The Stranger

French multi-instrumentalist Anthony Gonzalez, aka M83, is an expert at bridging the infinite and the finite. Stratospheric keyboards soar around urgent, sometimes danceable beats, rippling sub-melodies, and elegant vocals. When he performs, Gonzalez executes his layered collages with live instrumentation, and the shows tend to be amplified for maximum catharsis. While much is made of Gonzales’s John Hughes affinity and ’80s signifiers, M83 brings something much more rich and vibrant than the recent swell of that decade’s regurgitators. With Active Child. (Neumos, 925 E Pike, 709-9442, 6 and 9:15 pm, 21+, sold out) by Grant Brissey

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