Concerts
Pink Martini
Anything goes and anything but typical: the eclectic curiosity shop of Pink Martini in Paris.
- Originally published: 5 Oct 2011 in Concerts
Third Eye Foundation and Matt Elliott
Music for ghosts played by ghosts: in concert with Matt Elliott and Third Eye Foundation
- Originally published: 21 May 2011 in Concerts
Laurent Garnier
Garnier and colleagues with a live machine musical experience that left me strangely wanting less.
- Originally published: 15 May 2011 in Concerts
Estrella Morente
A shining light of modern flamenco comes to Brussels, bringing three centuries of tradition and a modern sensibility.
- Originally published: 16 Mar 2011 in Concerts
Mozart at the Karlskirche
Mozart left his extraordinarily emotive Requiem unfinished when he died and it had to be completed by another composer.
- Originally published: 13 Feb 2011 in Concerts
Afrocubism
Visa problems stopped an Afro-Cuban soundclash in 1996, so producers recorded Buena Vista Social Club. Now after 14 years, the original project is here.
- Originally published: 21 Nov 2010 in Concerts
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Two thrash metallers turned acoustic pickers who busked their way to stardom.
- Originally published: 1 Dec 2008 in Concerts
Omara Portuondo
When the singer isn’t feeling it, a gig can become an ordeal.
- Originally published: 28 Oct 2008 in Concerts
Lambchop
Though initially sceptical about what a live performance from these guys might be like, we were won over immediately!
- Originally published: 28 Oct 2008 in Concerts
Seun Kuti & Africa 80
After a deliciously long intro, the youngest Kuti races through a short but sweet set.
- Originally published: 25 Oct 2008 in Concerts
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Nieuwhuys Hoegaards Bier Alpaïde
5/5. Lustrous dark brown brew with a dense, lasting head. Smells like bitter chocolate and soot. Tastes rooty, smoky and sweet.
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2010 in Beer
SIaS! at the Southwark Rooms
Before this night, I hadn’t been dancing for a long time. Strange thing was, I knew practically everyone there.
- Originally published: 21 Sep 2005 in Concerts
Reflections on Relocation: Part 2
The second of two articles looking back on relocation to Brussels five months on. This is my partner J’s perspective.
- Originally published: 30 Oct 2008 in Relocation
Rushmore
Poignant and painful coming of age comedy by a director on the road to greatness.
- Originally published: 5 Feb 2007 in Film
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
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