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John Vanderslice

John Vanderslice at Paradise Rock Club, April 3, 2008. Photo by Joshua Bean.
Paradise Rock Club, April 3, 2008. Photo by Joshua Bean.

melophobe saw John Vanderslice twice between April 2008 and September 2009, in Boston and Portland.

Songs we posted

  1. OvercoatSpotify Apple YouTube
  2. Lay DownSpotify Apple YouTube
  3. Sea SaltSpotify Apple YouTube

Every show, in order

  1. April 3, 2008

    Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks and John Vanderslice

    Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA

    Words by Justin Lacasse, photos by Joshua Bean

    17 photos
    8 of John Vanderslice

  2. September 19, 2009

    Beach House and John Vanderslice

    Berbati's Pan, MFNW 2009, Portland, OR

    Words and photos by Carrie Johnston

    2 photos

Fifty-word review

White Wilderness

6.7 out of 10

John Vanderslice’s latest offering, White Wilderness, features the Magik*Magik Orchestra as part backing band and part artistic collaborator. The orchestral counterpoint adds a (surprising) looseness and greater musical depth, but the arrangements often bury the poignancy, as Vanderslice seems all too willing to trade out lyrical resonance for polyphony.

Reminds us of Sufjan Stevens | the Microphones | Bay Area cool
By Daniel Couch, April 9, 2011

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