tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37279952024-03-12T22:07:25.105-04:00Chris Barker's Web LogMusings about things of interest to Chris BarkerChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-34315064089930210392023-12-13T11:37:00.006-05:002023-12-15T11:37:56.720-05:00The Hazelrigg Brothers Live (Audiophile Musicians)<p><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I'd like to recommend musicians that deserve greater exposure and should be of interest to fellow Audiophiles.</span></p><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Hazelrigg Brothers are George and Geoff Hazelrigg (piano and bass) and John O’Reilly Jr. (drums). They released their latest album </span><i style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><a class="externalLink" href="https://www.outermarkerrecords.com/cdvinyl/p/hazelrigg-brothers-synchronicity" rel="nofollow" style="border-radius: 5px; color: #176093; margin: 0px -3px; padding: 0px 3px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SYNCHRONICITY: An interpretation of the album by THE POLICE</a></i><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> earlier this year and it has been a mainstay on the Billboard charts since then. They have a unique take on their sound that some would classify as jazz but the brothers would demur since they have a largely classical training and background. I also would highly recommend their previous album </span><i style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><a class="externalLink" href="https://www.outermarkerrecords.com/cdvinyl/p/uobzfxxjf5zcem4dofq35ri3mr24v0" rel="nofollow" style="border-radius: 5px; color: #176093; margin: 0px -3px; padding: 0px 3px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Songs We Like</a></i><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> which is available through their label </span><a class="externalLink" href="https://www.outermarkerrecords.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #fcfcff; border-radius: 5px; color: #176093; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 0px -3px; padding: 0px 3px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Outer Maker Records</a><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">.</span><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">They are very fastidious about recording and only use a single stereo microphone to record their albums. In addition they make use of recording interfaces that feature the legendary </span><a class="externalLink" href="https://www.dwfearn.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #fcfcff; border-radius: 5px; color: #176093; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 0px -3px; padding: 0px 3px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">D.W. Fearn</a><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">'s designs. In fact, the Hazelrigg Brother's day job involves the production of D.W. Fearn's recording devices as well as more mobile friendly versions under the </span><a class="externalLink" href="https://www.hazelriggindustries.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #fcfcff; border-radius: 5px; color: #176093; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 0px -3px; padding: 0px 3px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hazelrigg Industries</a><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> moniker.</span><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">All recordings are made straight to high resolution DSD and can be downloaded at these resolutions from </span><a class="externalLink" href="https://www.nativedsd.com/product/om01100h-celebrating-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-classic-album-synchronicity-by-the-police/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #fcfcff; border-radius: 5px; color: #176093; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 0px -3px; padding: 0px 3px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">NativeDSD</a><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">. They have also recently branched out into the world of surround and posted a Dolby Atmos mix of Synchronicity to Apple Music. They have a new album in production and if you listen carefully to my video, you will get a sample of what they have in store.</span><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I was very lucky to be able to record a video of a recent concert and I have posted it to YouTube for others to enjoy.</span><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Please support such innovative artists by buying their albums so they can produce more music for us to enjoy on our audio systems.</span><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FMG5DyFa9BY" style="background-color: #fcfcff; color: #141414; font-family: Georgia, "times new roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; max-width: 100%;" width="500"></iframe>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-56747293618200295472023-04-15T11:25:00.000-04:002023-04-15T11:25:40.391-04:00Love in Exile - Vijay Iyer, Arooj Aftab, Shahzad Ismaily @ Strathmore 04/13/2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZXs-ZaowE1bXM_vCWSfTwRPuHTWnMmTYaBNoDBLfamPyl5KYYbLlQkkUxiCdK7hLZrXjxTDM9vjEPsVrHhstolQZeuj-opd-E_sZouZY9yEK1tcgakgAs02hhS0x9M7gg1i6d_Ro87tKC1_VcwjPfJVV4l_niLEG3JR8f3KBnUp5nPdGig/s2683/PXL_20230415_011554390.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2683" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZXs-ZaowE1bXM_vCWSfTwRPuHTWnMmTYaBNoDBLfamPyl5KYYbLlQkkUxiCdK7hLZrXjxTDM9vjEPsVrHhstolQZeuj-opd-E_sZouZY9yEK1tcgakgAs02hhS0x9M7gg1i6d_Ro87tKC1_VcwjPfJVV4l_niLEG3JR8f3KBnUp5nPdGig/w400-h238/PXL_20230415_011554390.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Like a Sirocco that emanates from warm dry air, the trio led by Vijay Iyer arrived at the Strathmore Music Hall on an unusually warm Spring evening.