This Week: Tony Irving and Neil Mackay, Mr Sackman
Tonight - Wednesday 28 March 2012 (7pm start):
Tony Irving and Neil Mackay duo with Jeff Henderson/Hermione Johnson duo
Tony Irving and
Neil Mackay will be performing as an improvised drum & bass
duo.
Tony Irving formed the improvisation duo Ascension
in London in the 90's latterly with former Skullflower and
Whitehouse guitarist Stefan Jaworzyn. He has played with
Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Pat Thomas, Lol Coxhill amongst
others and recorded a CD with British Jazz legend Paul
Dunmall. In an augmented line up as Descension with Simon
Fell and Charles Wharf they almost caused a riot supporting
Sonic Youth in London. Since 2005 Irving has been residing
in Brisbane where he has been building percussion guitars.
Neil Mackay has played in the British drone/avant-noise
group The Hair and Skin Trading Company, Loop (with Robert
Hampson - Main), Juicy Eureka & Unity Gain.
Special
guests Jeff Henderson and Hermione Johnson will be
performing as a duo before Irving/Mackay.
$5
entry
This weekend - Saturday March 31 (9pm start) and Sunday April 1st (4pm start):
Mr Sackman
performance
A musical stage play produced and
directed by Karin & Markus Hofko.
Accompanied by a
7-piece band - described as 'Theatre Of The Absurd meets
Monty Python'
“Ask yourself whether the dream of
heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves
- or whether it should be ours here and now and on this
earth.”
$10 entry
www.mr-sackman.com
Audio
Foundation
Sub-Basement of the Parisian Tie Factory,
4 Poynton Terrace (Off Pitt St or behind St Kevins
Arcade)
AK Central.
http://www.audiofoundation.org.nz/
ENDS