New York Times (Jon Pareles) gave a smashing review this morning of Kassin + 2 who is performing at Cedar Cultural Center Thurs, December 11th.
Here is a sampling:
“Their music was elegant as well as kinetic. Packed with ideas, the songs faced down private cares not by withdrawing, but by opening up to more possibilities: tuneful and clamorous, buoyant and barbed.”
“It’s a band from Rio de Janeiro that’s grounded in Brazilian pop and familiar with funk, rock and Caribbean and African music. And it made sure that noise infiltrated the supple tunes…for this band the noise is half the fun.”
“wistful melodies…enmeshed in layers of ingenious funk that could be dissonant or jovial”
“Mr. Kassin switched between gentle tunes and upbeat ones laced with Afropop guitars, carnival beats and siren sounds. Mr. Lancelotti…was the extrovert, clowning when he took over the microphone and building songs with riffs and quick chants. He started one song by clapping (joined by the audience) and slapping rhythms on his chest.”
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Performance Information
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Time: 8:00 pm
Place: Cedar Cultural Center
Address: 416 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis
Price: $18 ($15 Walker and Cedar members); $20 day of performance
Click here to purchase tickets through the Walker website