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Friday, January 20, 2012

Audio Invasion 2012

Bill Silva and BAMP Project present Audio Invasion 2012
Featuring Foster the People with Cage the Elephant, Best Coast, & Mariachi el Bronx.
Wed., February 8th @ Blaisdell Arena. ALL AGES / doors 5:30pm / show 6:30pm / general admission $37.50

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UPDATE: Due to unforseen circumstances, Foster The People will not be able to perform on Feb.8th, and will instead be performing a separate show on Mar.18th @ the Waterfront at Aloha Tower. Tickets available here.

Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx and Best Coast will still be performing on Feb.8th, but at the Waterfront at Aloha Tower. Tickets can be purchased here.

All Audio Invasion tickets will be refunded through Ticketmaster.

Foster The People - Helena Beat

Best Coast - When I'm With You

Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down

Mariachi El Bronx - "Cell Mates"

I'll be giving away two pairs of passes to the show, courtesy of BAMP Project on the next installment of Timbre Tantrums (Tue. Jan.24th noon-3pm Hawaii Standard Time). Tune in for details and your chance to win.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Getting Lost: At Sea

At Sea (Honolulu, HI) @ thirtyninehotel, Honolulu, HI. 12th, July 2011.

Not merely a reunion, but a reinvention, as the band rearranges their instrumentation and song writing style, switching from long-form drone inspired post-rock epics to a more concise semi-pop-structure featuring former cellist (now guitarist/singer), Yvonne Harada on vocals.

There's still plenty of atmospheric pressure caused by the thick audio-landscaping of guitars drenched in reverb/delay and various other effects, a signature element to early At Sea performances. However, rather than being pummeled by an ever intensifying tidal wave of sound, we are pulled in and out of a dynamic current that ebbs to a gentle calm. The end result is a performance that moves more yet leaves the audience more transfixed than ever before.

Recommended for fans of Red Sparowes, Vidulgi OoyoO, and Blonde Redhead.