Barbez
Sunday 10/25 @ 9pm
Use code FRND for $6 tix!

Galapagos Art Space -- DUMBO
www.galapagosartspace.com




Gorgeous old-world cabaret collides with modernity in Brooklyn’s one-of-a-kind punk chamber ensemble. Wringing elements of Eastern European folksong, post-war classical, and experimental rock into an otherworldly soundscape this unique group shifts seamlessly between haunting meditative moments and explosive outbreaks. With Dan Kaufman, guitar; Pamelia Kurstin, theremin; Danny Tunick, vibes, marimba; Peter Hess, clarinet, percussion; Catherine McRae, violin; Peter Lettre, bass; John Bollinger, drums.

“The music of Barbez conjures an imaginary place full of narrow, crooked streets that are paved with ancient, damp cobblestones. The Brooklyn-based ensemble looks to Eastern Europe for inspiration and its expansive rock draws on such composers as Brecht, Schnittke, and Satie. But Barbez is firmly lodged in the present. It employs electronic elements, such as the theremin (played by the virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin) and its original compositions, written mostly by the guitarist and band leader Dan Kaufman, capture the angst, joy, and strangeness of life in the twenty-first century.”–The New Yorker

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