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Cultural Stimuli in NYC
Issue 260: unflappable flavor
After what's seemed like 40 days and 40 nights of rain, we're feeling like the heavens have laid a serious buzzkill on our spring fever. But instead of continuing to play the sucker, we've decided to embrace the airy indifference of the month of Geminis. You like to wear plaid pants and dig Harry Potter? Hey, we don't mind. You're into skulking around empty subway stations and dressing up like Robert Smith? A little creepy, but that's your prerogative. Let's mobilize our afrokinetic
powers to be mellow like the Dude, and spread it...
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flavorpill is an email magazine covering a hand-picked selection of music, art, and cultural events — delivered each Tuesday afternoon.
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The Nokia 7280 — Subtle and sleek NaviSpin to access features in a unique way. Slide it open or revel in the beauty of the mirror finish. Cunningly hidden integrated VGA camera for a touch of mystery. Voice-activated user interface and internal handsfree speaker to communicate in a whole new way. Yeah, it's the Ultimate Phone to be Seen With. And it's finally available for purchase! |
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Illegal Art's Wizard People, Dear Reader
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Tue 5.31 (7pm) |
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Southpaw (125 5th Ave, Park Slope, 718.230.0236) map |
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Event Info | Illegal Art |
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Brad Neely's hilarious and obsessive audio-redubbing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone never did make it to the big screen at Anthology Film Archives this past February: the Wile E. Coyotes at Warner Brothers (Potter's rightful owners) got wind of things and shut it down. Well, the frickin' legend has only grown, and the frickin' soundtrack has only gotten funnier. Tonight, Neely's Illegal Art pals at Brooklyn's Stay Free! magazine try, try again, with a newly re-recorded version to help ring in their spring issue. Fresh beats provided throughout the evening by the Cordial Squad. But soft! You don't want to jinx this screening, so be vewwy, vewwy quiet... (MJ)
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Moogfest 2005
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Tue 5.31 (7:30pm) |
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B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 W 42nd St, 212.997.4144) map |
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$35 |
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While it's true that in a retro-worship society even past marginal innovators can garner devoted followings, there's something special about Robert Moog and his namesake electronic instrument. Maybe it's that the original Moog synthesizer has been around for over 40 years and still has legs (and dials and knobs). Maybe it's because such diverse artists as Stereolab, Herbie Hancock, and Devo have drunk from river Moog to vivid and startling effects. Whatever the reason, come Moogfest, DJ Logic, Edgar Winter, Will Calhoun (Living Color), DEODATO, and Brazilian Girls' Sabina Sciubba and Didi Gutman, among others, strive to deliver all the mesmeric analog treats you just can't get from two turntables and a microphone. (DI)
 What non-keyboard instrument has Moog spent much time developing? The sixth and seventh correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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Edan
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Tue 5.31 (9pm) |
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APT (419 W 13th St, 212.414.4245) map |
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$5 |
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Event Info | Edan |
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On his two studio rekkids, Boston's hip-hop philosopher Edan brings together the disparate worlds of swinging '60s London and post-Beck, nu-skool white guy rhyming. His latest, Beauty and the Beat, outlines his uncompromising slacker-with-an-agenda worldview on cuts like "Funky Voltron" and "Torture Chamber." Edan creates a heady brew of vintage-sounding horns, organ trills, tuff breakbeats, and sampler freakouts to anchor his insistent, tripped-out flow. In the mix, he pits classic funk and psychedelia against seminal hip-hop cuts and the freshest beats around. Possessed of one of the most original voices out right now, Edan is guaranteed to blow minds. (BCB)
What brought Edan from Baltimore to Boston? The third correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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River to River Festival: Sites Unseen
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Wed 6.1 - Fri 6.3 |
