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When playing or performing, the band switches around not only people but instruments—they all play one or more of the following: keyboard harmonica, megaphone, Reason 2.5 (beat synthesizer), keyboard, analog flute, mandolin, guitar, bass and assorted electronic sounds. Somewhere in there, the band members fit in largely improvised lyrics. The Elegant Touch claims that their main goal is to show everyone else how easy it is to start a band; as Ellingson says, “Even people with no talent can rock a crowd...
...group of esteemed performers with thriving solo careers assemble in different formats in this chamber series. The New Yorker called this “New York’s supreme chamber music series.” This concert includes a Dvorak bass quintet and Schumann’s “Marchenbilder.” 1:30 p.m., The Isabella Steward Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway. Tickets $10 students, $20 general. Purchase through TicketWeb (866) 468-7619 or at the door...
...like a rugby match where fans show up thinking their team is a chance, only to see them concede three tries in the first five minutes. Within minutes of polls closing on the mainland, it's clear Labor, which needs an extra 13 seats, has lost two - Bass and Braddon - in Tasmania. By 6:45, the count is showing a swing to the Coalition. Before partygoers sample their first spring roll, the grim faces of Labor heavies on the big screen herald a night to forget...
...full of raggediness." Contributing to the raggediness are song titles like Guero, E-Pro and Brazilica, as well as a guest appearance by Jack White of the White Stripes. Beck appeared in a White Stripes video last year, and White asked if he could return the favor by playing bass on Beck's record--odd considering that the White Stripes are the world's most famous bass-averse band. But then, everyone defies expectations in his own way. --By Josh Tyrangiel
...song “Narc” demonstrates the effectiveness of this layering technique: Beginning only with an angular guitar line, the song jumps to life with the sudden arrival of a surging bass line and steady backbeat. Interpol has a new swagger, is more direct and present. Banks’ familiar drone, tired but on pitch, remains an ideal complement for the shadowy sound his band churns out. The vocal melodies are catchy and diverse. The final product is more organic and less distant than the debut...