For Immediate Release
Contact: Casey Jarman
casey.jarman@slcgov.com
801.596.5000
The 2011 Twilight Concert Series Continues Thursday, August 4
Thurston Moore / Kurt Vile and the Violators
At Pioneer Park Free Admission
Salt Lake City, UT: The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Twilight Concert Series continues Thursday, August 4 with headliner Thurston Moore and supporting artist Kurt Vile and the Violators. The series is presented at Pioneer Park (350 South 300 West) and admission is free.
The Twilight concerts are presented on Thursday evenings through August 25. Gates open at 5pm and the music begins at 7pm. There is standing only in the immediate stage area; no chairs or blankets allowed in the immediate stage area. No alcoholic beverages can be brought into the venue. Beer and wine are available for purchase on-site. Smoking, coolers and pets are not allowed; service animals are welcome.
Although the concerts are free, if patrons choose to donate to the concert series, they can simply text “TWILIGHT” to 20222 from any cellular phone to contribute $5.00. Messaging and data rates may apply.
Find Twilight Concert Series on Facebook. For artist details, photos, information and updates visit www.twilightconcertseries.com.
THURSTON MOORE / KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS
Best known as lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for legendary noise-rockers Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore’s upcoming solo-album, Demolished Thoughts, pursues a different side of the musical spectrum, representing his most nuanced and personal expression. For his fourth solo effort, Moore enlisted renowned musician and producer Beck Hansen to handle production. Recorded this past autumn and winter, Demolished Thoughts is a beautiful and brooding work. While there are tonal similarities to some favorite Moore compositions from years past, the execution this time around is nothing short of staggering.
Once compared to Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty, Psychic TV, and Animal Collective in the same review (for his 2009 release, Childish Prodigy), Kurt Vile and the Violators bring to mind anything from Suicide to Leo Kottke to My Bloody Valentine, Bob Seger, Nick Drake, and Eastern ragas. He pieces together these disparate elements so seamlessly and unpretentiously that such reference points are rendered pointless by the singularity of his sound. Smoke Ring For My Halo, his fourth full-length record, is tender and evocative, elusive but companionable, tough in the gut and the arm but swollen in the chest and giddy in the head. It’s a record that is perfect for any day in any season first thing in the morning or last thing at night.
Upcoming Twilight Concerts:
August 11: Bright Eyes / Wild Nothing
August 18: Ghostland Observatory / Phantogram
August 25: Lupe Fiasco / Big K.R.I.T.
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Download press releases and photos at www.twilightconcertseries.com/press
Eugenie Hero Jaffe
Bombshell Music & Media
801.599.2040
eugenie@getbombshell.com
www.getbombshell.com
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