your greedbag22 Aug 2008 - Tuxedomoon play exclusive US show at new NYC venue
Usually more visible along the coast of the Mediterranean or the Baltic, legendary band Tuxedomoon will be making a rare appearance stateside in New York City for one show only at Le Poisson Rouge - a brand new multimedia art cabaret founded on the former site of the historic Village Gate.
Don't expect to see them repeat poses from their youth as Tuxedomoon seldom look back and, if so, more often than not, choose to refine and distort their past in terms concurrent with their muses of the moment. No room for '80s nostalgia here, their recent compositions feature a wide and surprising variety of styles, influences and themes gathered along their varied journey through space and time. Appearances of Tuxedomoon in the USA are unusual occurrences, there having been only 4 others in the last 21 years.
If you're in that part of the world, come witness this unique event.
Tuxedomoon, Gutbucket,
Wednesday September 17 at 10pm
(Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
www.lepoissonrouge.com
phone: 212.505.FISH
fax: 646.478.9197
As a reminder... Tuxedomoon's latest releases are the new "Vapour Trails" album and the "77o7 : 30th Anniversary Box" limited-edition set (containing 3CDs + 1 DVD, incl. Vapour Trails, a wealth of previously-unreleased audio & video material, and a live CD recorded in 2007). Both came out in February 2008.
Press quotes on "Vapour Trails"
"As vibrant and inventive in their 30th year as they were when they first came together in the late Seventies" (The Independent, UK)
"A rich seam of cinematic rock somewhere between the Bad Seeds and Calexico" (Uncut, UK)
"An astounding album, art rock in its purest, most compelling form" (Record Collector, UK)
"Tuxedomoon at their most melodic and approachable, while still being experimental" (Mojo, UK)
"If anything, their playfully adventurous soundscaping —imagine Weather Report jamming with Can— seems better suited to the modern world" (Q, UK)
"Vapour Trails is, quite simply, the best album they've ever produced. It comprises everything that makes the group a special proposition… A crucial set from a group who operate entirely on their own terms. Cherish them." (The Wire, UK)
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