2006
reviews of A
Little Friction's CD When
sparks fly:
"Powerful,
sensual, compelling – this CD is truly riveting ...
Cabaret
rock... to me the term "cabaret" is dependant on an intimate
communication between the musicians and the audience, and A Little
Friction easily achieves that kind of rapport with a glam-rock edge
that is truly compelling. Amy Tobin ... is powerful and sensual in
her own distinctive way. Amy's voice is clear and incredibly expressive,
and she's backed by great musicians headed up by the very talented
Kevin Carnes. There's nothing formulaic or cliché about this
wonderful collection of songs: they're theatrical, fun, emotional,
accessible, dark, light – I highly recommend this CD!"
- KT Hall, CDBaby
"This
is a dynamic, electric record ... as uncommon as these things get
...
“a lovely, haunted moment … musically very Kurt Weill
... phenomenal vocal."
- Anna Maria Stjärnell, Collected
Sounds.com
About
The Esther Show
Nextbook.org
March 22, 2005
"Tobin
gets explicit and silly about Esther's sex life—there is a comic
tension in The Esther Show between her nice-girl hairdo, reminiscent
of Baby in Dirty Dancing, and the knee-boots and leather hot pants
down below."
2004
KALX radio interview
The
Splendor of Many Tongues
(about the track "Praise")
San Francisco Chronicle, November 19,2004
SF
Weekly
March
3, 2004
"A rock opera built around the second-string Jewish holiday Purim,
a celebration better known for its triangular hamantaschen cookies
than its complicated back story, seems like an inappropriately off-the-wall
idea. And that's just why we like it. Word has it that the production,
created by golden-throated local singer/writer Amy Tobin, is sly,
adult, and refreshingly irreverent, filled with references to Purim's
seamier aspects: murderous backroom bargains, a double-dealing king,
and some gruesome hangings."
Arts Pioneer Amy Tobin Emerges as a Blunt-Talking Spokeswoman
for Post-Boomer Jews
FORWARD, November 23, 2001
'Textual
Activists' Unravel Seamy Side of Esther Scroll
Forget Hamantashen. Purim May Never Be the Same As New Interpreters
Unveil a Tale of Sex and Violence
FORWARD, February 22, 2002
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FORWARD, November 15, 2002
