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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: new Frisbie rekkid/record release show |
| Date | Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:37:14 -0500 |
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I'm still recovering from the second half of my Saturday night -- seeing The
Fleshtones supported by The Cynics -- The Cynics have the moves, though
their songs aren't always there -- The Fleshtones are just one of the few
undeniable automatic pleasures in live music. Laying down a pumping groove,
Peter Zaremba and Keith Streng just have a blast up on stage and it's
contagious.
As for the Frisbie show, it was one of the best of the many I've attended
over the past 4 years or so -- the band quickly gave energy the crowd, who
took that energy, increased it many times over and sent it back to the band,
where it filled the room. Due to the circumstances that led to the new
record, there was tons of emotion on the stage, channeled into a celebration
of talented colleague (and Zack was in the audience), and more importantly,
a friend. Though each had a distinct mood, the Frisbie show, along with the
Love and Michael Carpenter shows I saw a couple of weeks ago, really
reaffirmed the special joy that you can get at a show -- particularly when
the songs are rooted in something fragile, difficult, beautiful and real.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: shawn campbell <thursdayinjune@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: new Frisbie rekkid/record release show
>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:15:09 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>I kept waiting for other Chicago people on the list to
>write something, but they have not, so I will step
>back into my old role as Frisbie discuss-er to tell
>you about the band's new record and their release
>party this past Saturday night.
>
> ***
>
>First, here is a history lesson/show preview/capsule
>record review from the Chicago Reader's Monica
>Kendrick that gives you an idea of what the record is
>all about at least as well as I could:
>
>"With three songwriters coming up with strong
>material, this local trio was poised to grab national
>attention on the indie-pop circuit. But in 2001
>drummer Zack Kantor's bipolar disorder forced him to
>leave the band. Now remaining members Steve Frisbie
>and Liam Davis have released their second album,
>Period. (Hear Diagonally), a collection of Kantor's
>material performed live as an acoustic duo [actually,
>the recording and the record release show also
>featured bassist Eddie Carlson - SC]. The
>stripped-down setting provides a fitting showcase for
>these 11 intuitive, surprising songs; their twining
>lines, plaintive cursing, and leaps of logic strain so
>hungrily toward optimism that this would be moving
>stuff even without the back story."
>
> ***
>
>As for the show itself, it was a real joy. The past
>year or so has been rather tough for the band, as the
>remaining members (in addition to Kantor, keys/horns
>player Ross Bergseth also left) have tried to work out
>their next step. This album, 'Period.,' was
>originally intended as a low-key project for fans who
>had been asking for a recording of the many songs the
>band had played throughout its history, but had never
>recorded (a large percentage of which happened to have
>been written by Kantor). But the record turned out so
>well, and the songs are so undeniable, that Frisbie
>decided to treat it as a proper release.
>
>Back on the show, though -- the release party took
>place at Schuba's, which holds a lot of band history,
>and is one of the warmest-sounding rooms in town.
>There was a ton of love from the crowd as Frisbie,
>Davis, and Carlson took the stage. They proceeded to
>play every one of the eleven songs from 'Period.,'
>along with the Kantor-penned tracks from The
>Subversive Sounds of Love (Paid in Kind, To See and Be
>Seen, Wrecking Ball). From early on, the band was in
>that zone where everything is just WORKING, with
>Frisbie's and Davis' voices weaving together,
>delivering crystal-clear, perfect harmonies,
>alternately (hell, sometimes simultaneously) full of
>ache and joy. The crowd rewarded the band with
>minute-long ovations after a number of songs, new and
>old. Even when Frisbie's voice started failing him
>toward the end of the set, the magic lasted, as he
>requested a shot of olive oil (ech!) from the kitchen,
>and recovered nicely, as the band closed the regular
>set with a shimmering, heart-rending version of
>"Novacaine," the track that also wraps up 'Period.'
>Then they encored nicely with the track that led off
>their debut, "Let's Get Started," a fitting beginning
>to Frisbie: Phase 2.
>
>For info: www.digfrisbie.com.
>
>--Shawn
>
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