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240410 |
Unstill Life |
self-indulgent cliche
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230521 |
Stranger Love |
TL;DR
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230402 |
All-Reich (LA Phil Green Umbrella) |
Not my favorite Reich
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220926 |
UnitOne: Shiki |
New music, well-executed
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220624 |
LA Dance Project, "Be Here Now" |
Amazing dancers and ground-breaking music but underwhelming choreography
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220213 |
Breathing Forests by Gabriella Smith (world premier) |
Sobbing beneath our masks
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211203 |
"Seven Pillars" premier at Emerald City Music |
Inspiring composition, mind-blowing performance
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210911 |
Sylvan Esso at The Greek |
Standard production, amazing music
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210911 |
Tune Yards at Ford Amphitheater |
Low expectations, high reward!
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210129 |
Cinematic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall livestream |
Monochromatic, but enjoyable.
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201201 |
Sylvan Esso "With Love" streaming |
Heartfelt performance by one of my favorites
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201010 |
NDT2: Dare to Say |
Proving that streamed dance performances can move
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201010 |
NDT: Endlessly Free |
The Other You is my favorite choreography ever.
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201010 |
Kaoru Watanabe: Haruka and Akira |
"Kibou no Hikari" made me cry
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200411 |
Arugakki at JCCC Montreal |
First steps: shaky, exciting
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200322 |
Nederlans Dans Theater at Place des Artes |
Vladimir is mind-blowing
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200221 |
DRUM Tao at Jorgensen Center |
pina colada cotton candy
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191116 |
Sylvan Esso at Walt Disney Concert Hall |
Moving music, delightful dancing, incredible sound
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191115 |
Ohmme at Teragram Ballroom |
Fantastically quirky
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191025 |
Hiatus Kaiyote at Novo |
Amazing music, over my head
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191023 |
Frances Cone and Delta Rae at Bootleg |
Introspective, thoughtful music vs showboating
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191017 |
Cosmo Sheldrake at Echoplex |
Great samples, less-inspiring looping
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191013 |
Oregon Symphony premier of Andy Akiho Percussion Concerto |
My new favorite piece of classical music.
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191009 |
GoGo Penguin's Koyaanisqatsi at Regent Theater |
A worthwhile addition to an iconic movie
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190925 |
Cornelius at Echoplex |
Bright lights, big music.
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190726 |
New Original Works Festival 2019 at REDCAT |
Craving a "composition"
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190717 |
Mitski at Hollywood Palladium |
How to make pop songs performative?
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190614 |
Imogen Heap at Greek Theatre |
Hide and Seek and not much else
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190601 |
Snarky Puppy at Orpheum |
So Snarky!
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190319 |
Monterey Symphony: Sound Waves Concert IV |
A drifting concert. Water Concerto anchored by Chris Lamb
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190316 |
Miyamoto is Black Enough, at Wallis |
Holy shit this was a good show!
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190127 |
Hidaka at International Dinner 2019 |
Go Hidaka Taiko!
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190116 |
Third Coast Percussion with Hubbard Street Dance |
Unsure why I was unmoved
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181120 |
Dermot Kennedy at Fonda |
Solid show to adoring fans
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181108 |
Birdtalker at Hotel Cafe |
A special band, early in their career
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180623 |
Olafur Arnalds at Cathedral Sanctuary |
The power of sweet/sad melody!
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180614 |
Dirty Projectors at El Rey Theater |
Amazing quirk-pop!
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180310 |
Miyake x UnitOne |
UnitOne shines!
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180224 |
Batare at La Mirada Theater |
Laudably ambitious but scattered.
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180223 |
QuiltCon 2018 |
Inspiring works, inspiring community.
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180131 |
Kagami Kai at Asian Art Museum |
Amazing mochi-making skills, frustrating calligraphy, and take-home encouragement
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170416 |
Sigur Rós with LA Phil |
Amazing concert with a few missed opportunities.
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170115 |
A Seed: Ichi-Ryu Manbai |
Overwrought concept, thin music, tragic flowers
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160927 |
Sigur Rós at Hollywood Bowl |
Amazing sound needs mixed set-list
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160918 |
Road to Kumano: Taiko Project with Chieko Kojima |
Ambitious new work!
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160409 |
Locations and Dislocations: An Ecomusicological Conversation |
thought-provoking, inspiring, exhausting
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130514 |
Stuck Elevator was fantastic |
Powerfully uneventful ending
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081012 |
Byron's Bottled Water Operas |
Welcome. Stay and think.
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