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11 Nov 2011
The Van Dyke Parks Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Van Dyke Parks has long been more of a “studio rat” than a live performer; he says that a 2009 tour with Clare and the Reasons […]
10 Nov 2011
The Van Dyke Parks Interview, Part One
Never exactly a household name, in 2011 Van Dyke Parks is nonetheless getting some well-deserved notice. A renowned arranger in the 1960s Los Angeles pop scene, Parks lent his creative […]
09 Nov 2011
Album Review: The Penguin Party – Sex Furniture Warehouse
This one earns an A+ before the CD even comes out of the package. Sex Furniture Warehouse and Other Stories by The Penguin Party isn’t just an album. It’s a […]
08 Nov 2011
Album Review: stephaniesĭd – Starfruit
Asheville, North Carolina is perhaps not the first place one would look for a band such as stephaniesĭd. A haven for artistic types of all sorts, this “Berkeley of the […]
07 Nov 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 3: The Drums, M83, Neon Indian, Passion Pit, Ford & Lopatin
Sunday was the last of the three-day Moogfest. I kept my plans fluid until the last possible moment, not deciding which acts to see until minutes before I made the […]
04 Nov 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 2, Part 3: The Flaming Lips, Amon Tobin: ISAM, Moon Duo, Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble
The Flaming Lips Here’s the thing about the Flaming Lips: it’s all about the spectacle. Whether you like their music or not is almost, in some ways, beside the point. […]
03 Nov 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 2, Part 2: Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Terry & Gyan Riley
Hans-Joachim Roedelius Approaching this performance, I wondered if it would be little more than an encore of the previous day’s LunzProject set by Roedelius with Tim Story. The venue – […]
02 Nov 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 2, Part 1: Brian Eno’s “Illustrated Talk”
Brian Eno’s “Illustrated Talk” was a separately-ticketed event; Moogfest pass holders got first dibs on tickets (and a reduced price). Clearly hoping to avoid recriminations later, the promoters went to […]
01 Nov 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 1, Part 2: Holy F**k, Moby, LunzProject
Holy F**k Viewed from a certain perspective, the music of Holy F**k and that of Tangerine Dream are opposite sides of the same coin. Where the German group uses synthesized […]
31 Oct 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 1, Part 1: Matthew Dear, Mayer Hawthorne, Tangerine Dream
Matthew Dear Well, somebody has to go on first, right? The three-day Moogfest kicked off just after 5pm on Friday. Spread across more than a half-dozen venues throughout downtown Asheville […]