Comments on: Hip Shot: “The Terrorism of Everyday Life”

By: Trey Graham

Trey Graham — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:25:48 +0000

Seriously, y’all. Dude was terrific. He does a throwaway 16-bar blues lick on that guitar that’s got more pure-fantastic art in it than … well, it’s Fringe-afterglow time, so I won’t name names.

But he’s the real deal, and he deserves all the buzz he got. Also the Directors’ Award, bestowed by Julianne and Scot earlier tonight under the Baldacchino.

Also: Keep an eye (and an ear) out for an NPR piece about performers who make a living traveling from fringefest to fringefest. We interviewed Ed for the Web-extra slideshow that’ll go with it; story should be out sometime in mid-August.

By: Marjhan

Marjhan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:41:41 +0000

My favorite show this year! I guess word spread slowly about Ed Hamel during the Fringe as the last show was SRO at a small venue. Solid performance and timing – a well deserved standing O at the end. After one hour, we kind of felt like we were getting to the end of a good book that you really don’t want to end. Let’s hope Ed returns next year.

By: Sheffy

Sheffy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:14:00 +0000

“Hamell races back and forth like a jackrabbit on speed” is an understatement. He didn’t pause for a breath in 60 straight minutes. He says he’s clean (short of pounding monster energy drinks) but I wonder if traces of speed are still in his system from the good old days.

His show is invigorating, but here’s a warning: don’t sit right behind the speakers unless you have earplugs or are hard of hearing already…

By: marianka

marianka — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:37:00 +0000

a bracing hour – I needed that. just keeping up with his scatologically sophisticated topical flights is a mind massage.

By: Liz Page

Liz Page — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:48:34 +0000

The feminists might not be too offended – he is on Ani DiFranco’s record label, after all