Austin group The Laughing sweep into town today with a nighttime gig at The Cavern on Lower Greenville
Read MoreA Tale of Two Festivals MONOLITH 2009 represented some of the best and worst aspects of large music festivals. It suffered from some of the most appalling conditions you could imagine, but it still managed to churn out some extremely memorable performances. The difference between the event’s Saturday and Sunday editions are a prime example of how weather, setting, audience, and performers all affect one another in determining the overall festival experience. For better of for worse, here’s the MeVersus take on MONOLITH 2009 -
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As our departure approaches, MeVs is gathering last minute materials in preparation for upcoming Monolith Festival. Self-certified veterans of the festival circuit now, we wanted to bestow some words of wisdom/caution to all the festival newbies out there planning on trekking north to Monolith or even those attending the oh-so-awesome Austin City Limits in our backyard in October. Read More
Our preview of MONOLITH continues as we look at three more bands scheduled to perform in the approaching festival: The Montonix, The Mars Volta, and MSTRKRFT. Keep in mind: all three of these groups will be performing in Texas soon after their MONOLITH appearances!
Read MoreAfter much anticipation, MeVersus is happy to announce that we’ll be heading to the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre to cover the MONOLITH Music Festival the weekend of September 12-13.
Read MoreMeVersus is set to cover the Free Press Summer Fest, going down in our own backyard of Houston on August 8th and 9th. The two day fest features national and local bands, including favorites Of Montreal (again!), Broken Social Scene, and Austin’s own The Octopus Project.
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MeVs is off to Wakarusa! 3 days of love, music, and absurd amounts of patchouli in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. Economic downturn has forced us to travel on wheels – but hey, we still have room for more. Any spontaneous, unemployed music lovers out there looking for life changing experiences shoot us a message. Updates soon!
Sasquatch 2009 has come and gone, leaving behind a wicked farmer’s tan and the fogginess of having just awakened from a half-forgotten dream. Headline acts and starving artists came together to entertain the five-thousand plus visitors who journeyed out to the sun-baked steppe of The Gorge in Washington, and we can’t imagine many of them leaving disappointed. Here now is our summary of the bands, fans, and spectacles that stood out during the 3-day fest: Read More
Nai-Yuan Hu takes a rest.
I recently won a pair of tickets from WRR Classical 101.1 to attend the Chamber Music International’s last concert of the season. Their final performance this past weekend at Caruth Auditorium was, in short, a serenade for the soul.
The two violinists, two violists, two cellist and a pianist lit the stage mid-afternoon for a beautiful Sunday on SMU campus.
The play list included:
String Trio – Jean Fan?aix
Nai-Yuan Hu – Violin
Atar Arad – Viola
Anthony Elliot – Cello
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.3 – Ernest Chausson
Nai-Yuan Hu – Violin
Jungshin Lim Lewis – Cello
Alexander Moutouzkine – Piano
Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 – P.I. Tchaikovsky
NaiYuan Hu, Philip Lewis – Violins
Atar Arad, Susan Dubois – Violas
Anthony Elliot, Jungshin Lim Lewis
Going backstage and meeting these artists was truly humbling. There were musicians everywhere talking about their passions, past performances and adoration for the love of classical music.
As mentioned earlier, unfortunately, this was Chamber Music International’s last performance of this concert season. However, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra still has some summer performances left if you want to take a lady friend and show off your knowledge of Brahms: Symphony No. 4 or flatter her with lame music lingo.
If not, please don’t clutter the phone lines at WRR Classical 101.1 during “caller number ___” giveaways. I like free music.
From left to right: Nai-Yuan Hu, Philip Lewis, Susan Dubois, Jungshin Lim Lewis, Anthony Elliot, Atar Arad
We’re getting back to our cajun roots and heading to N.O. Louisiana for the 2009 Jazz Heritage Festival. MeVersus coverage will start the weekend of May 1st. Any particular artist interviews you want to see? Comment below.