</p><p>Vijay Iyer laid down the musical bed with piano, Fender Rhodes, and synthesizer on which Arooj Aftab layered her vocals of middle eastern origin. Shahzad Ismaily provided mysterious bass tones from his electric bass while supplementing the music with a mini-Moog synthesizer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpzzfiWffnwa9cheJuIHj1CXP8qZDzzNQEIVI6cksh6kYg3H49fxIEOqfYMnHjvVPQpYy0vkEc9CoC9gJHIWn3DPKOMZOXrRuDhuu5pXfDXrandqTGhorYLKxgX0B8wQO6WCt2UPSFaakz_ofO_-fO_h1ukI_QLXvSCm6tqh01TuUUKYI6A/s3163/PXL_20230415_003618848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="3163" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpzzfiWffnwa9cheJuIHj1CXP8qZDzzNQEIVI6cksh6kYg3H49fxIEOqfYMnHjvVPQpYy0vkEc9CoC9gJHIWn3DPKOMZOXrRuDhuu5pXfDXrandqTGhorYLKxgX0B8wQO6WCt2UPSFaakz_ofO_-fO_h1ukI_QLXvSCm6tqh01TuUUKYI6A/w400-h229/PXL_20230415_003618848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>With subdued lighting and the superb acoustics of Strathmore, it lulled the audience into a trance meditation of ethereal sounds.</p><p>Arooj Aftab was the only one to speak between songs but said little about the context and origins of this almost otherworldly music.</p><p>The hall was partially filled perhaps because their <i>Love in Exile</i> album was only released a couple of weeks ago. I bought a ticket without hearing the album based on the reputation of Vijay Iyer. This music deserves a wider audience.</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="352" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/0nP1MzWoPnLfLglLS0v4CQ?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="305" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PvXOzRzuTG0" width="560" youtube-src-id="PvXOzRzuTG0"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.comStrathmore Music Hall38.984652 -77.094709219.506641050286522 -112.2509592 58.462662949713476 -41.9384592tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-24015213805708789722023-01-01T10:17:00.000-05:002023-01-01T10:17:11.719-05:00Happy New Year<p> A new year. Hope for good things to come.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnxziW6-_pWCMsZ0t5sSz-h_R8w0c8xMVYSr4Z6BK0FLpWRlRrO0lJqWBdo-XibKHc0HnRUc2gQ_9aywFlAMr7XQLGoFD-slLFDcVJk_HtGHEnRMYWwRGqVwjhIlL-KqGRl9a-vQgOmjsmAjLHMMOHhHblRu4WqqRl5Lw-SIxwVmvDm7abug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="6708" data-original-width="8944" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnxziW6-_pWCMsZ0t5sSz-h_R8w0c8xMVYSr4Z6BK0FLpWRlRrO0lJqWBdo-XibKHc0HnRUc2gQ_9aywFlAMr7XQLGoFD-slLFDcVJk_HtGHEnRMYWwRGqVwjhIlL-KqGRl9a-vQgOmjsmAjLHMMOHhHblRu4WqqRl5Lw-SIxwVmvDm7abug=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-26818033297707886092022-07-30T23:36:00.002-04:002022-07-30T23:39:34.632-04:00Aerial photography reveals geometric patterns of farmlands<p></p><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I dreamed of 747s over geometric farms dreams Amelia dreams and false alarms</i> <br /><i>- Joni Mitchell, Amelia, Hejira album</i></span></div></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p>Aerial photography has given us access to imagery that was previously unseen to many of us, opening our eyes to unexpected art in the most unexpected places.</p><p>We recently shared some great examples that reveal the abstract beauty of otherworldly landscapes from this unique perspective. This time, we shifted our curiosity to scenes with a mix of natural and man-made elements.</p><p>In his “Farmland” series, Wyoming-based aerial photographer Mitchell Rouse reveals some surprisingly beautiful patterns that will tickle your fancy for all things neat and geometric.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://photofocus.com/inspiration/aerial-photography-reveals-geometric-patterns-of-farmlands/">Read Article.</a> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/photofocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MitchellRouseFarmlandsCover.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/photofocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MitchellRouseFarmlandsCover.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-41980301238687416232021-11-22T16:21:00.000-05:002021-11-22T16:21:09.468-05:00Pat Metheny Side-Eye - Strathmore 11/13/2021<p>As the logjam of long delayed concerts breaks free, Pat Metheny and his current Side-Eye project played to an appreciative audience at Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, Maryland. My friend and I had front row seats to the proceedings as my pictures reveal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UjVqavt7LzaiMzlB8-hOaLmbvff1blozU4wBVQn6IbLvQ-zrZezvrpCjH91_CNvjhZs12f9ohGdxiUWgrSbWA4gSxXVsYMbMXMSEGAIWfDvp_uN0Xy8KriWlPFTQ4BQxFuQD/s3890/PXL_20211114_024739233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3890" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UjVqavt7LzaiMzlB8-hOaLmbvff1blozU4wBVQn6IbLvQ-zrZezvrpCjH91_CNvjhZs12f9ohGdxiUWgrSbWA4gSxXVsYMbMXMSEGAIWfDvp_uN0Xy8KriWlPFTQ4BQxFuQD/w400-h248/PXL_20211114_024739233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pat was joined by two young musicians, pianist James Francies and drummer Joe Dyson, that provided the forward propulsion for a range of songs from Metheny's catalog. Supplementing the proceedings were Pat's "mad scientist" rig known as the Orchestrion. Pat has downsized this MIDI controlled "player piano" from his original solo extravaganza he played at Strathmore many years ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnn9RFOCTJh2CCozqlAJQbGnm6dcq5ttH7QIGmtVzIJhhLaYjJlZPRkq3-HiqjJSd183fex0sP7B18cG_D-y-RYwMOLppEf1lWFVd2iNPE9x5gdhGLfAAjTF68EffJRC0U371/s2316/PXL_20211114_024706740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2316" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnn9RFOCTJh2CCozqlAJQbGnm6dcq5ttH7QIGmtVzIJhhLaYjJlZPRkq3-HiqjJSd183fex0sP7B18cG_D-y-RYwMOLppEf1lWFVd2iNPE9x5gdhGLfAAjTF68EffJRC0U371/w400-h269/PXL_20211114_024706740.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pat is the consummate artist and professional musician. It is such an honor to witness someone playing at the top of his game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZc9bbAj0ubqSp_a0j0QLol0SVMFVkbDbTFzd148jBZc3E2C9WzQBp7KiXE0XAWw07uuEc6gKdMxssHvE0_bdvulTsocTfg83duoei_owDmxjXJDmk_CanOrcgBroXmsoaxtv/s2429/PXL_20211114_030738123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="2429" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZc9bbAj0ubqSp_a0j0QLol0SVMFVkbDbTFzd148jBZc3E2C9WzQBp7KiXE0XAWw07uuEc6gKdMxssHvE0_bdvulTsocTfg83duoei_owDmxjXJDmk_CanOrcgBroXmsoaxtv/w400-h394/PXL_20211114_030738123.