This past Sunday night Anne and I went to the American Legion hall down the street from our place to see Marshall Allen and James Harrar perform Soloriens Native Unity Tetrad. The performance was booked by Chris Davis’ avant garde FMRL production which is bringing Nashville some of the deepest and edgiest performance events in the city.

Here’s the description from the Facebook event…

Saxophonist Marshall Allen and leader of Sun Ra’s Arkestra since Ra’s passing is a living legend and a national treasure. He will appear in a small group setting with his longtime collaborator, filmmaker and saxophonist James Harrar. This “Soloriens Native Tetrad” will perform live improvisations on saxophones, wind synthesizers, drums and bass to experimental films made by Harrar. Each performance is a unique response to personally crafted images. We are thrilled to present this unique and beautiful evening of audiovisual arts.

When we got home I found the Sun Ra Space is the Place documentary, but Anne suggested watching David Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch, and that film’s bizarre visual effects, whacked-out plot and Ornette Coleman soundtrack was the perfect end to the evening.

Here’s the making of the the movie of that “unfilmable” book…

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