Rhythm & Beats Category
GANG GANG DANCE
Gang Gang Dance are five individuals who combine a knack for showmanship, mesmerizing ritualistic dance oriented music, and Kate Bush style vocals. With strong ties to the art community, Gang Gang Dance grew out of “the turn of the century null New York scene in 2002”. Both times I’ve seen them in New York, has been a real tribal experience as they perform with an entire entourage including a synchronized dancing flag waving mascot or two. Lizzi Bougatsos, the lead singer, also has an amazing style sense giving me a real Vivienne Westwood Buffalo girls / meets neo Stevie Nicks vibe. I’m all about the synchronization of fashion and music and feel this loose baggy on baggy neo Fleetwood Mac gypsy look will be a trend echoed out in the runway and the streets. Their almost spiritual, ethereal sound which they call “TRIBAL-FUTURISM”, makes so much more sense upon reading one of the original members was struck by lightning and killed while watching a storm on the roof of his apartments building. Check out you tube footage from one of their last performances I saw on January 15th.
THE BIG PINK
The Big Pink’s ” A Brief History of Love” , about ”every different aspect of love… The good, the bad, the boring, the exciting, the dreams, the nightmares, the whole thing” was one of my more played albums last summer. I recently checked out their 12/4 show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and was psyched to find out that apparently one of the members used to be a quitarist for Alec Empire who is insane.
Overall the show was packed, fun and with all the magical lighting effects, you can definitely feel every aspect of love.
