Knitting Factory Brooklyn (Venue Partner)
361 Metropolitan Avenue
(347) 529-6696
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Why?
- When
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Saturday Mar 22, 2008 (9pm)
- Where
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Directions: The Knitting Factory is a 4 minute walk from the L/G Train (Lorimer-Metropolitan) and a 7 minute walk to L Train (Bedford Ave).
- Price
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$12 / $10 advance
- Links
In a true hybrid between indie and hip-hop, Why? pit lush production and hyper-poetic wordplay against stringy, washed-out rock guitars, thumping bass, and skewed beats. While the group's new record, Alopecia, is conceptually adventurous, a first (or even second) listen won't immediately reveal the genius of mastermind Yoni Wolf's nasal, half-rapped witticisms. But, as with any slow-burner, by listen four or five the group's smooth-flowing stories of self-described stalkers ("Simeon's Dilemma"), Houdini stomach-punches ("Good Friday"), gypsy knives ("The Hollows"), and horseshoes ("A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under") have become as endearing as they were once inscrutable.
