{"id":227,"date":"2009-10-02T00:23:20","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T00:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckinabox.com\/blog\/files\/fever_ray_concert.php#unique-entry-id-151"},"modified":"2018-04-09T07:56:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:56:10","slug":"fever-ray-live-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=227","title":{"rendered":"Fever Ray live reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words cannot explain how incredible the <\/span>Fever Ray<\/a><\/span> concert was. It was 2 days ago and I’m still not sure if it was a dream (nightmare?) or not. I’ve seen many bands live, many different and unusual bands and seeing Fever Ray live was one of the most unique concerts that I’ve ever been to. From the costumes, performance, music and overall sound, everything was just near perfect, and there were LASERS!!!<\/p>\n

Here’s a bunch of links to reviews of the concert that I copied directed from Fever Ray’s site:
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Live Review: The Culture of Me at Webster Hall
<\/span>October 1st, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/www.thecultureofme.com\/culture\/2009\/09\/photos-fever-ray-at-webster-hall-on-september-28.html<\/u><\/span>
“In what will more than likely be set in stone as the single most memorable concert we’ll experience in 2009, the mysterious project from Karin Dreijer-Andersson, Fever Ray, played their first NYC show on Monday night to a sold-out-like-whoa crowd at Webster Hall”<\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Review: Billboard at Webster Hall
<\/span>October 1st, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/#\/events\/fever-ray-september-28-2009-new-york-webster-1004017621.story<\/a><\/u><\/span>
“Inspired by equal parts “Exorcist,” a Pink Floyd planetarium show and your grandmother’s basement, Fever Ray’s visual spectacle was as eerie and entrancing as the devilish, downbeat tunes pouring from the speakers. Though both of Andersson’s projects are cut from the same experimental cloth, the differences between them were apparent from the first ominous notes. Where the Knife bubbles and bounds with one eye toward the dancefloor, Fever Ray slithers with subdued energy, quietly winding haunting vocals harmonies and peculiar keyboard melodies around hypnotizing tribal rhythms. Even with the cornea-searing lasers bouncing around the balcony, Fever’s first-ever U.S. concert was a slower, more subtle affair than the Knife’s Blue-Man-Group-on-ecstasy live events.”<\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Review & Photos: Flavor Pill at Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/40952\/exclusive-qa-karin-dreijer-andersson-of-fever-ray-webster-hall<\/a><\/u><\/span>
“As smoke swirled like liquid in the green light- and incense-filled the room, a blonde pop star took the stage, joining her band. She looked like Diana, goddess of the hunt, but without her usual mask. Finally we got a good look at Karin Dreijer Andersson: Swedish electronic artist, mother of two, and one half of the famously elusive brother-sister duo, <\/span>The Knife<\/u><\/span>.”<\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Pictures: Pitchfork @ Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/photos\/galleries\/743-fever-ray<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Review: Vanity Fair at Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/online\/culture\/2009\/09\/29\/fever-ray-at-webster-hall-lasers-shrunken-heads-swedes.html<\/u><\/span>
“If the psychedelic filmmaker Kenneth Anger somehow commandeered the controls at Walt Disney World’s Haunted Mansion, the result might look like last night’s Fever Ray show at Webster Hall in New York City.”<\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Pictures: Prefix Magazine at Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/www.prefixmag.com\/photos\/fever-ray-webster-hall-pics\/<\/a><\/u><\/span>
Photos from Fever Ray @ Webster Hall, New York City by <\/span>Gabi Porter
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<\/span>Live Review & Pictures: Village Voice at Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/blogs.villagevoice.com\/music\/archives\/2009\/09\/live_fever_ray.php<\/a><\/u><\/span>
“Starting the set off in an immense fur coat, she was like a mummified ancient royal waking from hibernation. But then she took off the beast and hung it up right next to her in front of a well-positioned fan–for the remainder of the show, the floating coat was Andersson’s bellowing shadow, an insanely creepy imaginary friend, and a limp ghost all in one. Stripped of her cover, Andersson gave herself up just enough to warm up the audience while still maintaining her anonymity.”
Village Voice also interviewed Karin before her Webster Hall performance, read it <\/span>here<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Review & Pictures: Brooklyn Vegan at Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/www.brooklynvegan.com\/archives\/2009\/09\/fever_ray_webst.html<\/a><\/u><\/span>
“I saw <\/span>Fever Ray<\/span> tonight in New York. Amazing, powerful show. Those of you who have the freedom should try and get down to <\/span>Webster Hall Tuesday, September 29th<\/u><\/span> at noon and wait patiently for any tickets released by the venue (technically the show is sold out, but there are always extras).”<\/p>\n

<\/span>Live Review & Pictures: Stereogum at Webster Hall
<\/span>September 30th, 2009<\/span>
<\/span>http:\/\/stereogum.com\/archives\/photo\/fever-ray-webster-hall-nyc-92809_092661.html<\/a><\/u><\/span>
“The various costumes and imagery were leitmotifs from Fever Ray’s <\/span>four<\/u><\/span> <\/span>super<\/u><\/span> <\/span>fantastic<\/u><\/span> <\/span>videos<\/u><\/span> (a fifth is planned); whether they or the live show came first appears to be some chicken-egg shit according to her recent (and very read-worthy) interview with the <\/span>Voice<\/u><\/em><\/span>, so let’s just say they’ve informed each other. There wasn’t a narrative per se, but it was more dynamic than the Knife’s show, and you’d hear people afterward comparing this shot favorably to that last one. Narrative or no, it did unfold with perfect symmetry: two bold lasers shot out before fanning out to open the show, and the myriad rays collapsed again into two simple beams of light to close it. House lights up, everybody left — partially wondering what they just watched, fully aware they had fodder for half-remembered nightmares all their own. It was spectacular, in every sense.”<\/span>
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Words cannot explain how incredible the Fever Ray concert was. It was 2 days ago and I’m still not sure if it was a dream (nightmare?) or not. 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