Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: Mike Wexler
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Gig Alerts
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Mike Wexler
"Southern Cross"
Playing at: Monkey Town (58 N. 3rd St., Williamsburg)
Get: Tickets ($5 at door plus $10 minimum) | Directions
Armed with a strange and captivating rasp, singer/songwriter and guitarist Mike Wexler plays enigmatic freak folk. On "Southern Cross," Wexler displays his knack for effortlessly melding the rootsy with the psychedelic. The track opens with a Southern gospel-tinged piano and finger-plucked guitar before Wexler comes in with his deep, almost fiendish growl. The foreboding march of the beautifully bizarre melody and Wexler's otherworldly vocals make for a musical experience that is familiar and surreal all at once. Wexler is one of many artists who will be performing over the coming weeks at the soon-to-be-shuttered Monkey Town, which will close its doors on January 24th.
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