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QEgalcH_-b4" width="400" youtube-src-id="QEgalcH_-b4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com05301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA39.0314872 -77.103270412.916763024730358 -112.2595204 65.146211375269644 -41.9470204tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-5314056846732628502021-09-13T14:07:00.007-04:002022-07-30T23:40:16.418-04:00Return Of Prog Royalty - King Crimson @The Anthem 09-11-2021<p>On a historic day for Washington, DC, the progressive rock band King Crimson staged their 50 year career spanning music to a packed audience at The Anthem. Chief Crim, Robert Fripp, seemed in good cheer and proceeded to lead his bandmates through a sampling of Crimson's music from the very first album, In the Court of the Crimson King, through the Discipline era and beyond.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-907hFCoWEjNdg1IlNYwHHG-ILDCxRkKHM9UxF8S0ZH1sbL9H4Du0dKjv2Hycv3Bdn8oaBL26-CU3LDlBWObNxfCBHOmcMgbJuK1YlpUQoLsttTkvPspsbGl-0r8VEh06p37Y/s1801/kc+anthem+vlcsnap-2021-09-13-13h40m43s245.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1801" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-907hFCoWEjNdg1IlNYwHHG-ILDCxRkKHM9UxF8S0ZH1sbL9H4Du0dKjv2Hycv3Bdn8oaBL26-CU3LDlBWObNxfCBHOmcMgbJuK1YlpUQoLsttTkvPspsbGl-0r8VEh06p37Y/w400-h225/kc+anthem+vlcsnap-2021-09-13-13h40m43s245.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">The three drum version of the band is unique to this incarnation and quite rare in most music settings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/www.dgmlive.com/uploads/tinymce-uploads/blobid1631650300371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="267" src="https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/www.dgmlive.com/uploads/tinymce-uploads/blobid1631650300371.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Robert Fripp orchestrated from his perch surrounded by his custom electronic array driven by the searing guitar sounds he is famous for (e.g. David Bowie's Heroes).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr9GkThrmZlxDRyN1S8jJqmzzyJgvz_L8gQ8vS4BvV3GrnPbDxMQneBzoZNjlySvBTc8HYc_L2LefVLWs5wE1F87T9S5faoZlmnh_ZoDgBtqZRoh2K-2Mg7QYbZu5L8AHlfbx/s2048/kc+anthem+fripp+station+IMG_20210911_210308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr9GkThrmZlxDRyN1S8jJqmzzyJgvz_L8gQ8vS4BvV3GrnPbDxMQneBzoZNjlySvBTc8HYc_L2LefVLWs5wE1F87T9S5faoZlmnh_ZoDgBtqZRoh2K-2Mg7QYbZu5L8AHlfbx/w400-h300/kc+anthem+fripp+station+IMG_20210911_210308.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">This was the final performance of the North American tour. One wonders if this could also be their <a href="https://www.dgmlive.com/diaries/David%20Singleton/washington-140921" target="_blank">last concert on these shores</a> (DGM Dave Singleton Diary)? </p><div>Long live King Crimson.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJA9pKOuecEIovhIrlU2nT2zxjsC9DKumvDB-WTQkUop6LIpezcr-c91JIBZdjvp18a4Hs9SKqG7rtMI3UHbDUYIzMoD2lVQ9HGli2bq1qhZp5q2a102lUnP0XVo45jQjV9B2/s2048/kc+anthem+drum+pic+IMG_20210911_210123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJA9pKOuecEIovhIrlU2nT2zxjsC9DKumvDB-WTQkUop6LIpezcr-c91JIBZdjvp18a4Hs9SKqG7rtMI3UHbDUYIzMoD2lVQ9HGli2bq1qhZp5q2a102lUnP0XVo45jQjV9B2/w400-h300/kc+anthem+drum+pic+IMG_20210911_210123.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0901 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA38.8799325 -77.025747910.569698663821157 -112.1819979 67.190166336178848 -41.8694979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-77298288642712087112021-08-11T09:22:00.000-04:002021-08-11T09:22:27.036-04:00Concerts are back!<p>In what has to be the top double bill of the summer, Jackson Browne and James Taylor took the stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion last night. </p><p>It was a typical late summer night in the DC area featuring early evening thunderstorms and muggy atmosphere. But as the daylight faded and a rainbow appeared, Jackson Browne took the stage. He had a fantastic band that featured legendary slide/guitar player Greg Liesz and renowned Bassist Bob Glaub. Mr. Browne seemed truly moved to be back playing at Merriweather again. He recorded part of his hit album "Running on Empty" at the fabled pavilion.</p><p>James Taylor joined Jackson for a rousing rendition of the song "The Pretender".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xh1tv8eEHFdgEECzS-jt1nUlTD1kvv-qpFNOaZbcS1fDHqHlh_i7tyvbK_Bs9n5t5V8QX06DsZ5NrdTmQ6SAGGCxYLTBZzmIxzxJGuD7OlvUeGImAOX9HgzAzUdMb6ChnE0Q/s4000/IMG_20210810_202551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xh1tv8eEHFdgEECzS-jt1nUlTD1kvv-qpFNOaZbcS1fDHqHlh_i7tyvbK_Bs9n5t5V8QX06DsZ5NrdTmQ6SAGGCxYLTBZzmIxzxJGuD7OlvUeGImAOX9HgzAzUdMb6ChnE0Q/w400-h300/IMG_20210810_202551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>James Taylor took the stage to an enthusiastic reaction after the strong Jackson Browne set. He literally has the best band in the business. It includes the The Steve Gadd Band. Drummer Steve Gadd has appeared on many legendary recording sessions including the ground breaking drums on Steely Dan's Aja. Appearing with the band was bassist Jimmy Johnson (Flim & the BB's, Alan Holdsworth), guitarist Michael Landau, and trumpeter Walt Fowler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg3TuFT_GXWlmDmuh7Ap29t6lu3ljA6YmLuvujogFIVfvQZXbry_2-KGXEHLHouL2xxn4BF2Bwvey7aEpX0vukBc7QjADsyEtOHC1ObIyGDaeyhNkHpCLx706MSH2qzi825J4/s4000/IMG_20210810_211840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg3TuFT_GXWlmDmuh7Ap29t6lu3ljA6YmLuvujogFIVfvQZXbry_2-KGXEHLHouL2xxn4BF2Bwvey7aEpX0vukBc7QjADsyEtOHC1ObIyGDaeyhNkHpCLx706MSH2qzi825J4/w400-h300/IMG_20210810_211840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I attended separate concerts of Jackson Browne and James Taylor at Merriweather over 40 years ago. I took this photo of James at that 1976 concert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrbjqLf3XaCxfwKUPqGBpD_mFLLuiBkpKYSPBRfxsqyDH8Ly_OHbOGU3cGG-IU9RKlQ8Ivaq5W2yy4Qr53hcYce5vLCe9OKOAa2UKWdxnd_3mYFpkte86uBqDcajyJRj105sN/s4032/James+Taylor+July+1975+03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="4032" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrbjqLf3XaCxfwKUPqGBpD_mFLLuiBkpKYSPBRfxsqyDH8Ly_OHbOGU3cGG-IU9RKlQ8Ivaq5W2yy4Qr53hcYce5vLCe9OKOAa2UKWdxnd_3mYFpkte86uBqDcajyJRj105sN/w400-h266/James+Taylor+July+1975+03.