A few nights ago in Carnegie Hall, David Byrne curated the “Perspective” Series. On Sunday night, the show explored music based on a single note. One of the artists on the bill was Pop!Tech 2005 alum and jaw-dropper Haale. Haale brought the Pop!Tech crowd to its knees with her entrancing mix of American rock and Iranian-inspired music.

Her performance was also picked up in the New York Times:

“Underlying the songs of Haale, an American singer of Iranian descent, was the trance-inducing drone of Sufi devotional music, here assigned to a violinist, a cellist and occasionally an electric guitarist. Three percussionists provided driving rhythms on hand drums, shakers and clacking karkaba, over which Haale’s warm, supple voice unfurled like a curlicue of smoke. Her band’s amplified rumble served as a reminder of the extent to which rock bands like the Doors and the Velvet Underground turned to the East for their most hypnotic efforts; here their borrowings were reclaimed with interest.”

You can read the full story here.

Congratulations Haale on bringing down yet another house!