Thursday, February 2, 2012
Cream Calendar Aaron Roche, R. Stevie Moore and Action! Tonight at The Basement
Posted by D. Patrick Rodgers on Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Local fans of progressive lo-fi pop are no doubt familiar with the one and only R. Stevie Moore. But how about Brooklyn's Aaron Roche? Roche collaborated with Moore and Nashvillian Dan Burns of Action! on the rather lush "Cyclocardoray" (see the video above), and all three will be playing The Basement tonight. Contributor Kyle R. Williams penned us a Critics' Pick on the affair, and it goes like this:
I still have a mini-disc EP Aaron Roche made a few years back called The Fred Farkus Christmas EP. The sleeve of this thing is taped together with a wad of shredded cardboard he found outside his house. That kind of presentation somehow embodies Aaron’s commitment to prolifically and adventurously experiment with music, and it always comes across with sincerity. This ethos is one he shares with co-conspirator and “veteran progressive popster” R. Stevie Moore. This time around, Roche has churched up his presentation and is back in town promoting his 7-inch split with Pakistani composer Shazad Ismaily on the French imprint La Station Radar. The A-side is Roche’s gorgeous symphonic collaboration with R. Stevie Moore and Dan Burns (Action!, The BIV), titled “Cyclocardoray.” This bad boy is audacious, psychedelic, warm and dependably intimate. Back in town from The Big Apple to do some recording with various former Middle Tennessee cronies, Roche’s return to The Basement is sure to be a treat for the books. —KYLE R. WILLIAMS
Kicks off at 9 p.m., and cover is $5.
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