Riverfront Amphitheater and its like

Jack Hill writes here about the fate of outdoor music events, especially in regards those held in amphitheaters. Personally, I'd like to see smaller stages in more public places and a relaxed attitude on the part of the cities toward allowing small, local events to be held without all the invasive restrictions that we have nearly everywhere now.

World Tour - Sunday, June 29, noon to 2pm

Artist / selection / CD / Label

Char Char / Aurora / Samba Sunset / Nettwerk
Toumani Diabate / Cantalowes / The Mande Variations / Nonesuch
Afro Celt Sound System / The Silken Whip / Vol. 3: Further in Time / Real World
Marie-Annick Lepine / Au Chalet / Quebec / Putumayo
Polemil Bazar / Les Visceres / Quebec / Putumayo
3 Mustaphas 3 / Anapse to Tsingaro / Friends, Fiends & Fronds / Omnium
Horace X / First Love / Strategy / Omnium
Prince Fatty / Milk & Honey / Survival of the Fattest / Rasa
Jamshied Sharifi / A Charlotte Sky / One / Ceres
Afro Celt Sound System / Release (Bi-Polar Remix) / Release Remixes / Real World
Karsh Kale / Milan / Liberation / Six Degrees
Yoshida Brothers / Kodo (Inside the Sun Remix) / Tsugaru Shamisen / Domo
Idan Reichel Project / Shiyaishaya Insoma / Idan Reichel Project / Cumbancha
Jamshied Sharifi / Divaneh / One / Ceres
Rosapaeda / Ta Travudia / Rough Guide to Italia Nova / World Music Network
Nidi D'Arac / Ronde Noe / Rough Guide to Italia Nova / World Music Network
Lhasa / Para El Fin Del Mundo O El Ano Nuevo / The Living Road / Nettwerk
Chiwoniso / Nguva Yekufara / Rebel Woman / Cumbancha

Many thanks to this week's pledgers: Jim, Harold, Jeff, Larry & Mark.
World Tour received ten pledges this week and last, more than meeting our goal. Thanks, everybody.
Pledge Drive ends Thursday. If you haven't pledged yet, there's still time. 888-299-1088.

Birthday Greetings from Joe Cocker

Thanks Jakepride

Sound Salvation Playlist - 6-24-08, Tues. nights, midnight to 2:00 am

Track #	Artist	Song Name	Album	Year
1	LeTigre	Decepticon	Unknown Album	1999
2	King Missile	Cheesecake Truck	Fluting on The Hump	1989
3	Nirvana	Negative Creep	Bleach	1988
4	The Fall	The War Against Intelligence	The Complete Peel Sessions	2005
5	Minor Threat	Out of Step	Complete Discography	1988
6	Slayer	Raining Blood	Reign In Blood	1986
7	Deadbird	Eclipse of the Rye	Head And The Heart	2005
8	Death	Altering the Future	Spiritual Healing	1990
9	Propagandhi	The State-Lottery	Less Talk, More Rock	1996
10	R.E.M.	Cuyahoga	Life's Rich Pageant	1986
11	Chino Horde	Silo	Chino Horde	1993
12	Big Boys	Narrow View	The Fat Elvis	1993
13	The 101'ers	Rabies (From The Dogs Of Love)	Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited	1976
14	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Wait Until Tomorrow	Axis: Bold as Love	1997
15	Black Sabbath	Into The Void	Master Of Reality	1971
16	New Order	Bizarre Love Triangle	Substance	1987
17	The Screamers	122 Hours Of Fear (Part 1)	Demos	1977
18	An A+ Setup	No City	Demo	2006
19	Naked Aggression	Out Of Control	Mordam Records Sampler	1992
20	Violent Femmes	To The Kill	Violent Femmes	1983
21	Michelle Shocked	Arkansas Traveler	Arkansas Traveler	1992
22	Christopher Denny	Little Rock Callin'	Christopher Denny	2005
23	The B-52's	Planet Claire	The B-52's	1979
24	Sonic Youth	Youth Against Facism	Dirty (Deluxe Edition)	2003
25	Kalashnikov	Schluters Kabinet	Unknown Album	1997
26	Septic Death	Silence	Unknown Album	1997
27	Bury The Living	Who Woke Up Senator Joe-Nem	split EP	2005
28	At The Gates	Captor Of Sin (Slayer Cover)	Slaughter Of The Soul	2002
29	Plaid Retina	Palsiid	Plaid Retina 7inch	1988
30	The Gits	Seaweed	Enter: The Conquering Chicken	1993
31	Dayglo Abortions	Surfer Girl	Holy Shite	2005
32	Pixies	Monkey Gone To Heaven	Death To The Pixies	1988
33	Rats	Subhumans UK	Unknown Album	1997

