Giant Claw’s Dark Web weaves a digital tapestry of post-Y2K culture Etan Khanal November 30, 2014 Album Review Giant Claw, the musical moniker adopted by visual artist Keith Rankin, has created a most thought-provoking and sonically progressive work with Dark Web (2014). The album, released in September, encapsulat...
Lil Ugly Mane steps out of shadows to release new EP, “The Weeping Worm” Etan Khanal November 3, 2014 Album Review Enigmatic rapper/producer/general eccentric Lil' Ugly Mane, also known as Shawn Kemp, has come out of his voluntary isolation to release a six track EP. Entitled The Weeping Worm, the EP contains some of ...
Schubert through the lens of Richard Goode Etan Khanal November 1, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Few experiences rival that of bearing witness to a beautifully played piano recital. Fewer still rival that of hearing a near-perfect interpretation of a composer’s artistic vision. No experience, however,...
The motley foolishness of Mark Morris Dance Group fueled by Beethoven, Cutler, and Cowell Etan Khanal October 27, 2014 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews "The Muir". Credit: Richard Termine. Dance can be funny and whimsical, idiosyncratic and beautiful -- characteristics overlooked or under-appreciated by today’s audiences, particularly by college studen...
