Talented Eccentric Women
by Freerange on 4/13/13Music Hall of Williamsburg - BrooklynMarnie Stern has charisma, is adorably lewd and plays guitar like an angel. She seems to bend so far backwards to avoid all music cliches, including eliminating nearly all influences of the blues, that the resulting "tunes" can seem formless. Just as I think, ok she wants to always be unpredictable, she deliberately uses a demented repetition for effect, which is utterly predictable. The drummer is excellent, but this is not toe tapping music. Though without structure, the sound is never ugly. I found it fascinating, if confusing, and I am told her style is much calmer and less" spastic" than before. I admit I only get about half of it.