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Stars of the Lid @ Good Shepherd Faith Church, NYC - pics
photos by Chris Owyoung
The night ended with Stars of the Lid, founded in Austin in 1993 by Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride, making their first New York appearance since 2000. They played slow, soft drones on their guitars, accompanied by string players and abstract projections filling the sanctuary.More pictures from Friday's show below....As I sat there, listening to pieces such as "Ballad of Distances" and "Requiem for Dying Mothers," I felt like there was a cinderblock sitting on my chest. This is music of irrepressible sadness, of deep and abiding loss. It's the soundtrack to a broken heart.
Their last number, "December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface," evoked awe and wonder, filling the space with majestic chords like those at the end of a Messiaen organ cycle, held to the brink of unbearableness. I couldn't tell how they were getting all those sounds out with only five instruments, but whatever it is, these guys have figured something out. [Feast of Music]
This show was part of the Wordless Music Series. The entire lineup was:
Stars of the Lid (w/string quartet & projections)Stars of the Lid are just finishing up their tour.
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Face the MusicFace the Music is an NYC new-music ensemble comprising 19 students in grades 4-10 from the Kaufman Center's Special Music School. They will perform recent chamber music by John Adams (Hallelujah Junction), Ira Mowitz (Kol Aharon), and Michael Gordon (Yo Shakespeare).
Good-Shepherd
Faith Church
Amsterdam Avenue
& West 66th Street
Friday May 2, 2008
Posted on May 6, 2008 11:54 AM
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Comments (9)
The title of "December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface" made me LOL.
Posted by queenscannibal | May 6, 2008 12:05 PM
never ceases to amaze me how much white people love to be depressed.
Posted by Anonymous | May 6, 2008 12:12 PM
"Sad is happy for deep people."
Show had its moments. Wordless said they're trying to convince the band to come back in November.
Posted by J | May 6, 2008 12:27 PM
Jesus, did Werner Herzog write that review?
Posted by Anonymous | May 6, 2008 12:27 PM
This show was underwhelming.
Posted by Anonymous | May 6, 2008 12:38 PM
I really love their albums, but I can't imagine they would be much fun live. Without drugs, at least.
Posted by feedbacker | May 6, 2008 1:48 PM
This is not Justice, people. It is not meant to evoke the same responses.
Posted by Anonymous | May 6, 2008 2:23 PM
I'm a fan, but I was slightly underwhelmed. I suppose adding a string section upped the 'live' quotient a notch, but to little effect.
I could not discern which notes were being played by the quartet versus the keyboards or guitar. I use the term 'guitar' loosely here. The guitar was filtered through a synthesizer/sampler and blended with the orchestral textures emenating from the rest of the band.
Although the music was lovely, the show was in a dark church, late in the evening, so you almost can't help nodding off. Lucid dreaming is feature of SOTL music, not by accident.
Posted by Edoc | May 6, 2008 3:39 PM
They did basically say "smoke if you got 'em" at the beginning of the show =-)
Posted by Anonymous | May 7, 2008 9:45 AM