The Butchershop Quartet’s “The Rite of Spring” Chicago performance as previewed by Peter Margasak in the Chicago Reader. You can now purchase BSQ’s rendition at their Bandcamp, just remixed & re-released in honor of the 100th anniversary of the ballet.
“The Frames – In The Deep Shade” DVD & Digital
Conor Masterson’s film The Frames – In The Deep Shade will be released on DVD & digitally on iTunes this Friday the 23rd! You can pre-order from iTunes here now or/and get your DVD from the Frames store here. Get a bit more info about this at this Frames site update.
Myles O’Reilly Film
Filmmaker Myles O’Reilly has posted a short film he made from his travels with Glen & the Band in Italy this past April. From the YouTube post:
In April 2013 filmmaker Myles O’Reilly was invited on board the good ship Hansard to accompany Glen and his band around Italy for a few days while touring Italy in Europe to promote his debut solo album, Rhythm And Repose. Created over a year and a half while living in New York City, Rhythm And Repose was recorded by Patrick Dillett (David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Laurie Anderson) and produced by Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, The National, Antony and the Johnsons) and is Glen’s first release since The Swell Season’s Strict Joy (2009)
Recent Colm interviews & upcoming solo gigs
Colm has done a few radio interviews recently in Ireland. You can listen online…
5 May – Miriam Meets on RTE – This week, Miriam O’Callaghan interviews musician Colm Mac Con Iomaire and his wife Sheila McNally.
29 April – With Nadine on The Kiosk at Phantom talking about In The Deep Shade
15 April – Arena on RTE Radio 1 – Colm & Conor Masterson talk about In The Deep Shade
Colm also has a few solo gigs scheduled in Ireland at this point in time. One is this weekend at the Fiddle Fair in Baltimore, West Cork. The other 2 are in July: on the 14th at Inis Oirr Arts Centre on the Aran Islands & on the 18th at Balor Arts Centre in Ballybofey, County Donegal.
The Butchershop Quartet
Another project Rob is involved in, The Butcher Shop Quartet, will be performing 3 shows in May to support their recent release, “The Rite of Spring”. This record & shows commemorate the 100th anniversary of the “riot inducing” Paris debut of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.
The Butchershop Quartet’s version of the Rite of Spring was released in March 2004 in time for a series of performances with choreographer Julie Atlas Muz as part of the 2004 Whitney Biennial in New York City. Two new members, Nathaniel Braddock (guitar) and Dan Sylvester (drums) joined in place of Rob Bochnik and Dylan Posa, both having left Chicago. Upon completion of the tour the new group reconvened at Electrical Audio Recording to capture their rendition. Engineered by Greg Norman, the tapes sat until late 2012 when Bochnik, having since returned to Chicago, set about mixing them with plans to release them in conjunction with a few select performances celebrating the 100 year debut of Stravinsky’s masterpiece.
You can hear & purchase BSQ’s “The Rite of Spring” here, read about the project here or check out their website. Gig dates here and more info soon!
May 26th – Chicago, IL – Township
May 29th – Brooklyn, NY – Littlefield
May 30th – Manhattan, NY – The Living Room