After spending a couple of minutes immersed in some "brew ha has" I was ready for the concert to begin. By the way, I find the wait between the time you get to the venue and the time the concert actually begins is one of the most obnoxious things out there, and don't get me started on the "wannabe" roadies.... Nonetheless the concert started almost on time. As I previously pointed out TV on the Radio was the headlining band, and although they were great in concert, I will not get into how lively their show was, since most of you know about them and their great shows. Also, since this posting is about rediscovering my love for music, I will just get into it:
As the first two members of the Dirty Projectors walked in (Dave Longstreth- musical director /guitarist and Angel Deradoorian - singing, keyboards, guitar and samples) two of the most languid and comical figures I had ever seen, Dave grabbed his guitar (cappo in hand) and started playing Two Doves, a stand-alone acoustic cry with a sweet, sweet melody and as I later found out exquisite lyrics (apparently the song is also the lead single off their new album). Following that beautiful explosion of emptiness and sorrow the rest of the band came out: Amber Coffman (singing, guitar), Brian Mcomber (drums), Nat Baldwin (bass) and Haley Dekle (singin) all in super hipster (somewhat annoying) plaid and white shirts… Second song came up, Cannibal Resource and from the get go I could feel that this band with influences from rock, pop, hip hop, world music and who knows where else, offering some of the most unique, inspiring and downright amazing music available right now, were going to blow my mind away.
The amazingly interchanging melodies (yes, each of the three girls carried their own melody) skillfully played with Musical Director Dave Longstreth’s graspy voice to create this harmonious exchange of progressive music. Mr. Longstreth’s guitar holding skills seemed to mimic those of a three year old, but his playfulness with each string seemed to resemble that of Hendrix or Page (yes I know I am a heretic for even saying that) making this strange sound that made you both want to groove and jump. Bassist Nat Baldwin seemed to perfectly integrate hip-hop beats with a great hipster and poppy sound in Stillness is the Move not to mention Amber Coffman’s out of the shell voice, interact to create a very catchy tune resembling something from a Britney Spears album.
Apparently, the band collaborated with David Byrne (The Talking Heads) on the song "Knotty Pine" which appears on the Dark Was the Night compilation which definitely brings an amazing good vibe to that whole compilation.