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This year, Sites Unseen lends extra fanfare to the launch of the summer-long River to River festival. The heraldic three-day party kicks off with the UnParade, which begins in Battery Park and wends its way to South Street Seaport with a rowdy roster of artists, including composer Phil Kline (he of the boombox orchestra), multisensory city tour mavens Red Dive, the Manhattan Ukulele Marching Unit, Circus Amok, and the brassy-as-blazes Hungry March Band. Then, things calm down for a choral performance conducted by Tan Dun in the evening, Thursday's Art on the Beach with Butch Morris, and An Ode to Jenny Lind on Friday with female vocalists Audra McDonald, Iva Bittova, and Rachelle Garniez. (JKG)
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| MUSIC: Electrodubicalia |
Brazilian Girls
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Brazilian Girls' globetrotting blend of dub, tropicalia, lounge, and electro-pop offers strong testament to the transportive power of music. But where the NYC-based four-piece intends to send listeners is left alluringly undefined. It could be Serge Gainsbourg's Paris; it could be Gotan Project's Buenos Aires; or it could be simply — as multilingual vocalist Sabina Sciubba suggests in her languid alto on the Girls' self-titled debut LP — "to the park to get some ice cream." The band's live show, all swaying hips and liberally flowing sweat, puts the audience at the confluence of a million sonic flight patterns. Get ready to feel sexy, and pack your passport. (JAS)
Note: Forro in the Dark and DJ Hardedge open.
Which performer listed in last week's issue of flavorpill NYC has remixed the Brazilian Girls? The first five correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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| MUSIC: Houston Hip-Hop |
Devin the Dude w/ DJ Chill and Spankrock
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Has blogging changed hip-hop? It certainly lets curious fans keep in touch with nichey regional variations. As the Houston scene explodes, HoustonSoReal is an incredible font of information, be it upcoming remix or mixtape notices, exclusive interviews, or breaking news. Tonight, Devin the Dude headlines a showcase of Houston sounds brought to you by OxyCottontail and Matt Sonzala, mastermind of HoustonSoReal and the Damage Control radio show. Devin is the atypical Houston rapper — 22 oz. beers, not 24" rims, "a cool black fellow, laid back mellow/Smokin' out type of dude." Paul Wall's chain lights up like a lamp, but Devin lights doobies, croons hooks, and writes songs with depth and insight. (NP)
Note: Houston's DJ Chill leaves potential for getting chopped and/or screwed — rauch-rapper Spankrock also opens.
What served as the inspiration for Devin's first album title? The fourth and fifth correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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| READING |
McSweeney's presents Paul LaFarge, Salvador Plascencia, and Adam Levin
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McSweeney's and Housing Works join forces for this metaphysical hoedown, harnessing the offbeat, poetic brainwaves of literary-fantasist phenoms Paul LaFarge and Salvador Plascencia. Following his New York Times Notable Book of 2001, Haussmann, or the Distinction, yarn-spinner LaFarge continues along the path of historical fiction, recounting the dreams of various Parisians during the winter of 1881 in his latest effort, The Facts of Winter. Throughout The People of Paper, debut novelist Plascencia juxtaposes the everyday with the grandiose, permeating his lyrical narrative with an array of characters that includes disillusioned saints and a Baby Nostradamus. McSweeney's contributor Adam Levin completes the trio. (JJ)
Note: Attendees of tonight's reading are both welcome and encouraged to donate books.
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| MUSIC: Kaleidotronica |
Plaid
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Thur 6.2 & Fri 6.3 (9pm) |
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Rothko (116 Suffolk St, 212.475.7088) map |
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$20 |
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Event Info | Plaid |
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Plaid have always occupied the stylistic middle ground of Warp's roster — gentle melodies and rounded edges mesh with the label's more whimsical material, while their shimmering sound design and penchant for surprise align them with the more ornery future-freak fetishists. The duo wraps a technoid sheen around unabashedly tuneful instrumental pop, an approach that has served them well for dozens of remixes and as Björk's one-time touring "band." For two nights, Rothko celebrates their one-year anniversary with Plaid, who come bearing a host of new material and animated visual accompaniment that's impressive enough to cross any laptop fanboy's circuits. (JL)
Note: Tonight's openers are Merck glitch-hoppers Machine Drum, while Friday sees Drop the Lime drillin' bass and Alex English spinning an IDM mix.
