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About Exhibitions | Current and Upcoming | Past | bowerbird@LANDMARKS
bowerbird@LANDMARKS is an
ongoing curatorial partnership that expands cultural offerings in Philadelphia by bringing experimental and improvisational music,
film, dance and other creative, genre-defying performing arts to historic sites
in the region.
Showcasing the newest
performing arts is nothing new for Landmarks' four historic, 18th century
houses---Grumblethorpe, Physick House, Powel House and Waynesborough. These houses would often have been
the locations for recitals of the most "fashionable" music of their
time. Events in the bowerbird@LANDMARKS series revive this
long-lost tradition of intimate concerts, and provide an intelligent
alternative for contemporary audiences.
What can you expect if you
attend a bowerbird@LANDMARKS performance? You can expect to hear some of the
most innovative, avant-garde music being produced by local, national and
international artists. You can expect to be challenged to expand your
definitions of music, and to leave behind your preconceptions. Each performance
will involve some risk-taking by both the performer and the audience member,
but if you come with an open mind, and we promise to provide you with a
uniquely stimulating experience. Please note:
- bowerbird@LANDMARKS events generally sell-out.
We HIGHLY recommend you purchase advance tickets by clicking on the
links by each event listing below. Available seats are occasionally
supplemented by standing-room
space.
- To protect collections, museum staff may require that bags be checked. Please avoid bringing large bags or expensive items. Landmarks is not responsible for loss or damage of items during concerts.
Please visit bowerbird to learn more.
Upcoming bowerbird@LANDMARKS
events
Peter Evans - Weasel Walter - Tom Blancarte Trio
Thursday, June 10, 8pm
@ Powel House Museum
244 S. 3rd Street
$10 general admission
Get tickets here.
Northern Invasion
Three of New York's most unrelenting and exciting post-free jazz musicians converge on the historic Powel house for what will certainly be one of the most memorable, if intense, nights of your life.
Trumpeter Peter Evans is known for his super virtuosic cavalcade of furious blowing, madcap bebopping and nonstop circular breathing. He has an amazing list of collaborators, including: Mary Halvorson, Steve Beresford, Okkyung Lee, Keiji Haino, Jim Black, Evan Parker, Tyshawn Sorey, Peter Brotzmann, and many more. Peter also performs contemporary new music as a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).
Weasel Walter is probably best known for his years leading The Flying Luttenbachers but was extremely active (but underdocumented) in the Chicago new music scene between 1990-2002 and the Bay Area scene 2005-2009, before relocating to New York City to join the band Behold... The Arctopus. Walter has collaborated with artists like Evan Parker, John Butcher, Marshall Allen, Mary Halvorson, Henry Kaiser, Damon Smith, Joe Morris, Jim OÃ?¢??Rourke, Tom Smith in To Live and Shave in L.A., and Ken Vandermark as well as many influential underground rock bands including Lair of the Minotaur, Bobby Conn, U.S. Maple, Cock E.S.P., Curse of the Birthmark, the Scissor Girls, Erase Errata, The Chicago Sound, Harry Pussy, Quintron, Sharon Cheslow, and Cheer-Accident.
Tom Blancarte is probably one of the few bassists on the planet the can hang with Peter and Walter in this context - his most active groups being the hyperactive duo Sparks with Peter Evans, Brandon Seabrook's Seabrook Power Plant, and the trio Totem with guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil and drummer Andrew Drury.
For more information, please visit bowerbird
For more information, please contact:
Robert Wuilfe, Curator of Contemporary Projects
rwuilfe [at] philalandmarks.org
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