Dancehall.Mobi events update – the MoBay Cricket Club at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay, is the venue for the staging of Sound Ruption 2-4-1, a car audio sound system clash event, which will also feature – for the first time ever – a mobile phone sound clash. The car audio sound clash will feature two segments – “Best of the West” (featuring nine car sounds from western Jamaica) and “Best of the Best” (featuring six sounds from all over Jamaica). During the intermission between the two car sound clash segments, the cellphone sound clash will be held, and participants for this clash will be chosen directly from the crowd. Gates open at 3 p.m., show time is at 5 p.m. Admission: $500 and $1,000 VIP (including parking).
Musicians in Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City D.F. 11pm, November 20, 2009.
Last night, after a long day of wonderful conversations and presentations by colleagues in the Society for Ethnomusicology, I went out on the city with Ben for dinner and a soundwalk. Eventually we found ourselves in Plaza Garibaldi, known for the many mariachi groups and bandas norteñas who hawk their skills and play requests for passing listeners.
Walking home from the plaza, we both wondered why so many costumed mariachis were standing in the street hailing taxis, but not getting in.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons in a residential area within the City of Boston to disturb the peace by causing or allowing to be made any unreasonable or excessive noise, including but not limited to such noise resulting from the operation of any radio, phonograph or sound related producing device or instrument, or from the playing of any band or orchestra, or from the use of any device to amplify the aforesaid noise, or from the making of excessive outcries, exclamations, or loud singing or any other excessive noise by a person or group of persons, or from the use of any device to amplify such noise provided, however, that any performance, concert, establishment, band, group or person who has received and maintains a valid license or permit from any department, board or commission of the City of Boston authorized to issue such license or permit shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. Unreasonable or excessive noise
Johnson, Leroy. Johnson, Leroy? In future, Mr. Johnson, I'd like you to leave your ghetto blaster at home. I'd have left it home if it wasn't so goddamn boring in here. This is a classroom, Mr. Johnson. You're going to be here for four years with your eyes open, homework done, pencils sharpened and all food, cigarettes and radios outside. Do you understand me?
In amNew York today, Heather Haddon reports on a conflict between cops and independent musicians. According to City Lore officials, cops have taken to harassing and ticketed musicians who are allowed to be performing. Some artists believe that the cops are, in the words of Haddon, “targeting musicians who have not been officially sanctioned by the MTA under its Music Under New York program.”