ninetynine
Gabby Glaser & The Great Ones
Cake Shop NYC
Aug 6 2007
sponsored by
WWWhatsup Online Pinstand
with thanks to Cake Shop
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PUNKCAST#1186 ninetynine Gabby Glaser & The Great Ones Cake Shop NYC Aug 6 2007 sponsored by WWWhatsup Online Pinstand with thanks to Cake Shop |
| 'Naturally High' |
| I detailed the relationship with Luscious Jackson, and Gabby Glaser in particular, back in PUNKCAST#1133. I remember running into Gabby backstage at the Strummer shows in 2002 and asking her what she was up to. "Carpentry." was the totality of her reply. She seemed in no rush to get back onstage. And indeed it has taken 5 years. Enough time though for her to put together an ace band - the (modestly named) Great Ones - that are pure NYC. This, a relaxed affair on a Monday night, was just their second show - after an earlier, more-hyped, debut at Union Hall. The first song here 'Spirit Of Long Island' was the opener. Typical of Gabby's music, it features wah-wah rhythm and the conversational vocals that were a trademark of LJ, all whipped up to the next level by the band. Also here is a more sensitive chanson d'amour 'Your Eyes'. Before we got to them, however, we had an exotic treat - ninetynine, from Melbourne Australia. Currently a trio ninetynine is the vehicle of scot Laura Macfarlane - the original drummer of Sleater Kinney. ninetynine was her solo project just around the same time, and eventually coalesced into a band which has toured extensively internationally in the years since, becoming a staple on the underground indie circuit. What particularly sets them apart from the usual indie fare are the ethnic influences in the music, and the use of melodic percussion from casiotones to vibraphones, all of which support Laura's broguish laments. Here you can see two songs - 'Avalanche' and 'Steel' both utilizing xylophones, one a fair size, and one a toy. Also note Cameron Potts' use of his hands to play the drumset to get the rhythm going in 'Avalanche'. Excellent stuff. |
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| Clicking on the images will take you to the clips on YouTube. The h.264's are iPod ready. There are seperate DVDs. Gabby does have a new record out 'Gimme Splash' - available in stores, or online from Latchkey Recordings. ninetynine's latest is called 'Worlds Of Population, Worlds Of Space, Worlds Of Robots' and can be obtained from Stickfigure. |
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