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