The Chiara String Quartet, a touring classical ensemble that likes to hang around in bars, is playing this Saturday at the Brick. Pitch staffer Chris Packham has anticipated your questions and provided answers.
Q: Is chamber music the new punk rock?
A: Yes.
Q: Is the Chiara String Quartet the new Sex Pistols?
A: No, the Chiara String Quartet is the new Black Flag, which makes violinist Julie Yoon the new Henry Rollins.
Q: So who is the new Sex Pistols?
A: I dunno. What’s really, really overrated right now? How about Zach Braff? Zach Braff can be the new Sex Pistols.
Q: So, is 18th-century ballroom minuet dancing the new slamdancing?
A: Yes. I mean, no.
Q: What’s the new fatal heroin overdose?
A: Fatal laudanum overdose, duh.
Q: Who else is in the Chiara String Quartet?
A: Violinist Rebecca Fisher (the new Greg Ginn), viola-ist Jonah Sirota (the new Kira Roessler), cellist Gregory Beaver (the new Bill Stevenson). As it turns out, their latest album, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, is the new Fear of a Black Planet for some reason, but the judges are reviewing that call.
Q: Where can I see them perform?
A: At the Brick (1727 McGee Street, 816-421-1634) on Saturday, November 10th at 9:30 p.m.
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Posted at: February 24, 2008 10:28 AM