event My Empty Phantom
Also Playing: Attack Ponies and Only On Tuesdays
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Joe Engle
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Tue Dec 22
9 pm
My Empty Phantom, Attack Ponies, and Only On Tuesdays at The Frequency
Sure, Austin's Jesse Beaman might have some maturing ahead of him, but the instrumental music he makes as My Empty Phantom combines ambient music's fizzy echoes and post-rock's blustery melodies with a lack of pretension that runs counter to both. Though he plays and loops several instruments, Beaman often keeps stately yet straightforward piano compositions and/or acoustic guitar at the front of the mix, letting the weirder sounds quietly brew in little gaps and background spaces. "Will The World Grow On," for example, is an instrumental rock tune that isn't afraid to just be a rather simple (though nicely layered) guitar piece at heart.
The Frequency 121 W. Main St., Madison, WI
Sure, Austin's Jesse Beaman might have some maturing ahead of him, but the instrumental music he makes as My Empty Phantom combines ambient music's fizzy echoes and post-rock's blustery melodies with a lack of pretension that runs counter to both. Though he plays and loops several instruments, Beaman often keeps stately yet straightforward piano compositions and/or acoustic guitar at the front of the mix, letting the weirder sounds quietly brew in little gaps and background spaces. "Will The World Grow On," for example, is an instrumental rock tune that isn't afraid to just be a rather simple (though nicely layered) guitar piece at heart.
Updated 12/07/2009
