The Bowery Ballroom (Venue Partner)
6 Delancey St
212.533.2111
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- When
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Monday Jan 18, 2010 (8pm)
- Where
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Directions: JMZ to Bowery
- Price
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$15
- Sold Out!
“Final Fantasy (the nom de plume of Owen Pallett) has come along way since playing the opening New Year's Eve slot to a near empty room at the cavernous Hammerstein Ballroom three short years ago. Last year, he played a wonderfully nuanced show backed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic sounding a bit like his fellow violin looper Andrew Bird. Like Bird, Pallett crafts introspective songs that benefit from the rich instrumentation his layering affords. Long Beachers Avi Buffalo open with sly love songs like "Where's Your Dirty Mind."”
Chris Kompanek, Flavorpill
Performing with Avi Buffalo Final Fantasy is Canadian violinist/singer Owen Pallett, who you probably saw open for Arcade Fire a while back (he was also their "extra" member). Pallett's set stunned the crowd with something they'd never seen before, a dude using a sampler and some foot pedals to create crazy violin loops. Pallet has said that the music he creates is all about sex and strings, and though Final Fantasy sort of started as a joke, there is no doubt that it's serious now. His upcoming album, He Poos Clouds (ok, maybe it's still kind of a joke), is already generating great acclaim, and while he isn't in Arcade Fire territory yet, he has already far surpassed his status as the "opening guy." Pallet takes formulaic chamber pop and turns it completely upside down, creating a sound that you never thought you would like this much. - Oh My Rockness
