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THE WARHOL ANNOUNCES SPRING SOUND SERIES LINEUP
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Pittsburgh, PA, January 26, 2016 —
The Andy Warhol Museum announces its spring Sound Series. The series kicks off
March 17 with avant-rock super group and power trio Rangda. The group is on tour
supporting the release of its third album The Heretic’s Bargain. In April the young
West African “desert blues” band Songhoy Blues—the name comes from the
Songhoy people of Mali—visits the museum on its first North American tour. This
May guitar virtuoso Julian Lage and his trio perform for the first time in The
Warhol’s intimate theater. The spring series features a diverse array of artistic talent
featured in nine varied performances.
Image: Son Lux, photo by Shervin Lainez.
“We’re excited about the broad range of artists who will be with us in the spring,
with a focus on the museum’s entrance space in both seated and standing room
concerts. From pianist Vicky Chow and her 40 speaker orchestra, to innovative
composer/producer Ryan Lott (aka Son Lux), to the mesmerizing rhythms of Dawn
of Midi, to the raw energy and melodic hooks of the young Malian R&B band
Songhoy Blues, and the guitar wizardry of Sir Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny
(Rangda), and Julian Lage, we look forward to memorable evenings and continued
sonic experimentation,” says Ben Harrison, curator of performance arts and public
Image: Songhoy Blues
programs at The Warhol. “We’re also happy to be back in Oakland at the Carnegie
Lecture Hall for an ambient evening with Nico Muhly, Ben Frost, Sam Amidon, and
Valgeir Sigurðsson on the Bedroom Community tour.”
All Sound Series performances begin promptly at 8 p.m. The winter Sound Series
runs through March 5, 2016.
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Sound Series: An Evening with Rangda with special guest Dave Bernabo
Thursday, March 17, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol theater
The Warhol welcomes back experimental guitarists Sir Richard Bishop (Sun City
Girls) and Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance), joined on this occasion by free
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jazz drummer Chris Corsano (Bjork), to comprise the avant-rock super group and
power trio Rangda. Blending a range of influences and distinct styles, the group
actually alternated between improvised and structured songs (odd and even
numbered tracks) on its first record, False Flag. The group visits the museum on a
tour supporting its third release on Drag City Records, The Heretic's Bargain.
Pittsburgh-based experimental guitarist/composer, Dave Bernabo, opens the show.
Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students;
visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
Sound Series: Vicky Chow & Tristan Perich: Surface Image
Saturday, March 19, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol and Music on the Edge welcome composer Tristan Perich and pianist
Vicky Chow (Bang on a Can All-Stars) for a unique performance of Surface Image,
a composition for solo piano and 40-channel 1-bit electronics. Blurring lines of
organic and electric, Chow’s piano is accompanied by an orchestra comprised of 40
loudspeakers that Perich hand-wired. Released by New Amsterdam Records, the
album has garnered several accolades, including being named number four in
Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Avant Albums of 2014. The event is co-presented with the
Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. Free
parking is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit
www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
Sound Series: Bedroom Community 10 Year Anniversary: Whale Watching
Tour 2016
Thursday, March 31, 2016 – 8pm
Carnegie Lecture Hall (Oakland)
The Warhol and Music on the Edge welcome artists from the adventurous and
eclectic Bedroom Community record label to the Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland
for its 2016 Whale Watching tour featuring Nico Muhly, Ben Frost, Sam Amidon,
and Valgeir Sigurðsson. Founded in 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland, a diverse array of
artists from around the globe have converged at Greenhouse Studios, where most of
the music is recorded. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series
of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. Tickets $20 / $15 Members &
students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
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Sound Series: Ensemble Linea
Saturday, April 2, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol and Music on the Edge welcome the French new music collective
Ensemble Linea. Founded by pianist and conductor Jean-Philippe Wurtz in 1998,
and based in Alsace, a northeastern region of France, bordering on Germany and
Switzerland and at the crossroads of many different cultures, Linea covers a diverse
aesthetic perspective, from musical theater to electronic music, from Western music
to the rich Asian and American repertoires. The event is co-presented with the
Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music.
Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Advance Tickets: $15 / $10 students;
Door Tickets $20 / $15 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call
412.624.7529.
Sound Series: An Evening with Son Lux
Saturday, April 9, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol welcomes back the composer and producer Ryan Lott (aka Son Lux),
returning as a trio with guitarist-composer Rafiq Bhatia and drummer Ian Chang.
His first three albums (on Joyful Noise Records) earned him various year-end
awards, including NPR’s Best New Artist in 2008. Lott’s wide range of
collaborators include Richard Perry (Arcade Fire), Beyoncé producer Boots, Sufjan
Stevens, Vijay Iyer, and Nico Muhly. This performance is standing room only. Free
parking is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit
www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
Sound Series: Songhoy Blues
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol welcomes Songhoy Blues on its first North American tour. This young
West African “desert blues” band takes its name from the Songhoy people of Mali.
Band members Oumar Touré, Aliou Touré, Garba Touré, and Nathanial “Nat”
Dembele grew up keenly interested in American hip hop and R&B and cite B.B.
King, Jimi Hendrix, and Ali Farka Toure as key influences. Their debut album
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Music in Exile was produced by Nick Zimmer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This event is
co-presented with Pandemic. This performance is standing room only. Free parking
is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15 / $12 Members & students; visit
www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
Sound Series: An Evening with Dawn of Midi
Saturday, April 16, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol welcomes Dawn of Midi, a Brooklyn-based acoustic ensemble made up
of Aakaash Israni from India on double bass, Amino Belyamani from Morocco on
piano, and Qasim Naqvi from Pakistan on drums. The trio met at California Institute
of the Arts in Los Angeles in 2006 and developed a unique musical aesthetic that
can sound deceptively electronic and computer-generated, involving repetition of
phrases and entrancing rhythms. On the trio’s record Dysnomia (released by Erased
Tapes), they favor composition over improvisation and employ rhythms from North
and West African folk traditions. This performance is standing room only. Tickets
$15 / $12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
Sound Series: The Julian Lage Trio
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol theater
The Warhol welcomes guitar virtuoso Julian Lage and his trio for the first time in
the museum’s intimate theater. Beginning his career as a child prodigy and subject
of the Oscar-nominated documentary Jules at Eight, Lage made his recording debut
in 1999 at age 11, alongside David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Vassar Clements, and
Edgar Meyer. Lage also frequently performs as a duo with Wilco guitarist Nels
Cline and serves as guitarist with fiddle legend Mark O’Connor’s ensemble. Tickets
$15 / $12 Members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.
Sound Series: Cineshape
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 – 7pm and 8:30pm
The Warhol theater
Cineshape features original music by Amy Williams and video by Aaron Henderson
performed by an all-star lineup of JACK Quartet, flutist Lindsey Goodman,
percussionist Scott Christian, and the composer at the piano. This concert is part of
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the University of Pittsburgh’s Year of the Humanities. The event is co-presented
with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of
Music. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Advance Tickets: $15 / $10
students; Door Tickets $20 / $15 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call
412.624.7529.
The Warhol receives state arts funding support through a grant from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and The
Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset
District.
About The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy
Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival
materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world.
The Andy Warhol Museum is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
Additional information about The Warhol is available at www.warhol.org.
About Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Established 120 years ago by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is
a collection of four distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie
Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol
Museum. The museums reach more than 1.3 million people a year through
exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and special events.
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Phone:
412-237-8300
Hours:
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat, and Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fri, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Mon closed
Admission:
Members free
Adults $20; Children/Students $10
Good Fridays 5 – 10 p.m., half-price museum admission
The Warhol Store/The Warhol Café – free
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