19 JULY 2002: “DISASTODROME!”

David Thomas

FROM UCLA
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Disastodrome! is a 3-day
festival. Sixteen avant-garage heroes, boundary breakers forever outside
the world of music-by-numbers, are led into the Moment by one of rock’s
great prodigies and Pere Ubu founder, David Thomas.

Friday, Feb 21

Caligari’s Diner

Individual voices and unique
visions bellied up to the bar at Caligari’s Diner, featuring the pale boys,
and the electrifying Kidney Brothers, the duo that pinned a Purcell Room
audience to the back of their seats at the London Disastodrome. Plus absolutely
special guests.

Saturday, Feb 22

Mirror Man

The U.S. premiere of the
improvisational opera featuring David Thomas, Linda Thompson, Bob Holman,
Van Dyke Parks, Robert Kidney and always special guests. “A tour de force,”
says Mojo. “Evokes the restless hobo spirit of Harry Partch,” says Time
Out London. “A contemporary update of the Kerouac era,” says The Guardian.

Sunday, Feb 23

Custodians of the Avant-Garage

Pere Ubu, Rocket From The
Tombs and guests. Any appearance by Ubu is special enough but this night
features the one-off reunion of the truly legendary
Rocket From The Tombs.

 

AND:
CHECK THE UBU PROJEX WEBSITE.