Dj Harvey was absolutely amazing when he played in Chicago recently... Highly recommended!!! ~David
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Benn Glazier <[email protected]> wrote: > Glad you mentioned that Patrick. > > I was going to check it out this weekend. I'll probably just go now to see > DJ Harvey - which isn't such a bad thing I guess. > > Any other 313ers in NYC this weekend up for it? > > bg > > *Benn Glazier* > [email protected] <[email protected]> > www.BennGlazier.com > www.twitter.com/BennGlazier > www.facebook.com/BennGlazierPhotography<http://www.twitter.com/bennglazier> > +44 (0) 7714 3000 18 > > > > On 23 April 2012 18:28, Patrick Wacher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the article! >> >> Being one of those sad people who missed out on a ticket, I thought i'd >> treat myself a trip to NYC to go see the exhibit at MoMA PS1 this past >> Saturday. >> >> Man was I disappointed. I assumed incorrectly that there would have been >> an exhibition of old photos, artworks, memorabilia and whatnot. I quickly >> learnt that the exhibit was Kraftwerk music vids playing in a big dome. >> Speakers were sooo distorted that I could only stay in there for a whole of >> 10 mins. >> >> Probably my fault for not researching the exhibit info before booking the >> 5 hour flight. >> >> I really needed a t-shirt that said, "I went to the Kraftwerk exhibit and >> all I got was this lousy T-Shirt". >> >> Carry on... >> -- >> Patrick Wacher >> >> >> >> On Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 11:47 PM, Fred Heutte wrote: >> >> > >> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2012/04/30/120430crmu_music_frerejones >> ? >> > currentPage=all >> > >> > Sound Machine >> > >> > How did a pop band end up in a museum? >> > >> > by Sasha Frere-Jones >> > >> > April 30, 2012 >> > >> > On an August night in 1981, the German band Kraftwerk played at the >> > Ritz, on East Eleventh Street in Manhattan, in support of its latest >> > album, “Computer World.” The only instruments onstage were actually >> > machines: reel-to-reel tape recorders, synthesizers, keyboards, and a >> > calculator. All four members of the group had short hair and dressed >> > identically, in black button-down shirts, black pants, and shiny >> > shoes, which made them look more like valets than like musicians. That >> > didn’t bother them, as they didn’t like the idea of being a band—or >> > even musicians—and often referred to themselves as “operators.” >> > >> > -- > >
