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Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger’s “Schroedinger’s Cat”
Behold… Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp-Muhl of Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger‘s debut video from Acoustic Sessions is “Schroedinger’s Cat“…
See if you can count / list all of the historical figures and celebrities. 1-2-3-Go!
The GOASTT Tour
Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl‘s band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger just put out their debut album Acoustic Sessions…
On their debut album, “Acoustic Sessions”, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger show their love of quirky and whimsical ’60s folk pop, reminiscent at times of Syd Barrett, Incredible String Band and Simon & Garfunkel. Though stripped-down to spotlight their idiom juggling and intriguing wordplay, the sparse arrangements are adventurous and playful, anchored by the beautiful blend of Sean and Charlotte’s voices, acoustic guitar and a smattering of other instruments – a vibraphone here, a banjo there. GOASTT weaves narratives around a metaphysical geography of their own devising, finding a surrealist beauty in the mundane.
They are doing a quick set of dates in France / Germany / Netherlands in December, but they’re making a swing around the US in early 2011. Check to their dates below…
GOASTT 2010/2011 Tour (backwards order)
- Saturday 1/29/11 – The Crocodile, Seattle WA
- Friday 1/28/11 – The Woods, Portland OR *got my tickets*
- Tuesday 1/25/11 – Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco CA
- Saturday 1/22/11 – Pappy & Harriets, Pioneertown (Joshua Tree) CA
- Friday 1/21/11 – Club Congress, Tucson AZ
- Wednesday 1/19/11 – Cactus Cafe, Austin TX
- Tuesday 1/18/11 – Dan’s Silver Leaf, Denton TX
- Saturday 1/15/11 – The Earl, Atlanta GA
- Friday 1/14/11 – Melting Point, Athens GA
- Thursday 1/13/11 – Evening Muse, Charlotte NC
- Wednesday 1/12/11 – Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
- Tuesday 1/11/11 – Ioata, Washington D.C.
- Saturday 1/8/11 – Rockwood Music Hall, New York NY
- Friday 1/7/11 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA
- Thursday 1/6/11 – Great Scott, Boston MA
- Friday 12/17/10 Bercy, Paris, France (with -M-)
- Thursday 12/16/10 Bercy, Paris, France (with -M-)
- Wednesday 12/15/10 Bercy, Paris, France (with -M-)
- Tuesday 12/14/10 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Monday 12/13/10 Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany
- Saturday 12/11/10 MOD, Hasselt, Belgium
- Friday 12/10/10 Zenith, Saint Herblain, France (with -M-)
- Thursday 12/9/10 Zenith, Saint Herblain, France (with -M-)
- Wednesday 12/8/10 Grand Hall, Tours, France (with -M-)
- Tuesday 12/7/10 Zenith d’Orleans, Orleans, France (with -M-)
- Friday 12/3/10 Arena de Montpellier, Montpellier, France (with -M-)
- Thursday 12/2/10 Nikaia, Nice, France (with -M-)
- Wednesday 11/17/10 Largo, Los Angeles, CA
I’m really stoked, as The Woods is an awesome, intimate venue in Portland. I imagine the rest of the venues are similar. For a feel for their sound, check out this in-studio video:
GOASTT play “Lavender Road” on WNYC
Sean Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl
Back in May 2008, my first post on jazzsick blog (I was transitioning from MySpace blogging) was about Sean Lennon‘s collaboration with Charlotte Kemp Muhl in a project called Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger. Their music has been up on the MySpaces since that May 2008, and it was finally released in physical form this week (10.26.2010)…
Listen to it over here. Check it out on CD or vinyl.
~Dan – np: Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus