Marc Ribot live in concert.
ON TOUR

Marc Ribot

22
critic concert reviews
experimental

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
22
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critic Consensus

Based on 22 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Marc Ribot is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Marc Ribot concert reviews describe live shows and performances as avant-garde, abstract, intense, inventive, and exciting.

ON TOUR

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg - Kleiner Saal, Hamburg, Germany (November 15); Elbphilharmonie - Großer Saal, Hamburg, Germany (November 16)

Latest Release

Unstrung: Rants and Stories of a Noise Guitarist (3 August 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
experimental
Origin
Newark, United States (5/21/1954)
Bio
Marc Ribot (Newark, NJ, May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock and Cuban music.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

August 7, 2015
%
It was a showcase of intense musicianship that left the assembled fans spellbound, despite the fact that there was very little personal interplay between Ribot and his audience.

Exclaim (Canada)

May 17, 2015
90
%
Pavillon Arthabaska, Victoriaville, Canada

Dallas Observer (USA)

December 2, 2011
%
Dallas, USA

The Guardian (UK)

October 31, 2011
80
%
Drummer Chad Taylor was a lynchpin of the Chicago Underground scene and lineups that joined the dots between post-rock and contemporary improvisation.

Dallas Observer (USA)

September 27, 2010
%
Marc Ribot The Kessler Theater presented its first "Storytellers at the Kessler" event on Saturday night, hosting Marc Ribot in his first-ever Texas performance.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 23, 2010
%
On the night of the release party for his upcoming Silent Movies record, he strolled onstage at the swanky Le Poisson Rouge, alone and gracious for the polite welcome he received.

The Guardian (UK)

November 5, 2004
60
%
From pick-up band maestro for Chuck Berry and Wilson Pickett through to avant-garde adventures with John Zorn and Tom Waits he has carved a niche for himself as one of the most in-demand guitarists in the world.

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Image Credit

Frank Schindelbeck [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons