September 09
Turner Hall Ball..
Where Rodrigo y Gabriela Blow Our Mind
Seattlest has been making some semblance of a living writing about music for a few years now. During that time, we’ve tried to put into words performances by some truly great artists (Chris Thile comes to mind), and it never gets easier to verbalize music. Talking about music really is like dancing about architecture, although we have felt the inexplicable desire to dance inside extraordinary buildings before.
Our point is that we headed off to the Rodrigo y Gabriela show last night, notebook in hand, ready to take enough notes to give you all an adequate estimation of what it’s like to stand against the stage and look up at these two innovative flamenco guitarists. We had good intentions, really. And then they started playing, and then our mind was blown. So being that we don’t have any real notes to share, we’ll try writing from memory (thank God we were sober and fairly well-rested). Here goes:
At first glance, honestly, Rodrigo y Gabriela aren’t much different from your average Latin guitar players. One of them keeps the strummy rhythms, bass lines and beats against their guitar in lieu of using actual drums. The other skates up and down the fretboard at speeds so fast that their hands are blurred in pictures. The difference between them and the Gypsy Kings, for example, is that there are only two of them, they’re young and hot, they have an extraordinary, electrifying stage presence, and they’ve clearly spent a lot of time listening to Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. more….http://seattlest.com/2007/11/01/where_rodrigo_y.php
GREAT!!! i missed out on them at last summers summerfest but im not going to let this opportunity pass by :]