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Uncle LD's High
Bias
A Pre-VD Love Bomb with Diamanda Galás
by LD Beghtol
February 2nd, 2007 11:54 AM
SYNOPSIS: In which
your Uncle LD is honored by the regal presence of Diamanda: the
brain, voice, heart and soul (in the secular sense, natch) of contemporary
experimental vocal music. Songs are dissected and played, and her
glorious Valentine's Day Massacre (in which the internationally
acclaimed Diva shreds favorite love songs in the third of a series
of grand performances) is touted. Listen up, and then go get your
tickets for this glorious, trashy, tragic, sexy and profoundly moving
show... which is a featured event in the Knitting Factory's ongoing
20th anniversary celebration.
Diamanda's sonic assault
will feature the Ralph Stanley's haunting O Death, love
songs including Moi je m'ennuie (made famous by Marlene
Dietrich); Edith Piaf's Padam, Padam, Padam; Shirley Horn's
You're My Thrill; Peggy Lee's Why Don't You Do Right,
Chet Baker's The Thrill Is Gone, OV Wright's Eight
Men and Four Women; Ronnie Earl's A Soul That's Been Abused;
and many other classic ballads and blues from Hollywood, Paris,
New York, and the Deep South.
To hear the
audio interview with Uncle LD click here.