Collage playlist - Sat., June 21, 2008 - 12-3 PM

Artist - Song - Album (Label/Year of release)

Bruce Cockburn - Tibetan Side Of Town - Live (Rounder/2002)
Cat Power - Living Proof - The Greatest (Matador/2006)
Grant Green - A Wee Bit O' Green - Grant's First Stand (Blue Note/1999)
Alejandro Escovedo - Golden Bear - Real Animal (Back Porch/Manhattan/2008)
The Black Watch - Icing The Snow Queen - Icing The Snow Queen (Eskimo/2008)
Suzanne Vega - Unbound - Beauty & Crime (Blue Note/2007)
Nabiha Yazbeck - Astahel - Sahara Lounge - V. A. (Putumayo/2004)
Richard Thompson - Needle & Thread - Sweet Warrior (Shout! Factory/2007)
Hot Tuna - Easy Now - The Phosphorescent Rat (RCA/1998)
Adrian Sherwood - Animal Magic (w/Lee "Scratch" Perry) - Becoming a Cliche/Dub Cliche (Real World/2008)
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet - Great Big Wall In China - Great Big Wall In China (Nettwerk/2008)
Casey Driessen - Sugarfoot Rag/Freedom Jazz Dance - 3D (Sugar Hill/2006)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Spanish Castle Magic - Axis: Bold As Love (MCA/1997)
My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed - Evil Urges (ATO/2008)
Coldplay - Life In Technicolor - Viva La Vida... (Capitol/2008)
Coldplay - Cemeteries Of London - Viva La Vida... (Capitol/2008)
The Idan Raichel Project - Bo'ee (Come With Me) - The Idan Raichel Project (Cumbancha/2006)
Dr. John & The Lower 911 - You Might Be Surprised - City That Care Forgot (429 Records/2008)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Montana - Over-Nite Sensation (Rykodisc/1995)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - Viva La Vida... (Capitol/2008)
Coldplay - Violet Hill - Viva La Vida... (Capitol/2008)
Jolie Holland & Booker T. Jones - What A Wonderful World (Anti-/2007) *
Bob Dylan - Jokerman - Infidels (Columbia/2004)
The Rockin' Guys - I'm Not Like Everybody Else - Performance Art Miscreants (Ironic Productions/2007)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Sincerely Diana - A Night In Tunisia (Blue Note/2005)

* This is a single available as a MP3 download at iTunes, Amazon.com, or your favorite MP3 download store. Thanks to everyone who has made a pledge to KABF during the current pledge drive. Please continue to contribute/donate. Thanks again. Regards, Clyde & Redman.

