I’m 44.

Too old for PC Munoz, methinks.

He’s a great talent, and so are the folks that he plays with.

But honestly, I don’t like his music.

Having said that, if you DO like his music, you don’t want to miss seeing him live. It might be one of the last chances you get…he’s very talented and practiced and professional.

For the second year in a row, I found it difficult to sit still while listening to this show. You only have this weekend to catch this — DON’T MISS IT!

PC’s Left Hook has done it again.
I attended Friday night’s packed-to-the-rafters show. Seems word got out about how good these folks were after last year’s Rogue. Let’s hope he keeps on returning.
—-Friday’s show saw PC as a sort of young Dylan
moving his words over the grooves of mid-period-large-band-version of the Talking Heads (all world funky grooves) lightly-seasoned with the urban electronic sounds of the modern Bay Area.

I’m still singing “I got kickd in the head by a stripper…” I love this performance. I seriously hope I can find PC’s music on line as I was too busy to actually go get his cd’s when they were available!

The audience participation in 4:33 was awesome. One word poems. And a group that you can tell loves to perform together.

Awesome show and I can’t wait to see him back next year!

Before the Rogue Festival, I will admit I had not heard of pc muñoz but there was a definite buzz about this performer in the media. So I did a little research, I read the Rogue program, and visited his MySpace profile. There I listened to selected musical works, and read excerpts from reviews by musicians as well as major media outlets. In particular, I was intrigued to find a review by the avant-garde composer and musician John Zorn.

The Ashtree Studios provided the ideal location for pc muñoz’s left hook. Bright colored walls framed the four-member live ensemble against a background of contrasting color. The open space established an intimate setting where the boundaries between the artist and the audience were blurred. So when pc muñoz introduced his next piece, it felt as if he was having a conversation with you, and when he directed the audience to engage in conversation for a live recording session, it felt more like a collaboration than audience participation.

Listening to pc muñoz’s left hook, the words and improvised accompaniment on bass guitar, drums, electronics and percussion instruments, I was reminded of the elegance of minimal narrative and percussion sometimes found in experimental, avant-garde and foreign film. From the piece about the young girl who first thought about breathing when she was at her grandmother’s to California to the recording inspired by John Cage’s 4’33’’. It felt as if I was being guided through a series of recollected experiences that were both universal and personal at the same time.

After the show, I had an opportunity to visit with pc muñoz and purchase a copy of the twenty haiku CD. It’s such a cool concept and an amazing work and I must admit that it hasn’t left my car CD player since the show! Recently, I had a chance to visit the twenty haiku website that pc muñoz had told us about during his show, and it inspired me to finish writing this review. 

While there has been a lot of publicity about the Rogue ranging from its history to play synopsis to performer interviews to reviews, one thing that hasn’t really been touched upon is how the Rogue Festival engages us in the process of discovery. For the discovery of an artist that one really likes does not end with the Rogue Festival. It begins at the Rogue Festival and it continues long after the show is over…

If you are interested in the twenty haiku project I mentioned earlier, go to:
http://twentyhaiku.com/flash/