The Big Ears Festival returns in 2020 with another overwhelmingly impressive roster of artists pushing the avant-garde fringes past, present future. John Diliberto takes a quick survey.
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Concert Review: King Crimson at The Met Philadelphia
King Crimson, the long-lived progressive rock group, is still crushing it after 50 years. Led by founder guitarist Robert Fripp, the latest edition reinvigorated classic Krimson tracks.
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Review: Bryan Ferry Live at The Met
Singer Bryan Ferry outlined his storied and influential career in song across nearly 2 hours of music this past Sunday at The Met in Philly, featuring solo works as well as Roxy Music discography.
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Blake Mills Premieres a Surreal Video for “Five”
Blake Mills’ new video for “Five” is a subtle, poignant, and eerie experiment in giving emotional weight to unusual hosts, such as insects, houseplants, and even fire.
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Anna Meredith’s One-Shot Masterpiece Video “Paramour”
Anna Meredith’s music video “Paramour” is an exciting visual journey- filmed in one single shot, using 1200 pieces of lego train tracks and a countless number of different instruments.
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Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky For the Sun Video
Marissa Nadler and Stephen Brodsky release a music video of “For the Sun”, the second track off their recent collaborative album of gothic moods, Droneflower.
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Cari Cari’s Out of this World Video for “Summer Sun”
Austrian pop duo Cari Cari host a galactic dance party in their “Summer Sun” video, embarking on a space journey in their vintage Porsche to perform for Martian fashionistas.
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Sharon Van Etten’s New Video of “No One’s Easy to Love”
Sharon Van Etten took a brilliant electronic turn this year with the album, Remind Me Tomorrow, and now she has a video to match it with “No One’s Easy to Love.”
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Temples Release Title Track “Hot Motion” Video
Temples bursts back onto the scene with a retro 60s style music video of their new rockin’ single “Hot Motion”.
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Yaima’s Dreamy Balinese Video for “Odonata”
The trippy, New Age Folktronic duo Yaima has a new video from their album, Antidote. It’s a Balinese fantasy for their song “Odonata” with the enchanting duo cavorting in a Balinese Jungle.