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Jackson joined James for an encore of the hit song "Take it Easy".</p><p>There is no doubt that attending concerts again is back in vogue.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.comKensington, MD 20895, USA39.0182897 -77.073714910.708055863821151 -112.2299649 67.328523536178835 -41.9174649tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-86417368430526719842020-10-24T12:20:00.003-04:002020-10-25T13:10:31.967-04:00VTV Purifi Amplifier Review<p> My latest YouTube video.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="477" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/luGVYFjobnI" width="573" youtube-src-id="luGVYFjobnI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-68244746072914446882020-09-30T10:55:00.002-04:002020-10-25T13:10:43.636-04:00A DIY Speaker YouTube Video<p> My latest YouTube video is now live. 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There should be more exciting music interviews to come.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="488" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9sqCN47VSw0" width="586" youtube-src-id="9sqCN47VSw0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-90590372727441016472020-05-06T22:57:00.001-04:002020-10-25T13:09:36.732-04:00The DC Hi-Fi Group is now on YouTube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bruce Hornsby and <a href="https://www.ymusicensemble.com/" target="_blank">yMusic</a> played a fantastic concert of modern chamber music and Hornsby original compositions on Friday March 6, 2020 at the Strathmore Music Center.<br />
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yMusic played a 45 minute opening set of modern extended string quartet (i.e flue, clarinet, trumpet) music featuring music by several composers as well as yMusic's own self penned compositions. Other pieces played were from recent Grammy award winning composer Caroline Shaw featured on fellow New Amsterdam Records stablemates the <a href="http://www.attaccaquartet.com/#attacca-quartet" target="_blank">Attacca Quartet</a>.<br />
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Mr. Hornsby then took the stage and proceeded to play both new and crowd favorites on solo piano with subtle MIDI controlled synthesizer provided by an Apple MacBook. Hornsby is an incredibly versatile player easily mixing Rock, Folk. Classical and Jazz idioms in one composition. He also has an instantly recognizable sound that reminds me of James Taylor's comments he once called "Genetic Chords". Bruce played these recognizable "Genetic Chords" on the song <i>The Way It Is</i> to great effect.<br />
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After his solo set, he was joined by yMusic to help flesh out compositions from his latest album <i>Absolute Zero</i> which features yMusic's accompaniment. Despite the challenge of integrating Hornsby's freewheeling style and the need to provide charts to the quartet, yMusic proved more than capable of playing off script and improvising with the pianist. Clearly both Bruce and yMusic were in their element and having a very good time.<br />
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yMusic's accompaniment on such favorites as <i>Mandolin Rain</i> was particularly poignant.<br />
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Hornsby also referenced his recent <a href="https://youtu.be/lYCgPMrBZFs" target="_blank">surprise walk-on at a Bon Iver concert</a> at <a href="https://www.theanthemdc.com/" target="_blank">DC's Anthem</a> music club. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver is also featured on the album <i>Absolute Zero</i>.<br />
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The show ended with a fun song composed by yMusic which featured Hornsby singing along with Alex (from yMusic) without piano.<br />
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A truly musical and fun night for fans of Bruce Hornsby and adventurous music.<br />
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA39.031742 -77.102939813.509707500000001 -118.4115338 64.5537765 -35.7943458tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-27628998711522790982020-03-01T12:22:00.001-05:002020-03-01T12:22:37.991-05:00Radar DevelopmentI recently watched a very nice film about the development of Radar in England just before WWII. Free to watch with Amazon Prime. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3311900/" target="_blank">Castles In The Sky</a><br />
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-30745179169177749922020-01-19T23:09:00.000-05:002020-01-19T23:09:04.276-05:00More posts in 2020I hope to post more to this blog in the coming year. My posting has been dominated by my work on <a href="http://dchifi.group/" target="_blank">The DC Hi-Fi Group</a> website.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-23811554968883403462019-05-29T19:09:00.000-04:002019-05-29T19:10:22.950-04:00Cheap RAAT usb device - Roon Endpoint Raspberry Pi<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">This is my recipe for creating an inexpensive Roon endpoint.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">2. Download Allo Dietpi RAAT ready image (</span><a href="https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2317" rel="nofollow" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #004fa0; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2317</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">3. Use something like Rufus for Windows to burn Allo image to a micro sd (</span><a href="https://rufus.ie/" rel="nofollow" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #004fa0; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">rufus.ie/</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">4. Follow instructions to further customize Allo running (</span><a href="https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2317" rel="nofollow" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #004fa0; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2317</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 12px;">5. Plug Raspberry Pi into USB Dac of choice (I use the excellent Khadas Tone Board).</span><br />
