Angel Olsen played The Glasslands Gallery
November 26th, 2012 by chocko
ANGEL OLSEN at Glasslands
A couple weeks ago on a Monday night (Nov. 12) Angel Olsen played some tunes at Brooklyn’s Glasslands Gallery. The Chicago-based singer took to the stage after openers Magmana and Bird Call, armed with only an electric guitar. Her mesmerizing voice was at times subtle and relaxed but was able to convey betrayal and inner rage in a way that few singers can. She performed 10 haunting songs of heartbreak, doom and gloom peppered with some self deprecating banter. If I remember correctly, the young, talented chanteuse poked fun at her lyrics and spoke of eating too much garlic and perhaps having stinky arm pits. I first saw Angel play last year at an in-store event at a local record store, Kim’s Video & Music and was hooked. See a video from that performance HERE. Definitely go see her live at a venue near you and buy her music. Good luck finding her limited edition cassettes. You might be able to find her Strange Cacti LP. Definitely pick up her newest album only available on vinyl (get a turntable already!) titled Half Way Home on Bathetic Records.
BIRD CALL
MAGMANA
Bird Call were exciting to watch…heavy on the keyboards with jazzy, pop vocals. They made my head nod and bobble around. Magmana are a great Brooklyn band and I really enjoyed when the blending male and female vocals were in effect. A quick comment about the crowd…very polite except for the feisty NY Times photographer who appeared very cool at first, but when Angel hit the stage and it was time to clock in, it was like Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. She got a bit verbally aggressive, and highly territorial with the crowd. Her cameras were also loud and distracting for such a quiet set of songs and she was taking photos the WHOLE time. C’mon now. It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice!
ANGEL OLSEN (GLASSLANDS 11.12.12)
Check out Angel Olsen at the following performances:
Dec 09 2012 Saki Records Chicago, IL 3pm with Foxygen
Jan 04 2013 Bootleg Bar Los Angeles, CA 8pm with Matt Kivel
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