David Byrne @ Carnegie Hall, Ennio @ Radio City, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Cat Power @ MoMA & Hiro ++ Lily Allen & Prince on TV
Ennio Morricone @ Radio City Music Hall
Ennio Morricone played Radio City Music Hall (Feb 3, 2007). I’m sad to say I missed him and his 200-piece orchestra/choir, but at least I got a taste of the fine arts when I visited BAM for the sweet sounds of the Brooklyn Philharmonic backing the likes of NYC’s own Nellie McKay, Laurie Anderson, Suzanne Vega, and Joan Osborne (Feb 1). I went for Nellie, and left a fan of Joan. Who knew? Everyone filing out seemed to be equally impressed with the artist they thought they didn’t like. She played just five songs – all brand new – all full of magic & soul. I’m not familiar with her older stuff – except maybe that hit, but I’m definitely interested in seeing what she has to offer in the future. At a minimum, I won’t pass up the opportunity if she plays another free show.
And oh yeah – Nellie was of course spectacular too (but honestly none of the other three could hit a note like Joan).
This past week also offered four nights of David Byrne-curated material at Carnegie Hall (Feb 1-4). I’m sad to say I also missed all four of those shows, but at least I managed to catch Cat Power twice – once at MoMA (Friday Feb 2), and once at Hiro Ballroom (Monday Feb 5).
David Byrne @ Carnegie Hall (w/ kiss from Cibelle) (CRED)
Devendra Banhart, Adem, David Byrne, Vetiver, Vashti Bunyan, Cibelle, & Cocorosie (CRED)
Cat Power @ MoMA (CRED) (MORE)
On Saturday February 3rd I was hibernating and watching Lily Allen on SNL (video 1, video 2). I’d love to get a picture of the end of the show when Horatio Sanz, Drew Barrymore, and Lily Allen were all standing in a line. The best part of that last scene was that Drew was wearing a Peter Bjorn and John t-shirt. She must have bought it at Mercury Lounge after her alleged make-out session.
On Sunday the 4th I caught Prince on TV. The 4th was also the night I didn’t see Cat Power at Hiro Ballroom (she played three shows total this week).
Based on the comments, Sunday’s Cat-Power-@-Hiro show must have been much worse than Monday’s. Monday night we were treated to an insane two hour show with only minimal stage banter. I also like the stage banter, so what we did get just made it more fun. Watching Chan throw lit cigarettes on people (pigeons?) was somehow entertaining as well. Nobody got hurt right?
I can attest to the MoMA “show” being kind of a joke though – – as has been said in the comments – lots of people talking, no stage, short performance, etc…but then again it was only $10 and there was open bar, and we were hanging out in a museum on a Friday night – not too bad.
(Bao was not at any of these.)
On February 5th, David Byrne was spotted with his daughter (black hair) and Cindy Sherman (blonde hair) at the Marc Jacobs Fall 2007 fashion show at NY State Armory….
Here are some Byrne-Carnegie Hall reviews….
* From Single Notes, a Spectrum of Sound
* Music Review | Carnegie Perspectives
* Byrne Rounds Up ‘Freaks’ At Carnegie Hall
* Byrne Gives Marcos the Evita Treatment
* David Byrne Meets Imelda
* Extravagance (and Shoe Love) in the Rise of a Despot
* Music Review | Songs From ‘Here Lives Love’
* Free Spirits in a Groove That’s Folky and Tribal
* Welcome to Dreamland @ Carnegie Hall
What did you see? Leave your own reviews of Ennio, Byrne (Devendra, Haale, etc…), BAM, Cat Power, and/or even Fashion Week (or anything else), in the comments….
