Audio By Carbonatix
In this week’s print edition, Doug Davis gets to thinking about Yann Tiersen, the man behind the Amelie soundtrack and, in turn, maybe the whole baroque twee movement of the mid-’00s. Writes Davis:
A classically trained musician, Tiersen’s a multi-instrumentalist who
rarely tours and, when he does, he’s as likely to be seen in a setting
such as the Meyerson as he is at the Granada Theater, where this show will be housed. When not playing with
orchestral backing, though, he’s typically accompanied by a rhythm
section, a backing vocalist and a guitarist. Tiersen, meanwhile, is a
virtuoso who will switch between keyboards, violin, guitar and
found-object instruments, weaving organic and somewhat abstract
compositions. Continue reading…
Accordion players have all the luck, I guess.
Maybe you do, too?
The Granada’s been kind enough to pass along three pairs of tickets to its affair with Tiersen this evening. Scoring a pair is easy enough as well–just be among the first three to email me right now with the words “Yann not Yawn” in the subject line and you’re in. Good luck!
Update: Contest is over. Congrats to our winners.
