Articles I write are based on whether I consider them newsworthy rather than promotional. I won't write one if a performance sucks so they appear promotional but it's not their purpose.
At first it was a bit thin when Voodoo Shilton came to play tonight at Cat's Art MusikCircus. But then he started playing ... and people started coming ... and he played more ... and more people came ... and it was a grand show. It wasn't because so many people came but rather how he wrapped the music all around it.
The only place he had any concern about wrapping it was with the penguins.
Cat was busy and had asked me to handle the stage design and it really wasn't my purpose to make it look like the Attack of the Killer Penguins. There even was some question about whether penguins really do live in Argentina but, thankfully, it was confirmed that, yes, they really do ... but maybe not quite that large.
I think I may be fired from stage design ... but I digress.
Right from the top Voodoo dives into some fat rich synth and maybe that's the sound you hear when you think flamenco but that would make you one unusual character as it sure isn't what I hear.
But Voodoo makes that work and it's not like he forces the bits together as everything blends naturally and cleanly, most of all it flows. Something I was appreciating more than ever tonight was how beautifully he differentiates every voice he uses. Perhaps you think of course but it's a great deal more difficult than you might imagine and he's masterful at it. Every instrument is distinct yet blended and he does this with profound skill.
What makes the show newsworthy is the vibrancy of it as the start was thin but then a Voodoo vibe started growing and it had to have been from people telling their friends, man, you've got to hear this guy. Promoters can try as they like but they can't touch that kind of magic and it really is magical as you can feel it. Everyone has the same sense of wonder at what Voodoo plays. Nothing comes out of a can and he makes everything right in front of you. Even if he has played it before, he has the very rare ability to bring to it the same freshness he brought when he played it the first time.
Eepz can tell you if li'l dancing monkeys like jazz.
But I'll ask the li'l kitten.
At first it was a bit thin when Voodoo Shilton came to play tonight at Cat's Art MusikCircus. But then he started playing ... and people started coming ... and he played more ... and more people came ... and it was a grand show. It wasn't because so many people came but rather how he wrapped the music all around it.
The only place he had any concern about wrapping it was with the penguins.
Cat was busy and had asked me to handle the stage design and it really wasn't my purpose to make it look like the Attack of the Killer Penguins. There even was some question about whether penguins really do live in Argentina but, thankfully, it was confirmed that, yes, they really do ... but maybe not quite that large.
I think I may be fired from stage design ... but I digress.
Right from the top Voodoo dives into some fat rich synth and maybe that's the sound you hear when you think flamenco but that would make you one unusual character as it sure isn't what I hear.
But Voodoo makes that work and it's not like he forces the bits together as everything blends naturally and cleanly, most of all it flows. Something I was appreciating more than ever tonight was how beautifully he differentiates every voice he uses. Perhaps you think of course but it's a great deal more difficult than you might imagine and he's masterful at it. Every instrument is distinct yet blended and he does this with profound skill.
What makes the show newsworthy is the vibrancy of it as the start was thin but then a Voodoo vibe started growing and it had to have been from people telling their friends, man, you've got to hear this guy. Promoters can try as they like but they can't touch that kind of magic and it really is magical as you can feel it. Everyone has the same sense of wonder at what Voodoo plays. Nothing comes out of a can and he makes everything right in front of you. Even if he has played it before, he has the very rare ability to bring to it the same freshness he brought when he played it the first time.
Eepz can tell you if li'l dancing monkeys like jazz.
But I'll ask the li'l kitten.
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