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07/10 Friday
7:00 PM BOX FIVE AND CHRISTOPHER BARNES, DIGITAL SINGLE RELEASE SHOW
BOX FIVE is the brainchild of one Mary Bichner, a Boston-based composer/performer endowed with the super powers of perfect pitch (the ability to identify notes and chords by name simply by hearing them played) and synesthesia (a bizarre neurological condition which causes Mary to "see" splashes of specific colors when she hears certain pitches sounded). Combining sophisticated, 18th century-inspired chord progressions with bratty Britrock hooks into a musical succotash she likes to call classipop, the eccentric yet lovable redhead strives to breathe new life into the calcified world of "radio-friendly" contemporary music through her memorable melodies, solid songwriting, and glittery punk rock eyeshadow.
CHRISTOPHER BARNES Christopher Barnes grew up in Portsmouth, NH and studied music and performance art at college. His music is minimally arranged, slow in tempo, and repetitive in style. Many of his songs consist merely of vocals accompanied by piano, which he plays himself. In 2008 CMJ described him as "Beck-like sad, sweet-folkie with a weird experimental side".
www.myspace.com/thechristopherbarnes