Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Stones, Herbie Hancock, Shostakovich fending off the autumn-time blues

The shortening of daylight hours and cooling of the temperature is an annual pain for all lovers of nature and the outdoors, but the torrent of renewed musical activity somehow makes it bearable.

This autumn’s sense of loss is being allayed by, inter alia:

* the new DVD release of Stones In The Park, with all the extras

* the prospect of Herbie Hancock at London’s refurbished Roundhouse

* memories of recent exposure to Shostakovich in two great gigs

* bookings for next week’s Anna Netrebko/Rolando Villazon concert at the Barbican

* tickets for the re-arranged Lucinda Williams show at Shepherds Bush Empire.

Hey, autumn’s not all bad!

Gerry Smith

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