After a relaxed Labor Day spent eating smoked herring on Brighton Beach, fall arrives with a slate of great shows. This week we’ll be conjuring the spirits with Sunn O))) and Boris, and going back to school to take Advanced Michael Jackson.
Tue, Sept 7: Sunn O))), Boris and BXI (feat. Ian Astbury)
Brooklyn Masonic Temple (317 Clermont Ave, Brooklyn) / 8p / $35 / more info / directions Continue reading “Other Nights of the Week: Michael Jackson 101”
Portishead producer Geoff Barrow brings his new band Beak> to American shores for the first time tonight. A notorious studio tweaker, Barrow is making the most of this chance to rock off the cuff: after an 11-year wait for the most recent Portishead album, the Beak> debut was written and recorded in just 12 days. When we had a word with him, Barrow explained, “In a world of absolute computer-based shit-sounding commercial music… It’s nice to take a wrong turn.”
This welcome “wrong turn” is nevertheless temporary: Barrow assures us that “Portishead and Beak> [will both] hopefully… be very productive in the near future.” Which suggests that Portishead’s Fourth may be only a decade away. For now, we’ll very happily focus on the current project. We’ve already got our tickets.
Beak> perform tonight with People of the North at Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St, Manhattan) / 9p / $20 / more info / directions
With summer cranking up the furnace one last time, we’re turning to some icy sounds on the home hi-fi. Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Postal Service) has a great mix up on dublab, where he threads together an hour of unusual “Nonmetal Metal” – atmospheric instrumentals and interludes from typically brutal metal bands. These selections paint a frigid landscape of snowy peaks and bottomless crevasses. Sounds pretty good on a 95° day.
This week we’re bidding farewell to summer at Sunday Best, playing in a big warehouse party on Saturday and checking out Sleep at the Masonic Temple on the holiday. Here’s the rundown of all the week’s plans.
Tue, Aug 31: Digger’s Delight: Final Summer Park Jam
St Nicholas Park (500 St Nicholas Ave, Manhattan) / 5p / free / more info / directions
Continue reading “Other Nights of the Week: The End of Summer”
