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30thQuickslants: Stringfellow, Swift Release, Bookswap, Queen Tribute and more

Hiya Hiya Moving over at ‘daze HQ so we might be able to resume normal blogging operations as of this week. A lot of pics, reviews and news coming your way but we’re gonna start with an early edition of the quickslants because of a potentially VERY good show on Wednesday at Yugong Yishan…. so here goes folks Wed October 31: Ken Stringfellow + Sonja Van Hamel @ Yugong: I’ve been keeping my eyes on this one for a while due to strong recommendations from a friend whose opinion I do respect. Stringfellow is one of those modern day poet/troubadours with tons of talent. He had his hands in the last Hanggai album among other things like playing with REM and the Posies. Sonja is also multifaceted and multi-talented. This one should be pretty darn good folks… pretty rarn good. Read an interview with Strangefellow over at City Weekend Thursday Sept 1: Pierre Brahin Trio @ Jianghu: Been a while since Jianghu made an appearance on here. This trio, regulars on the Beijing scene, have mastered their craft and deliver smoothing Jazz sounds. I haven’t been able to catch them in a very long time so it’ll be quite fun to see how they changed. I remember thinking that Pradat’s stuff was hit or miss a few years back… I’m overdue for a do over. Friday Sept 2: Ember Swift CD Launch @ 2 Kolegas: I like Ember.. She smiles and entertains all while delivering songs that are not all [...]