Episode 344 - Astral Weeks with Ryan Walsh

[DaltonMaltz 1119]

Musician and author Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah the Hills joins improvisers Andy Daly, Danielle Schneider, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Ryan talks about his book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, inspiring scenes about a homeschooled music class that goes off the rails, a musical jug salesman, and a U2 imposter band. Later, we’ll hear calls to an LSD support hotline before meeting a couple of disinterested local heroes.

 

 

(:47-13:49) Intro Discussion- Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968- A homeschooled music class goes off the rails.

(13:58-21:03) Let’s Talk Some More About That- Jug Bands- A musical jug salesman is protective over who uses buys his jugs.

(21:11-30:10) Let’s Talk Some More About That- The Boston Sound- A musician on stage forces his audience respond to his questions one on one.

(31:18-41:28) Let’s Talk Some More About That- Orpheus- An imposter U2 band is confronted.

(41:34-49:47) Let’s Talk Some More About That- LCD- An LCD support hotline to tell people how high they are.

(49:56-1:07:25) Call in with a Professor- Can Robots do Improv? - A robot is given notes in an improv rehearsal.

(1:08:09-1:18:25) Man on the Street Interview- 8^th Grade Graduation- People interviewing a historian only want to hear about the small unimportant details.

(1:18:31-1:32:21) Discussion- Zabriskie Point – A couple is completely disinterested in being local heroes.

[texter 27]

as a big fan of Pierre Henry's Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir (

), I'm liking where this episode is starting though I think maybe the performers are not so familiar with musique concrete (!). Still loving it though and I am absolutely going to buy this book.

 

edit: wow this is a really great one

[DJRayray 31]

as a big fan of Pierre Henry's Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir (

)

 

I don't know if it's because of post-truth era disillusionment or Twin Peaks S3, but I'm enjoying this more than I expected.