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Big Ears Festival Initial Lineup: Bryce Dessner, Terry Riley, Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, Nosaj Thing, tUnE-yArDs
[REVIEW] Boyz II Men Perform 'I'll make Love to You', 'Water Runs Dry', New Album 'Collide' at Resorts World Casino New York City
Boyz II Men (Photo : Courtesy Resorts World Casino New York City/Shavone Williams Public Relations) On a cold and rainy night in New York City, as my bus from Philadelphia pulls up to 34th Street, nothing but panic rushes through my veins as I run with my umbrella, avoiding having my straightened hair ruined as I gun it for the express A train to head to Resorts World Casino New York City to hear one of the world's legendary R&B groups Boyz II Men perform live for the first time in my life. EXCLUSIVE: Classicalite Q&A with Agnes Obel on 'Aventine' & 'Philharmonics' (Play It Again Sam), David Lynch Remix & Twin Peaks Remake, Maya Deren & November Show @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
Danish singer/songwriter Agnes Obel is yet another of the fantastic trend of indie-classical crossovers. Her 2010 debut, Philharmonics garnered her platinum status in Belgium and France, received a Gold award in Holland and went quintuple Platinum in Denmark. Agnes cleaned up at the Danish Music Awards in 2011 for Philharmonics, taking home five awards. Her follow up release, Aventine, was written and recorded at home in Berlin by Agnes herself. To wit, her deluxe edition of Aventine features a remix of "Fuel To Fire" by cult classic director, producer, musician, clothing designer David Lynch. Sonically, Obel is unlike many singer songwriters in the sense that she has a nearly complete backing band of strings and a piano producing a celestial escape. Classicalite recently caught up with Obel over the phone before her debut Minneapolis show to gain insight on her technique, David Lynch and her diaphanous music videos.
