The Tell-Tale Heart Beats With New Life at Synetic Theatre
More to Watch As a frequent theatre goer and a lover of horror, I have been hungering for something spooky to see this season. And finally, that hunger has been satiated by Synetic Theatre’s production of The Tell-Tale Heart. The Tell-Tale Heart – Courtesy of Synetic Theatre Synetic Theatre, which for those of you who […]
Traveling with The North Country
Give a listen to the new single “The Invisible Hand” from D.C.’s own North Country, and see what comes to mind. Its influences are many, including—to my ears—1980s New Wave and Radiohead. But Andrew Grossman, the band’s frontman, would rather its DNA be apparent to the ear of the listener rather than strictly defined by its songwriter.
“It’s funny the stuff that people said they hear in that song,” Grossman said. “And it’s all been stuff that I’ve listened to and liked, but maybe wasn’t explicitly thinking about when I was writing it and when we were recording the whole thing.
“It wasn’t deliberate, but I’m sure it filtered down and came out somehow.”
Indeed, The North Country is making a name for itself in the capital area with its experimental soundscape. The group, which will be playing DC9 on Oct. 26, entails Grossman and five other musicians. Grossman met drummer Kirk Kubicek when they both studied at the University of Maryland’s arts scholar program. Many of the rest of the group met at our city’s dearly departed Bathtub Republic—where Grossman also lived for a time.