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It was an extraordinary evening at Strathmore Music Center where certified virtuosos Chick Corea and Béla Fleck enthralled the audience with their music.<br />
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The concert continued from strength to awesome highs as the two musicians egged each other on to new musical plateaus. A wide variety of songs composed by both Chick and Béla were featured including many that appear on their excellent live recording <a href="http://chickcorea.com/discography/two/" target="_blank">Two</a>.<br />
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During a short intermission, I had an opportunity to chat with the designated piano tuner who was touching up the piano between sets. He pointed out two interesting modifications that Chick requires for his Yamaha grand piano. One is a somewhat Rube Goldberg looking device that reroutes the piano's normal right side sustain pedal to the far left side. The other tidbit is the addition of small cylindrical metal weights precisely positioned at either end of the keyboard. The piano tuner was puzzled about their function but commented that he was instructed not to disturb them!<br />
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Several brand new compositions were played including a beautiful song by Chick called Reminiscence.<br />
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Béla introduced a song he composed for his newborn son, Juno, while waylaid in what he described as the "hell" of the Dallas Ft. Worth airport. He spoke to the challenges of travelling musicians that caused him to miss his son's birth.<br />
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The concert ended how it began on a musical high note with two songs for the encore. The audience left fully satiated but always wanting more.<br />
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The new <a href="https://www.khadas.com/tone" target="_blank">Khadas Tone Board USB DAC</a> with the Sabre ES9038Q2M DAC chip is the new leader in low cost extreme high quality DACs. This device sounds fantastic. The sound quality is backed up by truly <a href="https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-wesiontek-khadas-tone-board-dac.4823/" target="_blank">exceptional measurements</a> that are only a whisker away from professional DACs selling for thousands of dollars.<br />
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Selling for only $99, it features both analog and S/PIDF outputs. The only oddity is you have to supply your own case. Currently you can have a <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3230306" target="_blank">3D printed case</a> made for about $20.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-21650915130165370942018-05-02T23:00:00.000-04:002018-05-02T23:00:37.547-04:00The DC Hi-Fi Group Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently created the new <a href="https://dchifi.group/" target="_blank">DC Hi-Fi Group website</a> to support this fledgling organization. If you are in the greater DC Metro area and have a passion for Audio and Hi-Fi topics then you would enjoy being a member. I am posting <a href="https://dchifi.group/blog/" target="_blank">blog posts</a> fairly regularly hence my neglect of this blog. I'll try to balance things out in the future.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-32420705677526173272018-03-03T10:44:00.000-05:002018-03-03T13:30:33.066-05:00Installing old print drivers when Windows won't helpI'm not a heavy user of printing but when I do print documents I like them to look their best.<br />
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I do have several laser and inkjet printers that I use for various purposes.<br />
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<a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/411BT7FDXZL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="500" height="284" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/411BT7FDXZL.jpg" width="320" /></a>My workhorse printer is a HP 1320 laserjet printer. Amazingly, this printer was released in 2004 but 14 years later it is still working great. With cheap large capacity toner cartridges available from Amazon, its cost per page is very low. I do remember upgrading its memory years ago but that's the only thing I've done to it.<br />
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I was looking at print samples for color laser printers recently and was pleasantly surprised. I've been put off by the high cost of consumables, but again there are alternatives to make things more palatable. So, I settled on a new M254dw HP color laserjet that I ordered online for a little over $200.<br />
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The M254dw is a very compact wireless and duplexing color laser printer. It is a logical upgrade to my aged HP 1320. So far I am very happy. The HP consumables are about $300! Thankfully there are third party options for about a two thirds of that.<br />
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Since my HP 1320 was still working fine, I decided to move it to my Server (aka laundry) room and hook it up one of my QNAP servers. QNAP's OS is incredibly full featured and it was truly a plug and play experience of connecting the USB 1320 to the QNAP. The Server immediately recognized the printer and setup a print queue that was accessible over my network.<br />
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I was able to quickly configure a printer connection from my main computer to the new QNAP print queue. This computer already had drivers installed for the 1320 so it was quite easy to redirect to the printer now on the network.<br />
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The trouble started to come when I attempted to attach various laptops I have to the newly created print server.<br />
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Unfortunately, the drivers for the HP 1320 are no longer in the default Windows 10 distribution. Supposedly you can download drivers using Windows Update but every time I have tried this Windows Update says it is unavailable?<br />
