Mike Patton Performing Luciano Berio’s 1965 composition Laborintus II
Classical performances from Mike Patton and Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, and a tribute to Big Star’s cult 1978 albumThird/Sister Lovers lead the Sydney Festival program for 2014.
The performance of Big Star’sThird will see the last remaining musician from the band, drummer Jody Stephens, joined by REM’s Mike Mills, The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow and guest local and international artists. Lee Ranaldo will perform his new work Hurricane Transcriptions on a double bill alongside Mike Patton, who will be performing Luciano Berio’s 1965 composition Laborintus III, which is described as “a montage of spoken word, instrumentation and electronics.”
The festival, which will once again take over the city from January 9 – 26, also includes performances from former Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton, solo artist John Grant, post-punk survivor Edwyn Collins (Orange Juice), Daptone’s Lee Fields & The Expressions, electronic duo Matmos, avant-jazz saxophonist and Arcade Fire/Bon Iver collaborator Colin Stetson, punk-cabaret provocateur Amanda Palmer and former Bad Seed Mick Harvey revisiting his albums of Serge Gainsbourg’s interpretationsIntoxicated Man and Pink Elephants.
Other festival highlights include Laneway festival’s Kurt Vile playing two shows – a solo set and a full-band gig – off the back of his recent album Walkin on a Pretty Daze; Bombino, the acclaimed electric guitarist from Niger, playing a Falls sideshow; and Malian duo Amadou & Mariam returning to Australia with their “multi-sensory experience” Eclipse. While the festival has abandoned its traditional free opening-night party, disco star Chaka Khan will play a free show in the Domain gardens on January 11.
Major events
Lee Ranaldo’s Hurricane Transcriptions / Mike Patton’s Laborintus III with Ensemble Offspring & The Song Company
City Recital Hall – January 16
City Recital Hall – January 16
Big Star’s Third
Enmore Theatre, January 23
Enmore Theatre, January 23
Chaka Khan
The Domain – January 11
The Domain – January 11
Amadou & Mariam’s Eclipse
Sydney Town Hall, January 9-11
Sydney Town Hall, January 9-11
So Frenchy So Chic in The Park – Lou Doillon, Lilly Wood & The Prick, Féfé and Circus Babylon
St John’s College, University of Sydney – January 18
St John’s College, University of Sydney – January 18
Tyondai Braxton’s HIVE + Canyons & Daniel Boyd’s 100 Million Nights
Concert Hall Sydney Opera House, January 21
Concert Hall Sydney Opera House, January 21
Matmos
City Recital Hall, January 15
City Recital Hall, January 15
Sun Ra Arkestra
State Theatre, January 18
State Theatre, January 18
Ambrose Akinmusire
City Recital Hall, January 11
The Spiegeltent, January 12
City Recital Hall, January 11
The Spiegeltent, January 12
Festival Village
Amanda Palmer
The Spiegeltent, January 9-19
The Spiegeltent, January 9-19
Tom Thum
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 21-26
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 21-26
Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
The Spiegeltent, January 8
Parramatta Opening Party, January 10
The Spiegeltent, January 8
Parramatta Opening Party, January 10
Bombino
The Spiegeltent, January 9-10
The Lennox, Parramatta, January 11
The Spiegeltent, January 9-10
The Lennox, Parramatta, January 11
Chris Thile
The Spiegeltent, January 14 – 15
The Lennox, Parramatta, January 16
The Spiegeltent, January 14 – 15
The Lennox, Parramatta, January 16
Samaris
The Spiegeltent, January 16 – 17
The Spiegeltent, January 16 – 17
Edwyn Collins
The Spiegeltent, January 19 – 21
The Lennox, Parramatta, January 18
The Spiegeltent, January 19 – 21
The Lennox, Parramatta, January 18
The Staves
The Spiegeltent, January 22 – 23
Sutherland Entertainment Centre, January 24
The Spiegeltent, January 22 – 23
Sutherland Entertainment Centre, January 24
Sinkane
The Spiegeltent, January 24 & 26
The Spiegeltent, January 24 & 26
C.R. Avery & The Sojourners
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 9 – 10
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 9 – 10
Dom Flemons
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 11 – 12
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 11 – 12
Kurt Vile
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 23
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 23
Colin Stetson
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 25 – 26
Circus Ronaldo Tent, January 25 – 26
Hot Dub Time Machine
The Spiegeltent, January 11, 18 & 25
The Spiegeltent, January 11, 18 & 25
Donny Benet & The Donny Benet Show Band
The Spiegeltent, January 10, 17 & 24
The Spiegeltent, January 10, 17 & 24
Lee Fields & The Expressions
The Spiegeltent, January 19
The Spiegeltent, January 19
Funki Porcini
The Spiegeltent, January 16
The Spiegeltent, January 16
Andrew Weatherall
The Spiegeltent, January 26
The Spiegeltent, January 26
Paradiso At Town Hall
John Grant and John Murry
January 16
January 16
Modular Night – Juan Atkins, Movement, Roland Tings, Wordlife and Softwar
January 17
January 17
Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro
January 18
January 18
Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man
January 19
January 19
Kurt Vile & The Violators
January 22
January 22
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins with DJ Romes
January 23
January 23
Future Classic – Jacques Renault, Medlar, Touch Sensitive, Wave Racer
January 24
January 24
Soil & Pimp Sessions
January 25
January 25
The Soft Pink Truth
January 16
January 16
Andy Votel
January 19
January 19
Tyondai Braxton
January 22
January 22
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