Tag: "Violin"

Andrew Bird : Break It Yourself
0 Comments. 1,345 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2012 @ 6:07am.
  There are those who appear different and those who are different. Chicago-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird is undoubtedly peculiar, genuinely and endearingly so. And these days, Bird is a level above most of his experimental/indie contemporaries. Being a violin virtuoso hasn’t confined his reach, but illuminated his aspiration of creating strangely harmonious... Read More
60 Seconds With... Indigo And The Bear
0 Comments. 1,442 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2012 @ 9:50pm.
  So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We are Indigo And The Bear. Between the four of us, we play bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keys, vocals and violin. We're answering these questions in a stunning display of collaborative penmanship.     Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? And a... Read More
Danny Widdicombe : Find Someone
0 Comments. 1,527 Views. Posted 2 Dec 2011 @ 9:03am.
Queensland-based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songsmith and charismatic live performer Danny Widdicombe is an integral part of entertaining ARIA Award nominated roots combo The Wilson Pickers. He has also played guitar with luminaries such as Bernard Fanning, Karl Broadie and fellow Wilson Picker Andrew Morris, toured Oz as part of Tim Rogers' Temperance Union and released the solo albums... Read More
Austra
0 Comments. 1,504 Views. Posted 2 Dec 2011 @ 8:26am.
When Katie Stelmanis, lead singer and founder of ethereal Canadian synth-pop trio Austra, was a girl in Toronto, Canada, she dreamt of becoming an opera singer. She'd joined the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, where she sang for the renowned Canadian Opera Company. Later, she trained extensively on the viola and piano, preparing to realise her chosen career. But something happened along the way... Read More
Wintercoats : Sketches
0 Comments. 1,798 Views. Posted 4 Nov 2011 @ 2:42pm.
Cathedral, the debut EP from Melbourne-based soundsmith James Wallace [aka Wintercoats], has garnered a slow-building wave of universal acclaim since its release mid-2010. Even in the month leading up to the release of the fully realised EP Sketches, Wintercoats’ debut was still being subjected to fresh blog adoration around the world. This somewhat unassuming buildup has led to an avoidance of... Read More
Wintercoats
1 Comments. 2,151 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 4:02pm.
It’s almost 2012?! Jesus. That means I’ve known Wintercoats, aka James Wallace, for over a decade now. It’s a weird thing, growing up with someone. Even weirder reflecting upon it. In Year 4 we’d spend each balmy spring afternoon plotting ways to steal Mr Van Blommestein’s prized axolotls from the classroom, in Year 5 we shared a joint account on Neopets, not that we’d let anyone know, and in... Read More
Viennese Serenade
0 Comments. 1,176 Views. Posted 5 Sep 2011 @ 3:01pm.
There's nothing that we all love more than a good serenading, so next month, two of the violin worlds virtuosos will be bringing the passion of their instrument to Melbourne. Violin duo Benjamin Schmid and Helen Rathbone will deliver their critically acclaimed performances of classic pieces from Back and Schubert, as well as more contemporary pieces from two-time Academy Award winner, Erich... Read More
Frontiers
0 Comments. 996 Views. Posted 8 Aug 2011 @ 9:06am.
You must be doing something right when the New York Times states that your instrument playing is "bold, technically resourceful and rhythmically incisive", or when the Cincinnati Enquirer describes you as "undoubtedly one of the most brilliant cellists of his generation."   For Berlin-based German cellist Alban Gerhardt, that's exactly the case.   His performances combine passion,... Read More
David Brown
0 Comments. 1,566 Views. Posted 30 Jun 2011 @ 9:45am.
Mention 'art' to the average person, and it'll conjure images of oil paintings in the national gallery, or century-old sculptures. Not many think of sound art, a creative phenomenon that is growing in popularity in Australia. But what exactly is sound art? Electroacoustic artist David Brown defines it as "the systematic organisation and transformation of visual and sonic phenomena that may... Read More
Dysphemic and Miss Eliza
0 Comments. 2,152 Views. Posted 28 Jun 2011 @ 2:35pm.
The evolution of the shadowy, nebulous genre of dubstep over the past few years has been a curious thing to watch. The deep rumblings of bass and slamming drums that characterise its sound have had a deep pull on dance music in 2011 –at the same time, giving birth to a chaotic movement coloured by all manner of sonic influences. Melbourne’s powerhouse duo of Dysphemic and Miss Eliza are at the... Read More
Liam Singer : The Brief Encounter
0 Comments. 1,379 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2011 @ 10:00am.
Brooklyn-ite 'chamber pop' artist Liam Singer has turned out another freakishly beautiful single - a lush, dreamy dance of violin and harpsichord. The classical influences and contemporary structure marry perfectly, creating a sound that is formal but warm, romantic but slightly abstract. Somewhere between Sufjan Stevens, The Magnetic Fields and The Brandenberg Orchestra. Read More
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