event Beth Orton
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Tue Oct 9
7 pm
Beth Orton and Sam Amidon at Turner Hall Ballroom
British folktronica ace Beth Orton broke into the music-loving consciousness via a Chemical Brothers track, but she’s dedicated more time to the “folk” side of the equation since. That’s never been more true than on 2006’s Comfort Of Strangers, an album she constructed with the help of weirdo post-rocker Jim O’Rourke (Gastr Del Sol, Sonic Youth, etc.). Chill arrangements helped bring Orton’s voice to the fore more than ever, creating a sonic blend that sits on the continuum between Fiona Apple and Cat Power. Orton has since left her longtime label Heavenly Records and signed with ANTI-, so expect to hear material from the just-released Sugaring Season.
Turner Hall Ballroom 1032 N 4th St, Milwaukee, WI
British folktronica ace Beth Orton broke into the music-loving consciousness via a Chemical Brothers track, but she’s dedicated more time to the “folk” side of the equation since. That’s never been more true than on 2006’s Comfort Of Strangers, an album she constructed with the help of weirdo post-rocker Jim O’Rourke (Gastr Del Sol, Sonic Youth, etc.). Chill arrangements helped bring Orton’s voice to the fore more than ever, creating a sonic blend that sits on the continuum between Fiona Apple and Cat Power. Orton has since left her longtime label Heavenly Records and signed with ANTI-, so expect to hear material from the just-released Sugaring Season.
Updated 09/27/2012
