Music for 1, 2, 3 and 4 guitars, featuring Andrew McKenna Lee, Threefifty Duo, Twi the Humble Feather, and Dither

A genre-defying lineup of accomplished NY-based contemporary guitarists assembles at LPR, with a program combining Andrew McKenna Lee in a performance of Steve Reich’s seminal Electric Counterpoint (dubbed “magnificent” by Reich himself), the infectious and driving patterns of Threefifty Duo, the hypnotic textures and indie-inflected vocals of Twi the Humble Feather, and the coloristic pyrotechnics of Dither.

"The fretwork of guitarist Andrew McKenna Lee is nothing short of remarkable... Discover an altered sense of the passage of time with this remarkably introspective album." Time Out Chicago “Brilliant! ... each track is an attention-grabbing item and throughout there are no low-points. The style is difficult to describe: performing on classical guitars and steel-stringed guitar, Circles is an amalgamation of classical/rock/folk; sometimes romantic, sometimes thrillingly energetic, but at all times spell-binding. Loved every second of it and will play it time and again.” (Threefifty Duo) Classical Guitar Magazine (UK)
"Precise and ethereal, the music ends up in a peculiar place, somewhere in the midst of math, meditation and the singsong of a child making up a new myth." (Twi the Humble Feather) NY Times “Colossal at one moment and reduced to a few notes in another, the music defines a mineral and rigorous world where pleasure opens up to vigorous overtures...An astounding example of what modern music can be in creating its own instrumental form and borrowing freely from pre-existing music.” (Dither) Improjazz

Thursday, January 26 @ Le Poisson Rouge
Doors open: 6:30, show begins: 7:30
All ages
Advance: $10, Day of Show: $15
http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/2949
212-505-FISH

For inquiries contact:
Geremy Schulick
threefiftyduo@hotmail.com
347-756-0093

Artist Bios:
Described as “full of imagination and technical expertise,” Andrew McKenna Lee’s music is an integral synthesis of contrasting elements from a variety of styles and influences. Andrew McKenna Lee’s music has been commissioned and programmed by some of the world’s leading ensembles and organizations, including eighth blackbird, the American Composers Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Aspen Music Festival. As a performer, Andrew has given solo concerts featuring his original compositions for guitar in some of the country’s most esteemed venues, including New York’s Symphony Space, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. An artist who is both adept and comfortable in blending seemingly disparate styles, Lee has also performed with rock legends Billy Idol and former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones in his own large ensemble arrangements of songs by David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. To date, Lee has released two commercial recordings. His debut release on New Amsterdam Records, Gravity and Air, was named one of the year’s “Top Ten Best Classical Albums” of 2009 in Time Out Chicago.
www.andrewmckennalee.com

Threefifty Duo has been described as "a classical guitar duo with a rock edge," as guitarists Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick seamlessly weave their contemporary rock sensibilities into the rich fabric of classical guitar. After years of writing and performing together and with a second album under Threefifty’s belt, the duo’s stylistic tendencies have further expanded, with genre blurred by an intensely personal sound that is rhythmic, infectious, engaging, and at once both new and accessible. Formed in the halls of The Yale School of Music, taught by renowned classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery, and molded by the multi-faceted music scene of their hometown New York City, Threefifty Duo has gone on to play in a diverse array of venues and festivals, from concert halls to rock clubs. Highlights include SXSW, The 92nd Street Y, The New York Guitar Festival, Southpaw, Pianos, Wittenberg University, Sarajevo's Dom Armije, and Connecticut Guitar Society. In the fall of 2010 Threefifty Duo set off for a three-week tour of the UK, where they played as part of CMEAS' Fall UK Tour and the Lancaster Music Festival. Recent projects have also included a collaboration with video artist Jennifer Stock, who will be accompanying Threefifty Duo’s set for this concert, “transform[ing] nearly recognizable figures into dancing geometrical patterns and ghostly apparitions.” (NY times) www.threefiftyduo.com www.soundbookone.com

From dreams, nature, film, and architecture to music both ancient and contemporary, Twi the Humble Feather compose under a spectrum of influences. Cousins and close friends since childhood, Anthony Lebron and Hector Fontanez partner in depicting the adventures of Twi, a mythical interstellar traveler. In this musical dialogue, their focus remains to create a timeless sound for a multi-generational audience.
www.twithehumblefeather.com

Dither, a New York based electric guitar quartet, is dedicated to an eclectic mix of experimental repertoire which spans composed music, improvisation, and electronic manipulation. With sounds ranging from clean pop textures to heavily processed noise, from tight rhythmic unity to cacophonous sound mass, all of Dither’s music wholeheartedly embraces the beautiful, engulfing, and often gloriously loud sound of electric guitars. The quartet’s members are Taylor Levine, David Linaburg, Joshua Lopes, and James Moore.
Dither’s recent collaborators include downtown bagpiper Matthew Welch, composers Eve Beglarian and David Lang, and guitarist/composers Bryce Dessner, Nick Didkovsky, Marco Cappelli, Elliott Sharp, and Mark Stewart. Recent performances in New York include the Performa Biennial, The MATA Festival Interval Series, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Bang on a Can Marathon. Dither’s debut album was released on Henceforth Records in June 2010.
www.ditherquartet.com