OPEN FRAME No.4!
Ahh, the wonders of luggage limits means there are a few of these remaining here at Room40 HQ. If you’re after one email us asap. It features two sides of live harmonium, voice and electronics…
side 1 - waves in red
side 2 - requiem for the drowning solo swimmer
* 10/9 - NineHoursNorth, Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane
* 11/9 - Jute Theatre/Kickarts, Cairns
* 12/9 - The Street Theatre Foyer, Canberra
* 13/9 - The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
* 15/9 - Toff In Town, Melbourne
Saturday 12th of September…
Frankly! is an exploration into the eclectic, the unconventional and the atypical - it celebrates pop music at its most visionary and playful! Toss convention and expectation out the window, Frankly! seeks out that which is uncompromisingly original and unexpected.
Bringing together some of the world’s most revered song-crafters and melodic masterminds, Frankly! rejoices the bricolage of contemporary pop music and for its debut, Frankly! casts its ear afar - across the Asia Pacific, pulling in the finest sounds from Japan, Hong Kong - as well as the USA.
Joining the festival in 2009 are the likes of James Stewart, vocalist and mastermind behind the acclaimed US outfit Xiu Xiu whose recent Women As Lovers album was praised as a provocative impression of futurist pop. Hong Kong’s pop princess The Pancakes travels to Australia for the first time bringing with her a swag of the most eccentric pop Hong Kong has to offer. From Japan comes NikaSaya which features Tenniscoats astounding vocalist Saya and Tokyo songwriter Nikaido Kazumi. Add to this the likes of Australian electro-pop deconstructionist Qua amongst others and you have the makings of one truly unforgettable day of melodic goodness!
Discount early bird tickets on sale now!
Frankly! - more info / tickets
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What does David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, The Beach Boys and U2 have in common? The answer is simple - Mr Van Dyke Parks.
Over a career that has spanned 5 decades, Van Dyke Parks has been working as an arranger and songwriter creating elaborate solo works and helping to arrange countless classic records from more artists than can be mentioned here. His work is iconoclastic and uncompromising - a visionary of esoteric pop purity Parks’ music typifies the very essence of pop songwriting.
As part of Brisbane Festival Van Dyke Parks delivers his only Australian concert - an intimate and exclusive evening that showcases his solo work including the legendary Song Cycle album, amongst others. A truly rare and visionary evening of song from one of the 20th Centuries most important and inventive musicians.
Extremely limited tickets available.
Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane Festival 2009, Room 40 and Big Sound
Van Dyke Parks - more info/tickets
Thanks to everyone who made it out!
Some more pics from Alexander Wendt here
Cheers,
John.