World Tour - Sunday, June 22, noon to 2pm

Shiyani Ngcobo / Isithothobala / Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo / World Music Network
Ephat Mujuru / Dande; Peace / Journey of the Spirit / Alula
Baly Othmani & Steve Shehan / Damaa / Assarouf / Triloka
Nass Marrakech / Beyna L'Ejwan / Bouderbala / World Village
B-Tribe / Intro; Nadie Entiende / Fiesta Fatal / Atlantic
Paulo Martelli / Primavera Porteña (Astor Piazzola) / Roots Guitar / Chaos Theory
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle / Mehbooba, Mehbooba / You've Stolen My Heart / Nonesuch
Martyn Bennett / Shputnik in Glenshiel / Bothy Culture / Ryko
Hadag Nahash / Kanti / Rough Guide to the Music of Israel / World Music Network
Bustan Abraham / Abadai / Rough Guide to the Music of Israel / World Music Network
Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects / Nbrik / Shabeesation / Ryko
William Susman / The Work-Children-Altar / Fate of the Lhapa (sndtrk.) / Indigenous Lenses
Mercan Dede / Engewal / Breath / White Swan
William Susman / Fate / Fate of the Lhapa (sndtrk.) / Indigenous Lenses
Vavoka / Dame Ihaova / Introducing Vavoka / World Music Network
Grupo Fantasma / Naci de la (Rumba y Guaguanco); el Desconoodo / Soridos Gold / Aire Sol

Thanks to all who called in with a pledge. Ted, Karen, Corbin, Susan and Lawrence.

Free Concert Series

Sound Salvation Playlist - 6-17-08, Tues. nights, midnight to 2:00 am

Track #	Artist	Song Name	Album	Year
1	Darkest Hour	This Will Outlive Us	Undoing Ruin	2005
2	The Warmers	Poked It	Unknown Album	2002
3	Dow Jones and the Industrials	USA	Hoosier Hysteria	1979
4	The Dead Milkmen	The Girl With the Strong Arm	Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection	1997
5	Tilt	Addiction	Mordam Records Sampler	1992
6	Dysrhythmia	Earthquake	No Interference	1992
7	Death	Together as One	Human	1991
8	Nirvana	Rape Me	Nirvana	1992
9	The Weirdos	We Got The Neutron Bomb	Unknown Album	1977
10	Screeching Weasel	Goodbye To You	The In-Store Play Sampler	1992
11	The Fleshtones	The World Has Changed	Children Of Nuggets: 1976-1996	2005
12	Fifteen	My Congressman	Lucky	1999
13	Indian Summer	Reflections on Milkweed	Discography	1994
14	Minor Threat	Screaming at a Wall	Complete Discography	1988
15	Universal Order Of Armageddon	Unknown Song	Unknown Album	1994
16	Struggle	Death Of A Friend	S/T 7-Inch	1991
17	The Dillinger Escape Plan	The Mullet Burden	Under the Running Board	1998
18	Junior Murvin	Bad Weed	Lee "Scratch" Perry – Arkology	1997
19	Casey Neill	Scrounge Around	Skree	1999
20	Lucinda Williams	Concrete and Barbed Wire	Car Wheels on a Gravel Road	1998
21	The Sinners	Barbed Wire Heart	Children Of Nuggets: 1976-1996	2005
22	Native Nod	Tangled	Today Puberty, Tomorrow The World	1992
23	Union Of Uranus	Face Value	Double 7"	1995
24	In Flames	Unknown Song	Unknown Album	2002
25	Trusty	Little	Sugar Smack	2006
26	NOFX	Puke On Cops	VA - Cops Make Good Targets	2005
27	The Groovie Ghoulies	Chubacabra	Lookout Records Compilation - 1997	1997
28	The Business	Disco Girls	The Entire History Of Punk Vol.09	1978
29	Lungfish	Unknown	Unknown Album	2001
30	Guitar Wolf	Venus Drive	Rock 'n' Roll Etiquette	2004
31	Sonic Youth	Secret Girls	Made in USA	1995
32	Kill The Man Who Questions	I Apologize For My Hunger	Sugar Industry	1997
33	Boids	Seasick	Demo	2006
34	Guitar Wolf	Venus Drive	Rock 'n' Roll Etiquette	2004
35	High On Fire	Headhunter\Rumors of War	Death is this Communion	2007
36	High On Fire	Rumors of War	Death is this Communion	2007
37	New York Dolls	Bad Girl	New York Dolls	1973
38	Ginsu Wives	Daddy Cocaine	Demo	2008

