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Last night, I went to see The Books with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
epilimnion at the MFA. She has connections, so we got in free. The show was sold out, so we didn't really get seats, but it was worth it.
After a quick dinner at Whole Foods, we got there about halfway through the first of the two opening acts, Death Vessel. Despite the images their name might conjure up, they were actually mellow and tuneful, with a heavy country/traditional influence. The second opening act was Jose Gonzalez, a singer with an acoustic guitar. His reedy tenor was attractive enough, but what really impressed us was his guitar playing. It was intricate and intense, at times almost sounding as if there were two instruments playing.
I had neither heard nor heard of The Books beforeepilimnion invited me to this concert, but I'm really glad that has been remedied. They are an electroacoustic duo: two guys playing guitar and cello with laptop-driven electronics and occasional vocals. Their material is sunny and effervescent in sound, very well integrated with the electronic tracks (mostly percussion and spoken word samples). Most of their songs were accompanied by video projection. The videos, mostly constructed out of found videos, were interesting, whimsical, and often beautiful. And they worked extremely well with the music.
epilimnion at the MFA. She has connections, so we got in free. The show was sold out, so we didn't really get seats, but it was worth it. After a quick dinner at Whole Foods, we got there about halfway through the first of the two opening acts, Death Vessel. Despite the images their name might conjure up, they were actually mellow and tuneful, with a heavy country/traditional influence. The second opening act was Jose Gonzalez, a singer with an acoustic guitar. His reedy tenor was attractive enough, but what really impressed us was his guitar playing. It was intricate and intense, at times almost sounding as if there were two instruments playing.
I had neither heard nor heard of The Books before
epilimnion invited me to this concert, but I'm really glad that has been remedied. They are an electroacoustic duo: two guys playing guitar and cello with laptop-driven electronics and occasional vocals. Their material is sunny and effervescent in sound, very well integrated with the electronic tracks (mostly percussion and spoken word samples). Most of their songs were accompanied by video projection. The videos, mostly constructed out of found videos, were interesting, whimsical, and often beautiful. And they worked extremely well with the music.