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I spent a lot of time searching drivers or other ways to solve this problem. I looked at things like Apple's Bonjour which looked promising but in the end did not work. I scoured HP's website which has its own issues and downloaded their supposed drivers which all did not work. HP could probably provide a generic driver that would work, but obviously they are not motivated to do this for a 14 year old printer? I also looked at Microsoft Update CAB files but found that the DSIM command line install method does not work for Printer drivers?<br />
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Finally, I stumbled upon a solution that I will document here.<br />
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In this instance, you need an existing computer with working drivers for the printer in question installed and working. If you don't have this, you will probably have to connect the printer directly to the USB port of a computer and let windows install drivers. Once this is done you can proceed.<br />
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You need to run the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Type Windows Key+R and type MMC and hit enter. Next, you need to install the printer plugin and then export the installed printers to a file. The details may be read <a href="http://smallbusiness.chron.com/copy-printer-settings-another-computer-59761.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Once you have this file you can take it from computer to computer and do an import into MMC to install your printers. Simple in the end but very frustrating in finding this solution. I believe this is the definitive way to install an old printer into the latest version of Windows.<br />
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Addendum: I just discovered that the the Print Management Snap In is missing from Windows Home. So this solution only works with Windows Pro. Sigh.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-71125079710063768482017-10-09T10:40:00.000-04:002017-10-16T20:29:04.979-04:00LG V30 followup - V20While pondering my next move with smartphones, I received an email flyer from Newegg which featured the 2016 LG V20. The price caught my eye - <a href="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAM86D76751&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-" target="_blank">$299</a>! Wow. After reviewing the features of the V20 I was even more impressed. The high end audio specs were there (ESS Sabre Dac) and a very good camera as well. Other positives were removeable battery and a slot for a microSD card. It has a Qualcomm 820 processor which is the same as my S7 Edge. It does only come in one color but the phone is completely unlocked so that's another positive since my carrier is T-Mobile.<br />
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On the downside, it does not have wireless charging, the newest 835 Qualcomm chip, and the latest camera lens refinements.<br />
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But at a differential of $500 (V30 $800), the lack of color choice and other improvements melt away in importance. So, I have ordered the V20. At the least, it will make a very good portable <a href="https://www.channelnews.com.au/lg-v20-a-smartphone-good-enough-for-audiophiles/" target="_blank">audiophile music player</a> and a fine phone.<br />
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Six months down the line, maybe the V30 will drop in price to make it a no brainer upgrade?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-54711125263266084642017-10-06T13:16:00.000-04:002017-10-06T13:20:31.307-04:00LG V30 limits color choice to silver in US LaunchI have become interested in purchasing a new LG V30 phone as a an upgrade to my current Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge? I am interested in the V30 because of its enhanced quad dac audio features and its advanced two lens camera and video capabilities. Also, the V30 is the first phone to support T-Mobile's 600 mhz band 71 channel.<br />
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To my dismay when I attempted to order the V30 through my carrier T-Mobile, I found that only one color (Silver) was available even though the phone is being manufactured in four colors. I had my heart set on the Moroccan Blue color.<br />
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I have attempted to contact Frank Lee who runs the Mobile Phone division of LG USA by phone and email. LG USA is making a major blunder by limiting the color choice?<br />
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Please LG, fix this mistake.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-49078833662058324082017-08-23T18:32:00.001-04:002017-08-23T18:32:46.996-04:00Google WifiI just setup the relatively new <a href="https://madeby.google.com/wifi/" target="_blank">Google WiFi</a> mesh network devices. I have been using the <a href="https://on.google.com/hub/" target="_blank">Google OnHub</a> for more than a year now. The OnHub replaced the massively crappy Actiontec Router that Verizon Fios foists upon their unsuspecting customers and now charges a monthly rental to add insult to injury! The only issue with throwing out the Actiontec in the Fios arrangement is you need a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-MoCA-Ethernet-Adapter-ECB6000S02/dp/B013J7NUXO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1503525698&sr=8-4&keywords=moca+adapter" target="_blank">Moca Adapter</a> to provide the networking to the Fios Cable TV boxes so they can get their channel guide data.<br />
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To further improve my WiFi in my approximately two thousand square foot house, I got a recent sale price on a 3 pack of the Google WiFi. I had already centrally placed the OnHub in the center of my house on the first floor. I first placed a Google WiFi remote cylinder in my bedroom. This went smoothly and streaming 4k to my Samsung UHD TV worked well. I also have a <a href="http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/squeezebox-touch" target="_blank">Squeezebox Touch</a> setup for a headphone listening station that did not play well with the Google OnHub. I had bought a cheap Ethernet wireless bridge by Vonets that initially worked but then stopped working. I then got the bright idea that I could directly connect the Google WiFi's unused ethernet port to my Squeezebox Touch and bypass the Touch's wifi issues. This is now working very well.<br />
