"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Based on 17 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Casiotone For The Painfully Alone is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction.
Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, United States (4/22/1977)
Bio
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) was the beats-and-keys solo project of singer, songwriter and Chicago resident, Owen Ashworth. Drawing heavy influence from traditional Americana as well as 80's synth pop and commercial hip hop, the music of CFTPA is a curious mix of austere character studies and playful electronic programming.
The evening opened with a short but sweet performance by Vancity's Edo Van Breemen (also of Brasstronaut the sadly defunct Clips and Unfamiliar Records) premiering characteristically strong solo material.
With the release of both a new full-length and a odds'n'sods comp as well as a reworked sound that incorporates instruments beyond his usual cheap synths and drum machines Ashworth really seems to be hitting his stride.
His fulsome beard imposing frame glasses and tonight’s lumberjack outfit suggest an American everyman a figure of the interior states who wouldn’t look out of place driving a Kenworth.
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