Audio 101 - Tuesday June 17, 10pm to midnight

Clothesline Revival / Strange Things Happening / Long Gone
Guiye Frayo / Vida Minima / La Computadora en la Ducha
New Bloods / Oh, Deadly Nightshade! / The Secret Life
my mix / Reverand Ransom & Paula Price / audiolingo.org
Ranjit Bhatnagar / Charles Foster Kane RhythmBot / moonmilk.com
Sigur Ros / Gobbledigook / Gobbledigook
Joanna Newsom / Sprout and the Bean / Milk Eyed Mender
Pogo / Lost / Wonderland
Weather Station / Amaranth / East EP
Mulehead / Gardener's Manifesto / Finer Thing
Dixie Bee-Liners / Grumble Jones / Ripe
Folk Uke / I Still Miss Someone / Folk Uke EP
Dixie Bee-Liners / Yellow Haired Girl / Ripe
Volatile Baby / Long Since Gone / Traveling Light
Clothesline Revival / Crawdad / Long Gone
Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs / Skin Is, My
Mr. Scruff / Valley of the Sausages / Trouser Jazz
Datacide / Flowerhead 1 / Flowerhead
Clothesline Revival / Old Gray Beard a Shinin' / Long Gone
Datacide / Flowerhead 2 / Flowerhead
Babyfox / Alienway / A Normal Family
Richard Buckner / Charmers / Dents and Shells
The Black Watch / Jean Rhys Appreciation Society; Quite Contrary / Icing the Snow Queen
Richie Beirne / Meat Factory Ear Worms / thirdcoastfestival.org
Bardo Pond / Swig / Dilate
Pina / Josephine / Quick Look
Back Door Slam / Outside Woman Blues / Roll Away

Next week, same time: RURAL WAR ROOM
Join Donavan & Byron for THE SCAT/ILLOGICAL SHOW, featuring scatting and other non-word-related singing on the most rare recordings in their library.

World Tour playlist - Sunday June 15, noon - 2pm

Grant Tennille hosts the third Sunday each month
Song / Artist / Album / Label

Burn Devil Burn / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Our Lord and Savior / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Holding On / Tonistics / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Daniel / The Spirit Of Israel / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Hey There / Sons Of The Kingdom / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Go to Proclaim / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Equilibrium / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Prince of Zeal / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Modernization / Sons Of The Kingdom / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Heaven of Heavens / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Victory / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Dimona (Spiritual Capital of the World) / Tonistics / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Junky Baby / Tonistics / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
A Place to Be / The Spirit Of Israel / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Messiah / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Savior In the East / Soul Messengers / Soul Messages from Dimona / Numero Group
Tarha Didagh a Tat Sallam / Terakaft / Ishumar - Music of the Tuareg Resistance / Tapsit
Kel Tamascheck / Etran Finatawa / Desert Crossroads / Riverboat Records
Cheyla ya Haiuune / Group Doueh / Guitar Music From the Western Sahara / Sublime Frequencies

Link to Amazon buy site for Soul Messages from Dimona

free local music

It may have been up for awhile before I noticed it, but it's never too late to link to free local music, right? It's a Localist "mixtape" featuring selections from 22 Arkansas musicians, and you can find it here. Listen online or download as a zip file. Many of the artists featured have links to their MySpace pages there as well.

