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Cabaret Room: JOSHUA FRIED “Radio Wonderland” with special guest Carol Lipnik, presented by TWEED, 7:00pm, cash cover CANCELLED!
December 19 2021, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Award-winning composer Joshua Fried returns to Pangea with RADIO WONDERLAND, the magnetic, danceable solo performance made entirely out of live radio, grabbed right on the spot. Of course Joshua will bring the trusty Musical Steering Wheel and Musical Shoes. How Joshua maintains a stage presence while juggling unpredictable audio and all those gadgets is beyond us, but the musician can’t stop moving, and as Canada’s The Scope put it, “it is as incredible in action as it seems on paper….RADIO WONDERLAND turned French talk radio into a funkadelic dance party, my toes started tapping…” And it’s not just a RADIO WONDERLAND show; Joshua will debut a new project with beloved Pangea diva Carol Lipnik. The details are a surprise to be unveiled on the 19th!
$20 music cover CASH ONLY at the door, $20 food/beverage minimum per person, proof of vaccination and a photo ID required
MAKE RESERVATION
RHEIN-NECKAR-ZEITUNG
Ein Virtuose des Mischpults, ein Zauberer der Multiplay-Machine…Das Ganze ist äußerst fantasievoll, vital, bunt, feurig, witzig und vor allem: rhythmisch.
A virtuoso of the mixer, a magician of the multitrack…the show is full of fantasy, vitality, color, fire, wit and above all: rhythm.
—Matthias Roth, Matthias Schubert, RHEIN-NECKAR-ZEITUNG, Heidelberg
PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER
…They Might Be Giants’ best remixing bud Joshua Fried brings a balance of musicality…technology and political savvy to the stage — extemporaneously creating a living piece of music that resonates with topical immediacy. Using live FM radio feeds as the basis of performance, Fried’s fried mass media manages the impossible feat of making music ironic and messages melodic.
—A.D. Amorosi, Philadelphia City Paper [ONLINE]
VILLAGE VOICE
Marshall McLuhan’s writing about the intimacy of radio communication wasn’t lost on Joshua Fried…
Seize The Means…deconstructs voices from the ether in an absurdist, subtly undermining manner akin to Negativland.
—Richard Gehr, Village Voice (Nov 2-8 2016)
ELECTRONIC SOUND
In today’s world of laptop sound banks making things easy and predictable, it’s refreshing to encounter this now threatened breed of idiosyncratic New York artist bent on ripping up the rulebooks to realise his own visions. Joshua Fried is simply reaching back to a crucial time for sonic invention to chart a healthier future, where the human element remains an essential catalyst.
—Kris Needs, Electronic Sound, issue 28
AMERICAN MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
One of the most inventive performance-artist-type composers is Joshua Fried…a rock-influenced postconceptualist with a steady stream of startling ideas. (Kyle Gann)
—Schirmer Books’ American Music in the Twentieth Century
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