Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Music at the Walker Art Center

The Walker just sent out their monthly music email, which included details for shows this spring. Shows start at 8pm and vary in cost. The Dean & Britta performance, slated for February 28, looks the most interesting, as it accompanies silent film portraits shot by Andy Warhol.

Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips
February 28

Singer/guitarist /composer Dean Wareham (formerly of Galaxie 500 and Luna) was commissioned by The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh to compose music to accompany some of Warhol’s rarely seen silent-film portraits, which the artist called Screen Tests. These extraordinary documents of the 1960s New York art scene constitute a voluminous portrait gallery of well-known celebrities, Factory superstars, and anonymous teenagers. Wareham’s wistful tenor and languorous songs and Britta Phillips’ dreamy harmonies make the perfect live sound track for Warhol’s technically simple yet transfixing films.

Preshow celebrity-portrait gallery tour at 7 pm (free with event ticket).

Dirty Projectors
March 6

Premiering music from his upcoming CD.

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
March 19


Get tickets and more information on the performances here.

3 comments:

David said...

Dean and Britta shows are magical. Very awesome.

YEP said...

I believe it is spelled Galaxie 500... and all three of these shows should be awesome.

Staciaann said...

Josh - You're 100% right. I copied that paragraph from the Walker's site... I'll let them know as well. Thanks!