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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
T:BA Share this Place at the Works
Posted by on Tue, Jul 31 at 4:28 PM
Fun fact about me: I require high levels of stimulation in order to stay awake past 11 pm. Loud music, fast cars, loose women, etc. I don’t do well with sitting quietly in dark rooms and staying conscious.
What I’m trying to say is, I slept through most of Mirah and Spectratone International’s show last night. The well-mannered crowd’s polite applause woke me up at the end of every song, I pried my eyes open long enough to marvel for a few moments at Britta Johnson’s incredible little stop-animation bug films, shown on a round screen next to the musicians, then Mirah’s sweet voice and the strings and accordian of Spectratone promptly lulled me back to sleep again.
I would’ve loved to have seen this show in the morning or afternoon, coffee or Bloody Mary in handJohnson’s films were marvelous, and the 12-song cycle composed by Mirah and Spectratone to accompany films was touching; the musicians brought humor and pathos to their soundtracking of insect life (at least I think they did. The parts I was awake for, I kinda got that). But man, it sure wasn’t the dance party I needed after a long day of TBA. Hopefully tonight’s Anna Oxygen show will be a little more lively.
If you missed the show last night, or slept through it, here’s some YouTubage from Share This Place.
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stimulants are the answer.
i chose coffee(and weed) and found the performance to be a delightfully polished exploration of a theme. visuals, melody, and lyrics balanced each other to a splendid counterpoint. the moment i bored of one aspect i found the next to woo my mind into a lovely state of insectual interpretation. more importantly the performance felt ridiculously intimate for such a massive space.
but i do have to admit that i might have been sleeping too had i not gotten my fix. this sort of stimulation may be the key to experiencing such a jam packed festival.