The Asphalt Orchestra

So last night I went to a free show in the David Rubentstein Atrium at the Lincoln Centre. It was so exciting. There was a marching band called the Asphalt Orchestra playing. They used the whole space, moving from spot to spot with all the audience, young to old, moving and dancing around with them. They’ve been set up by Bang on a Can and their premise I guess is to bring new and unusual music in a marching band setting to mobile and street audiences. They played Bjork, Zappa, Minugs, Klezmer and if my memory serves me correctly I was definitely dancing to atonal music. Yikes. Talk about refreshing and it just reminded me of how much I need to move to New Orleans and how much I love all the shit going down in NYC.

http://www.myspace.com/asphaltorchestra