During concerts, a musician’s wild side emerges, such as when a guitarist destroys an amplifier or a singer eats a zebra. Observe untamed talent with this this GrouponLive deal to see Yann Tiersen at House of Blues New Orleans. For $16, you get one ticket for general-admission seating on Sunday, May 20, at 8 p.m. (up to a $31 value, including all fees).
When Yann Tiersen was 13, he smashed his violin. At the time, he had no idea that the rebellious act was reminiscent of Mozart—another musical prodigy—and his symphonic tradition of cracking the conductor’s baton over his knee. Once his violin lay shattered, young Yann bought a guitar. He formed a band; he broke up with the band. Along his way he tinkered with cheap mixing decks and old instruments, recording experimental beats, loops, and rhythms. Many of these early recordings formed his first two albums, which inspired the material for his breakthrough: the soundtrack to the 2001 film Amélie.
During his live shows, a band joins Yann as he struts onstage with a guitar slung around his shoulder or vintage synthesizer planted before him. At the end of April at a sold-out show in Brooklyn, Yann showcased the propulsive beats and wailing guitar licks that are prominently featured on his latest album, Skyline. Earlier material also slipped into the show, including songs the Village Voice described as "if a rock jam were to be reconfigured along the lines of a piano prelude."
Fellow French outfit Piano Chat opens the evening. Last year’s EP Ours Molaire kicks off with a frenetic title track, featuring a needling guitar that prods the music into a convulsive tempo normally played at the debut of an apprentice cobra juggler.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Boat Naming
Naming a boat or “ship” is probably the most important part of boat owner"ship." Here’s a guide to naming your sea craft no matter what “type” it is (this sentence was typed, which is why the quotes around “type” are funny):
Personal Yacht
• A Seafoam Symphony (boat name by Mikæl)
• Charity Schmarity
• If This Boat’s a-Rockin’, Please Come a-Knockin’ – We Do Not Want to Drown
• Martha’s Windward
• Yachtoberfest
Commercial Boats
• The Chuggler
• The SS Hungry Man
• Big Boat
Cruise Ships
• The (Type of Fruit/Time of Day) Princess
Speed Boats
• Angry Angus
• Daddy’s Little Metaphor
• My Best Friend’s Wake
• This Tears It: I Enjoy Speedboats
• Last of the Boat-Speedcans
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