[atlantaprog] Re: Eyedrum

Don't forget Umphrey's McGee Friday night.
Hal


On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:37:25 -0500, Allen Welty-Green
<agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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 othersâ though upon first listen, it's clear that the
> > mighty Man Man hold their very own place, and possibly genre, within
> > the musical spectrumâ
> >
> > 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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