Live
Recommendations for Wednesday, February 15, 2006
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Rusty
Santos, Gang Gang Dance - Cake Shop (midnight): After
Reverend Jen’s weekly anti-slam, the music begins. Producer/singer/songwriter
Rusty
Santos, while best known for his work with Animal
Collective, makes gorgeous and exceptional acoustic pop informed
by minimalist avant garde ideas. And Gang
Gang Dance, who I compliment a bit too much should
need no introduction. Last month at Syrup Room they debuted
all-new material from the upcoming album they’re working
on with über-engineer/producer Chris
Cody. So expect something new.
Be
Your Own Pet, Detachment Kit, Cake Bake Betty - Knitting Factory
Main Space $10: While Be
Your Own Pet aren’t aren’t doing
anything new, these cute little buggers ’re doing everything
right. The four Nashville teens play music that is a 21st
Century take on that which is super-punk and super-rock, and
they're super-real. Already they're as big a deal as a lo-fi
short-fast song band could be in the UK - where they get lots
of Yeah Yeah Yeah comparisons and the typical shower of overinflated
hype that the li'l island off the coast of Europe tends to
reserve for hot new bands. Catch ‘em now before they
get caught up in it all and inevitabely either evolve into
something really cool, mature into something really ill-conceived,
or stagnate into something stale. It’s their rare moment
and, in the future, as always, people will say their first
record is their best – even though it doesn’t
exist yet. A rare moment when I actually appreciate a young
contemporary take on punk. Detachment
Kit have been around forever and, while they
haven’t always been my cup of tea (it’s not them,
it’s me - the singy singing, octave chords, and other
hallmarks of indie pop, rock, and emo - all of which I wish
I could stomach after all these years), I've always respected
them for standing out from the pack by constructing quality
dynamics, harmonies, and songs - and even moreso for performing
live with incredible power, precision, and sweat. Its been
a long time for me and their new stuff seems more sophisticated
than ever - so I'm about due for another visit. Cake
Bake Betty plays Songs About Teeth,
cannibalism, and other delights. Her lyrics not only contain
extraordinary subjectmatter, but are phenomenal in general.
And, while her melodic pop-folk songs can tilt towards the
generic, her more unusual numbers prove that she is a force
to be reckoned with.
Cyro
Baptista’s Anthropo-Fagia – Tonic $10: Cyro
Baptista is a Brazillian percussion celebrity
who, in addition to performing with dozens of artists from
his home land, played with a veritable who’s who of
a number of genres including classical, traditional jazz,
avant jazz, hip hop, experimental, rock, folk – you
name it. And I shit you not – who else has recorded
with Eno, Melissa Etheridge, John Zorn, Yo-Yo Ma, and Jay-Z?
Performing solo and with his band Beat the Donkey for the
last few years, he’s proven that he can make music that
is both serious and playful.
Joe
Fiedler - Barbes $8: Trombonist Joe
Fiedler is one of the most respected instrumentalists
in the Latin and jazz scenes, and has even made a headway
in the experimental music world. He’s also led his own
band for the last few years – who perform tonight. And
while I'm once again stating the obvious, trust me, he’s
a badass.
Zev
Feldman (8PM), Peter Rushefsky (10PM), - The Stone $10:
Tonight both of these guys perform solo improv cymbalom sets.
So here’s your chance to learn about an exotic instrument
you’ve probably never heard of. The cymbalom is an eastern
European dulcimer of sorts played with curved wooden hammers
– but also can be played with eight thumbpicks on each
finger. Learn more here.
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