Which track by a Plaid-related project appeared on one of Warp's seminal Artificial Intelligence compilations? The seventh correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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| MULTIMEDIA: Conference |
Remix Hotel
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Fri 6.3 - Sun 6.5 (1-6pm) |
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SAE Institute of Technology (1293 Broadway, 9th Fl, 212.944.9121) map |
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Remix magazine returns to SAE with its essential three-day lineup of master classes, panels, and demos for audiophiles of the electronic and urban music-making variety. You can sample the latest gear from the likes of Propellerhead, M-Audio, Cakewalk, and Turntable Lab, sit in on workshops about making a hit single or remixing with Digidesign Pro Tools, or audit one of the many panels covering topics from copyright infringement to overcoming studio monotony — with "talking heads" like Cipha Sounds, Jeru the Damaja, Prince Paul, Evil Dee, and Hank Shocklee. Meanwhile, the Tribeca Grand hosts industry mixer afterparties for attendees with appearances from Chuck D, King Britt, DJ Rap, Photek, and more. (JKG)
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Loser's Lounge: the Cure vs the Smiths
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Fri 6.3 & Sat 6.4 (8 & 11pm) |
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Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St, 212.219.3132) map |
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The Losers are at it again. This time they send up two darlings of the '80s alternative music scene — the Smiths and the Cure — in a rock 'em, sock 'em death match showdown. If you haven't had the privilege, the Loser's Lounge takes "cover band" to a whole new level, preparing carefully curated shows that pay homage to bands of yesteryear accompanied by a cast of special guest singers. So which band's angst-ridden musings will reign triumphant in this clash? Will Robert Smith's gloomily gothic introspective lyrics lay waste to Morrissey's melancholic meditations on alienation? Tune in to find out. (MB)
What theatrical production was made into a Loser's Lounge performance? The first four correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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Billyburg Short Film Festival
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The folks at Rabbit in a Turtle Shell are back with a second Billyburg Short Film Festival, expanded to two nights of abbreviated cinema. The first program, Inspiration, highlights ten works that embody the organization's definition of great short film, including pieces by Raising Victor Vargas director Peter Sollett, Interpol Short Film contest winner Greg Brunkalla, and the irreverent comic troupe Stella. The aptly named second night, Competition, is a juried screening of seven films chosen from over 130 submissions. (IB)
Note: Each night begins with Elijah B. Torn's live laptop soundtrack and adult beverages from sponsors Brooklyn Lager and PBR. Local bands Professor Murder and Innocent Animals follow each night's screenings, respectively.
Which Brunkalla short was included in a series for an athletic wear company? The third correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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X-Ecutioners w/ Large Professor, DJ Shame, and Marshall Law
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Hip-hop rarely gets more classic or influential than an X-Ecutioners and Large Professor gig. The art of scratching surely wouldn't have come this far without Roc Raida, Rob Swift, and Total Eclipse. In 2000, Roc was named a Grandmaster DJ, turntablism's highest honor, while Swift and Eclipse have stayed on top for over a decade. Large Professor's trailblazing production style counts Mobb Deep's Prodigy and DJ Premier amongst its followers. From producing Eric B. & Rakim's Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em while still in high school, to having six cuts on Nas' God's Son, Large Professor has had his fingers on the boards since day one. Add Marshall Law and DJ Shame, and you're talking beat-laden insanity. (BCB)
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| MUSIC: Doom Metal |
EYEHATEGOD w/ Buried Inside and Byzantine
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While screamo and neo-grind outfits champion speed as their preferred method of inducing cephalic carnage, a breed of metallers from the sleepy South know the value of sphincter-loosening noise and THC-soaked blues riffs that take their time steamrolling over banging heads. The nexus of Southern rock, crusty punk, and very heavy metal, Louisiana's EYEHATEGOD have been demolishing eardrums since '88. Preaching the End-Time Message, their first album in four years, marks a comeback for the band, proving that although Sweden has claimed death metal and Norway has black, the sweaty area below America's Bible Belt has doom. (GM)
Note: Hardcore-tinged metal bands Byzantine and Buried Inside open.
