[atlantaprog] Eyedrum

Hi ya'll,
The latest encroachment on my incredibly overstuffed schedule is my (foolhardy?) decision to join the board at Eyedrum. That little place has become the last and best bastion of truly "progressive" music (and other art forms) in Atlanta, and as part of its board, I get to be a part of all of that. I'm still in the "checking each other out" period with the ED folks, but in the meantime, I have found myself in the coveted position of relief sound-guy. I'll doing sound for two very promising shows this week - you may want to come on by and check them out:


MARCH 10 Thursday
Trevor Dunn and Shelley Burgon / Lie and Swell
9:00pm
Wavering between patient meditation and maniacal catharsis, Trevor Dunn and harpist Shelley Burgon mine the narrow fissure between pure improvisation and through-composed chamber music, slashing at the extreme interplay between steel, string and wood. Strings are beaten or jimmied with clothespins, the harp alternately caressed and throttled. The sonic equivalent of a Joseph Cornell box, the duo has a haunting, cinematic quality that is both staggeringly complex and achingly beautiful.  Lie and Swell open.



MARCH 12 Saturday
Man Man / The Marsh
9:00pm, $8
Hailing from both Philadelphia and NYC and joining the ranks of bizarre-circus-cult rock, are the one and only Man Man! Complete w/ instruments you've never heard of and live strip shows with dancing gorillas, the antics and sounds of Man Man can sometimes be compared to the likes of World Inferno Friendship Scoiety, Modest Mouse, Gogol Bordello, and others… though upon first listen, it's clear that the mighty Man Man hold their very own place, and possibly genre, within the musical spectrum…


Atlanta band The Marsh return to Eyedrum after playing its annual fundraiser in the galleries newly acquired 3000 square foot space to much deserved fanfare from Atlanta's arts patrons. Expect to hear explosive Hammond B3 organ swirls and drones, deep bass lines, falsetto yelps and dramatic music arrangements reminiscent of early Bowie and Pink Floyd.


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