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My next location for Google WiFi was my basement. Since all my Internet and network connections come into my basement I decided to hard wire the second Google WiFi into my ethernet network. Basically you setup your mesh location wirelessly first, then plug it into a switch and it will automatically use the faster wired connection while also providing fast a WiFi hotspot for all your devices. Pretty neat!<br />
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I highly recommend the new WiFi mesh products such as Google WiFi for all your home networking needs.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-78449091919838520792017-04-18T13:00:00.000-04:002017-04-18T13:00:15.713-04:00Allan Holdsworth - A Personal RemembranceIt was a sad day in modern music and for guitarists in particular when we learned of the death of legendary British guitarist Allan Holdsworth on April 15th, 2017.<br />
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I first became aware of the awesome talents and music of Mr. Holdsworth in the mid 1970's. My small group of friends and I were aspiring guitarists and were heavy vinyl record collectors. As our tastes matured we gravitated towards Progressive Rock and then onto Jazz and all its variants. Allan Holdsworth was right there at the nexus of Rock, Fusion, and Jazz. For most guitarists and even other so called guitar Gods, Allan's sound and approach to playing the guitar was just plain confounding and bordering on incomprehensible for mere mortal musicians. Ironically, Allan never seemed to be satisfied with his playing or albums and always claimed it was sub-par. I think this played a role in his untimely death as he seemed to have an unending series of bad breaks that left him apparently impoverished at the time of his death. In a just world, he would have been showered with riches that his talent deserved.<br />
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I was lucky to hear Allan play many times throughout his career. One particular encounter remains lodged in my brain.<br />
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In the summer of 1982, I embarked on a grand tour of the European continent. I had just finished my junior year of college at Syracuse University, and like so many before me obtained my Eurail Pass, shouldered my backpack, and took off for an adventurous summer. Being a huge music fan and erstwhile guitarist, I planned much of my travels around the numerous music festivals that take place every summer. I first landed in England, the place of my birth, and stayed with family friends. Eventually, I made my way to France via Ireland and then spent a couple of weeks in Paris visiting museums by day and attending Jazz clubs by night. It then became time to travel to The Hague in Holland for the famous North Sea Jazz festival. Highlights of the 1982 schedule that I saw included Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the John Scofield Trio, and the Carla Bley big band.<br />
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From the North Sea, I worked my way south to Switzerland for the famous Montreux Jazz Festival. Through a connection with a friend at home, I had hoped to actually work at the Festival as an usher or something but that failed to materialize. Even so, just enjoying the beauty of Lac Léman in the Summer was wonderful. Of course, musicians were everywhere. I remember running into a young Wynton Marsalis on the Promenade and having a brief chat. Wynton and his band had just played in Syracuse earlier that year promoting his debut CBS recording. I had another brief encounter with David Sancious as he was enjoying a beverage at an outdoor cafe.<br />
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As I studied the concert schedule, I zeroed in on one particular concert as a must attend. It was rightly billed as a Super Group under the billing of famed drummer Billy Cobham. The assembled musicians included David Sancious (keyboards), Didier Lockwood (violin), Jack Bruce (bass), and Allan Holdsworth (guitar). I made a beeline to the ticket office and obtained my precious seat for the event.<br />
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Being a student and traveling on a budget, I took advantage of many youth hostels for my lodging. I believe this is where I made acquaintance with other fellow jazz fans. At some point, I became friendly with someone claiming to be a Yugoslavian Jazz journalist. I only spoke English and a smattering of high school French. My new Yugo Jazz friend spoke quite good English so we stuck to that. He then told me that he had arranged for an interview with none other than the great English guitarist Allan Holdsworth! Quite unexpectedly and bizarrely he then asked if I would accompany him to the interview to help translate even though it was clear I did not speak a speck of Yugoslavian! Not being one to let small details get in the way, I quickly agreed to his invitation.<br />
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At the appointed time, we made our way to Allan's hotel room. My recollection given that has been some 35 years ago, is of Allan sitting on the bed with his Gibson SG guitar plugged into something like a JHS Rock Box portable headphone guitar practice device. My remembrance is he was furiously practicing the music for that evening's show. It is my understanding that Allan did not read music which I believe put more pressure on Allan to learn the music quickly for the show. I may also remember a certain nervousness coming from Allan. His wife, Claire, was quietly sitting in a corner while my new Jazz journo friend proceeded with the interview. Claire never said a word during the entire time with the exception of a possible hello and goodbye. Unfortunately, my memory fails me as to what was actually discussed. I am sure the usual questions that musicians are endlessly asked and become bored by. I don't recollect at all what my contribution was beyond sitting there wide eyed and slack jawed and mumbling how much of a fan I was of his music.<br />
