a few preliminary mlx thoughts – djing

I’ve had a very busy week – from Wednesday last week til yesterday… well, let’s count today as well. Firstly, we had three lovely houseguests arrive on Wednesday evening, an arrival we celebrated with a fairly extensive barbeque dinner. Thursday, the MLX began, with a volunteer meeting at 7.30pm, continuing with a free dance atContinue reading “a few preliminary mlx thoughts – djing”

The Charleston Chasers

The Charleston Chasers (self-titled). Not the modern-day recreationist Charleston Chasers, but the early days doods from the 20s/30s. Only existing as a studio-group (ie recording together but not performing live for audiences), the Charleston Chasers feature a pretty white cast of musicians (and sound it too), including Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Pee Wee Russell, TommyContinue reading “The Charleston Chasers”

work thoughts

today i had a busy day inspired by Jane C. Desmond’s article “Embodying Difference: Issues in Dance and Cultural Studies” in Cultural Critique (Winter 1993/94, pgs 33 – 63). And IÂ’ve recently written an overly long post in this thread on swing talk about the charleston swingout. charleston The charleston – as you may orContinue reading “work thoughts”