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Recent Events ReviewsFriday, February 13 2009
Bon Iver at the Sydney FestivalSuddenly I seem to hear chatter of isolation and genius, and back woods and plaid shirts, everywhere. 
Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape”It’s as if O’Neill had a fever dream of our present times as we too, fear we are little more than hairy apes. Thursday, February 12 2009
Enter The Dragon with live score by Karsh Kale + MIDIval PunditzKarsh Kale and MIDIval Punditz have achieved quite a coup in managing to rebuild the soundtrack to such an iconic film without trampling on its memory, but rather enhancing and complementing it. Wednesday, February 11 2009
Boyz II Men + Jupiter RisingIn their opening set, Los Angeles-based duo Jupiter Rising carefully straddled the surprisingly fine line between cutting-edge and completely clichéd by crafting a slick live sound generally unheard of in the pop world. Tuesday, February 10 2009
My Brightest DiamondI'm all for artistic growth and boldly traveling into new musical territory, but unfortunately these adaptations are a little too haphazard -- or maybe just understaffed -- and Shara Worden's magic has been lost in translation. Monday, February 9 2009
Fucked Up + Pissed Jeans + Vivian GirlsWas it a great night of music? I don't know; it felt more like assault and overstimulation than a rich musical experience. Was it a hell of a concert? Bet your pirate beard and startlingly pronounced gut, amigo. Friday, February 6 2009
Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Desire Under the Elms’This is allegory for the modern reality-show line-up – its classic Jerry Springer and Maury Povich on perpetual familial loop. Thursday, February 5 2009
Fuck Buttons + Dead Meadow + AfrirampoBy the end of their set I felt as though I’d spent the entire hour with my head stuck between an industrial sander and a jet engine. Wednesday, February 4 2009
ZmickZmick’s compact cohesiveness sticks out and cues you in that the four musicians are a polished act, bred on jam-band likes of Phish and Umphrey’s McGee, with a definitive edge that sets them apart. Tuesday, February 3 2009
Glasvegas + Angela McCluskeyGlasvegas was somewhat mechanical and delivered a B-level set featuring B-level versions of A-level material. Monday, February 2 2009
Gogol Bordello + West Philadelphia OrchestraMaybe I’m just hard to please. Or maybe my expectations were too high. Then again, maybe I’m just a party pooper. Friday, January 30 2009Thursday, January 29 2009
Ida Maria"I just wonder New York… have you got room for me?!" yelled Ida Maria into the microphone. Wednesday, January 28 2009
Wild Light + BirdfeederLike all good pop, Wild Light’s songs are open to multiple interpretations… on the record they are clearly melancholy, yet live they are celebratory enough to dance to. Tuesday, January 27 2009
Wu-Tang ClanAs the fanboy goosebumps receded, and the Wu-Tang Clan settled into their jobs, the excitement in the room began to dissipate slowly and steadily |
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