Collage playlist - Sat., June 7, 2008 - 12-3 PM

Artist - Song - Album (Label/Year of release)

Coldplay - Viva La Vida - Viva La Vida (Capitol/2008)
Miles Davis Quintet - In Your Own Sweet Way - Muted Miles (Prestige/2008)
Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Kahin Mot Se Bhi Na Jao - Dub Qawwali (Six Degrees/2007)
Goldfrapp - Road To Somewhere - Seventh Tree (Mute/2008)
Alejandro Escovedo - Chelsea Hotel '78 - Real Animal (Pack Porch/Manhattan/2008)
Bill Frisell - Baba Drame - History, Mystery - (Nonesuch/2008)
Etran Finatawa - Kel Tamascheck - Desert Crossroads (Riverboat/2008)
Joni Mitchell - Night Of The Iguana - Shine (Hear Music/2007)
Joni Mitchell - Strong & Wrong - Shine (Hear Music/2007)
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Voices Of Other Times - Closer To It (Fuel 2000/2006)
Chloe Sainte-Marie - Brulots - Quebec - V. A. (Putumayo/2008)
Hackensaw Boys - Radio - Look Out! (Nettwerk/2007)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Fly On A Windshield (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Broadway Melody Of 1974 (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Cuckoo Cocoon (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - In The Cage (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Back In N. Y. C. (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Hairless Heart (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Counting Out Time (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - Carpet Crawlers (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
Genesis - The Chamber Of 32 Doors (Live) - Archive 1967-1975 (Atlantic/1998)
DobaCaracol - Etrange - Quebec - V. A. (Putumayo/2008)
King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind - In The Court Of The Crimson King (Discipline/2005)
Rachid Taha - Voila Voila - Live (Mondo Melodia/2001)
KaiserCartel - Season Song - March Forth (Bluhammock Music/2008)
Neil Young - Spirit Road - Chrome Dreams II (Reprise/2006)
Pacifika - Me Cai - Asuncion (Six Degrees/2008)
Alejandro Escovedo - Swallows Of San Juan - Real Animal (Back Porch/Manhattan/2008)
Idrissa Soumaoro - Ouili Ka Bo - Mali - V. A. (Putumayo/2005)
Richard Buckner - Her - Dents & Shells (Merge)
Botafogo (Miguel Vilanova) - Slide Blues - Blues Around The World - V. A. (Putumayo/2006)

Alejandro Escovedo is currently on tour in support of his new album, Real Animal. You may view the live dates here. Putumayo World Music celebrates and honors Quebec City's 400th anniversary with the release of the various artist compilation, Quebec. For more information, click here.

World Tour playlist - Sunday, June 8, noon - 2pm

Evelyn Glennie / Black Key Study / Rhythm Song / BMG-RCA
Diga Rhythm Band / Happiness is Drumming / Diga / United Artists
Evelyn Glennie / Czardas / Rhythm Song / BMG-RCA
Kirile Loo / Akkama, Mehed, Minema! / Saatus / Alula
Kirsten Braten Berg & Kouame Sereba / Atologo / From Senegal to Setesdal / Six Degrees
Ram / Kafou / Puritan Voudou / Poly/Ils
Les Go de Koteba / Tougna Fo / African Party / Putumayo
Diga Rhythm Band / Razooli / Diga / United Artists
Kouame Sereba / Kouami Ba / From Senegal to Setesdal / Six Degrees
3 Mustaphas 3 / Starehe Mustapha / Friend, Fiends & Fronds / Omnium
*Roots Foundation / Conscious Revolution / Conscious Revolution / Eyes of the World
*Adrian Sherwood w/ Lee Scratch Perry / Animal Magic / Becoming a Cliche / Real World

Tabu Ley Rochereau / Tu As Dis Que / Compact Real World / Atlantic
African Head Charge / Chant For the Spirits / Songs of Praise / On-U-Sound
Gigi / Utopia / Gold & Wax / Palm Pictures
Diga Rhythm Band / Sweet Sixteen / Diga / United Artists
Brothers of the Baladi / Olmaz Olmaz / Heart of the Beast / self
3 Mustaphas 3 / Kopanitsa / Friend, Fiends & Fronds / Omnium
Ivo Papasov & his Orchestra / Tziganska Ballad / Balkanology / Hannibal
3 Mustaphas 3 / Linda Linda (Szegerely remix) / Friend, Fiends & Fronds / Omnium
Doba Caracol / Etrange / Quebec / Putumayo
Florent Vollant / Nitshivenan / Quebec / Putumayo
Brothers of the Baladi / Over Under Sideways Down / Heart of the Beast / self
*included in July's Crucial Reggae issue of Global Rhythm magazine

