This one nearly slipped under my radar, but I'm so glad that it didn't, as it was an honour to see such fine craftsmen (Marc Ribot; Shahzad Ismaily; and Ches Smith) work together live:
Up to a few weeks ago, I'd heard about Marc Ribot and his work with Tom Waits and others (e.g. Elvis Costello), but I'd never heard of Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog.
However, last Friday afternoon, upon the advice of a good friend, I gave the band a sustained listen, and, thankfully, was still able to get a ticket for the second night of their two-night stint at Warsaw Pardon To Tu (at first sight, a strange-looking, 'New Age' kind of place that surprisingly had a nice, homely kind of feel on the night).
Below, talented multi-instrumentalist, Shahzad Ismaily, seems to be (almost) in prayer on stage:
And the coordination between the three musicians on stage was continually breathtaking and mesmerising:
Don't know if it's the sitting position, but Marc Ribot reminded me a lot of Robert Fripp (only seen this guitar maestro once at Manchester Apollo with David Sylvian in the early 1990s):
Don't really know the names of many of the band's tunes, but was really happy that Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog did 'Masters of the Internet' as one of the encores, as this song has very quickly lodged itself at the forefront of my mental jukebox.
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