الوسم: Time Out New York
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Album review: Elliott Sharp – The Velocity of Hue
Elliott SharpThe Velocity of Hue(Emanem) Time Out New York, January 1-8, 2004 Many words have been used to describe the distinctive oeuvre of downtown guitarist-composer Elliott Sharp. Gentle and soothing, however, aren't among them. That's not to say that there isn't any subtlety in the pummeling calculus-core onslaught of Sharp's late, lamented band, Carbon, on…
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Interview: Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree (Time Out New York, Sept. 20, 2010)
Porcupine Tree; photograph by Diana Nitschke Interview: Steven Wilson of Porcupine TreeThe Volume blogTime Out New YorkSept. 20, 2010(link) Founded in England at the onset of the 1990s, Porcupine Tree was originally passed off as a "forgotten" old-school prog-rock band. But yarn-spinning ceded to singer, guitarist and bandleader Steven Wilson's knack for reconciling vintage influences…
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Live preview: Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis, by Marvin Joseph Donna LewisTime Out New YorkAug 15–21, 2013 Any self-respecting pop star would be delirious to have a hit like “I Love You Always Forever,” an irresistible bit of romantic treacle that launched Welsh singer Donna Lewis to global success in 1996. Same goes for “At the Beginning,” the…
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Live preview: Christina Vantzou + CC Carana
Christina Vantzou, by Julie Calbert Christina Vantzou + CC CaranaTime Out New YorkAug 8–14, 2013 The ability to write music that can seize attention or fade into the background equally well is a unique skill, and Christina Vantzou has it in abundance—no surprise for a creator who started in visual art, film and animation. Originally…
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Live preview: Jordan Klassen
Jordan Klassen, by Rachel Pick Live preview: Jordan KlassenTime Out New YorkAug 1–7, 2013 “Let me give, let me talk, let me live in your pillow / Kill your fear, whisper words in your ear,” Jordan Klassen intones reassuringly on “Go to Me.” Slipping easily between intimacy and grandiosity, the track is the first single from Repentance,…
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Live preview: ErstAEU Showcase
This event took place at Issue Project Room on May 25, 2013. Since previews on the Time Out New York website now disappear from view once an event is passed, I'm preserving it here for personal posterity. Sadly, I was unable to attend, but warmly recommend the three CDs mentioned in the text. Anne Guthrie…
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Time Out New York interview with Lauren Worsham
Lauren Worsham, by Kristin Hoebermann Interview with Lauren WorshamTime Out New York, Feb. 21–27, 2013 An excruciatingly short snippet from a lengthy, wide-ranging and brilliantly fun conversation with Lauren Worsham (full name: Lauren Worsham Jarrow), who plays Flora in New York City Opera's stylishly spooky production of Benjamin Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw.…
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Preview: Choi Joonyong and Hong Chulki at 155 Freeman
Choi Joonyong; photograph courtesy of Issue Project Room Preview: Choi Joonyong and Hong Chulki at 155 FreemanTime Out New York, Feb. 7–13, 2013 A succinct preview of a concert that Issue Project Room will present next Monday, February 11, at 155 Freeman in Greenpoint, featuring two of the principal figures in Seoul's growing, thriving electro-acoustic…
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Mantra Percussion at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, December 13, 2012
Mantra Percussion, by Ian Douglas/The New York Times Mantra Percussion at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, December 13, 2012The New York Times, Dec. 15, 2013 Michael Gordon's new percussion sextet, Timber, ended up on both my year-end Top 10 list for Time Out New York (details of which will come in a subsequent post) and…