Thought I would post a few comments on the "meals on wheels of steel" tour,
featuring kid koala, bullfrog, and amon tobin.
I saw the show last Saturday night at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Shambling into
this intimate venue, we saw four turntables lined up at the front of the
stage, with drums, percussion, and guitar and bass equipment behind them.
"i'm going to start off by playing records incorrectly," kid told the crowd,
and proceeded to absolutely tear shit up on the four tables. If anyone knows
of a more entertaining dj to *watch* than kid koala, let me know.
koala's band bullfrog would wander on and off stage at different moments, and
begin jamming along with the turtablism. This really added some sonic
diversity to the program. The blend of dj and live instruments worked very
well...all funk broke loose at certain moments. Later I spotted members of
Bullfrog eating salad in the restaurant up front.
Kid actually addressed the crowd on the mic at some length now and
again...doing a little tongue-in-cheek semi-ironic yet-somewhow-heartfelt
version of the "welcome to the show, ladies and gentlemen" and "what's up,
hoboken?"" routine.
After koala's more light-hearted fun, the stealthy figure of amon tobin slung
the deep, dark beats for the later-evening rollers. I enjoyed this as well.
So, yah, this tour is going to many more places in the states over the next
few weeks...looks like some small-ish towns like Lawrence and Burlington are
on the list, as well as the megalopoli.
- fred
http://nofuncharlie.com/kumquat
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