Jon Cohen of The Jon Cohen Experimental (ex-The Dears) has just started a European tour which will take in The Grand Social tonight, Friday 20th January. Jon answered a couple of questions via email after his flight across the Atlantic.
Nessy: You’re on tour in support of your album Behold, how do you think that you have progressed as a solo artist?
Jon Cohen: I definitely have come a long way. There are new ways Im doing things now, new approaches to music, new philosophies on how to play it how to record it and write it. I have a lot more care in my approach now because this album is my project. My baby, so well see what happens when this baby grows up!
This tour is a solo tour but you still manage to play a number of instruments to reflect each song you play. Do you play them all at the same time or how does that work out?
I use looper pedals, I use triggers, drum pads, mini korgs, theremins, basses and voice amongst many percusive interuments and pan flutes. Its quite a feat. Each instrument represents more of a modd than a song, its quite fiun to play this way cause you have to be really concentrated and yet let go at some point and let the thing drive itself. (more…)
J.B. Priestly’s An Inspector Calls is making its way to Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre from February 13th to 18th. It’s a classic thriller and is coming directly from London’s West End where it has been running for four seasons. This production is directed by the Oscar nominated, Stephen Daldry, who directed The Hours, The Reader and the brilliant Billy Elliot.
Week 26! Really enjoyed the show, hope you did too! Had lots of fun with Cathy Davey and with Jon Cohen.
Show 25 already! The weeks are flying! Here’s what happened: