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...First weekend, it stands to reason that a diverse range of acts will see the stage. This variety is certainly the case with the weekend’s concerts: alongside the familiar orchestras, rock bands, and a cappella groups, students will also find everything from gypsy-bluegrass fusion to rhythmic ping pong. These offbeat acts cover a considerable range of traditions and experiences. Some, like Jeolla Woodo Iri Pangut, a Korean percussion group, deliver faithful renditions of ancient pieces; others, like The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD), draw on modern-day implements to produce their trademark sound. All of these groups...
...make your way through the sea of artistic offerings this weekend, take note that there is one and one place only where you can indulge in, “the essence of Michael Jackson morphed into a rhythmic display.” Or so says student choreographer Lisa B. Flannery ’08 of TAPS, the campus tap-dancing troupe. Along with the company’s “Smooth Criminal” piece, Susan E. Maya ’08 has also choreographed “a fun, whimsical dance set,” which combines...
...dime, from mundane to terrifying, and about how fear, chaos, and courage build deep in our hearts. In many ways, Greengrass is telling a spiritual tale. “United 93” is a thriller, yes, but it both begins and ends with a prayer—the rhythmic Arabic chanting of the four hijackers in a New York hotel room and then between passengers reciting the Lord’s Prayer and the hijackers again praying as the plane sways towards the velvet Appalachians. “United 93” is a superbly shot film, with strikingly...
...accompaniment; he sings the soulful melody with just a hint of acoustic guitar. Instead of forcing complicated riffs into the same airspace, Ritter opts to feature the distinctive sound of one or two instruments in each song. The music is allowed to laterally shift between styles with the smoothly rhythmic flow of Ritter’s poetic lyrics and wolfish voice. The way Ritter lets his style meld with each new addition creates tracks that are simplistic and relatively shallow musically. Although each song on its own doesn’t contain layers of orchestration, the album manages to accomplish...
...tricks out of the hat on Saturday. The precise, driving bass lines of Nikolai Fraiture on bass and Fabrizio Moretti behind a raised drumset got the floor pounding. The two guitarists’ now-infamous interlocking parts sounded better live than on record: Albert Hammond Jr. laid down the rhythmic chords while effortlessly cool, waif-thin Nick Valensi fashioned melodic arpeggios on top.Throughout the concert, the band led the emotions of the audience up and down. Casablancas, known for his bizarre drunken stage mumbles and tendency to avoid eye contact with his audience, was reticent at times. As red lights...