GZA performing Liquid Swords, with Jamie Lidell! September 15, 2007

September 15th: JellyNYC Presents GZA & Jamie Lidell

~GZA To Perform LIQUID SWORDS First Time Ever In New York at McCarren Pool~

~w/ Jamie Lidell!~

Benefit Show For Open Space Alliance (Tickets are only $ 19!!!)

Performed to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience at this years Pitchfork Music Festival alongside Sonic Youth and Slint, GZA will perfrom his classic album, LIQUID SWORDS in it's entirety for the first time ever in New York. GZA, under the lights in Brooklyn performing the most influencial hip hop record for indie rockers from the last ten years at one of the most unique and talked about venues in the country today? There's not much more to say other than, this surely will be on of the best shows of the year.

JAMIE LIDELL

“A 21st century version of the one man band, hes a bizarre amalgamation of Bobby McFerrin, Rahzel, Matthew Herbert and Prince with the unhinged, wild-eyed manner of say, Iggy Pop or Darby Crash” XLR8R

“Listen to Multiply once and youll be struck by how reverent it is; listen to it three times and youll start to notice the microscopic digital artifacts and subtle tweaks that give it personality and pop. PITCHFORK MEDIA

A boundary-breaking, British soul vocalist beyond your wildest expectations, Jamie Lidell has been shocking audiences for the past three years with his extraordinary live shows; which careen from glitzy Funkadelic extravaganza to hard electronic avant-garde showpieces. Reviewers have likened him to “a 21st century reincarnation of Little Richard” with “a soul voice fried in honey like Sly Stone or Prince, and a beatboxing talent to make Muhammad Ali quake in his Everlast”, delivering time and again “a thrilling, visceral performance”, “pure, visceral power: a scintillating display of demented musical and physical energy”, both “exhilarating” and “astounding”. Jamie Lidell is British music’s best kept secret, about to be unleashed.

All proceeds from this extravaganza will benefit the OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE, which is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote public awareness and conservation of Open Space lands, and to educate the public about the natural, historic, cultural, educational, and recreational aspects of Open Space areas, including McCarren Park Pool. http://www.openspacealliance.org/

Official Website: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003F11A2B87349?artistid=850205&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=3