SATURDAY JULY 24 2010 @ 8PM
MERCURY FALLS + NORTON WISDOM
ROYAL/T
8910 WASHINGTON BLVD. CULVER CITY, CA 90232
310.559.6300
$15 admission at the door. $10 for students
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facebookFor one night only San Francisco-based Mercury Falls (written by Ryan Francesconi and Patrick Cress) will perform music from their debut record, Quadrangle. They will be joined on stage by one of L.A.s treasures, live painter Norton Wisdom. Wisdom will have a rich musical landscape on which to paint his lush, texture-rich canvas. The music of Mercury Falls combines ambient textures with driving rhythms and the freedom of jazz. The two idioms fit together like a glove to create an exciting night of sensory stimulation.
Mercury Falls was born out of a multi-media project called Octagon, combining a jazz quartet with four dancers and a live painter. The quartet was first named Quadrangle and performed a series of shows together in 2005. San Francisco-based label Porto Franco Records has enabled the band to reunite and finally release their debut record five years later. Members of Mercury Falls have performed or recorded with Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, String Cheese Incident, the London Symphony, Jolie Holland, Lili De La Mora, Sean Hayes, Michelle Amador, Scott Amendola, Nancy Ostrovsky and Telepathy.
Mercury Falls manipulates a combination of ambient beats and textures with the freedom and feel of jazz. Their fresh approach to melody is a seamless connection between acoustic artistry and imaginative programming. Subtle electronic coloring, created through field recordings, is combined with the traditional jazz combo and countless musical influences. With the music of Mercury Falls, you'll hear the naked acoustic guitar as it moves across a varied digital soundscape; driving ride cymbal accompanying serene unison melody; or the cry of saxophone over the pulsing tone of upright bass. Mercury Falls will bring you to a place of emotion; from hope to heartache, always with a sense of wonder.
From 1979 performance painter Norton Wisdom has worked with musical ensembles and spontaneously paints images that capture the essence of the moment and has exhibited and be collected by museums and galleries around the world. You must see this unique and original artist perform live with band to appreciate his talent. Performance Collaborations include Disney concert hall with organist Christoph bull: Monterey jazz fest. 2005. Lincoln center united nations "bloodless diamonds": Wisnter Olympics 2002, Salt Lake. Opening of the Baliagio Hotel Las Vegas. Premier of the Cirque Du Soleil, George Clinton, Beck, Flea, Mike Watt, and Badal Roy to name a few.
Royal/T will open at 7pm and will be serving an eclectic selection of Japanese/French tapas and beer/wine/sake drinks.
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Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Location: Royal/T
Street: 8910 Washington Blvd
City/Town: Culver City, CA
Heres something more on the jazz side of things and a little outside the scope of this site, but I like Billy Childs playing immensely and drummer Joe LaBarbera is just awesome. I highly recommend!
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