Well, I can't really complain too much. I have seen some amazing concerts at Celebrate Brooklyn over the past 8 years. I shouldn't really whinge. But I will. I have been. I will continue to do so, probably. This year's lineup is mint, and I will be especially sad to miss this Friday's with Blonde Redhead. Just like I was sad to miss Goran Bregovic, and will be sad to miss the rest. I am not even going to look....
In the meantime, we went fishing on the Des Moines river and I 'pole fished' for the first time ever. Let me tell you - river fishing is VERY different from sea fishing. Yes, that means I caught nada... but it was so nice. Maybe I'll go on Friday.....
(but if you're in Brooklyn you should go to this....)
FRIDAY JUNE 26th
blonde redhead
olof arnalds
The vaunted NYC underground sensualists Blonde Redhead have shape-shifted from dissonant noise explorations to ethereal, dreamy pop over the course of their career, always inspiring intense devotion from their fans. PopMatters says of them, “It is as if they are pressing on piano keys and each key is a trigger that tugs a wire within the listener. There are keys for longing, possession, despair, and ecstasy—and Blonde Redhead travel fast and skillfully over the whole keyboard.”
The heavenly voice of Icelandic folk chanteuse Ólöf Arnalds has shared the stage with the likes of Björk, Sigur Rós, Jonathan Richman and The Dirty Projectors across the globe. Like each of these avant guarde artists, Ólöf asks for the definition of singer/songwriter to be redefined. Stereogum.com says, "She makes a lot happen with very few ingredients: The Icelandic singer/songwriter uses her pristine voice and an instrument or two to conjure a strange, mysterious world." Ólöf is currently mixing her second album which, like her debut Við og Við has been produced by Sigur Rós’ Kjartan Sveinsson.
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