Dark Dark Dark returns to MASS MoCA for an Alt Cabaret performance
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| Photo courtesy of Mass MoCA., Dark Dark Dark 8/9, 8pm |
Their North Adams debut took place in April of this year when they took a break from their duties as part of the installation crew for Miss Rockaway Armada's work Being Here is Better than Wishing We'd Stayed to perform a daytime concert under the upside down trees. The French magazine A Decouvrir Absolument calls Dark Dark Dark "a new experience which goes well beyond the musical."
Dark Dark Dark's sound draws heavily on Americana and Eastern European influences, referencing a long tradition of wandering musicians. With intricate song-craft and a playful sensibility, the band uses an array of old-timey instruments to conjure a lush musical vision of the future. Chris Polley of Reveille Magazine suggests "Dark Dark Dark is more than just bells, whistles, and expertly blended vocal patterns; it all comes back to their nagging emphasis on mood."
Since 2006, Dark Dark Dark has crisscrossed the country, playing in basements and bars, warehouses and street corners. When Nona Marie Invie (accordion/voice) and Marshall LaCount (banjo/voice) first began to play and write music together, they had no intention of starting a serious band. With no desire to settle down, and nothing to lose, the two set out on a musical journey together, picking up band members Jonathan Kaiser (cello/voice) and Todd Chandler (upright bass) along the way. Support for the band blossomed as soon as they began to perform, and it became clear that this was a project worth serious pursuit.
After nearly two years of songwriting and traveling, they returned to their sometime homebase, Minneapolis, to record The Snow Magic with producer Robert Skoro (Martin Dosh, Anticon artist and touring drummer for Andrew Bird, contributes percussion to the album). The band has also collaborated with visionary street artist Swoon and Obie Award-winning playwright Lisa D'Amour on Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, in which a flotilla of rafts will sail down the Hudson River culminating in a performance at Deitch Projects in New York City. Later this year the band will embark on its first European tour and begin filming and scoring Flood, a project conceived and directed by bassist Todd Chandler.
Tickets for Dark Dark Dark are $14 in advance or $18 the day of the show. MASS MoCA members receive a 10% discount. Doors open at 6 PM with snacks from Lickety Split and full bar available. Tickets are available through the MASS MoCA Box Office located off Marshall Street in North Adams, open from 10 A.M. until 6 P.M. every day through September 1. Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling 413.662.2111 during Box Office hours or purchased online at www.massmoca.org.
