LuxRd. rocks the Tusten

Posted 8/21/12

NARROWSBURG, NY — The musical duo LuxRd. performed at the Tusten Theatre on Saturday night to a full house. David Driver, aka Driver, and Peter Kiesewalter, aka Butzi, took the audience on a …

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LuxRd. rocks the Tusten

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NARROWSBURG, NY — The musical duo LuxRd. performed at the Tusten Theatre on Saturday night to a full house. David Driver, aka Driver, and Peter Kiesewalter, aka Butzi, took the audience on a multi-media journey with their theatrical song cycle “Welcome to My Haus.” The pair brought their strong musical credentials— Driver was an original cast member of “Rent” and Kiesewalter founded the East Village Opera Company— to the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance spring concert series “Musical Progressions.”

While Butzi manned the DJ booth and keyboard, Driver sang, danced and played various instruments and even had a few costume changes (costumes by Karen Flood). The sound could be described as electro-pop with ambient soundscapes, classic vocal stylings and beats. Indeed, they were a pop sensation—in Germany. During the show, they explained through a PowerPoint presentation how their song “Elektrospank” was number one on the charts in Berlin. But after that success, they found themselves struggling to get that much attention again. And so they ended the presentation with the song “Get Your F***ing Hope Back.”

Throughout the performance, video projections by Brian Caiazza played on a screen, which added to the overall feeling. Also, set changes were aided by two pirate girls, who Driver willingly admitted would steal the show.

Toward the end of the performance, LuxRd. sang two songs from an opera they are working on, and then they ended with a cover of Adele’s “Hello” and Tove Lo’s “Talking Body.” The audience loved the show and clapped and cheered. Afterward, the crowd headed over to the Emerald Ballroom for the after party and dancing to a DJ.

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