Today, Kelly Moran shares the stunning video for 'Love Birds, Night Birds, Devil-Birds'—the result of collaboration between Moran and close friend Cassie McQuater. The two artists have known each other for the better part of a decade and speak the same beautiful, haunting language in this piece, which initially debuted as an immersive three channel installation spanning three 18ft walls at Transfer gallery during this year's Frieze in Los Angeles. Check out her music here!
Today, Kelly Moran announces a forthcoming EP Origin, accompanied by the haunting new song 'Night Music.' Origin will be released on Warp Records on May 17th.
Kelly Moran releases the official music video for 'Water Music,' one of the standout pieces from her acclaimed LP Ultraviolet. The video, directed by her close collaborator Katharine Antoun, pays homage to Moran's transcendent experience in the woods of Long Island, one which inspired the making of Ultraviolet.
minihorse have announced their debut LP, Living Room Art, coming on Park The Van Records in the Summer of 2019 with what Stereogum calls the 'catchy as hell, introspective enough to provoke existential thought, yet somehow calming all at the same time' single 'Drink You Dry', which features Anna Burch on guitar and vocals. The 'reverb-drenched layering [that] adds to that disembodied sense of drifting into another dimension' is a perfect introduction to the sludgy, My Bloody Valentine meets 90s indie-rock that comprise the minihorse's 10 track debut record. Not to be saddled with a throwback label Ben Collins' (whose side hustles include, but are not limited to, handler for Sophia the AI robot, engineering a meditation app and producing records for the likes of Bonny Doon and Stef Chura) lyrics ring clear through a haze of modern anxiety, veritable mantras that speak to personal and collective experiences of trying to survive under the weight of the world and ones own experience of it. The balance of beauty and strain, both musically and lyrically, make for an engaging and, at times, psychedelic listen, replete with soundscapes, wall of sound guitars and a cat's meows set against Collins' poignant lyrics.
Kelsey Lu will make a special appearance in two songs at the West Coast premiere of Oneohtrix Point Never's MYRIAD performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Monday, October 22, 2018. Examining disorienting forms at the intersection of theater, installation art, and musical performance, and imagined from the perspective of an alien intelligence, MYRIAD explores film and television tropes, abstract sculpture, game ephemera, poetry, apocryphal histories, internet esoterica, and philosophies of being. It looks toward the possibilities of the future while considering the conflict between today's civilization and the environment.
Composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Charlie Looker reveals latest single 'Golden Flesh' today, describing it as 'the most poppy song on the record by far, a shimmering halo of dopamine I cooked up.' The dark, orchestral pop song debuted over at Brooklyn Vegan today just before the release of his debut solo album, Simple Answers, this Friday.
Oneohtrix Point Never premiered MYRIAD as part of Red Bull Music Festival New York, with three sold out shows over the course of two nights. The concertscape featured his first full live touring ensemble--featuring Kelly Moran (keys, voice), Aaron David Ross (keys, vocal synth, foley triggers) and Eli Keszler (drumset, sensory triggers, aux percussion)--together with special guests including Kelsey Lu (cello) and Prurient (vocals), and visual collaborators. Using the scale of the Park Avenue Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall to explore disorienting forms at the intersection of theater, installation art and musical performance, the world premiere of MYRIAD was presented as a four-part epochal song cycle.
Native New York composer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist, Charlie Looker unveils his second single 'Puppet' from upcoming album 'Simple Answers' coming June 15 on Last Things Records.
This concert embodied the bountiful extended potential of the piano - the now "classic avant-garde" prepared piano of John Cage; George Crumb, the venerable master still discovering new means of expression within his inimitable style; and Kelly Moran's latest contribution to the prepared piano repertoire alongside Suzanne Farrin's bold forays into new sonic territory.
Kaufman Music Center will host a diverse 2017-18 season at Merkin Concert Hall, highlighting Broadway musicals with celebrations of the fruitful partnership between STEPHEN SONDHEIM and HAROLD PRINCE, the musicals of LEONARD BERNSTEIN and JERRY HERMAN, and performances by Tony winner KAREN ZIEMBA and KATE BALDWIN.
What music would Erik Satie be making in 2017? And if you were organizing a record store, where would you file his new records? Should he be in Classical with Mozart and company? Or would you place his work alongside Philip Glass, Eno, the Masters Musicians of Joujouka, Arthur Russell and Aphex Twin's Drukqz? And what would you call that section?
Sun Moon Arts presents Madtown Author Daze on Saturday, April 15th, 2017 from 11am-4pm inside the lobby of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art at 227 State Street in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. This free walk-in event features dozens of Midwest authors of all genres for a meet and greet book sale and signing. Want to get to talk to an author up close and personal? This is your chance!
The Great American Songbook Foundation, founded by Grammy-nominated vocalist, Michael Feinstein, has selected 40 students from across the country to participate in the 2016 Songbook Academy. High school vocalists representing 17 states will compete for top awards on Saturday, July 23 at the Songbook Academy final concert at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Tickets for this popular event go on sale Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at www.TheCenterPresents.org.
It's Yuletide at Arizona Broadway Theatre, and the musical du jour is the ever-appealing White Christmas, served with all the sugar and spice that has made Irving Berlin's classic a seasonal favorite. In his directorial/choreographic debut at ABT, Stephen Casey has imbued this production with distinctive style and energy. His ensemble has laced the show's punch with elixirs of song and dance that leave you wanting an encore. A special moment in this production is Rori Nogee's oomphatic delivery of Let Me Sing and I'm Happy.
Sherry Lynn (Evans) loves what she does. You can hear it in her voice when she talks about the Children's Theatre Group of Southern California, and their latest production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, opening March 4th.
Mad World Productions presents the World Premiere of 'When It Rains Gasoline,' written by Jason D. Martin, chronicling the massive emotional insecurities and social compromises of a group of Columbine-generation teens, navigating the treacherous waters of adolescence. Directing is Jason D. Martin. The production is produced in tandem with Stephen Belber's acclaimed three-person drama, 'Tape,' directed by Joelle Arqueros. The productions open Friday, July 23 at the Renegade Theatre in Hollywood. When it Rains Gasoline performs at 7pm, followed by Tape at 8:30pm.
Mad World Productions presents the World Premiere of 'When It Rains Gasoline,' written by Jason D. Martin, chronicling the massive emotional insecurities and social compromises of a group of Columbine-generation teens, navigating the treacherous waters of adolescence. Directing is Jason D. Martin. The production is produced in tandem with Stephen Belber's acclaimed three-person drama, 'Tape,' directed by Joelle Arqueros. The productions open Friday, July 23 at the Renegade Theatre in Hollywood. When it Rains Gasoline performs at 7pm, followed by Tape at 8:30pm.
Mad World Productions presents the World Premiere of 'When It Rains Gasoline,' written by Jason D. Martin, chronicling the massive emotional insecurities and social compromises of a group of Columbine-generation teens, navigating the treacherous waters of adolescence. Directing is Jason D. Martin. The production is produced in tandem with Stephen Belber's acclaimed three-person drama, 'Tape,' directed by Joelle Arqueros. The productions open Friday, July 23 at the Renegade Theatre in Hollywood. When it Rains Gasoline performs at 7pm, followed by Tape at 8:30pm.
