ROCKPILE WITH THE RABBLES AFTERMATH

Still pulling myself together after having witnessed David Meltzer’s amazing performance with The Rabbles, this past Saturday night, August 29, at the Shelldance Poetry Fest in Pacifica. This is the first time I have ever seen David go completely away from his written text to the entirely improvisational. And he was singing the blues! No dry recital from David! Serpent Power Resurrected and more. Wow! Terri and I kept on looking at each other across the audience shaking our heads in pleasure and disbelief. David just kept on pushing the edges and redefining the moment. The Rabbles got into the blues with him and together they had the audience mesmerized. I never know what to expect from David but it’s always inspirational. Inspired! Check out the video of this performance here now!

David Meltzer reads at Shelldance Orchid Nursery, 8-29-09 from ROCKPILE on Vimeo.

And I can’t stop thinking how much fun, and inspiring, it was to work with the Rabbles on my own performance of “Interview With An Entertainment Vampire”. The Rabbles are brilliant and generous musicians. They wrapped one of their original free fall compositions,”From Here to Oblivion” by J. Lee around “Vampire”, and gave “Vampire” a musical home. They went with me where I needed to go to get this musical infection out of my system. I was stomping hard on the stage and they seemed to like it!!! (Part 2 of the ROCKPILE Pre-ramble will be going up here tomorrow. Will let you know)

Hats off to the Rabbles, J. Lee (guitar/vocals/harpsichord), Marina Lazzara (gtr/vocals/toy piano) and Jamie Kimmel (bass/vocals), Dave “Crash” Mairs (drums/vocals/ and the secret weapon Dave Lovato (cello). Brilliant musicians and spontaneous composers with toy pianos and whatever kind of sonic peddle they could conjure from the metal. The Rabbles are incredible, it’s an honor to work with them, and we are already talking about doing it again. I can’t wait.

And not to ever forget Terri Carrion, she made it all come together, the defining character of the night of many characters. Terri in platinum blond wig, black tap shoes, stockings adorned with stars brandished an accordion that glowed in the dark! What a Vampire she was! She had the character nailed, the Vampire part came off like it was written for her. Was it? I don’t know but Terri has got a role to play for sure. Cover your veins!
——— Michael R

3 comments

  1. Michael says:

    Tom, are you near DC. You know we are doing a couple of shows there in November. MR

  2. Michael says:

    Tom, Glad you dig the video of David, he was a mind blower. And you’re right, I am lucky to go on the road with him. Can’t wait to finally get to it. All the preparation is exhausting. — MR

  3. Tom Mandel says:

    Michael — how utterly great. And how lucky for you to be on the road with David.

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