Word: tinning
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...John Buynak switched from mandolin to penny whistle to tom-toms, Liz Berlin alternated from cowbells to electric guitar to a tin washboard and the textures of the night’s sounds became increasingly richer. The only constant in the show, besides Glabicki’s unique vocals, was bassist Patrick Norman. His dynamic playing was interrupted only briefly when he switched to drums for one piece, but his euphoric grin was an enjoyable thread running through a shape-shifting performance...
...Hangover” (1887-1889) depict Valadon in an empty tavern, seated with her elbows propped up on a table. Devoid of the usual uproarious goings-on of a Paris nightclub, the scene in both paintings is sullen, pensive and lonely. A small tin of face powder at the table in the first painting exposes the naturalness of the subject—caught without her make-up on—and perhaps even Valadon’s more personal desires: rice powder was worn by courtesans in an attempt to imitate the pale faces of the women of the Parisian...
...have a bunch of candy here for whoever drops by,” she says. “Jelly beans, chocolate. I have a whole tin of candy bars. But, I don’t touch...
...credits reveals a street little like today's. The Trans-Lux Theatre, the Warner and Capital and Rivoli: all are gone. So are the roomy, stately Checker Cabs. The Palace Theatre, where the Herbie Temple sequence was shot, dropped vaudeville shortly after the picture was made. The Brill Building, Tin Pan Alley's Deco palace, still gleams, though it was never a residence; J.J.'s penthouse apartment, with its marble finishings, a Xanadu-size fireplace and a terrace that beckons frail lovelies to jump off, is the film's fiction - why shouldn't a man who is all business live...
That is not to say that they are not talented or musically innovative. In fact, their use of traditional Irish instruments (bagpipes, mandolin, tin whistle, and dulcimer) alongside the common guitar, bass and drums gives them a refreshingly unique flavor. The sound integrates well with the Irish-American themes in their songs. These range from serious commentaries about the ravages of war to light-hearted larks, such as “The Spicy McHaggis Jig”, which is about the band’s bagpipe player’s love for “chicks over four-hundred pounds...