Sea of Dreams / Eclectic Fever
December 31, 2008
Review and Photos by Eric K. Arnold
Eighth and Brannan streets held it down all night. The San Francisco intersection, which bisects the Concourse and the Gift Center was the site of two -count 'em, two - of the livest NYE spigots. Both events, as it turned out, were global in significance.
First, Eclectic Fever. We started our quest there, at the Galleria, a massive venue with extremely high ceilings, a huge dance floor, plenty of walkways, and
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A. Anywhere in the Marina.
B. Passed out on 6th and Market in a pool of your own vomit.
C. Passed out on 6th and Market in a pool of someone else's vomit.
D. Standing in a line outside Sea of Dreams, $70 tickets in hand.
We're going with D.
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Ocote Soul Sounds
It's hard to keep up with all the various offshoots of the Daptone/Antibalas Brooklyn funk nexus, we know--from El Michels Affair to Bronx River Parkway to the Budos Band to Ocote Soul Sounds (who have a new record dropping soon called Coconut Rock on Thievery Corporation's ESL label). What's a groove-lovin' hipster to do? Well, how about take the needle off the vinyl record, put down the mojito, and head over to Mojito May 16, when Ocote Soul Sounds (featuring Antibalas founde
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Fickle weather and last-minute headliner replacements aside, Outside Lands was a success, by most yard sticks. Here's what folks are saying about the three-day extravaganza, which drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park:
Local reaction:
The Chron's Aidin Vaziri noted the lack of "urgency in the air" for big-ticket headliners, but added that the event itself was the event: "unlike last time, when people stampeded for hot commodities like Radio
Ravi and Anoushka Shankar at Davies Symphony HallSince taking up the sitar in the late 1930s, Indian musician Ravi Shankar has released more than 40 albums, composed for film director Satyajit Ray, collaborated with Ali Akbar Khan and Philip Glass, and taught George Harrison everything he knew about the complicated instrument. His private life has been no less adventurous, as he fathered children by several wives and mistresses, giving the world the soft-pop singer-songwriter Norah Jones and
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