Press Release Sound Series: Block Party

For immediate release

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The Andy Warhol Museum is pleased to present the third annual Sound Series Block Party on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 5–10 p.m., featuring an autumn evening of live music in a relaxed and festive environment outdoors, as part of The Pop District. Presented by The Warhol’s Sound Series, a varied roster of internationally touring artists will perform on a stage adjacent to the museum featuring Zenizen, Helado Negro and headlined by Ethel Cain. Even more food and beverages will be available for purchase on site, along with hands-on t-shirt, tote bag or poster making. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10 a.m. ($35/$30 for museum members and students) at warhol.org.

Schedule

5:30 p.m. Zenizen

Singer, songwriter and producer Zenizen (aka Opal Hoyt) opens the Block Party with a solo performance. Her music explores the fringes of experimental pop, soul and funk, layered with her rich alto voice. Outside of her work as Zenizen, Hoyt boasts a sprawling resume that includes performance credits with Helado Negro, Jordan Rakei and Okay Kaya.

7 p.m. Helado Negro

The Warhol welcomes back Helado Negro (aka Roberto Carlos Lange) in a trio format for the middle set at the Block Party. A South Florida native born to Ecuadorian immigrants, Lange explores Latinx identity and pluralistic sensibilities in his personal and political avant pop music. His latest critically lauded album Far In, and seventh-full length record, is his first release on 4AD and features special guests Jen Wasner (Flock of Dimes) and Opal Hoyt’s (Zenizen).

8:30 p.m. Ethel Cain

Singer/songwriter Ethel Cain and her band headline the Block Party. Originally from Tallahassee, FL, Cain (aka Hayden Anhedonia) moved to Indiana in 2020, where she recorded her EP Inbred, and following the release her full-length debut, Preacher’s Daughter last year. Cain now resides in Pittsburgh. Her unique sound and sensibility combine elements of rock and country with ethereal vocals and raw lyrics. And her collaborators include Lil Aaron, who was featured on her single Michelle Pfeiffer and Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, who recorded a live version duet with Cain of Morning Elvis last year from the band’s Dance Fever album. Preacher’s Daughter has received several “best of” list mentions, including the single American Teenager at No. 11 on Pitchfork’s “The 100 Best Songs of 2022”, as well as being included on Barak Obama’s end of the year playlist.

Co-presented with 91.3 WYEP Presents

 

Additional support comes from Penn Brewing, the official beer sponsor of the Sound Series: Block Party.

The Warhol receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and The Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District.

The Andy Warhol Museum

Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Established in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a collection of four distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. The museums reach more than 1.4 million people a year through exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and special events.

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