Music – WeatherGrrrl's Station

La La Land

WeatherGrrrl — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 17:04:54 +0000

Wonderful. From the fabulous colour palette, through the homages to classic Hollywood movies, to the dream-like quality of the story, I loved this movie. Emma Stone is definitely the star of the show, with Ryan Gosling as her dapper support, with a great pair of hands for the catch.

I knew I would love this movie when the opening scene featured a glorious dance number in a Los Angeles traffic jam. So much joie de vivre. I definitely recommend seeing this on the big screen for the full impact.

Now off to rewatch, Singing in the Rain again(and again).

Current temperature: here 40F/4C, there 5C/41F

Grand Derangement

WeatherGrrrl — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:42:42 +0000

This group was the first of this year’s Performing Arts series at the U. What a spectacularly great time. Being good Minnesotans we danced spectacularly well in our chairs! The music was wonderful even if we did not understand a word of it.

Check out the group’s web page here. They are from Nova Scotia, Canada and their name refers to the expulsion of the Acadians from the Canadian maritime provinces in 1775. The music they played was reminiscent of a lot of other Celtic traditions and their step dancing left us breathless!

Current temperature: here 79F/26C, there 13C/55F

A little something to bring a smile to your lips

WeatherGrrrl — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:12:07 +0000

This is so much fun!

You can find out more at the web page Where the Hell is Matt?

From Matt’s FAQ.

Why is the world so screwed up?

Men.

How do we fix it?

Women.

Right on!

Current temperature: here 81F/27C, there 13C/55F

On-line but not on-air sniff

WeatherGrrrl — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:37:48 +0000

So today’s Unhindered By Talent on KUMM made it into the wider world on-line but the technology between us and the transmitter appears to be broken so no one in these parts can hear us, darn it. Drat. That poor cow in a field near Starbuck is missing her groove!

The show has been pretty damn good, even if I do say so myself. My theme for the week has been: track two. Occasionally Phi has joined in too and played track two too, too, too, too, too. *Weeeeeeeeeeee*

The play list will be posted at our wiki when we’re done in 40 minutes.

Valentina Lisitsa Piano Concert

WeatherGrrrl — Wed, 23 May 2007 14:33:37 +0000

We saw Valentina Lisitsa perform at the university recent and wow! Her playing was stunning. Just watching her hands more across the keyboard was an inspiration. While she played the fast sections with great precision I found the grace and control for slower sections even more impressive. Just watching her hands was artistry in motion. Stunning.

The programme she played was quite wide ranging in tone though did have a more modern feel to it. If she ever comes by your way she is definitely a must see.

Current temperature: 64F/18C

Taco Man lives!

WeatherGrrrl — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:34:34 +0000

Yeah, yeah, it’s more detritus from my inbox but this one is my darling son and there’s no way I’m not going to share this little escapade with you.

Taco Man on YouTube.

To quote Phi

Apparently someone in the audience at the ASA Talent Show caught part of Tom’s wondrous “Taco Man” performance on video (probably a video phone?). It’s only the second half, and there’s a fair amount of audience noise, but it still gives you a sense of the thing.

To read the full scoop check out Phi’s post.

Current temperature 25F/-4C It’s still snowing. lol!

Unhindered – live and on-line

WeatherGrrrl — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:06:32 +0000

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A new UMM school year is well on its way and we are once again broadcasting our version of a college radio show under the Unhindered By Talent banner on KUMM. Please note that we are on two hours later … Continue reading →

Kiwanis Talent Show Final

WeatherGrrrl — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:00:09 +0000

Friday night we went to the East Side Park and watched the 13 finalists compete in the talent show final. It was a quite a mixture of performances ranging from stand up comedy through various dance forms, a Minnesotan steel drum group to singers of various genres.

Sub Evil Boy was on form and worked the crowd well getting much laughter to the lyrics of his songs and encouraging many to join in the chorus with him. Sadly he was not named as one of the top three but we loved his performance and the crowd clearly enjoyed it too.

This year we thought the judges did a great job, they had a hard task to try and select a top three and I think the three they chose were worthy of recognition. (Last year’s winner was amazingly offensive and we quite stunned by their selection.)

Current temperature 73F/23C

Kiwanis Talent Show

WeatherGrrrl — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:51:39 +0000

Sub Evil Boy took part in the fourth and final heat of the Kiwanis Talent Show this evening. There were only four acts participating, 3 singers and a dance troupe.

Sub Evil Boy sang two songs a cappella, Fat Fly, a song he wrote with his dad and Worms a traditional little ditty that he had heard on a Pogues CD.

A third place finish didn’t earn him any prize money but it did qualify him for the grand final that will be held Friday 8th July during Prairie Pionneer Days.

Back dated post. (7th July temperature 86F/30C (Heat Index 90F/32C))