Bay Area underground all-stars join forces for experimental rock showcase
Concert: Crawling Out From the Wreckage of Rock
Paul Costuros, Heco Davis, Eric Landmark, Greg Saunier, Moe! Staiano and Jesse Quattro
A testament to the unclassifiability of the Bay Area music scene, Crawling Out From the Wreckage of Rock plucks six local musicians out of their rock element for two evenings of free-wheeling sonic exploration. Members of Bay Area alt-rock groups Deerhoof, Total Shutdown, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Numbers, MonoPause and Saints of Killers join forces in genre-defying collaboration. Langton has assembled this motley crew of multi-instrumental experimentalists, with backgrounds in free jazz, ska and thrash metal, to showcase their abilities in a setting which prizes their versatility and flexibility. Wreckage encourages the all-star crew of underground musicians to flaunt their prowess as improvisers, composers and virtuoso instrumentalists. Vocalist Jesse Quattro, percussionist Moe! Staiano, drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier, bassist/clarinetist Paul Costuros, saxophonist Heco Davis, and synth player Eric Landmark present solo pieces and small ensemble collaborations during both performances.
A spirit of adventure and antagonism to genre boundaries defines an ever-growing pool of the Bay Area¹s musical talent. Rock drummers play in Latin bands, jazz pianists improvise on laptops and classically-trained cellists sit in with heavy metal groups. With Crawling Out From the Wreckage of Rock, New Langton Arts offers adventurous Bay Area musicians an opportunity to make some new music together outside of the rock band contexts for which they are primarily recognized. Wreckage performers are part of a community of like-minded local musicians who have been quietly making their mark on the underground rock and improv scenes throughout the world. Bands like Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and MonoPause have already developed cult followings through their unconventional incorporation of theatrical stage shows, unlikely instrumentation, and fearless original material. Consider Wreckage a new and logical extension of the work these musicians do in their bands, in their rehearsal rooms and on the road.
Cost: $8