After years of relative silence – which has done little to relieve him of his slacker-defining reputation – Dinosaur Jr’s main-man and guitar-god J Mascis is back as a solo act and doing what he does best; writing the perfect angst-ridden pop songs and then drenching them in distortion. Old fans know who they are [...]
Archive for February, 2010
J Mascis & The Fog
February 24, 2010The Three Tenors
February 10, 2010In their fourth and final North American performance of the year, the Three Tenors celebrate the release of their first-ever holiday recording, ‘The Three Tenors Christmas’. Since they first performed together in Rome in 1990, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti have performed only 25 live concerts. The three superstar singers reprise songs and [...]
Pal Frenak & Co
February 7, 2010Paris-based, Hungarian choreographer Pal Frenak will bring his show ‘Tricks and Tracks’ back to the Trafo for another quick run in Budapest. The piece, which premièred here about a year ago, uses dance to look at the way we speak with our bodies. Frenak’s dancers use the international sign language for the deaf, and also [...]
Eldee Young Quartet
February 6, 2010Eldie Young may be small in stature but in the jazz world he’s a giant. After winning legions of fans as the inaugural act at Shangri-La’s Blue Note last year, the bassist returns with his jazz quartet. He’s played with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to T-Bone Walker and always adds a dash of humour to [...]
The Best of Girl Talk
February 1, 2010Richard Loring has arranged the hits and highlights of his hugely popular ‘Girl Talk’ shows into a brand new musical for the festive season. ‘The Best of Girl Talk’ stars an exciting line-up of all-girl South African talent. Hayley Francis, Vicky Friedman, Renee Hunter and Eve Meyer are backed by a four-piece band, led by [...]
