Archive for August, 2008

08-25-2008

Tim Minchin Cracks Me Up

A recent newsletter by one of my favorite authors, Simon Singh, included a link to the following YouTube video. Singh writes excellent books that explain complex topics in terms that are both interesting and easy to understand. He ranks high on my hypothetical dinner party invitation list. Consequently, it’s not surprising that the video introduced me to a musician/comedian that I turned out to like a lot.

Tim Minchin might be the result if Eddie Izzard and Elton John had an Australian love child. Add a bit of Tom Lehrer influence and you’ll start to get the idea. If you like this video, check out more on YouTube.

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08-19-2008

Bitter:Sweet Puts on a Great Show

I’ve been going out to see a lot of live music lately. Tonight, I had the pleasure of seeing Bitter:Sweet at the Parish. The show apparently started much earlier than I’m used to. I got to the club a little after eleven, expecting to have missed just a few songs. Instead, the door man said that he’d only charge me $5 since it was so late. I only got to see half a dozen songs or so, but I was very glad I did get to catch the band.

The sound at the club was a bit disappointing, but the band still put on a great show. I wasn’t too familiar with the background of the band, except that their publicity photos show just two people; however, there were six people on stage: a DJ, guitarist/trumpeter, bass player, drummer, violinist, and lead singer/keyboard player.

They have a rich cinematic sound that reminds me of several of my favorite bands: part Propellerheads, part Kirsty MacColl, part Morcheeba, and a little bit of Andrew Bird.

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