On Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, The Kitchen in New York City presents a live multimedia concert featuring a complete performance of ONEIDA’s 2005 album, “The Wedding”. Oneida will be backed by a string quintet under the direction of Brian Coughlin, who created the arrangements for the original recording, along with celebrated pianist Emily Manzo. In this evening, conceived for The Kitchen and directed by Nick Hallett, “The Wedding” is re-envisioned within the tradition of the song cycle as an abstract narrative. Multimedia art direction is provided by Mighty Robot A/V Squad, a longtime provider of Oneida’s lightshow. The work will be presented as a unique hybrid of multimedia concert and non-didactic rock opera.
Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=20664
In other Oneida news, the band is putting the finishing touches on their latest recording, a forty-minute single work, which will be released on Jagjaguwar in August. Stay tuned for further details.
Oneida tour dates:
06/07/08 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa  w/ Carla Bouzulich’s Evangelista
06/13/08 New York, NY – The Kitchen
06/14/08 New York, NY – The Kitchen
06/21/08 Louisville, KY – Terrastock
08/13/08 Pittsburgh, PA – 31st Street Pub  w/ Dirty Faces
08/14/08 Cleveland, OH – Beachland  w/ Dirty Faces
08/16/08 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle  w/ Dirty Faces
08/17/08 Bloomington, IN – The Bluebird  w/ Dirty Faces
08/19/08 Memphis, TN – The Hi Tone  w/ Dirty Faces
08/20/08 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn  w/ Dirty Faces
08/21/08 Winston-Salem, NC – Werehouse  w/ Dirty Faces
08/22/08 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506Â Â w/ Dirty Faces
08/23/08 Washington, DC – Black Cat  w/ Dirty Faces
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LINKS:
Artist photos and album thumbnails: http://jagjaguwar.com/press/oneida/oneidapress.php
Band website: http://www.enemyhogs.com/