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Blixa Bargeld live!
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Blixa Bargeld is the vocalist, lyricist, and driving force behind the pioneering Industrial band: Einstürzende Neubauten. (Now in their 25th year.) He was also for some 20+ years the guitarist for: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
He has a solo vocal performance entitled Rede/Speech. It has never been performed outside of Europe, but he is embarking upon a West coast U.S/Canada tour, 7 dates only. He has promised never to perform this on this coast again, and even an East coast tour is iffy at best.
I would definitely encourage all Virians to check this out if you can! His band Einstürzende Neubauten means 'Collapsing New Buildings', and they meant that not only in the Industrial noisy sense, but through transformation, mutation of ideas and music, looking forward!
Blixa Bargeld Rare Solo Concert Pseudo Scientific Entertainment
In his one man performance, Blixa Bargeld explores the boundaries of language and music. The audience bears witness to the metamorphosis of sentences, words and syllables into acoustic architecture, resounding spheres and cacophonous monstrosities. The equipment used is reduced to a minimum: microphones, effect equipment and foot pedals, monitor boxes and two loud speakers, and a mixing panel with Boris Wilsdorf at the controls opposite the stage. That's all that Blixa Bargeld needs in order to produce a complex sound texture from a simple sentence or mere word with the possibilities of his voice alone. At the beginning the technical apparatus is briefly explained and demonstrated; the improvisation process then becomes transparent within its definite structure. There appear to be no secrets. The intelligent entertainment in which Blixa Bargeld's listeners become entangled however, develops amazing dynamism and intensity. A peek into the laboratory of a vocal alchemist.
Review by Anna Clare McDuff
Concert dates:
Thu Jan 26 - San Diego, CA at the Casbah Club (Limited Seating) BLIXA BARGELD, The LIVING JARBOE, SIXTEENS
Fri Jan 27 - Los Angeles, CA at the Echo Lounge, 1822 Sunset Blvd (Limited Seating) 18+ Tickets through TicketWeb.com only BLIXA BARGELD, SAVAGE REPUBLIC, THE CENTIMETERS (rare reunion) , SIXTEENS
Sat Jan 28 - San Francisco, CA at Studioz 314 11th St, SF, CA 94103 (Limited Seating) 21+ BLIXA BARGELD, F-SPACE, SIXTEENS, SORIAH, BLACK ICE, NF Orchest
Thur Feb 2 - Portland, Oregon at the Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave, 97201 ( 300 Cap.) ALL AGES! BLIXA BARGELD, The LIVING JARBOE, SORIAH (w/ Scot Jenerik) This event is 40% to sold out
Fri Feb 3- Seattle, WA Advance (first 200 tickets) at the Triple Door, 216 Union St, 98101 (downtown) ( 300 Cap.) ALL AGES! BLIXA BARGELD, The LIVING JARBOE, F-SPACE, SIXTEENS Buy Tickets This event is 60% to sold out
Sat Feb 4- Vancouver, BC, cANADA at the Richards on Richards 1036 Richards St., Vancouver, BC V6B 3E1 ( 300 Cap.) BLIXA BARGELD, The LIVING JARBOE, F-SPACE, SIXTEENS This event is 60% to sold out
Sun Feb 5 - Calgary, AB Canada BLIXA BARGELD, HYDRAULIC EMPIRE, DJ DERVISH w/ RYLLHEIM The Uptown Stage & Screen 612 8th ave sw (350 Cap.) ALL AGES!
Advance tix & more info available at:
www.neubauten.org www.mobilization.com www.blixa-bargeld.com www.brownpapertickets.com
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