Restrung Festival 2017

Featuring an all-star line-up of international, national and local guests, Restrung returns to the Brisbane Powerhouse for its third season of cross-genre and contemporary classical strings-driven ensembles, bands, soloists, dance and physical theatre from August 17 to 19.

 

Over three days of ticketed concerts and free events, Restrung will showcase more than 50 performers and artists who explore the spaces in between genres " classical, electronica, folk, jazz, rock, pop, minimalism " and artistic disciplines.

 

Headlining the three day genre-busting music fest is New York City's art-rock band Blonde Redhead, performing their seminal album Misery is a Butterfly with string quartet. Blending eclectic influences " noise rock, dream pop, shoegaze and psychedelic rock " with gloriously lush and darkly-tinted instrumental and vocal textures, Blonde Redhead are known for their playful, wry lyrics and an emotionally-laden intensity of sound.

 

Joining Blonde Redhead is a brilliant mix of artists from around the globe, together with music-making stars from here in Australia and yes, Brisbane – think genre-defying London-based cellist, composer and producer Oliver Coates; famed New York City-based fiddler Cleek Schrey, local guitar and violin reskinners The Scrapes, world acclaimed didgeridoo player William Barton, the masters of music mixology Topology and all sorts in between (full artist bios and imagery available on request). 

 

Thursday 17 August

7PM: Muscle Memory: Reflex - Powerhouse Theatre, Ticketed (from $30)

8PM: Oliver Coates - Turbine Platform, Free

9.30PM: The Scrapes- Turbine Platform, Free

 

Friday 18 August

7PM: Blonde Redhead - Powerhouse Theatre, Ticketed (from $68)

8PM: Cris Derksen Trio- Turbine Platform, Free

9.20PM: Rafael Karlen, Steve Newcomb - Turbine Platform, Free

 

Saturday 19 August

12.30PM: Monique Clare - Turbine Platform, Free

1.30PM: Zen Zen Zo: Dusk - Powerhouse Theatre, Ticketed (from $30)

2.30PM: Cleek Schrey - Turbine Platform, Free

3.45PM: Zen Zen Zo: Dusk - Powerhouse Theatre, Ticketed (from $30)

5PM: The Noise - Turbine Platform, Free

6PM: Topology: Queensland at Home - Turbine Platform, Free

7PM: Muscle Memory: Reflex - Powerhouse Theatre, Ticketed (from $30)

8PM: David Bentley Trio, William - Turbine Platform, Free

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