Wow, has it already been ten days since the last entry? April 1 is right around the corner and we’ve been put on high alert for the super computer worm slated to hit tomorrow. Charles has been dealing with the buggy system in CR5 after someone downloaded a virus over the weekend… poor guy lost two hours of his already hectic Monday.
A lot has been happening offline and the battle to whittle away the piles of music on my desk continues with no apparent winner. Thinking of doing a Spring Cleaning giveaway on twitter or maybe I should just donate the extras to the Record Sale. Is it Friday yet? Excited and looking forward to being in the audience for the Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven concert at the Paliku Theatre. If you can’t wait to hear their dynamic music featuring the banjo, Alison and Joe are teaming up to give a free performance on April 2nd. Showtime is 5:30 pm at the Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library and you can call 831-6831 for more information. The tour then continues to the Big Island, Kauai and then Maui.
Thanks to Chris, I got a HIFF ticket while mingling with the tech crowd at Manoa Geeks. I’ve been eyeing the Spring Showcase lineup ever since and think I’ve narrowed my choices down to Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Gu-Gu the Cat. It’s still early and I may instead end up going to Wushu: The Young Generation or The Sky Crawlers. And this just in from hiff.org:
GOMORRAH canceled;
BURMA VJ screening added!
We unfortunately had to cancel our 2 screenings of GOMORRAH, because of a schedule overlap, the print will not be available. We’re looking for a replacement for the two show times that GOMORRAH occupied. GOMMORAH will be opening in Honolulu in early May, so you will be able to see the film then. We have added a new film called BURMA VJ, details about it are listed below.
BURMA VJ (DENMARK – 85min.)
TUE. April 7th | 9:15pm
Hmm, keep this in mind as you thumb through the beautifully printed film guide. Currently vibing to BFI by The Dragons. Joan Canfield, host of Evening Concert, clued me in on this recording as she waited for over a week for the box of CDs to travel from Maui to Oahu. However if you read the backstory to BFI, one week is small potatoes in comparison to how long it’s taken for this album to get printed and distributed. I go into more detail on Episode 9 of the podcast, which starts off with the track “Cosmosis.”
Google the Dragon brothers (Doug, Dennis, and Daryl) and you too may be drawn into their intriguing family history and music careers. In the meantime, if you’re in a HIFF frame of mind, tune in to Playlist International this Saturday on FM89… I’ve got goodies to share! And as always feel free to contact me with requests or comments. I’m keeping my eyes peeled for exciting world music artists to play on the radio!
