Throughout the early 2000s, the rock ‘n’ roll film festival “Don’t Knock the Rock” was one of the highlights of any L.A.-based cinephile’s year, an impeccably assembled program of movies, live performances, and panels celebrating the intersection between rock ‘n’ roll and cinema. Created by writer-director Allison Anders and music supervisor Tiffany Anders, “Don’t Knock the Rock” was beloved for its determination to showcase difficult-to-see music documentaries and for the breadth and depth of its programming.
The festival last graced L.A. screens in 2016, but now it’s returning to Hollywood via the American Cinematheque with a line-up that’s one of the best ever. From May 23-27, “Don’t Knock the Rock” will screen an eclectic mix of documentaries, music-themed narrative films, and essential retrospective programs at the Cinematheque’s Los Feliz venue, with an added virtual component that will stream from May 23-July 31. Among the...
The festival last graced L.A. screens in 2016, but now it’s returning to Hollywood via the American Cinematheque with a line-up that’s one of the best ever. From May 23-27, “Don’t Knock the Rock” will screen an eclectic mix of documentaries, music-themed narrative films, and essential retrospective programs at the Cinematheque’s Los Feliz venue, with an added virtual component that will stream from May 23-July 31. Among the...
- 4/24/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
In 1973, Herbie Hancock found himself at a crossroads. For a couple years, the keyboardist had been leading a band called Mwandishi — named after a Swahili word meaning “writer” — that played sprawling electro-acoustic jazz with an emphasis on trippy textures and unfettered improvisation. “I think of Mwandishi as an R&d band — research and development,” Hancock wrote in his 2015 autobiography, Possibilities. “It was all about discovery, uncovery, exploration, the unknown, looking for the unseen, listening for the unheard.”
He loved the band but grew frustrated with its open-ended approach. “There were...
He loved the band but grew frustrated with its open-ended approach. “There were...
- 4/12/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Around the end of Twin Peaks’ first run, filmmaker David Lynch and composer Angelo Badalamenti came up with an off-the-wall musical experiment. They rounded up a group of notable jazz musicians to play with Badalamenti, and Lynch gave them vivid, bizarre scenes and asked them to replicate them musically. The result was a project Lynch dubbed Thought Gang — a jumble of free jazz, experimental atmospherics and outlandish spoken word. Although a couple of the tracks appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 Twin Peaks prequel, Fire Walk With Me, they shelved the project for decades.
- 10/31/2018
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Birdland Jazz Club announces its February 2014 schedule, featuring 4 Generations of Miles with Jimmy Cobb, Mike Stern, Buster Williams amp Sonny Fortune Reflections of Monk with Tom Harrell, Greg Osby, Melissa Aldana, Aaron Goldberg, Ben Allison amp Matt Wilson Quest with Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Ron McClure amp Billy Hart Joey DeFrancesco Organ Trio Cyrille Aimee Barbara Carroll Christina Bianco's Birthday Bash Jay Leonhart Duo Tim Rosser and Charlie Sohne Anne Tofflemire Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more...
- 2/1/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Birdland Jazz Club announces its February 2014 schedule, featuring 4 Generations of Miles with Jimmy Cobb, Mike Stern, Buster Williams amp Sonny Fortune Reflections of Monk with Tom Harrell, Greg Osby, Melissa Aldana, Aaron Goldberg, Ben Allison amp Matt Wilson Quest with Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Ron McClure amp Billy Hart Joey DeFrancesco Organ Trio Cyrille Aimee Barbara Carroll Christina Bianco's Birthday Bash Jay Leonhart Duo Tim Rosser and Charlie Sohne Anne Tofflemire Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more...
- 1/15/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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