Gig Spotlight: Chilly Gonzales’ Residency at Joe’s Pub

anthoNYC — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:56:05 +0000

Gonzales may be best known for his songwriting and production work with Peaches, Jamie Lidell and Feist but Canadian born Jason Charles Beck has come a long way in the music industry. In the early 1990′s he was a part of the alternative rock band Son before emigrating to Berlin to reinvent himself as a hip-hop infused pianist , songwriter and eclectic instrumentalist.

Tonight kicks off Chilly Gonzales’ Piano Talk’s residency at Joe’s Pub in New York, a month-long engagement with a very special guest every night. Tonight’s guest is none other than Sia, with Andrew WK, A-Trak and Princess Superstar following suit every Thursday night from February 4-25th. More info and tickets can be found HERE. Don’t miss this very special experience!

Fun Fact: Last May Gonzales broke the world record for the longest solo-artist performance from behind the piano, clocking in at 27 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds.

mp3: Sia – Breathe Me (Mylo Remix) [alt]
mp3: Erol Alkan – Waves (Chilly Gonzales Piano Remake) [alt]
mp3: 50 Cent – Many Men (Chilly Gonzales Piano Version) [alt]
mp3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) [alt]

Peter Bjorn and John + Special Guests at Webster Hall

anthoNYC — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:23:49 +0000

Last week I caught my favorite Swedish pop band, Peter Bjorn and John‘s show at Webster Hall. PBJ hit the stage with an all-star cast that included El Perro Del Mar, Spank Rock, U-N-I, Matt Sweeney and Andrew WK in what felt like a Monday night variety show!

The onstage collaborations were great but the duet with El Perro Del Mar for Young Folks was the highlight of the set as well as Andrew WK’s puzzling interpretive dancing. My only complaint was the omission of Up Against The Wall, one of my all-time favorite songs by the band.

The afterparty at Bowery Electric included a Japanese band called The Suzan, chosen by Bjorn as a surprise for his bandmates. The Suzan performed interesting covers of PB&J songs and in the end I got my fix of Up Against the Wall in an unexpected form.

More pictures from the show can be seen HERE. Check out my review of their gig at The Music Hall of Williamsburg HERE and remaining tour dates via their MySpace.

MP3: Peter Bjorn and John – The Chills or zShare

MP3: Peter Bjorn and John – Lay it Down (The Golden Filter Remix) or zShare

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Gig Spotlight: Chilly Gonzales’ Residency at Joe’s Pub

Peter Bjorn and John + Special Guests at Webster Hall