Perfect? Circle.
Newsdesk.org editor and music critic Josh Wilson weighs in with his best in music for the year:
- Hammers of Misfortune at the Great American Music Hall, Feb. 22. Glorious thunder and truth.
- Circle at Bottom of the Hill, Sept. 27. If Can were a dadaist metal band from Finland.
- Faun Fables with Daevid Allen and Josh Pollock at Cafe du Nord, Nov. 28. Mad Canterbury beatnik styles, eruptive guitar on a tight leash, plus a truly riveting vocal and kinetic display by Faun Fables.
- Mrs. Cheng's Shanty Jams, at www.spaz.org. A fine, fractured stream from the dance-addled Spaz community.
- Mainstream action at the Fillmore, including the Polyphonic Spree, Oct. 31, and the Pogues, Oct. 23. Keepin' Shane MacGowan out of the alley and drunk in clean sheets.
- SF Headphone Festival at the Lab, Oct. 13–14. Plug in, turn on, tune in to outer space.
- Robert Wyatt, Comicopera (Domino). There are few artists so uniquely, beautifully human.
- Epic sonic cataclysm from Filthmilk to close out the eighth Expo for the Artist and Musician.
- Punk Planet and Kitchen Sink, RIP.
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Oct. 5–7: the Mekons, John Prine, and "The Secret Life of Banjos."
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Comments (1)
John Prine is coming to Carnegie Hall on January 5. While it seems like an unusual venue, I'm sure it will be an historic occasion. I'd recommend everyone to see it.
Posted by Pistol Pete | December 27, 2007 06:09 AM