What death metal band appeared in a Jim Carrey film? The first three correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this show.
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Little Suckers
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Sat 6.4 - Sat 6.25 (Thur-Sat: 8pm) |
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Ohio Theatre (66 Wooster St, 212.802.8007) map |
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Writing/directing/producing couple Andrew and Jessica Davis-Irons lead an ace quartet of "celebrities" from the off-off Broadway scene — including the alluring Erin Quinn Purcell (star of Adobe Theater's hit play Duet!) and super-dorky NTUSA co-founder Ryan Bronz — as they examine formidable subjects including personal isolation, regressive episodes, and poor ol' mother committing suicide — by hurricane of course. Known for their semi-serious and often quirky treatments of eclectic subject matter, the notably prolific AndHow! troupe has risen from inauspicious fledgling status to bona fide "theatre company" in five years flat. See them before they get famous or go belly-up. (PPC)
Note: There are additional performances on Sun 6.5 and Mon 6.6.
What celebrity would you most like to see go belly-up: how and why? The most inventive answer under 50 words wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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Rooftop Films presents Rockaway
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Sat 6.4 (9pm) |
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Old American Can Factory (232 3rd St, Bklyn, 718.237.4335) map |
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Tonight, Rooftop Films presents Rockaway, the latest offering from experimental filmmaker Mark Street. Contrasting the vagaries of youthful ambition with the sodden realities of working class life in the titular Queens neighborhood, the film orbits around a cast of three teenage girls in a highly unconventional manner — much of the dialogue is improvised and shot in a cinema verité style, interrupted occasionally by scripted monologues, highly stylized cinematographic rhapsodies, and a surreal excerpt from Chekhov's Three Sisters. The result is an indulgent and sobering filmic portrait of a community in the shadow of the city. (BB)
Note: Singer-songwriter Ray Crandall performs at 8:30pm and two short films precede Rockaway.
What is the origin and initial meaning of the name Rockaway? The first correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this screening.
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Jay Tripwire
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Sat 6.4 (10pm-5am) |
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Sullivan Room (218 Sullivan St, 212.252.2151) map |
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$15 / $10 w/ RSVP |
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The dance floor is set to explode as Tripwire steps behind the decks. We first noticed Jay because of his nimble mixing/remixing prowess,
which is characterized by distinct percussion and tight production. Live and in the studio, his tech-house veers into psychedelic territory, with heavy dub and acid influences. After the devastation he wrought at this venue last year, we're excited to see what he brings to the fray on his birthday. Testing the terrain for Tripwire are RSSO crew's Peter James and Leisure Society's Spoony D, while party organizers Sleepyface and DJ Boo get clean-up duty. (CEH)
Which West Coast house pioneer is Jay Tripwire collaborating with for the Nightshift label? The first correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this show and a copy of Tripwire's new CD.
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Afrokinetic's Anniversary feat. Vikter Duplaix w/ the Prophecy Arts Collective
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The soulful Afrokinetic party has kept bodies in motion for two years now, and to celebrate, founder Chris Annibell imports Philly's debonair producer/vocalist Vikter Duplaix. Even though Duplaix won't be singing, we trust the man's taste in tracks as he's honed his velvet-smooth style with DJ sets around the world. Also global in musical scope, Annibell (aka Osiris) has produced tracks and performed alongside another of our city’s world-house party maestros, Nickodemus. Tonight, Isabel Walker and Jimmy Lopez flesh out Duplaix's cuts with live percussion, and the icing on the cake is a 20-minute West African drum and dance performance by Prophecy Arts Collective. (CEH)
Which Compost Records artist has Vikter Duplaix remixed? The first three correct answers each win a pair of tickets and a T-shirt.
