document for toshinori kondo

this is my fave piece by dennis gonzalez's band yells at eels, and i got to hear them play it the other night at the re-opening of the firehouse gallery at 4147 meadowbrook. ben rogers and the metrognome collective have done a great job with the inside of the space, making it perfect for showing art or showcasing music. dennis' sons aaron and stefan are about to play a couple of dates with pianist curtis clark in dallas and austin (may 1-2), after which the boys will embark on a u.s. tour with the humanization 4tet with portuguese gtrist luis lopes and saxophonist rodrigo amado (may 22-june 8; specifics are on their myspace thingy). my sweetie's been working on a slideshow of yae, the houston trio of dave dove-sonia flores-jason jackson, and the mashup of the two which i called "yells at doves" using the original recording of this toon from 2001 as a soundtrack. hearing it the other night, was struck by how much growing these cats have done musically since then. (this versh is from club dada in dallas, 2.12.2009.)