Kamasi Washington Live at Warsaw Stodoła 11th March 2019

Was a real treat to see Kamasi Washington last Monday.

Especially liked 'Truth'; 'Street Fighter Mas', and above all else, the encore, 'Re Run'.

And, of course, it's not everyday you get to see a bassist like Miles Mosley:

Yeah, all round, a great night's entertainment with top-class musicians, and the wonderfully subtle voice of Patrice Quinn.

Kotek's Pizza Box

How time flies, forgot I'd taken these shots, from about nine months ago, of Kotek getting comfortable in a pizza box near the sink:

For good measure, Kotek can be seen lying comfortably in the computer, swivel chair below:
 

Visiting Kleks

My wife went to visit Kleks the other day and he didn't look in bad condition. Thankfully, he looked well, as he's been quite poorly recently.

Two Concerts Last Week (Laibach and Morcheeba)

After seeing Caravan on Saturday (23rd February), two days after, I saw Slovene/Slovenian avant-garde band, Laibach, at Warsaw Progresja.

Have known of Laibach for years, but only recently have I given them a sustained listening (obviously liking what I've heard).

Really enjoyed the first part of the show, like many people of my age, I guess, I was taken back to my childhood with Laibach's rendition of 'The Sound of Music'.

Also liked the more industrial/gothic-type stuff after the interval.
 

Really wish I'd seen Laibach a few times over the years, rather than just once at such a late date in time.

Two days later, I was at it again seeing Morcheeba for the first time (again at the Progresja), although I did see Skye Edwards on her own at Warsaw Palladium about 12 years ago.

Can still recall first coming across Morcheeba on British TV in the mid-1990s or so, think they were doing 'Trigger Hippie' (I think???) on one of the live music shows on Saturday night (Jools Holland or The White Room).

Anyway, Morcheeba served up a musical treat with 'The Sea' and 'Blood Like Lemonade' being the two standout tracks for me.

Of course, it was great to hear the band doing David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' too.

There you go, three concerts in six days, glad to be giving my ears a rest now.

Caravan Live at Warsaw Progresja 23rd February 2019

Was an honour to catch up with Caravan on Saturday night at the Progresja in Warsaw.

The only other time I've seen Caravan was at the Canterbury Fayre at Mount Ephraim Gardens in the early 2000s, on the same bill as Hawkwind and Porcupine Tree.

Saturday night's concert was a two-hour masterclass and jog down memory lane with 'And I Wish I Were Stoned'; 'Golf Girl'; 'Love to Love you'; 'Farewell My Old Friend' (dedicated to the late Richard Coughlan) etc.
 

But of course, the highlight of the night was always going to be 'Nine Feet Underground'.

Also, really liked the good-natured banter coming from the stage, with Pye Hastings revealing how he'd met Geoffrey Richardson 46 years years ago in a garden shed in Canterbury.

Warsaw: Cold and Bleak

Was greeted by this cold and bleak scene after just coming out of the Plac Wilsona metro station in Warsaw:

Warsaw: A Grey, Dark Building

This building is just round the corner/across the road from the Library building in the Femina district of Warsaw.

I pass the building a good few times on the tram each week, and it just looks dark and grey.

But if you get off the tram, and take a bit of time out from the world, looking at the building from a distance:
 

You can stand back and admire the building, taking in more of its finer details (arches, pillars etc.).