Quitzow
Pianos NYC
May 11 2007
sponsored by
WWWhatsup Online Pinstand
with thanks to Pianos
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PUNKCAST#1149 Quitzow Pianos NYC May 11 2007 sponsored by WWWhatsup Online Pinstand with thanks to Pianos |
| 'Reel it in.' |
| A lot has been written recently about the power of myspace. Here is a good example. Quitzow asked to be my friend and, idly checking them out, I liked their style, and offered to shoot them for punkcast. I put them in touch with Jasper Coolidge, who books Pianos, and a show was duly booked. However after that things didn't quite go according to plan. On the appointed day the camera I took to the show decided to blow a fuse. This was a definite shame as they were opening for someone good, there was a great crowd, and they played a blinder. Jasper was suitably impressed, and gave them a return slot a week later so I could take another shot. At that show my camera worked fine but the band, facing a much less sympathetic audience, faltered a little. I sent them a copy, but we both knew they could do better, so nothing got posted. At last, months later, Jasper found space to give them a prime Friday night residency and I showed up for the first night. This time there was little or no crowd, except for the band's friends. They put on a much more relaxed show, from which I've pulled the two clips here. Quitzow are named after the main figure Erica Quitzow, who composes, sings, and plays guitar and keyboards. She's accompanied by a drummer who runs backing tracks on an iPod and sings back-up. Apparently there was a cello player at one point. The songs are personal, quirky, with a definite 80's flavor. The two I've picked are of the less orchestrated variety. The first - 'Fish Hook' absolutely addresses the relationship of performer to audience, delicate as we've seen. The other 'Crying' is just a perfectly crafted tune. |
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| Clicking on the images will take you to the clips on YouTube/Google. The h.264's are iPod ready. There is a DVD. |
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