Audio 101 playlist - Tues. June 3, 10pm - 12am

David Rothenberg & Douglas Quin / Take Out the Loon! / Before the War
mixed with: Marcelo Radulovich / first 5 minutes of Thumb
The Night Air / The Jungle: Your Inner Ape / The Night Air podcast
Richard H. Kirk / Indole Ring / The Number of Magic
Maggie, Pierce & E.J. / Whale Song / Morgen, Mittag & Nacht
Lauren Slater / Fire Test of Love / The Moth Podcast
Kaiser Cartel / The Same / March Forth
Buddy Mondlock / Break the Cup / Buddy Mondlock
U. Utah Phillips / Stupid's Pledge; Killing Ground; General, Your Tank; I've Got to Know / I've Got to Know
The Shootist / Ghetto Chicken / The Shootist
Ticklah / Scratch To Win / Ticklah vs. Axelrod
The Herbaliser / When I Shine / Very Mercenary
Jeffrey Rudell / Under the Influence / The Moth Podcast
Sea Wolf / The Rose Captain / Leaves in the River
Martin Williams / The Tourist / Re:Sound

These three podcasts were sampled on the show:
The Night Air - Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, each program is an audio adventure;
The Moth Podcast - Off the cuff storytelling in front of a live NYC audience; and
Re:Sound - Audio art & documentary from all over, collected by the Third Coast Audio Festival

Next Tuesday night on Rural War Room: The Anything At All Show

Bo Diddley

His churning rhythm guitar was the real birth of rock and roll. Sure, Chuck Berry had the kids twistin' at the hop, but Bo Diddley was one of the first to bridge the gap between blues and rock. He died Monday at age 79.

There are lots of obits out there, but here is a New York Times article about him published five years ago that says more than any obit can.

Utah Phillips

I just learned from David Gans' blog that U. Utah Phillips died a little over a week ago. Wikipedia labels him a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. I don't know if he would approve the order, but he sure was all of those.

He wrote letter to his many friends toward the end. You can read it in its entirety here. These are the last four paragraphs:

When I hit a blacklist in Utah in 1969, I realized I had to leave Utah if I was going to make a living at all. I didn’t know anything abut this enormous folk music family spread out all over North America. All I had was an old VW bus, my guitar, $75, and a head full of songs, old- and new-made. Fortunately, at the behest of my old friend Rosalie Sorrels, I landed at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, New York. That seemed to be ground zero for folk music at the time. Lena Spencer, as she did with so many, took me in and taught me the ropes. It took me a solid two years to realize I was no longer an unemployed organizer, but a traveling folk singer and storyteller—which, in Utah at the time, would probably have been regarded as a criminal activity.

I spent a long time finding my way—couches, floors, big towns, small towns, marginal pay (folk wages). But I found that people seemed to like what I was doing. The folk music family took me in, carried me along, and taught me the value of song far beyond making a living. It taught me that I don’t need wealth, I don’t need power, and I don’t need fame. What I need is friends, and that’s what I found—everywhere—and not just among those on the stage, but among those in front of the stage as well.

Now I can no longer travel and perform; overnight our income vanished. But all of those I had sung for, sung with, or boarded with, hearing about my condition, stepped in and rescued us. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be part of this great caring community that, for the most part, functions close to the ground at a sub-media level, a community that has always cared for its own. We will be forever grateful for your help during this hard time.

The future? I don’t know. But I have songs in a folder I’ve never paid attention to, and songs inside me waiting for me to bring them out. Through all of it, up and down, it’s the song. It’s always been the song.

Love and solidarity,

Utah