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Chris Cohen is mostly a drummer, but over the years he’s proved himself adept at many instruments in numerous contexts. He’s still probably best known for his 2001-’06 stint with Bay Area art-pop band Deerhoof, who have a show at Schubas on September 22; he played guitar and sometimes bass on killer albums such as Apple O, Milk Man, and Runners Four. More recently he’s made a couple records with Nedelle Torrisi as Cryptacize, and he’s also served in the touring bands of White Magic, Cass McCombs, Haunted Graffiti, and Danielson. In 2006 he released a terrific album called Calamity (Asthmatic Kitty) that’s billed to the Curtains, which started as a band with Trevor Shimizu in 2000 and evolved into what was essentially a solo project (and paved the way for the sweet-and-sour sounds he explored with Torrisi).
