tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post3761451474725259338..comments2024-03-21T13:25:32.848-07:00Comments on Cryptical Developments: Tales from In Your Ear – Live Music in downtown Palo Alto 1971-72cryptdevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944617292210813801noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-65101864557932640912024-01-12T19:00:10.775-08:002024-01-12T19:00:10.775-08:00I saw Jesse Fuller in that room. I don't remem...I saw Jesse Fuller in that room. I don't remember whether it was The Poppycock or In Your Ear then. And Mose Allison, when he recorded the live album. I still have the album.Chuck Karishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924187320568607731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-31331947808028395172023-02-11T11:27:17.493-08:002023-02-11T11:27:17.493-08:00I seem to remember two In Your Ear clubs in Palo A...I seem to remember two In Your Ear clubs in Palo Alto……one by university and 101 and the other one close to university and El Camino…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-42469612616227412652022-01-23T05:41:59.203-08:002022-01-23T05:41:59.203-08:00Thanks for the Catch Steve - I definitely know the...Thanks for the Catch Steve - I definitely know the difference between the two labels, and am embarrassed that this brain fart took place not once but twice in this post. Both are corrected now.cryptdevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944617292210813801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-33475432559433264842022-01-21T14:44:23.438-08:002022-01-21T14:44:23.438-08:00I honestly loathe to make a reply like this here; ...I honestly <i>loathe</i> to make a reply like this here; but for accuracy, I <i>think</i> you are conflating <b>Blue Thumb</b> Records with <b>Blue Note</b> Records, I.E.: The records by the artists referenced here were on the <b>former</b>, not the latter.Steve D.http://74.115.231.54/~pudgym29/bookmark4.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-143585991012145872021-01-31T12:36:00.530-08:002021-01-31T12:36:00.530-08:00Thanks for these details Matthew! I think we went ...Thanks for these details Matthew! I think we went to Cubberley together - class of 71 for me, and our folks knew one another.cryptdevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944617292210813801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-70457530945311676892021-01-30T15:37:32.113-08:002021-01-30T15:37:32.113-08:00RE the Tim Buckley gig at In Your Ear
It was a str...RE the Tim Buckley gig at In Your Ear<br />It was a strange show and mix of folk and progressive rock.<br />Interestingly, he was backed by a trio: Emmett Chapman, who was showcasing his "Chapman Stick" but never let it out of the case unless he was performing. He had yet to patent the thing. The drummer, whose name I never knew, had a trap set made out of tympany. Freaking beautiful.<br /><br />I began my career there, making sandwiches and pulling beers while underage, working the door, (I asked Vince Guaraldi for a two buck cover to his own gig) I played the piano for lunch and dinner. I also played upstairs at the then "Full Circle" ne Tangent a bunch.<br />great post btw ...<br />Matthew Larkin CassellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-4946074124977468902020-12-08T10:48:24.427-08:002020-12-08T10:48:24.427-08:00I believe you are talking about the Chateau Libert...I believe you are talking about the Chateau Liberte. Early home venue for the Doobie Brothers, and also a place where Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders, Kingfish with Bob Weir, Hot Tuna, and many others played during the early-mid 1970s.cryptdevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944617292210813801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-68845714232778292292020-12-07T00:50:25.483-08:002020-12-07T00:50:25.483-08:00wish i could remember the small club in the santa ...wish i could remember the small club in the santa cruz mountains near holy city. saw luis gasca and mongo santamaria there, a great concert and venue!josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738558347262116480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-64287370303277256422020-12-07T00:50:13.353-08:002020-12-07T00:50:13.353-08:00wish i could remember the small club in the santa ...wish i could remember the small club in the santa cruz mountains near holy city. saw luis gasca and mongo santamaria there, a great concert and venue!josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738558347262116480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-18446999444147902302020-07-04T09:56:29.017-07:002020-07-04T09:56:29.017-07:00Some notes on the performers:
Gideon and Power: In...Some notes on the performers:<br />Gideon and Power: In the mid-70s, the organ chair was taken over by Melvin Seals. Seals ended up in the Elvin Bishop Band around 76, along with Mickey Thomas, so it's interesting to see that connection. I didn't know that Gideon & Power had an album.<br /><br />Charlie Musselwhite and The Real Charles Ford Band; Around about '69, a very young Robben Ford got the lead guitar gig in Charlie Musselwhite's Band. Ford was from Ukiah, pretty far off the beaten path in those days. So when he formed his own band in late '70 with his brothers, they could back Musselwhite pretty easily, since Robben and Charlie had already played together for a year or so. There is a live tape of the Charles Ford Band that floats around, from KPFA I think, really good.<br /><br />Mike Nock wrote an autobiography, very interesting. How a New Zealander ended up playing jazz in Boston and San Francisco in the 60s is not at all your typical tale.<br /><br />Frontier: I'm pretty sure that Frontier was a country and western group with Mitch Greenhill on guitar and vocals, and Mayne Smith on steel guitar (mike Woodward-drums, Lee Poundstone-bass). They had formed in 1969 or so as Frontier Constabulary, with Mark Spoelstra on guitar and vocals, but when he left they shortened their name to just Frontier. Mayne Smith was (and is) a Berkeley folk legend, playing in the first Berkeley bluegrass band (the Redwood Canyon Ramblers) and so on. Mitch Greenhill was the son of folk impresario Manny Greenhill (who had managed Joan Baez).<br /><br />There's so much great research--I had no idea that someone in Stuart Little Band actually wrote a book..<br /><br />And there's so many more tantalizing bookings--Chris Darrow, Bobby Hutcherson with Essra Mohawk, Jack Bonus (I wonder who was in his band?). All sorts of doors open up, just fantastic work.<br /><br />Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100854883581054455.post-21606983104135506702020-07-04T09:39:47.492-07:002020-07-04T09:39:47.492-07:00This is such a fascinating post. I recall In Your ...This is such a fascinating post. I recall In Your Ear, vaguely, but mainly I remember it burning down. In retrospect, I thought of it as an exclusively jazz place, but really you have shown how diverse and eclectic the bookings were.<br /><br />In fact, In Your Ear had the booking policy of The Great American Music Hall, but about four years early. And of course, downtown Palo Alto isn't a great choice for a live music venue, since tolerant as the locals (like my parents) might have been, they also wanted a sleepy downtown.<br /><br />It's also interesting to see the evolving lineups--Fourth Way is now Mike Nock And Friends, Michael White is solo, and so on. The performance list is a snapshot of Bay Area jazz circa 71-72.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com