KRAFTWERK TOUR 2015

Kraftwerk has announced a Fall 2015 tour in North America!

09-16 Edmonton, Alberta - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium


09-17 Calgary, Alberta - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium


09-19 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium


09-23 Denver, CO - Ellie Caulkins Opera House


09-25 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall


09-27 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium


09-29 Miami, FL - Olympia Theater at Gusman Center


10-02 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory


10-03 Boston, MA - Wang Theatre


10-05 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre


10-07 Minneapolis, MN - Northrop


10-09 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland

LA OPERA SINGS MARIO BAVA

The LA Opera will be performing Mario Bava's 1961 film Hercules VS Vampires (Hercules in the Haunted World) this month. In an interesting twist to live-movie accompaniment  the opera cast will be singing the dialog! Bava's cult-classic is an operatic, gaudy vision that I think will translate beautifully to this form of presentation. If you think it might be strange to hear Christopher Lee's dialog sung, remember he was dubbed by another actor for the English-language cut of the film anyway! Don't miss it if you are in the LA area. More info here. 

SUBOTNICK EVENT

Pioneer of electronic music and multi-media performance, Morton Subotnick (Silver Apples of the Moon) performs tonight at Mills College. More info here. 

DEVO FILM AT NOISE POP SF

The Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco has just announced an exciting lineup of movies that include Hardcore Devo Live, a new concert/documentary film about the band's early work. Band founder/songwriter Gerald Casale will at the event for Q&A. Screening is 7PM on Feb 20th at the Roxie Theater. Additional screenings in LA and Minneapolis. Press release: "DEVO was among the most thought-provoking bands to emerge in the aftermath of punk, but before hits like “Whip It,” DEVO worked in the basements and garages of Akron, Ohio, to make raw, unfiltered music that the group called “Hardcore DEVO.” In the summer of 2014, DEVO did 10 shows performing these seminal pre-fame songs, created between 1974 and 1977 and rarely played since then. Shot at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, this exciting concert film captures these groundbreaking artists performing the songs that started it all, interwoven with interviews revealing the history of the band." A number of interesting movies join Devo on the bill, including Stop Making Sense, Metropolis (with live score), Spike Jonze skate films, and The 78 Project. Noise Pop features some incredible artists this year. See site for details. Watch a clip of Hardcore Devo Live on Vimeo here. Devo website here.

HARDCORE DEVO LIVE

A new film of Devo performing their early material will be screened at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on January 17th, followed by a discussion with the director, co-producer, and Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh! The movie and soundtrack will see a wide release on Blu-ray/DVD and CD/LP on February 10th. Press release: "DEVO was among the most thought-provoking bands to emerge in the aftermath of punk, but before hits like "Whip It," DEVO worked in the basements and garages of Akron, Ohio, to make raw, unfiltered music that the group called "Hardcore DEVO." In the summer of 2014, DEVO did 10 shows performing these seminal pre-fame songs, created between 1974 and 1977 and rarely played since then. Shot at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, this exciting concert film captures these groundbreaking artists performing the songs that started it all, interwoven with interviews revealing the history of the band." Ticket info here. Blu-ray on Amazon here. Images: Mothersbaugh and Casale in their early hardcore performance-art glory; Blu-ray cover design.