FADER TV: Piano Recital With Mira Billotte Of White Magic
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We’re trying to slowly transition back to our regular selves and get back to work, so here is our first attempt. A few weeks ago, we sat two feet away from Mira Bilotte when she performed a solo version of a new White Magic song, “Ethioking,” in our piano haven on the Upper West Side. She was such a serious boss. What are you supposed to do in a small room filled with a voice like that? It’s hard not to fidget or reflect on your own humanity. Pick up White Magic’s New Egypt EP on Southern now, or send a check or money order to:
White Magic
P.O. Box 34857
Bethesda, MD 20827
Freeload: Lia Ices, “Many Moons (Live In The Upper West Side)”
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Two weeks ago we taped Lia Ices playing “Many Moons,” from her upcoming album Necima for us. We posted the video then (and it’s above, again) and now we have the mp3 from the performance to offer you. The album version of “Many Moons” is swathed in low cello but here—solo—Ices’ voice is lithe, not shaky but with a tentative confidence. “You should go out and I’ll stay in,” she says. We don’t think she means that. Mild sadness leads to artistic power. It’s a pretty song.
Download: Lia Ices, “Many Moons (Live In The Upper West Side)”
FADER TV: Piano Recital With Lia Ices
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Lia Ices is a tiny woman with a big blues warble. Yesterday, at a luxurious Upper West Side townhouse, we taped for her for FADER TV as she tested out the keys and eased the pedals of the baby grand—no microphone or any other inorganic impediments—playing “Many Moons” from her upcoming album Necima.
