Village Voice – Concert Preview (Rodeo Bar, 11/8/09)

The Chandler Travis Philharmonic

by Richard Gehr

Kitschy, excessive, rambunctious, and unfettered, Cape Cod songwriter Chandler Travis’s immodestly named nine-piece group is not unlike a classic-pop reflection of the late Sun Ra’s Arkestra. That being said, Travis recently released a rare and unexpectedly sincere solo album, After She Left, and will surely stir some of its darker and subtler shadings into his outfit’s reliably entertaining and often volatile mix.

Sun., Nov. 8, 9 p.m., 2009

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Village Voice – Concert Preview (Rodeo Bar, 11/8/09)