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Mon, 08 May 2000 17:34:02 PDT
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Re: [idm] kid koala: live review
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Yay....Ill have to admit that I am damn excited... About when did the show end? Ebola np: Halo_Gen
quoted 53 lines From: BigKumquat@aol.com>From: BigKumquat@aol.com >To: idm@hyperreal.org >CC: charlie@nofuncharlie.com, Bakeryrec@aol.com >Subject: [idm] kid koala: live review >Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 14:30:57 EDT > > >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 > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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