TSRE Review of the DIRTY PROJECTORS!

November 21, 2009

Dirty Projectors 11/14 @ The Paradise

Following up the visceral jamming of Tune Yards the Dirty Projectors came out firing. Having seen them back in May when they last visited Boston, I nonetheless continue to be awed by the vocal power of Angel, Amber and Haley. The layering and interplay they achieve with their voices live blows my mind. While unfortunately not always reflected by all of the band, the energy at the Paradise was pretty spectacular. The drumming was raw and feverish, the vocals angelic and reminded me of a hipster church choir. What I like best about the Dirty Projectors is that they are all so skilled and smart that they are able to apply pop and hipster sensibilities to such a variety of styles and influences. Playing all of the biggies off of Bitte Orca and a few new songs featuring some questionable noise freak outs, Longstreth & Co. shredded and melted some faces with their impressive musicianship. As a side note: Stillness is the Move has always sounded like a straight up diva pop song to me showcasing Amber's crazy pipes and just recently I came across a cover of the track by Solange. A hipster anthem becoming a pop cover... interesting and fitting. Well yeah, great performance by the Projectors and literally a perfect pairing with the incredible Tune Yards. See all of these guys in concert if you can.

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DIRTY PROJECTORS & TUNE-YARDS

Last night the Dirty Projectors rocked the Paradise. The crowd was clearly into the band though one of the best highlights of the night came when bassist Nat Baldwin informed the audience that it was his grandmother's 78th birthday - which launched the sold-out room into an impromptu 'Happy Birthday' song.

Most surprisingly though, the Tune Yards far exceeded nearly everyone's expectations. Looping both drumbeats and backup vocals at the beginning of each song, the Tune Yards duo created a deeply layered sound similar to Lady Smith Black Mambazo while the words were reminiscent of the straight-foward and full-hearted lyrical legacy of Woody Guthrie.

-Thanks to our November VIP: Jonathan Feeley

GHOSTFACE KILLAH

Next time Ghostface comes to town, don't forget your gasmask. Sources have it that the Paradise staff grew concerned at one point during the show that the smoke clouds billowing up from the crowd would set off the fire detector, which would in turn have shut down the PA system. Ghostface was good though...Brother Ali was better.

-Thanks to our November VIP winner: Jonathan Feeley

THE JESUS LIZARD

Classic performance. The Paradise regressed into a high school moshpit, led by the Jesus Lizard's high energy lead singer, who must have jumped into the crowd at least a dozen times over the course of the evening. This was a fun show and these dudes clearly still know how to rock it.

-Thanks to our November VIP winner: Jonathan Feeley

HONOR SOCIETY thanks to Tayla B

I went to the honor society concert on sunday the 15th and i must say, it was one of the greatest shows I've seen at the Paradise Rock Club. They were full with energy and very engaged with the crowd which is rare in a band. Amazing stage presence and sounded just like the cd. The crowd was very energentic and also very sweaty haha. Honor society blessed boston with their kindness and dedication to their fans. I got to meet them very easily by only buying a bag. I got the bag signed and got to give the lead singer a drawing i worked very hard on and it just made my night. I love seeing shows at the paradise rock club, its a fabulous venue and i cant wait for parachute in January!
My twitter name is twitter.com/tayla_b

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BASSNECTAR 11.10.2009

Bassnectar played to a sold out crowd last night that included fans
from all over New England. This was the first time I had Bassnectar
and he certainly lived up to his reputation as one of the greatest.
Do not miss him next time he comes through town...and make sure to buy
your tickets early.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zfm_Wxc8k&feature=fvw

Thanks to our November VIP Winner, Jonathan Feeley

Justin Nozuka

Nozuka Review + Photo:

On Wednesday night, Justin Nozuka brought his soulful acoustic pop
sound to the semi-crowded Paradise Rock Club. Had someone told me he
had won American Idol, I definitely would have believed it. Nozuka's
music was driven primarily by his Timberlake-ish vocals and the
cacophony of catcalls erupting from the High School age girls
comprising over 80% of the crowd.

Though his style wasn't really my thing, at least I can say that I was
two degrees away from Kevin Bacon for the first time in my life: Bacon
is Nozuka's Uncle.

Overall C+

Review: Thanks to our November VIP winner: Jonathan Feeley