Twas an honor to attend the NYC premiere of Complicit in the Human Rights Watch Film festival at the IFC. It has been shown globally, and this week in Lincoln Center and IFC. The original score was done by the profound musician and composer Freddie Bryant. As soon as the film ends, our track plays during the credits, with words from Xu Lizhi and sung by Rachel Mason. A truly wonderful film. Not just sad, but up-lifting and with some humor. https://ff.hrw.org/film/complicit
The Use plays collab set with Rachel Mason to open for Xiu Xiu
The band also featured Ramsey Jones (Funkface, Falu, Wu-tang), and Brian LawlorPics from Brian Bolanowski at http://www.1981photo.com. Special thanks to Xiu Xiu, Alec Dartley at Aagoo records for releasing us on his label, Scott Williams and Cody at WFMU for doing sound, Ruth, Madeline, Todd Abramson the booker, and everyone attending.
Nice review from Lives of Hamilton Fish Joe’s Pub show
It’s not often a live shot gets a thorough review (more commonly are CD reviews), so I was thrilled to read this write up from Rachel Mason’s The Lives of Hamilton Fish at Joe’s Pub show from New York Music Daily. “In a rare concert performance, backed by a tight and inspired band – Tanner Beam on lead guitar, Stu Watson on bass,Robbie Lee on flute, Michael Durek on piano and theremin and Chris Moses Kinlow on drums – Mason aired out songs The Lives of Hamilton FishAuspiciously, Mason’s latest magnum opus is currently in development as a theatre work …