Portland Mercury, 2009
May 8th, 2009- CD Review: Zeitgeist Beckons
This local sextet are far from subtle in their onslaught of bouncy klezmer, steampunking gypsy waltzes, and enough carnival music to set the midway aflame. “Kabarista Farewell” feels like a castaway (or a cutout) from the early days of the Decemberists, and their Tom Waits’ cover (“Tango ’til They’re Sore”) works as a loose jazzy number,
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