October 26, 2008
Cooper-Moore redux
Went to Joe's Cafe last night, for its first show in six months. The acts were Zimbabwe Nkenya and Cooper-Moore, a gig which wound up selling more than 100 tickets, with generous number of additional people topping that attendance number. Having sat in the back of the room - at a table inc. 19th century Presidential enthusiast Thom Fletcher, among other - it was obvious that the 7 p.m. ticket time meant little to folks, as they arrived all the time up until the 10 p.m. close of the show.
Cooper-Moore is a part of a long tradition of heavy-touring, African-American storyteller/musicians, and his stay in St. Louis inc. two gigs yesterday: Joe's and at the season-ending Tower Grove Farmer's Market. Received a note yesterday from one of the two prime organizers of his visit, Brett Underwood, which indicates that Cooper-Moore is on tap for two more gigs today: one in person, at the Scott Joplin House (7-9 p.m.) and one the radio (10:30).
Here are some notes from Underwood, penned yesterday:
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It's true!
We sold-out this incredible show in ADVANCE!
There are atleast 100 people in town that are going home with sweet dreams tonight.
I just saw the man perform in Tower Grove Park and you are all in for a treat!
See Cooper-Moore tomorrow night at the Scott Joplin House (Beaumont at Delmar, one block west of Jefferson and Delmar). Donations are encouraged.
7 p.m.
If you can't rip yourselves away from another riveting episode of 60 Minutes, turn on All Soul, No Borders at 10:30 p.m., www.kdhx.org, 88.1 FM.
Yowza!