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Sanford Biggers
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Look for God in a grain of sand at Sanford Biggers' latest installation, in which the artist takes on pop culture icons and ethnographic evolution. In the past, Biggers has aimed to provoke, such as with an installation featuring a night sky, a mirrored floor, and fluorescent Afro-Tantric zodiac characters in a dozen sexual positions. But this new show mines Biggers' process-oriented vein — as in his huge portrait of '70s kung fu icon Jim Kelley made from grains of white and black rice. The intricacies of a room-sized Muslim prayer rug, rendered in colored sand, represent an object lesson in art as an offering. (CM)
Note: This exhibit continues through Sun 7.10 (Thur-Sun: 12-5pm).
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Stella Starsky & Quinn Cox's Cosmic Cabaret: No Two People
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Sun 6.5 (8pm) |
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Lounge at Elmo (156 7th Ave, 212.255.1510) map |
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In tribute to sign-of-the-moment Gemini, No Two People celebrates the lovely/ghastly duality of the twins with a medley/mishmash at Elmo's sassy lounge/basement. Stella Starsky and Quinn Cox, co-authors of the breakthrough tome Sextrology, headline. Their repertoire reinterprets/mangles cult classics from Kate Bush to Tori Amos, combined with contemporary accounts of sex and stars. Toasting the two-faced darlings are a pack of local musical guests, including Kenny Mellman, formerly of Kiki & Herb, the Bongos' leading man Richard Barone, and downtown drag thespian Taylor Mac. Relish in Gemini and their multifaceted fans at this cosmic celebration/debauch. (SP)
Note: Arrive early as this event is likely to sell out.
Who do you know that completely bucks the standard traits of their astrological sign and how? The best description in 100 words or less wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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The Futureheads w/ the High Speed Scene and Pitty Sing
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While most of the retro dance-rock crowd relies on radio-ready synth-pop homage, the Futureheads pull away from the pack by staying mope and eyeliner free and keeping sounds choppy and spunky. Definitely owing a debt to everyone's current favorite decade, their new-wavey pop-punk eschews synth in favor of zippy, staccato guitar parts and an unrelentingly upbeat mood that even lets in some light on a Kate Bush cover. Unusual Northern-English accents are put to great use with complex four-part harmonies that always threaten to dissolve into cacophony. Warming up are LA-based powerpoppers the High Speed Scene and Boston's Depeche Mode-loving Pitty Sing. (AC)
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| MUSIC: Jazz |
Ari Hoenig & Edmar Castaneda Duet
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Mon 6.6 (7pm) |
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55 Bar (55 Christopher St, 212.929.9883) map |
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Two drink minimum |
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Professional jazz musicians have been crying in their martinis over a 24-year-old harpist from Colombia named Edmar Castaneda. This mysterious "harp dude" is so utterly spellbinding that his virtuosity challenges the establishment like a musical Muhammad Ali. In this rare duet with prodigious jazz drummer Ari Hoenig, you have a picture-perfect band. Yes, a band. No need for bass, sax, or piano because these guys do it all (Hoenig has even pioneered playing melodies on the skins). These two continually complete each other's sentences in a harmonious Latin-centric jazz dialogue that will surely find a home in your heart. (JM)
Note: Because this gig is free and growing in popularity, we suggest arriving early.
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Tense Dave
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Tue 5.31 - Sat 6.11 (Tue-Sat: 7:30pm) |
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Dance Theater Workshop (219 W 19th St, 212.691.6500) map |
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A revolving, creaking stage; a blurred line between contemporary dance and classical theatre; a fusion of genres ranging from historical melodrama to musical chorus line to martial arts — no wonder the main character is on the edge in Tense Dave, the latest offering from Australia's leading contemporary dance
company, Chunky Move. Dave inhabits a paranoid and claustrophobic world, where a gaggle of bizarro characters eventually pull him into their own peculiar dreams: from cartoonish kung fu battles to sexually-charged dances for a finger. The audience assumes a voyeuristic role as we watch the things that people do when they think nobody is watching. (SP)
What is the strangest dance-based performance you've seen? Our favorite answer in under 50 words wins a tote bag and a pair of tickets to this show.
