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| From | Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: new Frisbie rekkid/record release show |
| Date | Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:24:02 -0700 (PDT) |
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let's get started again, shall we?
what an evening. last night's record release show
commemorating the send-off of "period." was indeed
heavenly. thank you zack kantor. thank you frisbie. i
have heard those songs come round from playing them
endlessly driving around on a cassette in my car, to
wintry nights in what seemed like private club
performances at pops to seeing them beautifully
rendered, coming to complete fruition last night at
schuba's. wow. what a delight. there were a few
moments i was brought to tears by the sheer emotion of
it all. the setlist was well crafted, moving
gracefully and effortlessly from one piece to
another...slowly shifting the moods just as a
intelligent, creative, taken mind works.... i know
this mind. i see this mind. i recognize this mind. the
energy fed back and forth..it was palpable. i haven't
seen a show like this by frisbie in a long time. it
was a supreme tribute to a supreme talent. the person.
the group. the entity unspoken. i was just awash in
happiness, in melancholy, in gratitude. this show
ranks in my top three frisbie moments, really. it was
so ethereal. the crowd knew it. they had it, too. the
rapport was easy and fine. the playing was tight. the
songwriting came through so clear. it was so obvious
how well crafted these songs actually were. how much
they needed to be expressed.
thank you all so much. this truly was a masterpiece.
and now we all have a piece of it for posterity.
love,
jocelyn
--- Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> >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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