"The magic of local singer/songwriter Rollin Hunt is how he works with what he's got. Watching him play, backed by his ramshackle band, you sense the chasm between the pop songs he dreams and his delivery -- and his willingness to broach the space regardless of how awkward it may be -- is a winning proposition... The songs aren't about love, they're hallucinatory narratives about watching your neighbors make out in their window, distributing a pamphlet about yourself so you can be understood, or antelopes. Hunt has only played a handful of shows, but he's already on his way to becoming a local legend."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
IN THE WINDOW (Star Ship Stereo).
Vocally, Rollin Hunt bears only a passing resemblance to Captain Beefheart and Tom Waits. However, the music and the songwriting here are as eccentric and unique as that of either artist. Hunt's hauntingly rustic songs answer the question "Whatever happened to all those guys who made the music for player pianos and silent movies?"
DENVER WESTWORD
Onstage Hunt is terminally shy, like he's cowering from his own voice -- it seems like he's much more used to doing this sort of thing in private. His small, crackly vocals and the songs' ramshackle instrumentation constantly get away from each other. For me the mystery of Rollin Hunt is whether he's oblivious to how wide of the mark he's gone, how far outside pop convention he is. Is he on this strange path by conscious choice, or did he simply pursue a love for the Beach Boys and 60s girl groups and just happen to produce his savant-garde doo-wop? He's so freakishly earnest and his songs are so beautifully awkward that it's hard to believe it's all part of a deliberately crafted persona.
CHICAGO READER
This is the first set from the slightly tweaked Beach Fuzz line-up with Fliss Horrocks now playing guitar alongside Tom Settle and Nick Mitchell. Seven tracks of clattering drums, chugging and wailing guitars, screaming keyboards, mellow, lilting pastoral improv and moaned vocals.
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Brooklyn-based composer and musician Devin Maxwell presents new interpretations of radical classic American music as well as his own new work.
Monday, July 20, 10pm DEVIN MAXWELL
Variations I (John Cage) Music For The Marrying Maiden (John Cage) Four Systems (Earle Brown) Fourth Of July (Devin Maxwell) One4 (John Cage)
performers: Katie Porter, Clarinets Ryan Maxwell, Guitars Devin Maxwell, Percussion
films: Phillip Niemeyer Rollin Hunt
Tickets: $6
As part of the Ontological-Hysteric Incubator at St. Markʼs Church • DOWNSTAIRS FROM THE ONTOLOGICAL THEATER 131 E. 10th Street (at 2nd Avenue), NYC, inside St. Mark's Church
hey all!!! its Jacob from DeKalb and the House cafe... i am contacting you because this summer my band is going to be hosting the 4th annual outdoor summer party of the year!!! and we would love to have you guys come out and be a part of this super fun supper underground festival!!!
the dates are july 24th and 25th the location will only be disclosed if you are interested... last year there was 700 people there... this year we expect way over 1000. payment would be minimal ... but you would be VIP (food, lodging, booze and free entry for each of you, crew, and 3 friends etc. for both days of the festival. i lost my phone so please shoot me your number again and let me know what you think!!!
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