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Larkin Grimm/Live Review
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Time Out NY/Sophie Harris There are some shows that make you so grateful you braved the pouring rain/trek across town/Sunday night ennui to get there—the sort of shows where you think, Aargh, imagine if I’d missed this! And last night’s Akron/Family–Larkin Grimm gig at Union Pool was just such a performance. TIME OUT NY ONLINE REVIEW OF LARKIN AND AKRON/FAMILY SHOW UNION POOL BROOKLYN By Sophie Harris 3/30/09 Larkin Grimm and Akron/Family rock Union Pool Posted in The Volume by Sophie Harris on March 30th, 2009 at 2:06 pm There are some shows that make you so grateful you braved the pouring rain/trek across town/Sunday night ennui to get there—the sort of shows where you think, Aargh, imagine if I’d missed this! And last night’s Akron/Family–Larkin Grimm gig at Union Pool was just such a performance. First off, for the out-and-out brilliance of Young God signee and LES res Larkin Grimm, whom we tipped in December. The delicate arrangements and spindly, folkish tones on her debut album, Parplar, suggest a kind of wan, winsome character, as does her Grimm’s fairytale background (born into a cult, Grimm hitchhiked her way across Alaska, was befriended by a shaman, joined Dirty Projectors…). But......
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Larkin grimm / live preview
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LA Weekly / by Falling JamesNo matter how traditional her tunes may seem at first, once she adds her layers of fairylike vocal arrangements, they become mysteriously, untraceably exotic. LA Weekly Michael Gira, Larkin Grimm DATE/TIME:SUN., MARCH 8, 7:00PM PARPLEXED By Falling James Larkin Grimm The music that Michael Gira makes these days is nothing like the fearsome avalanches of sound he stirred up back in the '80s, when the Swans' experiments in terror and noise were even more intense than Sonic Youth's early dissonant period. With the later Swans lineups and the subsequent Angels of Light, Gira went in a contrastingly mellow direction, revealing an unexpected melodicism in his somnolent acoustic songs. He's had just as much impact in recent years as a producer (Akron/Family, Devendra Banhart) and as the founder of Young God Records, introducing the world to such eccentric performers as Larkin Grimm. Raised on a commune by a religious cult, Grimm attended Yale in between stints in Guatemala and Alaska, where she lived in a tent. Her new Young Gods CD, Parplar, was co-produced by Gira and blends her old-timey guitar plucking with arty atmospherics and bizarre lyrics, such as the strange childbirth anthem "Dominican Rum"......
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larkin grimm / preview
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milwaukee decider / by unknownsongstress Larkin Grimm goes out of her way to show how, like, totally weird she ismilwaukee decider http://milwaukee.decider.com/articles/larkin-grimm-seeks-spiritual-orgasm-to night-at-sto,24034/ Freak folk songstress Larkin Grimm goes out of her way to show how, like, totally weird she is. (She grew up in a cult, lived in the Appalachian Mountains, hung out with shamans, yadda yadda yadda.) But with Grimm coming to Milwaukee tonight for a show at Stonefly, Decider wonders how much of this is genuine and how much is just quirky girl posturing. Judging by this review of Grimm’s show in Madison, we’re leaning toward the latter. “At one particularly fun, if slightly weird, moment, Grimm insisted that audience members close their eyes and take their souls on a 'psychedelic journey past the pink pyramids' to find a ‘spiritual orgasm,’” reports our sister Decider site. Now, we weren’t raised by a cult or anything—unless Lutherans count as a cult—but do crazy-ass hippies actually talk like this? Later on, during the set-closing “Durge” off of Grimm’s 2008 album Parplar, she asked audience members to “sing along if you happen to know Sanskrit.” (One audience member replied, “Isn’t that a font?” Aw, Madison.) Whether she’s faking it......
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larkin grimm / interview
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popmatters.com / by popmatters staffIn reviewing Larkin Grimm’s latest release, Parplar, last year, Matthew Fiander wrote that “it’s probably easiest to call Larkin Grimm a folk singer, but doing that fails to capture just how difficult she is to pin down. www.popmatters.com http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/70089-larkin-grimm/ Larkin Grimm 20 Questions [23 February 2009] The eclectic and restless Larkin Grimm, a folk singer with a burgeoning career, talks to PopMatters 20 Questions about her inspiration, chainsaw art, and sex outdoors. by PopMatters Staff In reviewing Larkin Grimm’s latest release, Parplar, last year, Matthew Fiander wrote that “it’s probably easiest to call Larkin Grimm a folk singer, but doing that fails to capture just how difficult she is to pin down. She can play the solitary, sad ballad like any good folk singer. But once she lets out that sadness, she seems to cut free of it, and the rest of Parplar is a fiery and energetic challenge to the listener.” 1. The latest book or movie that made you cry? I’ve only cried for two movies: Winnie the Pooh and Dancer in the Dark. The last book that made me cry was written by my record producer, Michael Gira. It’s called The Consumer and......
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Larkin Grimm/Interview in popmatters
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popmatters.com/by popmatters staffThe eclectic and restless Larkin Grimm, a folk singer with a burgeoning career, talks to PopMatters 20 Questions about her inspiration, chainsaw art, and sex outdoors. www.popmatters.com http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/70089-larkin-grimm/ Larkin Grimm 20 Questions [23 February 2009] The eclectic and restless Larkin Grimm, a folk singer with a burgeoning career, talks to PopMatters 20 Questions about her inspiration, chainsaw art, and sex outdoors. by PopMatters Staff In reviewing Larkin Grimm’s latest release, Parplar, last year, Matthew Fiander wrote that “it’s probably easiest to call Larkin Grimm a folk singer, but doing that fails to capture just how difficult she is to pin down. She can play the solitary, sad ballad like any good folk singer. But once she lets out that sadness, she seems to cut free of it, and the rest of Parplar is a fiery and energetic challenge to the listener.” 1. The latest book or movie that made you cry? I’ve only cried for two movies: Winnie the Pooh and Dancer in the Dark. The last book that made me cry was written by my record producer, Michael Gira. It’s called The Consumer and is about apocalyptic sexual fantasy. 2. The fictional character most like you? Probably......