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| Artist Statistics |
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Artistopia Rank : 52
Member Since : 5/2006
Last Login : 10/22/2008
Views : 16,495
Songs : 2
Events : 11
Alliances : 8
Releases : 6
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SKY DIRT SPEAK OUT TRUTH
Published Date : 12/2004
Total Downloads : 118
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NYC Knittng Factory Show |
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| Published on 6/6/2006 |
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| By Colin |
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Monday, January 23, 2006
1/21/06 (Knitting Factory) Theresa Hoffman, Josh Rifkin, Wildsang, Flav Martin
After waiting an hour because Andrea Dawn didn’t show, anachronistic blues-revival duo Wildsang was hard to resist. Two women, one black and one white, sat on stools in grey vests and bowler hats and made the evening. The only reminders of what year it was were the occasional liberal rants, but that didn’t translate into the music. In fact, the lyrics, which depicted dark tales of lynching and rape, were surprisingly ripe with imagery in depicting a grim scene. They reminded me of Toni Morrison’s writing, which is about the greatest praise I can give lyrics. Musically, I was expecting what I ignorantly call blues in this day and age; that is, rich, slow distorted tones and howling solos galore, but they reached back to a more ancient and pure version of the genre, using mostly harmonica, resonator steel guitar, and furious, deep vocals. The harmonica player did so nonstop, treating it like a third lung and speaking little between numbers. The vocalist-guitarist played her guitar technically, incorporating a multitude of slides as she howled and moaned into the microphone. Wildsang delivered like a great pair of walkin’ shoes.
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| Posted by Colin at 12:37pm, internet review. |
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