, just like the 0740 days

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5343206659_624ed50e08.jpg

yeah he plays line 6 spider amps and godin guitars,

Actually he was playing through a Fender amp this time. He mentioned that he was using Line 6 but switched over.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5343207367_f90917c2c9.jpg

^Awesome!

yeah, did you uhh talk to him?

Not crazy about the faux film grain effect, but a fine boot nonetheless:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb-_HO588p0

Moar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izMFIbqufYA&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaCit9DTXAc&feature=related

Also...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYpAZj7nr_s

yeah, did you uhh talk to him?

Yes I did. He was pretty reticent until I asked him what effects box he was using on stage and then he got more talkative. Still pretty reserved though and somewhat bewildered by all the attention. Imagine Brad Dourif as an older and unerringly polite Texan gentleman (his Texan accent is pretty noticeable in person). If the Wikipedia entry is correct, he's 65 years old.

We tried to talk him into taking a picture with us but he wasn't going for it... "how will we know you were really here?" Jandek: "how would I know I was really here?"

lol, nice!

bj miller's drumming in that second video down sounds like big black's roland drum machine

We tried to talk him into taking a picture with us but he wasn't going for it... "how will we know you were really here?" Jandek: "how would I know I was really here?"

heh! :) thanks for sharing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kqfqx6wJpM

That's brilliant there, Elvis. Nicely done -- figured it would be tech talk that was the hook.

I also just want to say that I am amused I ended up at the head of a line where Henry Rollins was somewhere far behind me.

Another review from Randall Roberts:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/jandek-in-irvine-a-mystery-musician-makes-his-first-california-appearance.html

did i call the can comparison or did i call it? i called it.

Miller and Watt got into a groove that moved steadily and confidently; at times it suggested the Motorik rhythm of German krautrock -- Watt dove into a bassline referencing Can's "Father Cannot Yell" at one point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIJaYFotmAg

You called it indeed!

yeah he plays line 6 spider amps and godin guitars, obviously he doesn't have a clue about decent gear, as far as i'm concerned that's a pretty awful set up -but he seems to make it work

When I brought him to Vienna he asked for a Line 6 Spider but it proved impossible to find one for hire. So he just used a regular Fender amp on that occasion. Seemed happy enough with it though.

can't believe jandek is from texas and chooses to play in cali instead of his home state ;_;

hook 'em in 2011 jandek!!

he played the legendary funk jam afternoon gig in Houston though

plus he can only play where he gets offers, it's not a question of choosing

he played the legendary funk jam afternoon gig in Houston though
Just want to reiterate this.

When is that Houston gig coming out on Corwood??

Well, by my reckoning the gap between the gig and the CD release is running at about four years at the moment. They come out in strict chronological order so I wouldn't expect Houston to come out until 2013. Same goes for the Vienna show which is the one I'm really waiting for.