See The Sads Silently
Slowly, softly, stylistically, and now silently, The Sads have been working their way into the heart of L.A. with their off-kilter songs of loves lost and sentimental hopes. Since their last public outing at agnes b. (which is covered right here), the quartet of Aaron Rose, Aska Matsumiya, Dan Monick, and David Scott Stone have been preparing a silent show for the rest of us romantics. What’s a silent show you ask? Please allow Mr. Rose elaborate:
‘Please join us this Saturday night for a very special silent performance by The Sads. If your wondering what a silent performance consists of, the concept is this: essentially we play all electronic instruments and sing directly into a board which then feeds out to multiple sets of individual headphones for the audience. When the headphones are off, the room is quiet…when you put them on, they’re full of loud, wonderful live music. Hence, a “silent” show. We’re working on a brand new composition for the performance, so we hope you can come share this with us. We did it in New York last year and it was an amazing experience!! Also, this year, filmmaker Mike Mills has created a special video installation for the performance which will play on multiple monitors throughout the performance. It’s seriously worth coming just for that!’
Here’s the info:
ANP QUARTERLY and THE VISION and ART of SHINJO ITO present
A SILENT PERFORMANCE by THE SADS
Video Installation by MIKE MILLS
SATURDAY, JUNE 14th, 2008
Two Performances: 8:00 & 9:00 PM (doors open 7:30)
Due to limited headphones, please arrive early.
WESTWOOD ART FORUM
1028 WESTWOOD BLVD (just north of Hammer Museum)
LOS ANGELES, CA 90024
www.westwoodartforum.com
www.thesads.com
Invitation design: Mike Mills
And for those of you unfamiliar with the work of Mike Mills, he’s responsible for some of your Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, and Air album artwork, and skateboard and t-shirt graphics. He’s also reminded us it’s ok to suck our thumbs by directing Thumbsucker as well as many other creative music videos, commercials, and graphic design endeavors.
Tags: Aaron Rose, Mike Mills, music, opening, The Sads
