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Concert Wed Oct 03 2007
The Desert Meets The Big City at Old Town School of Folk Music - Eleni Mandell & Howe Gelb
On the surface this double bill of Eleni Mandell and Howe Gelb at the Old Town School seems like an odd one. Eleni is a fairly polished indie-lounge singer vis a vis Suzanne Vega. While Howe (leader of Giant Sand) is a diamond in the rough, an Arizona tumbleweed whose live shows with Giant Sand are more known for their lack of structure than anything else. Neither artist is particularly indebted to folk music (although, of the two, Howe's use of blues and gospel is more pronounced) and both are outsiders in their respective sub genres.
What they do share is a love of atmosphere in music. Howe's music makes the desert palpable and the dust stings your eyes, while Eleni brings us the musical version of the film "Barfly" replete with martini's and swanky nightclubs. There'll be plenty of sustain, distortion and reverb to go around at Old Town School of Folk Music this Saturday night at 8pm. More info here.
[mp3]: Eleni Mandell - "Girls"
Howe Gelb - "Train Singer Song" (2007)
