Music Review No Line on the Horizon To enjoy U2’s latest ignore …
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- Music Review No Line on the Horizon To enjoy U2’s latest ignore …
- A Garage Rocker Gives Songwriting a Spin in a Solo Debut
- Two Bands Have a Night in the rchestral Realm
- Spring concerts on tap for Morristown Green
- Mansion 462 Local Live Music Preview
- Music Review | Van Morrison
- Spreading the gospel through the guitar
Music Review No Line on the Horizon To enjoy U2’s latest ignore …
Columbus Dispatch
Indeed on I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight Bono sings that “The right to appearridiculous is something I hold dear. The standouts though are the songs with the more textured and adventurous music andarrangements such as Magnificent which opens with a growling guitar riff pulsating electro-beat andsome synth flourishes before the Edge’s chiming guitar and Bono’s soaring voice ring out and LarryMullen’s steady whip-sharp drumming transforms the rhythm into something truly invigorating. Moment of Surrender is another highlight an entrancing seven-minute epicanchored by a video-game bass line and a steady drum pattern accented by twitchy sound effects andlifted by cello organ bluesy guitar licks and soulful wailing. Bono isn’t exactly in peak poetic form on the album. For every sharply written song a la thecontemplative White as Snow there’s a loudly barking dog such as the distorted drivinggarage-rock title track that opens the album and Get n Your Boots which sounds like a B-side from the band’s Pop album. At its worst No Line on the Horizon sounds like a collection of songs scrapped during earlieralbum sessions.
A Garage Rocker Gives Songwriting a Spin in a Solo Debut
New York Times
Auerbach wailed in the song’s chorus. He was working with the drummer Patrick Carney his band mate since high school and as usual he was carrying the burden of melody by himself. Circumstances will be different when Mr. Auerbach appears at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday night and at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday. He’ll have a full band and he’ll draw from “Keep It Hid” (Nonesuch) his brooding new solo debut an album at once more intimate and less exposed than his work with the Black Keys. He’ll also be playing without Mr. Carney and probably with a new guitar.
Two Bands Have a Night in the rchestral Realm
New York Times
A handful of songs — including several from the band’s next album “Veckatimest” (Warp) due out in May — were performed alone without the orchestra. Among them were “Two Weeks” with Edward Droste on lead vocals and “While You Wait for the thers” with Daniel Rossen in that role. Characteristically both of those new songs involved haunting vocal harmonies and darkly echoing guitar chords. The Grizzly Bear sound equally girded by the bass-clef actions of Chris Taylor and the undulant but fastidious drumming of Christopher Bear hardly demands more cushioning than that. But there was room for the orchestra on “Dory” another new song set at a stately pace and on “Central and Remote” a surging older piece that had never been performed in public. The arrangements were by Mr. Muhly and they attested to his casual resourcefulness.
Spring concerts on tap for Morristown Green
NJ.com
Morristown is welcoming the spring season in song. The Morristown Fridays-on-the-Green lunchtime music series will celebrate Spring on the Green with concerts on Fridays March 6 through March 27. Musical programs include Welsh guitar music Irish harp music Celtic music for guitar and bagpipes and a classical music duet on guitar. The 30- to 45-minute concerts begin at 12:15 p. in the sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown located at 57 Park Place on the Green. Lunch at the church is provided by C’est Cheese at nominal prices before and after each program.
Mansion 462 Local Live Music Preview
MyNC.com
Vetiver’s last album was a batch of obsure covers so one can assume he is ready to stretch his legs and take his new songs for a long walk. Guitarist Sanders Trippe will be worth the admission alone as he is one of the most underated guitarists in the non-rockstar world right now. And I don’t mean he blazes riffs in a Guitar Center style (although undoubtedly he can) but he plays in a style that doesn’t compute with most guitar players: tastefully. Additonally Trippe and Cabric’s vocal harmonies will remind you of a Parson’s-era Byrds and drummer tto Hauser plays with a sense of finesse rarely seen these days. Bottom Line: Go to this show if you love Dylan the Band or Dylan and the Band.
Music Review | Van Morrison
New York Times
Morrison singing about how when the one that gets away gets away it can be something of a relief. And during “Cyprus Avenue” Mr. Morrison bubbled with frustration shouting at someone offstage “Turn me up! Turn it up!” When that didn’t work he called for a new guitar. A few bars later he decided that one wasn’t any good either and set it down. Not getting what he wanted though forced him to redouble his vocal efforts giving shape and depth where there had been none. It shouldn’t have been but it was something of a shock.
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Spreading the gospel through the guitar
Independent Collegian (subscription)
While Collins has won several local and campus talent competitions surprisingly he said he does not like to compete. “I hate competing because it’s not about that” he said. “I can’t stand being compared to other people and hearing people say my music isn’t that technical. I just have a guitar and my voice. ”With students and young people being his primary audience Collins who writes and arranges all of his music said his songs often address overcoming obstacles or things he has personally experienced. His song “In Your Shoes” was written for his older brother who was diagnosed with testicular cancer almost three years ago. “What it really gets down to are the struggles I have overcome as far as getting to know Christ” he said.
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