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As quickly as it had begun, the interview was concluded and we left Allan and his wife in peace. The concert that night was amazing for it's assemblage of musicians but was probably not Allan's best performance. I remember specifically that Allan had problems with his amplifier rig at the beginning of the concert which impacted his performance.<br />
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Amazingly, some twenty five years later, a recording of this exact performance appeared on the fan download site Dimeadozen.org. Apparently, the concert was broadcast on FM Radio. The download is titled "A Gathering of Minds, Casino De Montreux, 23 July 1982". The setlist includes: Crazy Eights, Mysterious Conversation, Ursula In Summer, Drifting Into The Attack, Theme From An Imaginary Western, Uptown Breakdown, Sleight Of Hand, Bloody Mary, and Improvisation in B Flat. So, decades later I had an audio souvenir of my time with Allan Holdsworth! My understanding was that this group was scheduled to go into the studio to record an album but sadly this never came to pass so all we have at least is this radio broadcast to document the event.<br />
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I even have the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival poster still hanging on my wall today:<br />
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As a postscript, upon returning to Syracuse University I resumed my education and activities for my Senior year. I had been active as a music DJ on the then totally student run 50kw FM radio station WAER. I spent a lot of time ploughing through the record and tape stacks of the station and eventually uncovered a forgotten live radio broadcast labeled Soft Machine at Crouse College, March 13, 1974! I nearly passed out. When I got to play it on the reel-to-reel tape machine, I was overjoyed to hear that was in fact Bundle's era Soft Machine featuring Allan Holdsworth. During a school break back at home in Maryland, I borrowed my friend Steve's (Owner Cuneiform Records) Teac reel-to-reel and made copies of the tape on my Nakamichi 600 cassette deck. I have been an audiophile all my life so I tried to use the best equipment I had access to at the time. I made several copies and of course gave a copy to Steve to thank him for lending me his tape deck. I believe Steve once considered the possibility of publishing this recording on his Cuneiform label but maybe never did because of copyright issues? He was later able to obtain the rights to produce <a href="http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/softmachine.html" target="_blank">another concert</a> of this era. I have since uploaded my original copy of the recording to Dimeadozen.org to replace inferior copies that were being circulated. I returned the original reel-to-reel tape to the WAER library. I now regret doing this since I am sure the original tape was discarded at some point. But, at least I have a fairly high quality copy.<br />
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Here is the CD Tray insert I made for the CD cover:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Soft Machine Live at Syracuse University, NY March 13, 1974 CD Front Cover</td></tr>
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So ends my reminiscence of my encounter with one of Music's greatest icons. My wish is that his music will live on and more people will become exposed and come to admire, if not worship, Allan Holdsworth's great contributions to the world.<br />
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<br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-17636262214360697492016-12-08T10:42:00.000-05:002016-12-08T10:42:14.710-05:00No Posts in 2016Sorry to say I did not post anything in 2016. I guess I have been lured away by things like Twitter, etc?<br />
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Maybe a return to things like Photography and Music in 2017?<br />
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I am optimistic about the future!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09845881780581316783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727995.post-26860623720551451422015-03-21T10:09:00.001-04:002015-03-21T10:09:17.248-04:00Download more free full fidelity lossless FLACs at Bandcamp.comA while back, I wrote a <a href="http://www.ctbarker.info/2014/06/download-free-full-fidelity-lossless.html" target="_blank">post</a> about finding interesting free music posted on <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/" target="_blank">CDBaby</a> now that they support lossless FLAC downloads.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.ecmrecords.com/" target="_blank">ECM</a> Jazz label is one of my favorite labels so I am always on the lookout for music in a similar vein.<br />
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My current favorite download service is <a href="http://bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp.com</a>. It has always supported FLAC lossless downloads and even High Resolution Audio in the form of 96k/24b FLAC. Sometimes these are available for free or at a low price.<br />
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I devised a google search that will find artists who have a "Name your price" and ecm and jazz on their Bandcamp page.<br />
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Just use: "<a href="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=site:bandcamp.com+%22name+your+price%22+ecm+jazz" target="_blank">site:bandcamp.com "name your price" ecm jazz</a>"<br />
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There are some nice things out there to find!<br />
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Enjoy.<br />
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<span itemprop="byArtist"><a href="http://www.chrisconway.org/ccjazz.html" style="color: #025297; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chris Conway's Happy Landings</a></span></h3>
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