Recent Discoveries

Last week, our friend Dan hosted a screening of Rize at the Wells Branch Community Library here in Austin. What the film lacked in depth of information and inquiry it made up for in sheer energy and interesting (and previously unknown to any of us) subject matter. Whether you tend more towards music videos, drama, or documentaries, this in (in some ways) all of those things. Check it out.

An on a separate note... a while back I heard an interview with Anoushka Shankar on NPR, and while I found the snippets of her music interesting and her approach even moreso, but didn''t follow up on it. Then, today, I heard her on the All Songs Considered Podcast, and picked up her 2005 release, Rise. I am really liking it, and very curious about her newest release with Karsh Kale, Breathing Under Water .

UPDATE: Just found a recent live performance by Anoushka along with Joshua Bell from the Verbier Festival. Click on August 2nd on the interface on the home page, and enjoy.