Oh, it broke my heart that I could not sneak away this weekend to see 
Frisbie.  It's great to know that everything came together and sounded 
so awesome!  

-L


shawn campbell wrote:

>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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