Kronos Quartet w/Tanya Tagaq

From Sam....
Gawd!! I hope the walls don’t cave in on us THIS SUNDAY, Strangers!!
Sunday, May 13 will be the loudest Stay Strange yet!! Frank Melendez and Riververb! Also on the bill is the equally loud Actuary from Los Angeles. Plus a rare performance by artist Gerritt Wittmer.
SUNDAY, MAY 13-
RIVERVERB/ACTUARY/GERRITT WITTMER
THE KAVA GALLERY - 2804 KETTNER BLVD - 7PM - $5.00 - ALL AGES SHOW!
Riververb is always in a constant change, and I hear that the latest incarnation is the best so far! Judge for yourself! it’s some heavy stuff! Face morphing grinder sludge. Last time Riververb played, no slayed, the smoke turned black from monolithic chunks of acid-noise.
Actuary shake the shit loose! Los Angeles breeds some sick stuff and this by no means drops the ball. Not only are this tunes in your face, it’s in your skull too! Mean ass nitro venom. Gory!!
Gerritt Wittmer is an artist in the darkest sense possible. I’m not sure what he’ll be doing at this month’s Stay Strange, but if it’s anything like his performance at LUFF, it’s going to be scary!!!

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Kronos Quartet w/Tanya Tagaq N. Fitzpatrick 5.5.8
This was perhaps the fifth time I'd seen the Kronos Quartet since 1985 here in LA and each time they amaze me. The Disney Hall venue was the first time I saw them in such an august setting. Still the sparse stage setting is basically the same each time. They began with an LA premiere of Xploding Plastix's "Work" and followed it with one of my favorite bands Sigur Ros' "The Fly Freer." Next was Kaija Saariaho's "Nymphea" Then came their guest singer from the Yukon Territory, Tanya Tagaq. When I visited there once I don't remember seeing anyone quite like her. Really. They did another SoCal premiere called "Nanavut," The native American vocalist prances around each of the four musicians in a white gown with an off the shoulder feather fringe, moaning, cauterwalting and grunting into the mike. After the intermission the quartet returned to do another LA premiere, Kimmo Pohjonen & Samuli Kosminen's "Avara." Followed by a traditional tune, "Tusen Tankar" and then a world premiere which David Harrington described as being most excited to debut. "Tundra Songs," written by Derek Charke was a five part piece which had Ms. Tagaq return to sit this time with the quartet as she sang. The audience gave them two standing ovations at the conclusion. Quite an amazing evening.