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Logan Moore has deep, tangled and inextricable roots in the Champaign-Urbana community. This music writing gig provides him an opportunity to procrastinate on his master’s degree in library and information science at the University of Illinois.
Music fans, like voters, tend to love a “uniter,” not a divider. For practically the entirety of his career, Californian Ben Chasny, under the nom de plume of Six Organs of Admittance, has brought together the disparate strains of his musical obsessions into a distinct and engrossing catalog of music. Drawing on the intricate acoustic finger-picking style of luminaries such as Bert Jansch and John Fahey, as well as jagged noise rock, drone, raga, free improv, and hairy psychedelia, Chasny has dabbled in everything from midnight folk ballads to ephemeral, oceans of feedback. His albums often straddle these genres as songs balance upon the remarkable intersections of seemingly distinct styles. His live performances are equally diverse. During a solo acoustic show, the droning rattle of a low-strung bass string might provide the only accompaniment to intricate, melodic workouts. Sometimes a raucous full-band excursion can ascend from free noise into magisterial, electric rock. He’s equally adept at both modes of performance. Eclectic music fans hungry for change might consider catching the show after casting their vote.
Six Organs of Admittance plays tonight at The Canopy Club, 708 S. Goodwin Ave. in Urbana, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8.
Comments (3)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 2:17 PM
First show I've been stoked about seeing in a few months! It's worth noting that Mick Turner, guitarist for The Dirty Three, is opening.
I believe that the show may actually start at 7 p.m., with Six Organs going on around 8:15. It's an "early" show.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 10:32 PM
Just wondering how this show was. One of the few shows I've truly been excited to see in the past few months, but had other engagements the night of.
Still more interested in Chasny's involvement with Comets on Fire but 6OOA is pretty damned good stuff.
Cool preview though, and a good reminder that I don't get out enough.
Thursday, February 7, 2008 1:59 PM
Maybe it was the monsoon I had to drive through to get to the concert, but I felt the music reflected the mood of the audience well. Six Organs was like three concerts in one. He played solo acoustic numbers to open, showing off his fabulous finger-picked guitar playing. Then he brought a woman on stage to double up on vocals as he switched to electric guitar. My reaction was generally, "meh". Finally, a drummer made them a trio. They were at their best when the woman went all Sonic Youth on her guitar for extended "solos".
Mick Turner's opening set was sonically interesting, if a bit boring at times.