Last week I finally headed out to Bruar Falls in Williamsburg, a new venue by the folks who run Cake Shop. The occasion was a release party for multiple releases, with friends Ladyfingers, Sister Suvi, Afuche and Tune Yards all celebrating a newly available body of work, though Ladyfingers pointed out he had nothing to sell at the venue since his release was digital-only (with suggested donations).
It was somewhat of a family affair, where everyone seemed to be fond of every one, except that one guy in reddish leather jacket with a penchant for experimenting on his point-and-shoot camera. I think I saw Phosphorescent. I’m 98% sure that only he can be the bearer of that longish face with hair and beard that are a burst of golden curls. Also, it was Charlie Chaplin’s birthday, and several (but not enough) people had followed the direction to wear only black and white. Sister Suvi, Afuche and Tune Yards ran a projection of a Charlie Chaplin film throughout their sets.
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Download “Everybody Here Is a Cloud” | I’m not one to sit down and plan out a CMJ marathon schedule, that would be too much an arduous task. So in the spirit of “discovering”, I offhandedly picked the Stunt Company showcase at Knitting Factory, which would feature an acoustic set from Cloud Cult. To see Cloud Cult in that level of intimacy, all stripped down as a two-piece—not counting singer Craig Minowa’s wife, Connie Minowa, who was the sole “live-painter” last night—was highly satisfying. Surprisingly, the painting Connie ended up creating was very much reflective of the mood the show evoked in my mind: that of feeling like a 10-year-old with a strawberry popsicle bicycling through a rainbow. Though that was not what she painted (she depicted a colorful profile of a hummingbird with its wings open, hovering above what looked like a ripple), the vibrancy of the colors were a match. Cloud Cult with play a “regular” show at Bowery Ballroom on Nov 11.
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