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JUNE 5 2006
Nick
Garrie – Other Music 8PM FREE
Nick
Garrie is one interesting individual. He was born in
Yorkshire to a Russian father and Scottish mother, raised in Paris,
lived in San Tropez and Amsterdam, and ran a ski club in the Swiss
Alps for many years. And, while he seems like the type with a thousand
noteworthy accomplishments and stories, the reason you see his picture
here is the fact that he’s also a pop genius of sort whose
best known for the lost baroque psychedelic pop/folk classic, The
Nightmare of JB Stanislas - particularly the track "Wheel
Of Fortune" which appeared on the Circus Days compilation.
Rev-Ola has recently rereleased this gorgeous orchestral epic trip
for the first time since its rare 1969 original pressing. For lack
of better words, I'll paraphrase, PopJunkie,
who described him as "Nick Drake on prozac."
Though
he may be obscure to us, like a number of artists who are relatively
unknown stateside, he’s huge in Spain, Portugal, and a couple
of other random spots around the globe. In addition to The Nightmare
of JB Stanislas, Garrie's recorded a number of albums, toured
extensively, sometimes with his friend Leonard Cohen, did time in
the studio as a solo artist and with other artists including Cat
Stevens, and continued to write songs alone and with legends like
Francis Lai.
An
important discovery, another relic to add to the canon, something
new to spin over and over again, and, in general, a very welcomed
addition to the 21st Century folk revival. He’ll be at Other
Music tonight and Tonic tomorrow with The
Ladybug Transistor - who were ahead of the curve of
sixties radio pop revivalists and disappeared for a spell.
And,
if you're looking for another amazing free show tonight, the soulful
spirit of Reverend
Vince Anderson and his Love Choir continues to shake
the walls of Black Betty for their longstanding Monday residency.
MEDIA
Nick Garry - "The
Nightmare of JB Stanislas" MP3
The
Ladybug Transistor - "A Burial At Sea" MP3
The
Ladybug Transistor - "For The Ending Day" MP3
LINKS
Nick
Garrie Home
Nick
Garrie on Myspace
Revola Records
Other Music
The
Ladybug Transistor
ALSO:
Imaginational
Anthem 2 Record Release Show: Jesse Sparhawk plus James Blackshaw
plus Sharron Krauss – Tonic $10
McCoy Tyner Septet: 'The Story of Impulse Records' – Blue
Note $25/$30
Outernational, The Fever, The (International) Noise Conspiracy CBGB
$12
Reverend Vince Anderson and His Love Choir – Black Betty FREE
LIVE
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