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Concert Thu Jan 03 2008
Going Straight Up to the Top, Oh Yeah!
Ever wonder what Prince’s “Die 4 U” would sound like as sung by gravelly-voiced Tom Waits? (Me too!) Well wonder no longer, good people, for B1g T1me is here to save the day. Technically a cover band, B1g T1me takes that particular niche of live music a few steps further by offering stripped down, revved up, blues-turned-on-its-ear interpretations of popular hit songs from late last century. One part circus, one part theatre, one part Jarmusch film, they offer the “soundtrack for that one day you woke up underneath an abandoned car near the railroad tracks in a town you don’t recognize with an empty fifth of Old Crow spilled onto your bleeding wrist which has soaked through the half pack of Pall Malls you are clutching and in your other hand you’re holding a letter from someone you’ve never met who refers to you by name and writes bluntly about the shape your suit is in.” While B1g T1me is certainly faithful to the spirit of Tom Waits’ music, and Waits can be a little obtuse for passing fans, the presence of hit songs ensures that no one will require a tour guide into this world.
Now if you’re a fearless reader of Transmission, you will note that Anne already entertained a perfect live music experience with these cats just this past summer, which should serve as reason enough to make the long haul over to the Abbey Pub every Thursday from January 14th to February 10th. Star and Garter Burlesque act as special guests, complimenting the circus elements nicely. Tom Waits (and probably Bertolt Brecht) would be proud.