The Necks - US tour
Front Porch Productions is proud to announce the first-ever US tour by The Necks, February 3rd through 21st, 2009. The Australian trio of Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) has only performed in the US once before, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2001.
Artist bio and tour dates are below.
Print-ready photographs are available upon request.
press contact:
frontporchproductionsrg@gmail.com
The Necks website:
http://www.thenecks.com/
The Necks on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0uCGDCNKno
Chris Abrahams:
http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html#chris
Tony Buck:
http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html#tony
Lloyd Swanton:
http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html#lloyd
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Brief bio:
The Necks (established 1987) are one of the great cult bands of Australia and the world. With next to no publicity, their fourteen albums have sold in the thousands. Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) conjure a chemistry together that defies description in orthodox terms. These three musicians are among the most respected and in-demand in Australia, working in every field from pop to avant-garde. Over 200 albums feature their presence individually or together, but the music of The Necks stands apart from everything else they have done. Featuring lengthy pieces which slowly unravel in the most intoxicating fashion, frequently underpinned by an insistent deep groove, the thirteen albums by The Necks stand up to re-listening time and time again. The deceptive simplicity of their music throws forth new charms on each hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is possibly unique in the world today.
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Unclassifiable, the Necks stand aside any other musical act Australia has gave birth to. Neither jazz nor rock, this deceptive piano trio has kept a single line of conduct throughout its career. They usually start playing a very basic melodic and rhythmic figure, and then keep going at it for an hour, gradually introducing microscopic changes and variations. Some critics have compared them to Krautrock groups like Can and Faust. Others find similarities in the works of minimalist composers like LaMonte Young, Tony Conrad, even Philip Glass. The Necks were formed in Sydney, Australia, back in 1987. The original lineup of pianist Chris Abrahams, bassist Lloyd Swanton, and drummer Tony Buck remained stable, even though they all lead busy and highly different careers. Abrahams is an acclaimed session keyboardist who has released a couple of solo piano albums, has written music for film and television, and toured the world in 1993 with the rock group Midnight Oil. Swanton is a much in-demand session jazz bassist and a regular of the jazz festival circuit. He has played in the Benders and the Catholics, and accompanied Stephen Cummings and Sting. Buck spends most of his time in avant-garde circles, with multiple collaborations and projects. His best known engagements have include the trio PERIL and the klezmer-punk group Kletka Red. The Necks' first album came out in 1989 on their own label, Fish of Milk.
-- François Couture, All Music Guide
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February 2009 tour dates:
Tuesday February 3rd - 7pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Cassidy Theater
Chicago, IL
admission: free
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/w...meEnumValue=10
Wednesday February 4th - 10pm
The Hideout
Chicago, IL
admission: $15
Presented by Umbrella Music:
http://www.umbrellamusic.org/
Friday February 6th - 7pm
Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art
Detroit, MI
admission: $12
http://www.mocadetroit.org/
Saturday February 7th - 11pm
Big Ears Festival
Bijou Theatre
Knoxville, TN
festival pass / individual ticket price TBA
http://www.bigearsfestival.com
Sunday February 8th - 6pm
Tony Buck, Lloyd Swanton, Chris Abrahams, and Ned Rothenberg collaboration.
Big Ears Festival
Knoxville, TN
festival pass / individual ticket price TBA
http://www.bigearsfestival.com
Tuesday February 10th - 7pm
Poisson Rouge
New York, NY
admission: $20
http://lepoissonrouge.com/
http://lepoissonrouge.inticketing.co...tid=29876&sid=
Wednesday February 11th - 4:30pm
Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University
Princeton, NY
admission: free
Presented by the Department of Music and Free-Form Mash-Up
http://www.ffmup.org
Friday February 13th - 7:30pm
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Boston, MA
admission: $25 non-members / $20 members
http://www.icaboston.org/
Tuesday February 17th - 8pm
The Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
admission: $12
http://www.warhol.org/
Thursday February 19th - 8:30pm
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)
Los Angeles, CA
admission: $35
http://www.redcat.org/
Friday February 20th - 6:30pm
Swedish American Hall
San Francisco, CA
admission: $20
Presented by Aquarius Records
http://www.swedishamericanhall.com/
Saturday February 21st - 8:30pm
Winterruption Festival
Vancouver, BC
admission: $25 general / $20 students, seniors, Jazz Friends
Presented by Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/index.cfm
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