« Suzanne Vega @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics | Main | Jens Lekman adds 2nd (smaller solo) NYC show | Telepopmusik & Angela McCluskey playing Don Hill's »
Posted in NYC | music | pictures on June 5, 2006
Glenn Kotche (Wilco) & David Cossin @ the Bang on Can Marathon, World Financial Center, NYC | pics
The free Bang on a Can Marathon at the World Financial Center yesterday (June 4, 2006) was a LONG event. It went from like noon to 10:30 pm. I unfortunately got there too late to see Matmos (review up on the Music Slut), but not too late to catch a two-song double-drumming set by Wilco's Glenn Kotche and Bang on a Can's David Cossin. The host introduced them as his dream-combination, and it was definitely a pretty impressive all-percussion performance.
I stayed around for Amiina too. Stay tuned for those pics.
Previously
Bang on a Can Marathon | Sunday, full details
Cops raided Teddy Thompson show | "Bust" & Cabaret law update
new Loose Fur video, MP3 | Tweedy, O'Rourke & Kotche
Posted on June 5, 2006 3:42 PM
Leave a comment
Powered by Ajax Comments
« Suzanne Vega @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics | Main | Jens Lekman adds 2nd (smaller solo) NYC show | Telepopmusik & Angela McCluskey playing Don Hill's »
Comments (11)
I love Glenn, really I do. He's a wonderful drummer, and I think he's added a really interesting dimension to Wilco over the past few years, not better than Coomer, but, well, different, in an exciting way. But my lord does this sound like torture. To my ears, there's nothing worse than percussion for percussion's sake. Even when it's of the soundscape variety, as this no doubt was, it's still horrendously boring. Of course, drum circles make me want to kill myself--or smash everyone's bongos in a fit of glee--and I shudder at the memory of the Drums-Space portion of Dead shows, so maybe I'm not the best judge on this. Still, solo drum performances make me want to run away. Very, very fast.
Posted by Matt | June 5, 2006 4:09 PM
it was only 2 songs, and it was terrific. nothing even comparable to torture in my view.
Posted by Anonymous | June 5, 2006 6:54 PM
dude likes the grateful dead.
Posted by sam | June 5, 2006 8:03 PM
Speaking of The Grateful Dead, Vince Welnick just died.
Posted by obituary desk | June 5, 2006 8:10 PM
Dude always wanted to be Brent Mydland.
(Bad taste, I know. RIP Vince.)
Posted by Steve | June 5, 2006 8:16 PM
Fercrissakes, it's not a goddamn Sunday morning drum circle, here. They did two groundbreaking pieces by Steve fucking Reich -- and they slayed 'em.
Nice pics, BV. I'll have my own up tomorrow afternoon.
Posted by DJA | June 6, 2006 1:07 AM
I've got a bunch of photos from Bang on a Can up on Flickr for anyone interested!
Posted by Paul | June 6, 2006 8:47 AM
Nice pics! Glenn is super talented. His recent solo cd, "Mobile" is really stellar. Though he is a drummer surprisinly enough the album isn't to quote Matt, "percussion for percussion's sake" he really has some very developed sonic landscapes built not only on drums but keyboards, guitar etc. I also think his shoes in these pics are kick ass.
P.s. does anyone know if this show was tapped?
Oh and Matt, what were you expecting from a show that was two drummers?
Posted by CalebMac | June 6, 2006 10:31 AM
Apparently this blog strips out HTML tags in the comments, sorry. My Bang on a Can photos on Flickr can be found by clicking my name on this post! Thanks!
Posted by Paul | June 6, 2006 2:48 PM
Paul, man, your shots are great.
My (vastly inferior) photos are now up:
http://tinyurl.com/mty64
Posted by DJA | June 6, 2006 3:25 PM
Yeah, I love judging performances, performers and drummers by their shoes.
All you have to do these days is become a worker bee in the Jeff Tweedy Experience and I suppose you qualify to launch a solo career. Not a bad idea, actually, because it is only a matter of time until Jeff wakes up on the wrong side of the bed (or with his meds) and you are fired.
Hats off to those enterprising folks who are actually able to charge people money to dick around on drums.
Posted by Shoe Boy | September 26, 2006 1:04 PM