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TBA 'O8: Antony and the Johnsons proves haunting, beautiful (The Oregonian) There: A change in the quality of shadow, at the front of the stage. Not so much a shape or a color as the suggestion of such. And then: a piano, a voice. In the darkness we are awake to it, a thread of sound. The Mercury Prize - A chorus of approval (Independent) It's a slippery beast, the Mercury Prize. When Antony and the Johnsons won in 2005, Antony Hegarty likened it to a "contest between an orange and a spaceship and a potted plant and a spoon" (come on, who wouldn't plump for the spaceship?). The Short List (Portland Tribune) MUSIC Antony and the Johnsons Like Nina Simone, the bewitching Antony is possessed of a haunting, androgynous voice guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Although he and his band have a new album coming out in October and likely will be back soon, you don’t want to miss ... Hercules and Love Affair, Koko, London (Independent) About halfway through their set Hercules and Love Affair really hit their stride and you could be forgiven for thinking that the last days of disco are a long way off. They play "Blind", their best-known song. The stage is filled with arty New Yorkers giving their all and the good looking crowd is dancing with gusto. Fall preview: Pop music (Los Angeles Times) The releases, concerts and events that matter. Afronaut auteurs TBA '08: Best bets for Friday (The Oregonian) "The Neal Medlyn Experience": The New York performance artist recreates a concert by R&B diva Beyonce. It could be cheeky, ironic and deliciously funny. Check out what's on stage around town this week (Philadelphia Daily News) Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Sara Sherr, Jonathan Takiff and Damon C. Williams. POP Time-Based Art Festival: 10 picks to get you started (The Oregonian) The sixth annual Time-Based Art Festival is the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's 11-day showcase of experimental performances and progressive visual arts, with plenty of lectures, films and parties thrown into the mix. Various Artists (ChartAttack.com) Forty-three tracks of pirate balladry might be tougher to stomach than a belly full of grog, but if you're a fan of the artier side of alt.rock, chances are that some of your favourite artists have contributed to this two-disc collection. Musical events for families (San Jose Mercury News) Music Matt headlines the Cupertino Fall Festival; San Francisco mom Jennifer Waits shares her 2-year-old daughter's experience with recordings from the library; and Baby Loves Disco presents a party and the Best Little Dancer in America competition.
Antony and the Johnsons are an award-winning music act from New York City.
The band is essentially the vehicle for singer Antony, whose full name is Antony Hegarty. Born in Chichester, West Sussex, England in 1971, Antony moved to Amsterdam in 1977 for 18 months before settling in California in 1981. As a teenager he was enthused by the British synth pop of the time - in particular emotive torch singers such as Marc Almond and Boy George. In 1990 he moved to Manhattan and founded the performance collective Blacklips with creative partner Johanna Constantine.
British neofolk musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label; the debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released in 2000. In 2001, Antony released a short follow-up EP, I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy, which, in addition to the title track, included a cover of a David Lynch/Angelo Badalamenti song and a Current 93 song.
Producer Hal Wilner heard the EP and played it to Lou Reed, who immediately recruited him for his project The Raven. Now gaining more attention, Antony signed to US-based record label Secretly Canadian, and released another EP, The Lake, with Lou Reed guest-performing on one of the tracks. Secretly Canadian also re-released Antony's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004.
Antony's second full-length album, 2005's I Am a Bird Now, gained rave reviews and significantly more mainstream attention, winning the Mercury Music Prize for the best album of 2005. Rival Mercury nominees, and favourites for the prize, the Kaiser Chiefs suggested that Antony got in on a technicality; despite the fact he was born in the United Kingdom he spent much of his time in the US - although they later apologised for the suggestion that he wasn't a deserving winner.
Antony's voice seems to channel Nina Simone and Bryan Ferry, and he has many celebrity admirers such as Philip Glass, Marc Almond, Lou Reed and the guest vocalists on I Am a Bird Now, Boy George, Rufus Wainwright and Devendra Banhart.
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