The Church Marking three decades, Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper founded The Church in Sydney, Australia, in 1980, the band’s catalog of lush and shimmering gorgeousness, acoustic moodiness and spacey driving music hasn’t unraveled or aged a bit. Last year’s haunting release Untitled #23 is a part of this current tour, “An Intimate Space,” where they will perform a song from each of their numerous releases in reverse order. McGlohon Theatre (Samir Shukla)
Benji Hughes Might as well call Snug Harbor home to Benji Hughes … not because he lives there, but because he always appears so freakin’ comfortable within its dim confines. He’s got plenty of material to draw from after releasing his double-CD opus, A Love Extreme. That doesn’t mean you won’t hear a Prince cover amongst the tunes or something else might be up the often-shirtless hirsute singer’s proverbial sleeve. With Super Ape, McClintock Gs. Snug Harbor (Jeff Hahne)
This article appears in Apr 27 – May 3, 2010.
