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I wrote an article for Coolhunting.com on La Blogotheque’s Take-away Shows, reposted here. Note that the links at the very end no longer point to the right places.

La Blogothèque’s Concerts à emporter (Take-Away Shows) are a collection of live, unedited videos of musicians playing in unusual settings. The artists’ unpredictable interaction with the environment and the reactions of often clueless bystanders create a genius fusion of music video and reality TV.

Director Vincent Moon’s use of improvised performance in unexpected public spaces creates moments that appear natural and effortless, even ordinary or commonplace. It’s as if we’re being let in on a secret that all around us everyday life is infused with spontaneous musicality, if only we’d have the good fortune to stumble upon the right bar, turn down a certain dark alley early in the morning, or catch the right bus downtown.