Concert review: Hallogallo 2010 at Lincoln Hall
Michael Rother is not on the short list of rock innovators, but he should be.
Rother was a key player in the German art-rock surge of the ‘70s with the bands Neu! and Harmonia, but he seldom toured and his most influential recordings were nearly impossible to find for long stretches. In recent years, all that has changed as Neu! has become fashionable to name-check, its music resonating in countless bands.
Little wonder Rother’s rare appearance Wednesday at Lincoln Hall to survey his career under the rubric Hallogallo 2010 was something of an event. The club was nearly full, as the native of Dusseldorf performed for 75 minutes with a band that included Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Tall Firs’ bassist Aaron Mullan (Rother’s partner in Neu!, drummer Klaus Dinger, died in 2008).
Rother was a key player in the German art-rock surge of the ‘70s with the bands Neu! and Harmonia, but he seldom toured and his most influential recordings were nearly impossible to find for long stretches. In recent years, all that has changed as Neu! has become fashionable to name-check, its music resonating in countless bands.
Little wonder Rother’s rare appearance Wednesday at Lincoln Hall to survey his career under the rubric Hallogallo 2010 was something of an event. The club was nearly full, as the native of Dusseldorf performed for 75 minutes with a band that included Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Tall Firs’ bassist Aaron Mullan (Rother’s partner in Neu!, drummer Klaus Dinger, died in 2008).
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