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September 28, 2007 1:06 pm
Sometimes, if you take on a role, it becomes reality. In the case of Brooklyn-based artists Guy Richards Smit and Rebecca Elbridge Chamberlain, playing the part of rock stars in their band Maxi Geil! & Playcolt has made them into both bona fide art stars and up-and-coming rockers who’ve opened for Scissor Sisters and Maxïmo Park. It’s a rock band with an arty twist, mind you: The husband-and-wife team write satirical operas about topics such as the self-esteem issues of insecure porn stars. At the center of the action is the stylishly sociopathic character Maxi Geil! (German slang that can be translated as “super-horny”), through whom Smit channels the gritty glamour of the overheated East Village art scene of the eighties. Combine all this with brunch and you’ve got what could be the ultimate act of ironic cool. That’s the plan for tomorrow afternoon, when Maxi Geil! & Playcolt will perform at Bloomberg Space in London. Eggs and decadence—a fine combination. Bloomberg Space, 50 Finsbury Square, London EC2, 011-44-207-330-7959.
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