Mirah
Blair, Wrest, DJ Emoticon
Mon, February 6, 2012
Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 8:30 pm
Glasslands Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
$15.00
Tickets
This event is 21 and over
http://www.popgunbooking.com/event/88231/Mirah
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been at the heart of the vibrant Northwest independent music scene ever since her debut album 'You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This'. A collection of her own 4-track recordings alongside collaborations with Phil Elverum of The Microphones/Mt. Eerie, the album became an instant classic. A follow-up to her first release, the stunning 'Advisory Committee' (2001) cemented Mirah's place in the alternative music canon. These albums were an exploration of the territories beyond lo-fi, aiming to transcend mere technical limitations and to push the boundaries of 'indie-rock' towards a more meaningful communicative goal. Phil Elverum's sound experiments collided with Mirah's striking lyrical poise and unabashed emotional honesty and the resulting mix proved quite evocative. 2003 saw the release of 'Songs from the Black Mountain Music Project,' the result of a self-imposed artists-in-seclusion collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist and musician Ginger Brooks Takahashi. Mirah began working with Lori Goldston and Kyle Hanson of Seattle's Black Cat Orchestra in 2003 and the release of a collection of cover songs followed. The album 'To All We Stretch the Open Arm' was conceived as an anti-war statement and included renditions of Leonard Cohen's 'Story of Isaac' and Kurt Weill's 'What Keeps Mankind Alive.' Mirah's third solo album 'C'mon Miracle' (2004) combined the ever-present youthful splendor of her earlier works with a more mature stylistic component which led many critics to hail it as her best work to date. A sonic expedition, Joyride: Remixes was released in 2006 and features dance remixes of tracks from Mirah's three solo efforts by the likes of The Blow, Guy Sigsworth, Mt. Eerie and Anna Oxygen. Next, in 2007, came another turn with Lori Goldston and Kyle Hanson who had since re-created themselves as Spectratone International. Share This Place: Stories and Observations was the culmination of this second collaboration. The insect-inspired extravaganza became a multi-media performance featuring stop motion animation by Britta Johnson and 12 songs based in part on the writings of the influential French scientist/poet Jean Henri Fabre. A dip into the past brought forth 2008's release of The Old Days Feeling, a collection of singles and previously unreleased rarities. In March of 2009 Mirah will unveil her new full length solo album, (a)spera
Blair
Blair now lives in Brooklyn, but until recently, gigged in and around the Silver Lake and Echo Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles. But this story doesn’t begin on the west coast, far from it actually.
Blair grew up in the Deep South, New Orleans specifically, and in a town as soaked in gin as it is jazz, brass and funk, an adolescent Blair alternately drifted towards the sounds of Neil Young and Bob Dylan drifting out of her mother’s turntable. But she is no folkie. Born in the ‘80s it was inevitable that the pop sounds of ‘90s FM radio would seep into her musical DNA; remember, these were the days when Nirvana and Beck dominated the airwaves. A quick study, Blair taught herself guitar by listening to and learning the tunes on John Frusciante's first solo records and by her late teens was opening for the likes of Cat Power and Bright Eyes.
Blair grew up in the Deep South, New Orleans specifically, and in a town as soaked in gin as it is jazz, brass and funk, an adolescent Blair alternately drifted towards the sounds of Neil Young and Bob Dylan drifting out of her mother’s turntable. But she is no folkie. Born in the ‘80s it was inevitable that the pop sounds of ‘90s FM radio would seep into her musical DNA; remember, these were the days when Nirvana and Beck dominated the airwaves. A quick study, Blair taught herself guitar by listening to and learning the tunes on John Frusciante's first solo records and by her late teens was opening for the likes of Cat Power and Bright Eyes.
Wrest
Pairing silent film with music, WREST is a collaborative project between composer/performer JULES GIMBRONE and filmmaker ELLIOT MONTAGUE.
Through experimental narrative, WREST explores the story of Joan of Arc as an archetypal representation of transformation. WREST depicts moments of imperative change housed within the queer body. Composer Jules Gimbrone and filmmaker Elliot Montague, create a dynamic 45-minute performance joining two artistic mediums – a live 7-piece music ensemble and projected single channel film. Montague’s film draws on saints and mythological figures to bend reality and lead his character through internal and environmental extremities. Gimbrone’s ensemble creates a symphonic landscape through a dramatic mash of polyrhythm, grand melodic gestures, abrasive sound textures, and primordial vocalizations.
WREST began in the fall of 2009 as a collaboration between composer JULES GIMBRONE, filmmaker ELLIOT MONTAGUE and choreographer JULES SKLOOT. After receiving a generous grant from the PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION and the BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, the three artists performed WREST at The University Settlement Performance Project May 4th-6th 2010. Joining them on stage were 6 dancers, 7 musicians and 3 panels of film. After four sold out shows, the project went on hiatus due to medical reasons. In the fall of 2010, GIMBRONE and MONTAGUE decided to continue the project as a film and music collaboration.
Through experimental narrative, WREST explores the story of Joan of Arc as an archetypal representation of transformation. WREST depicts moments of imperative change housed within the queer body. Composer Jules Gimbrone and filmmaker Elliot Montague, create a dynamic 45-minute performance joining two artistic mediums – a live 7-piece music ensemble and projected single channel film. Montague’s film draws on saints and mythological figures to bend reality and lead his character through internal and environmental extremities. Gimbrone’s ensemble creates a symphonic landscape through a dramatic mash of polyrhythm, grand melodic gestures, abrasive sound textures, and primordial vocalizations.
WREST began in the fall of 2009 as a collaboration between composer JULES GIMBRONE, filmmaker ELLIOT MONTAGUE and choreographer JULES SKLOOT. After receiving a generous grant from the PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION and the BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL, the three artists performed WREST at The University Settlement Performance Project May 4th-6th 2010. Joining them on stage were 6 dancers, 7 musicians and 3 panels of film. After four sold out shows, the project went on hiatus due to medical reasons. In the fall of 2010, GIMBRONE and MONTAGUE decided to continue the project as a film and music collaboration.
Venue Information:
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
http://glasslands.blogspot.com/
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
http://glasslands.blogspot.com/