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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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 Posted - 01/31/2003 : 06:08:34
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How come nobody was aware of that?? Some news I just found:
<<Disastodrome 2003, staged at the Freud Playhouse, UCLA, Los Angeles, February 21-23, 2003, and produced by UCLA Live, includes live performances from Pere Ubu, Frank Black, and The Kidney Brothers, as well as the first appearance in 27 years of the legendary Rocket From The Tombs and the American premiere of David Thomas' rogue opera, Mirror Man.>>
The full lineup:
Disastodrome 2003
Friday February 21
Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
Caligari's Diner
Foyerdrome
Frank Black (acoustic)
The Kidney Brothers
David Thomas and two pale boys
The founder of The Pixies, Frank Black makes a rare solo acoustic appearance. Robert & Jack Kidney, from the legendary 15-60-75, repeat the duo performance as The Kidney Brothers that stunned a Purcell Room audience in London. Grown men cried. David Thomas and the two pale boys generate strange new shapes, rolling stories and sonic panoramas out of spontaneous deconstructions.
Saturday February 22
Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
Mirror Man
All Star Cookout & Lecture
Foyerdrome
Mirror Man
Steakburgers By Eddie is a stalwart of every Disastodrome since 1978. As he cooks David Thomas will deliver his lecture, The Geography of Sound in the Magnetic Age. Mirror Man is the acclaimed "rogue opera" brought to America for the first time. It features David Thomas, Frank Black, Robert Kidney, Bob Holman, Van Dyke Parks, Keith Moliné, Andy Diagram, Georgia Hubley, and Jack Kidney. "A tour de force" says Mojo. "A contemporary update of the Kerouac era" says The Guardian. "Evokes the restless hobo spirit of Harry Partch" says Time Out.
Sunday February 23
Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles
Custodians of the Avant Garage
Foyerdrome
Rocket From The Tombs
Pere Ubu
Richard Lloyd (Television) joins the line-up of Rocket From The Tombs which features founding members David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome and Craig Bell as well as Pere Ubu drummer Steve Mehlman. This will be the first RFTT performance in 27 years and marks the return, albeit briefly, of a band described by The Wire as having blazed "amazing trails." Village Voice credits the band with "the darkest, most desperately unforgiving sound." Billboard says "flabbergasting stuff." The festival is closed by the incomparable Pere Ubu. Greil Marcus says of them, "Pere Ubu boards a train that passes through a modern nation as if it were an ancient land." Robert Palmer in the New York Times says, "Pere Ubu was either ahead of its time or out of step altogether; the band's earliest music sounds as if it could have been recorded yesterday, and is likely to keep sounding that way for some time."
Someone record it pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
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Edited by - El Barto on 03/23/2003 22:58:50 |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 01/31/2003 : 06:47:06
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| It was posted before. It's good that you're reposting it, but it's not like "nobody was aware of this". |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 01/31/2003 : 06:53:59
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OK, it seemed strange nobody had heard about it before. Well, one more reason to update the "tour dates" page more often...
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
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Posted - 01/31/2003 : 08:14:25
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| Yep, I've posted this three times, but as it draws nearer it's a good time to mention it again. I have a "connection" on the production team for this and will get a full report afterwards (which I will of course share with the rest of the class.) Anybody going? |
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
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Posted - 01/31/2003 : 08:26:52
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| P.S. It's not actually a tour date --even the SpinArt website only lists this as a Pere Ubu date. I mean, he's playing a role in a musical and participating in a cabaret the night before. Still, it would be good to see it on the news page as an "appearance". That's going to be one hell of a cookout. |
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 01/31/2003 : 16:17:01
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i should be there..
i occasionally eat chateaubriand. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 02/06/2003 : 14:44:17
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I posted that three months ago,
but who am I kidding?
It was stupid news then, now it seems more relevant...
''it's not a box, it's a submarine'' |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 02/07/2003 : 11:34:23
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just got my ticket..
www.uclalive.com
i occasionally eat chateaubriand. |
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