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Present
CocoRosie
Wednesday October 2
Button Factory
Doors 7.30
Tickets €23 From http://www.tickets.ie/umack & Elastic Witch
We're delighted to announce the return of Cocorosie to Dublin. Their new album "Tales Of A GrassWidow" is out now on city slang.
Check out this incredible live performance of Gravediggress"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B366rHYiqrI
CocoRosie is the potently poetic music-based project of American cross-disciplinary performance artists Sierra and Bianca Casady. They sing eye-opening accounts of unsayable things, yet their music ultimately celebrates a spiritual freedom attainable in the purely natural world. Their songs blend a myriad of styles and references,
from hip-hop and reggae through to folk and opera, shaping the most painful of experiences into memorable and evocative pop songs. Taken as a whole, CocoRosieʼs music is an ongoing psychologically intimate dialogue between the siblings. Each sister has her own
persona and vocal delivery; Bianca delivers hard-hitting truths in a childlike voice whilst Sierra responds in pure open tones, playing a range of instruments including the harp, flute, piano, and guitar.
CocoRosie now introduce their fifth album, Tales Of A GrassWidow, produced in collaboration with Icelandic composer Valgeir Sigur.sson and enriched by a whole host of guest performances. Itʼs a brave record, synthesizing electronic and organic sound to convey a futuristic, back-to-nature feeling. The sisters boldly tackle topics most
wouldnʼt dare including child abuse, drawing parallels between the treatment of children, especially girls, as disposable and the destruction of the earthʼs resources
Finding expression for their ideas in other disciplines beyond the traditional musical parameters is paramount to the sisters - and often a source of inspiration for their songwriting. In addition to their album tours and festival performances worldwide, Sierra has arranged and
performed operas in collaboration with the likes of the Symphony Orchestra of Amsterdam, The ICA in London and The Sydney Opera House. Bianca has had exhibitions in both alternative and established fine art venues all around the world. Sheʼs hosted informal fashion
shows, artist salons, book clubs, and taught and given poetry readings.
In 2012, CocoRosie choreographed “Nightshift,” a dance production and “Soul Life,” an opera both staged at the Donau Festival in Krems. Bianca held a solo exhibition of her artwork in NYC and the sisters performed at Londonʼs Meltdown Festival curated by their longtime
friend Antony Hegarty.
Present
CocoRosie
Wednesday October 2
Button Factory
Doors 7.30
Tickets €23 From http://www.tickets.ie/umack & Elastic Witch
We're delighted to announce the return of Cocorosie to Dublin. Their new album "Tales Of A GrassWidow" is out now on city slang.
Check out this incredible live performance of Gravediggress"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B366rHYiqrI
CocoRosie is the potently poetic music-based project of American cross-disciplinary performance artists Sierra and Bianca Casady. They sing eye-opening accounts of unsayable things, yet their music ultimately celebrates a spiritual freedom attainable in the purely natural world. Their songs blend a myriad of styles and references,
from hip-hop and reggae through to folk and opera, shaping the most painful of experiences into memorable and evocative pop songs. Taken as a whole, CocoRosieʼs music is an ongoing psychologically intimate dialogue between the siblings. Each sister has her own
persona and vocal delivery; Bianca delivers hard-hitting truths in a childlike voice whilst Sierra responds in pure open tones, playing a range of instruments including the harp, flute, piano, and guitar.
CocoRosie now introduce their fifth album, Tales Of A GrassWidow, produced in collaboration with Icelandic composer Valgeir Sigur.sson and enriched by a whole host of guest performances. Itʼs a brave record, synthesizing electronic and organic sound to convey a futuristic, back-to-nature feeling. The sisters boldly tackle topics most
wouldnʼt dare including child abuse, drawing parallels between the treatment of children, especially girls, as disposable and the destruction of the earthʼs resources
Finding expression for their ideas in other disciplines beyond the traditional musical parameters is paramount to the sisters - and often a source of inspiration for their songwriting. In addition to their album tours and festival performances worldwide, Sierra has arranged and
performed operas in collaboration with the likes of the Symphony Orchestra of Amsterdam, The ICA in London and The Sydney Opera House. Bianca has had exhibitions in both alternative and established fine art venues all around the world. Sheʼs hosted informal fashion
shows, artist salons, book clubs, and taught and given poetry readings.
In 2012, CocoRosie choreographed “Nightshift,” a dance production and “Soul Life,” an opera both staged at the Donau Festival in Krems. Bianca held a solo exhibition of her artwork in NYC and the sisters performed at Londonʼs Meltdown Festival curated by their longtime
friend Antony Hegarty.
