Studio 360 Live: tUnE-yArDs, "Bizness"

tUnE-yArDs, led by Merrill Garbus, performs the track from the new album, "w h o k i l l," live for Studio 360. For more on Merrill's performance visit: http://www.studio360.org/2011/jun/03/merrill-garbus-becomes-tune-yards/

Recorded in WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space on May 23, 2011.

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Music

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• tUnE-yArDs
• Merrill Garbus
• Studio 360
• WNYC
• PRI
• Kurt Andersen

[SleepyVMusic]

@1ofdiamonds If you'd like to read about her, she most certainly cites her influences, which include African high-life music, pop singers, and jam bands (and not American minimalism). The concept of rhythmic and melodic cycles is not a particularly new one, and was not one when it was introduced to the classical world by Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Even the most naive of critics should realize that the quality of a work is in the listener's experience and not the theoretical explanation of it.

[newherkimer]

@1ofdiamonds

My goodness, aren't we arrogant and pretentious. Would it be okay with you if the rest of us on the planet enjoyed music once in a while, or do you want to continue to keep it all for yourself?

[thegooddoctorjekyll]

She is the female Jonsi.

[slamfancy]

@1ofdiamonds well why don't we just sue fucking everybody for not having original thoughts. you filthy, filthy music ruiner of pretentious and diabolical caliber.

[Sprtschk]

I'd like to be her loop pedal.

[calmerthanyouaredude]

Dassit!!

[JasonLS051]

This is groovy as hell and hard to resist. There is something wonderful to be said about her tone of voice and varying levels of energy... And as for 'chip on my musical shoulder,' 1ofdiamonds, he's the one who's seeming pedantically esoteric.

[jonanjello]

This lady's channeling something . . . !

[jonanjello]

I like that sax intro

[phobiazzzero]

omg..fucking awesome...

so underrated only 20k views...wtf people