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By KYLE THOMAS MCGOVERN, Local Reporter
Questlove will play the curator for “Shuffle Culture,†a two-night musical performance at BAM tonight and tomorrow.Questlove requests your attention. Or, more accurately, not.
Tonight and tomorrow, the Roots drummer will present “Shuffle Culture,†an experimental live performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music that’s designed to mimic the short attention span of iPod-age music consumers.
The “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon†bandleader will be joined on stage by psychedelic indie rockers Deerhoof and comedian and beatbox musician Reggie Watts, to compose a suite of disparate beats, hooks and distortion that will jump from genre to song like a digital music fan hitting the “next song†arrow button.
“The idea is to re-create the experience of someone flipping through their collection of music,†Questlove told the Daily News this week.
The two-night event is more than just a show, but a larger commentary on how technology â€" and attention spans â€" affect the way people listen to music. In its 75-minute running time, Questlove said he and his fellow musicians would perform portions of 40 songs.
Shuffle culture, indeed.
“Shuffle Culture†at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and Saint Felix Street, (718) 636-4100, April 19 and 20, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25. For info, visit www.bam.org.
Kyle Thomas McGovern, a graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, is the staff reporter at The Local.
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