Reinterpreting existing genres to create something newâisnât that really what popular music has done all along?
The five bands in Americana Currents, one of California Institute of the Artsâ free Wild Beast Concerts, are making the old new again and showing it off on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 5 p.m. at the Wild Beast music pavilion on the CalArts campus. The talented musiciansâall CalArts alumniâmeld roots and folk music of the â30s and â40s with twenty-first century technology for a truly unique new take on Americana.
Saint Parade blends traditional Billie Holiday balladry, jazz standards, and honkytonk into a contemporary take on parlor music.
Brother, Sister combines traditional folk with elaborately orchestrated chamber accompanimentâfusing Americana with baroque pop and Beach Boys harmonies.
The Royal USÂ combines the legacy of murder ballads and sea shanties with improvisation, synthesizers and gadgets to create an experimental âfolktronicaâ sound.
Fear for the Dust combines alt-country with doom metal and experimental compositionsâresulting in a sound described as âa madman whispering in your ear.â
Badlands create intense musical landscapes that are part melodic beauty and part dark commotion.
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