On Sunday, I saw Brown's magnificent organ. The cute, be-bowtied David Briggs played the requisite Bach and some nominally interesting romantic music, along w/ some Fantasia crap, before launching into a wonderful improvisation based on a really lame Ode To Brown that had been sealed up for 100 years. The sound was rather thin and rattled but still wonderful -- I love how the organ's sound billows like an invisible cloud through the room. The reedy melodies are just a tease for those big breath chords. Is there any way to hear the organ w/o sacred thoughts? Messiaen tried but seemed to only get it right when the sound is a wash (Radiohead seemed to think so).

Just got assigned an interview with Belle&Sebastian for Venus. Should be interesting since, well, Isabel doesn't really cut it as the 'female musician' but they are all about gender fluidity so...

A fellow ethno grad loaned me some of his favorite CDs - I've been listening to S.Wonder's Talking Book and the godforsaken Abraxas LP of the three. I am a huge sucker for "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" but I can't get into the more sparse ballads. As for Santana...I can't fucking stand it. The blues/jazz/rock thing (plus the party down cowbell) is how California went wrong in 1970. I can just see Hunter S. sitting there, watching the tide roll back with "Black Magic Woman" playing in the background.