Highline Ballroom
431 W 16th St
212.414.5994
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Vinicio Capossela, Photo: Valerio Spada
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Wednesday July 2, 2008 (9pm)
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$20
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It would be easy to blame the language barrier for Vinicio Capossela's failure to attract a stateside audience to rival his rabid Italian fan base. But really, Capossela's theatrical art songs have few analogs in the English-speaking world. Theremin? Check. Costumes? Check. Tom Waits is one obvious antecedent to Capossela's "carnies gone wild in a haunted dance hall" vibe. (Appropriately, frequent Waits collaborator Marc Ribot joins him on guitar tonight.) Capossela's off-kilter creations and irrepressible personality make his live show the kind of entertainment most artists can only dream of.
