Sky-Pony to Hit the Stage at St. Louis's Murmuration Festival

On Saturday, September 24, Brooklyn band Sky-Pony will hit the stage at St. Louis's Murmuration Festival.

Led by Tony nominee Lauren Worsham (Gentleman's Guide to Love and Mirder) and her husband, Obie winning songwriter Kyle Jarrow, Sky-Pony has been called "a beautiful mash-up of music, choreography, costumes, projections and drama" by The Village Voice and "indie pop aces" by The New York Times. They've built a cult following for their high-energy, surprise-filled live shows. More info at www.sky-pony.com.

This past year has been busy for Sky-Pony! They released their debut LP Beautiful Monster on Knitting Factory Records, to glowing reviews. This past spring they premiered their rock-theater hybrid piece The Wildness, presented by Ars Nova in collaboration with The Play Company. That too receivEd Strong reviews, and the show was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical.

Now Sky-Pony is taking their brand of theatrical indie-pop to St. Louis for the Murmuration Festival: a new, 3-day festival that will explore the patterns created when art, science, and technology converge. Located throughout St. Louis's Cortex Innovation Community, the event brings together artists, musicians, innovators, scientists, and entrepreneurs to engage the public and share their work via conversations, talks, panel discussions, and musical performances. Some elements of the festival require tickets, such as the music and thought series, and others elements are completely free to attend. Other bands in the festival include Deerhoof, Suuns, Tycho, Dan Deacon and Flying Lotus. More info and tickets at www.murmurationfest.com.