QRO has highlighted a few acts below we’re especially excited about, and included the bill (current as of 6/5/10). Head to the Neon Marshmallow site for the latest information.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH
Long-form drone/noise artists like Lucky Dragons, Spiral Joy Band, and James Plotkin, among others, kick off the festival in Neon Marshmallow’s true inimitable style. Look for an opening night of mantric mewing, inter-galactic shoe-gazing, and sugary séance.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH
There’s something elemental about the wide-ranging ambient electronic pieces by Dylan Ettinger. As if the compositions were cut out as raw chunks of the world, fed through a synthetic gastro-intestinal tract, and released back into the world like humming, neon offal floating along a conveyor belt, headed to market. The songs can lean on ‘found sound’ samples, as you hear in the EP Cutters; or the sounds can be built up from nothing – the New Age Outlaws LP sounds like the birthing pains of an entire universe flickering into existence. Powerful stuff.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH
The inclusion of Morton Subotnick on the bill is part of what makes Neon Marshmallow stand apart from your average summer music fest. More than a legacy act, the work of Morton Subotnick is as relevant today as it was in the 1960s when he first began developing his live/electronic hybrid compositions. A piece like "Then Now And Forever" or "The Other Piano" pairs a live instrument score with real time sound processing. Alternately, the quadrophonically-recorded "A Sky of Cloudless Sulfur" is an absolute polyglut of electronic beeps and bloops, marimbas from Mars. Presently the composer is developing a music curriculum for young children. School is in session Sunday night at Neon Marshmallow – attendance is mandatory!
FRIDAY NIGHT, JUNE 10, 2011 (BUY FRIDAY NIGHT TICKETS)
DOORS AT 6 P.M.
Michael Zerang | Michael Colligan | Jim Baker Trio
film: Experimental 1/2 Hour
DJ sets by: Beau Wanzer
Visual projections by: Loo Tapes
SATURDAY NIGHT, JUNE 11, 2011(BUY SATURDAY NIGHT TICKETS)
DOORS AT 6 P.M.
Outer Space
Leslie Keffer
film: Selected animated works of Alice Cohen
DJ sets by: John McEntire (of Tortoise and The Sea & Cake)
Visual projections by: Theodore Darst
SUNDAY NIGHT, JUNE 12, 2011 (BUY SUNDAY NIGHT TICKETS)
DOORS AT 6 P.M.
Beau Wanzer
film: Selected works of Amy Ruhl
DJ sets by: Massacooramaan (Dave Quam)
Visual projections by: Aaron Zarzutzki
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12, 2011(BUY SUNDAY AFTERNOON TICKETS)
Sonic Celluloid at Neon Marshmallow:
DOORS AT 2:30 P.M.
Sam Prekop (of The Sea & Cake)
Zac Davis
For festival website, go here: http://neonmarshmallowfest.com/about/