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Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset: End Station
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Waiting is like poetry — it reveals what we desire most. In End Station, the artist collaborative of Elmgreen and Dragset explores the architecture of waiting by creating a full-scale replica of a subway station replete with tracks going nowhere. The dreamlike theatricality is further accentuated by the inclusion of a variety of dated memorabilia, like a New York Times with its first article on AIDS, early graffiti tags from the '80s, ACT-UP stickers, and other random trash from different eras. This scripted yet curiously unstable meditation is in keeping with the artists' interest in how architecture is defined by use and therefore politicized by the user. (NH)
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Village Voice: Best of 2004
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Wed 6.1 - Wed 6.29 |
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BAM's Rose Cinema (30 Lafayette Ave, Bklyn, 718.636.4100) map |
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This year's Village Voice Best Of offers a number of cinematic pleasures — some ironic, some sincere. You'll want to call "carpe diem" on a chance to see Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle in the refined halls of BAM, but is the inclusion of Demme's Manchurian remake just a sly comment on brainwashing? Yet the fest's anticipated riches run deep: David O. Russell's I Heart Huckabees, which made Mark Wahlberg the real deal and saw Lily Tomlin workin' it better than 9 to 5; the harrowing survival of the fittest doc Darwin's Nightmare; the Taiwanese meta-cinema piece Goodbye, Dragon Inn (which belongs only on the big screen); Ken Jacobs' junkyard magnum opus Star Spangled to Death; and the slow-burning Ozu tribute Café Lumière. (JKG)
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Get Skype wrong, and you could have a complete stranger shouting at you from inside your PC. But it's a risk worth taking, as this free download could seriously cut your phone bill. Want to call a friend in Australia? If they have Skype on their PC and a broadband connection, it's completely free. If they don't, charge up your Skype account, dial their regular number, and it costs no more than a few pennies a minute. The only extra bit of equipment you may need is a microphone and speaker — a few dollars from a computer shop. Skype started last year as a kind of instant messaging with voice thrown in, but now they can sell you a Skype-only telephone number so the technologically-challenged can call you from any phone. If the telecom companies aren't worried, they should be. (SG)
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CD REVIEW: Colleen, The Golden Morning Breaks |
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The Leaf Label
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Colleen's debut, Everyone Alive Wants Answers, was the perfect music for viewing old, decaying film negatives held up to the light — a gentle record of dusty, wobbly lullabies imbued with childhood nostalgia. Her sophomore effort, The Golden Morning Breaks, recorded live with guitar, strings, and glass glockenspiel, is more instinctive and organic, but it draws upon familiar textures. From the tape crackle on "The Happy Sea," to "Mining in the Rain"'s subtle percussion of raindrops falling against a windowpane, the attention to such minutiae creates an intimate bond with the listener, like receiving a whispered secret. With due respect to the title, these songs best convey a sound suited to the moments just before the sun. (CJN)
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DOWNLOAD: Mastermix |
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With the proliferation of file-sharing and iPod culture, the classic mixtape of the '80s has gone by the wayside. However, like everything else, it's due for a nostalgia trip. Mastermix is a website devoted to presenting rare mixes culled from dubbed tapes and pirate radio archives from the mid-'80s. Check the DMC 1985 champion mix from DJ Roger Johnson; a jacking, old-school Chicago mix from Dakayne; and the Nice and Slo Megamix — featuring 46 tracks in 11 minutes, and billed by the DJs as a tribute to "all the artists we love." Though the latter was compiled just this year, it perfectly encapsulates the funk, electro, breaks, and bravado of the era. (CJN)
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DJ Roger Johnson: DMC 1985 Championship Mix (Hip-hop/turntablism)
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Dakeyne: The House that Jack Built (Chicago house)
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Nice and Slo: We Are Megamix (Electro/breaks)
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