PARADISO AT TOWN HALL
Image: Photo: Prudence Upton
Paradiso at Town Hall sees Sydney Town Hall take inspiration in the name and reputation of Amsterdam’s legendary rock venue Paradiso and returns with eight nights of diverse music for 2014’s Sydney Festival.
On one night audiences can experience introspective folk-rock hero Kurt Vile & The Violators (USA) as they take to the stage with their songs that range from languid charm to sky-scraping anthems. While the Japanese pioneers of ‘death jazz’ Soil & Pimp Sessions take to the stage another night with their aggressively funky and frenetic ensemble horn-play.
Audiences can also catch multi-instrumentalist and long-time Nick Cave collaborator Mick Harvey pay tribute to Serge Gainsbourg with his unique interpretation of the enigmatic French provocateur’s extensive body of work.
“I was interested in showcasing Gainsbourg without watering down the lyrical content of his songs,” says Harvey. Mick Harvey made two albums of Gainsbourg’s songs translated into English in the early nineties, which received rave reviews across Europe.
Punters can also catch an evening of flamboyant tango with Orquesta Tìpica Fernàndez Fierro from Argentina, Detroit techno pioneer Juan Atkins through to American troubadours John Grant and John Murry.
There’s also the Paradiso Lates series where audiences can catch performances and DJs late into the night for free. (CN)
Jan 16-25, Sydney Town Hall, 483 George St, Sydney, $36-56, sydneyfestival.org.au
