Press Release The Warhol’s Winter Sound Series Lineup Announced

The Andy Warhol Museum announces its winter Sound Series lineup. The winter series features three varied artists—GABI, The Red Western, and Disappears—all supporting an album release. The museum also continues its Sound Series performances co-presented with Music on the Edge of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music, the partnership now in its seventh year. This year the co- presentation includes vocal ensemble Ekmeles, trombonist George Lewis, and cello/percussion duo New Morse Code with vocalist Jamie Jordan.

“We’re really pleased to begin our seventh year collaborating with the Music on the Edge Series, which brings a range of adventurous new music to our Sound Series, often exploring the ‘Avant-pop’ or cross-roads of experimental, classical, and pop sensibilities,” says Ben Harrison, curator of performance arts and public programs at The Warhol. “We’ll complement that collaboration with the ambient vocal-based work of GABI, as well as shine a local spotlight on The Red Western as a record release event, and welcome Chicago group Disappears for a double-set including its interpretation of David Bowie’s classic album Low, developed for MCA Chicago’s David Bowie exhibition last year.”

All Sound Series main artist performances begin promptly at 8 p.m., unless an opening act is noted.

Sound Series: GABI with special guest Sleep Experiments
Friday, January 15, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol theater
The Warhol welcomes adventurous vocalist and composer GABI (aka Gabrielle Herbst), to its intimate theater for an evening of ethereal, ambient, and otherworldly sounds. Herbst studied voice and composition with Zeena Parkins and Marina Rosenfeld, and her work has already been showcased at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center, as well as Roulette, which in 2014 commissioned and premiered her first opera Bodiless. She is on tour supporting her debut album Sympathy, which was produced by Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), and Paul Corley (Tim Hecker, Ben Frost). Pittsburgh’s own atmospheric, dream-pop trio Sleep Experiments opens the show. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15 / $12 members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.

Sound Series: Ekmeles
Saturday, January 30, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol and Music on the Edge welcome the innovative vocal ensemble Ekmeles, which is dedicated to the performance of new and rarely heard works and gems of the historical avant-garde. New York is home to a vibrant instrumental new music scene, with a relative paucity of vocal music. Ekmeles was founded to fill the gap by presenting a new a cappella repertoire for solo voices and by collaborating with these instrumental ensembles. It will be performing music by Elliott Carter, Jeffrey Gavett, Peter Ablinger, and more. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Advance tickets $15 / $10 students; door tickets $20 / $15 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412.624.7529.

Sound Series: The Red Western
Saturday, February 6, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol welcomes Pittsburgh’s own The Red Western for a special record release show. The current band features Jay Leon, Jonathan Gunnell, Lauren DeLorenze, and Sean Finn, who are members of several current and former Pittsburgh bands including Satin Gum, Life In Bed, My Sexiest Mistake, and Derek White and the Monophobics. On its forthcoming album, the band blends folk, alternative country, and soul influences with sonic elements of indie rock, punk, and power pop. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $10 / $8 members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.

Sound Series: Disappears

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 – 8pm

The Warhol theater

The Warhol welcomes the Chicago-based band Disappears for a special two-set evening. The first set features new and unreleased material, and in the second set the band performs David Bowie’s 1977 album Low, which was recorded live at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in fall 2014 in conjunction with the museum’s blockbuster David Bowie Is exhibition. The record was mastered by Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3), and it will be released on Sonic Cathedral November 20, 2015. The band features Pittsburgh-native Noah Leger (formerly of the Karl Hendricks Trio), who replaced Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) on drums. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15 / $12 members & students; visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300.

Sound Series: George Lewis
Saturday, February 27, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol entrance space
The Warhol and Music on the Edge welcome famed composer/trombonist
George Lewis. Winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, Lewis is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), and he has been widely recognized for his work in electronic music and computer-based multimedia installations. Lewis performs his highly regarded chamber compositions as part of the University of Pittsburgh’s Year of the Humanities. The event is co- presented with the Music on the Edge series and Pitt Jazz Studies of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Advance tickets $15 / $10 students; door tickets $20 / $15 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412.624.7529.

Sound Series: New Morse Code and Jamie Jordan
Saturday, March 5, 2016 – 8pm
The Warhol theater
The cello/percussion duo New Morse Code (Hannah Collins and Michael Compitello), shares a program with dynamic vocalist Jamie Jordan for an evening of acoustic and electronic works. The duo activates the unexpected range and unique sonic world of cello and percussion to catalyze and champion the compelling works of young composers. It will present new collaborative works on the Pittsburgh concert. The event is co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. Free parking is available in The Warhol lot. Advance tickets $15 / $10 students; door tickets $20 / $15 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412.624.7529.