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John Cale @ St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY | pics
Super-producer and ex-Velvet-Undergrounder John Cale played St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn Saturday night (Nov 12, 2005). I'm not really familiar with his solo stuff, but here's my take anyway. John has mastered the art of music. He knows how to be Bob Dylan; then David Byrne. He jumps from genre to genre playing perfectly crafted, though not necessarily original sounding, songs. That said, I absolutely loved certain parts of the two-hour-two-encore packed show, especially the slow songs. He's got one of those beautifully dark voices.
"Dragging his viola bow over the strings with singularly lugubrious verve, John Cale opened his St. Ann's Warehouse show on Saturday with the Velvet Underground's menacing gothic classic 'Venus in Furs.' That was it for the Velvets, his early band, and the viola, his signature instrument. This show was stridently about rocking, not rumination.
It's a big year for this eclectic producer-musician, who is also planning to reunite this year with Patti Smith in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her seminal 1975 album, 'Horses,' which he produced. " [NY Times]
Posted on November 15, 2005 2:59 PM
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I co-promoted the show in Oklahoma City a week earlier - "Gun" was one of the best musical moments I've experienced this year....
Posted by Derek | November 16, 2005 2:01 PM
My inquiry is: Will a Shakespeare Company be appearing at your theatre or wearhouse.
I had haerd from a friend that an authenic 'Old Vic' company is touring throughout the USA.
Thank you for your reply!
Rudy
Posted by rudy benda | December 29, 2005 3:04 AM