Summa Muzak

I just got home from another amazing concert featuring the absolutely stunning and unique Biscuits and Gravy at Cafe Coco. Tonight was their one year anniversary show, and they have definately accomplished a lot. They've played at Coco, 12th and Porter, 3rd and Lindsley, Rocketown, and even the new Schermerhorn Symphony Center. You can't really catagorize their music, but if you were forced to it might just have to be a fusion of Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, and even some Funk. There's a live recording of a few of their songs on their website, so be sure to check them out.
Know, though, that they don't do the band justice in the least. They have an uncanny ability to bring a crowd to life and have everybody rocking out before the second verse of any given song. And with the band's average age of 15, that's saying something. The 13 year old drummer will blow your mind. Harold, the band's frontman, lived across the hall from me this last year at Belmont, and it is obvious that the stage is where he belongs. He is in his element, and I don't think anyone could stop him. They are playing several more shows this summer, including a few at Coco (which are free...). Don't let yourself miss this!


Also, I've been digging some movie scores, as well as classical music, of late. Clint Mansell might just be one of my budding favorite composers. His work for Requiem for A Dream and The Fountain is absolutely brilliant. You would probably recoginze his Lux Aeterna, as it was first featured on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers trailor and has since been the backdrop to any semi-epic movie made. Here's a sample from the The Fountain, though. Do yourself a favor and listen till the end.

Clint Mansell -- Death is the Road to Awe.