live performance
La Belle et la Bête
On Monday, September 5th, I will be playing electric guitar as a member of Le Petit Ensemble Mélodique. Together, we will be performing an original live score to Jean Cocteau‘s classic film, La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast). The music for the ensemble has been written by Lili De La Mora and Michael Wysong (of Miniature Houses) and the group features Tabor Allen, Sandor Roscoe Wolff, Ken Negrete, Alyssandra Nighswonger, Davin Givhan, and Taihei Tajima.
Tickets are $10. Doors open at 7pm and the performance begins at 8pm. All ages are welcome.
Many thanks to Long Beach Cinematheque and Second Samoan Church of Long Beach for organizing and hosting the event.
Psychic Temple Rehearsal (Austin, Texas)
From left to right: Kris Tiner (trumpet), Danny Miller (electric guitar), Andrew Pompey (drums), C.J. Boyd (upright bass), Tabor Allen (drums), Aaron Roche (electric guitar, voice), Chris Schlarb (electric guitar). Photo and visuals by Jonathan Dueck.
Rehearsal and performance took place on Saturday; June 18, 2011 at the Salvage Vanguard Theater for NMASS Festival. Thanks to Aaron Mace and all of the Church of the Friendly Ghost volunteers (for making it all happen), Jonathan F. Horne (for letting us borrow all his equipment), and Matt Burnett and Big Don Tischa (for making the show sound incredible). A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came to listen.
New Media Art and Sound Summit (NMASS) 2011
I return to Austin, Texas this weekend for Church of the Friendly Ghost‘s NMASS Festival; a three day summit of creative music including performance art, film, and installations. NMASS is an antidote to the overhyped and artistically underwhelming festivals that plague the landscape and I am excited to be among the invitees. NMASS takes place at the wonderful Salvage Vanguard Theater and is being run by a dedicated and unsung group of volunteers. At 4pm on Saturday, June 18th, I will be participating in a panel discussion with C.J. Boyd entitled, “The Creative Life”, moderated by KUT’s Laurie Gallardo. Later that night I will be performing Psychic Temple with the full cast of characters: Andrew Pompey and Tabor Allen on drums, Danny Miller on electric guitar, Aaron Roche on acoustic guitar and vocals, Kris Tiner on trumpet, C.J. Boyd on upright bass, and Jonathan Dueck on 16mm projections. With folks flying in from Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Calgary and parts unknown, this will be a very special one-time presentation. Be sure not to miss it, three-day passes are only $15 (or $10 per day).
Kris Tiner Quintet at the Bakersfield Jazz Festival
Photo by Adriana Schlarb
Last week I had the pleasure to perform with a new ensemble put together by trumpeter Kris Tiner. Truly an all-star collection of musicians, the group includes Motoka Honda on piano/keyboards, Steuart Liebig on bass, Nathan Hubbard on drums, and myself on electric guitar. We rehearsed a few times before ramp-up gigs in Los Angeles and San Diego, eventually readying us for the 25th Annual Bakersfield Jazz Festival. The music we played was alternately intense, daring, angular and lyrical. I was honored to share the stage with these musicians and there is talk of recording later this year.
I Heart Lung Tour Texana
A year after I Heart Lung lurched out toward the East Coast we are venturing out for one week of Big Texas Fun. According to the Austin Chronicle: “I Heart Lung – guitarist Chris Schlarb and drummer Tom Steck – is a wily creature, jumping right to left brain with amphetamine grace.” Flattery will get you two shows in Austin.
All dates feature young fire-keepers Rare Grooves. March 11th features I Heart Lung in quartet mode with special guests Chris Cogburn and C.J. Boyd.
Not coincidentally, I will be speaking on a panel at the NX35 Music Festival in Denton, Texas on March 12th. Many thanks to Michael Seman for inviting me out and making this little tour a possibility.
March 10th at Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin, TX. Presented by Church of the Friendly Ghost.
March 11th at Hot Mamas Espresso, Austin, TX. with Chris Cogburn and C.J. Boyd. Presented by Church of the Friendly Ghost.
March 12th at NX35 Festival, Denton, TX. (Chris Schlarb Discussion Panel)
March 13th at NX35 Festival, Denton, TX. with Shiny Around The Edges
March 14th at Resonant Sound Series, Houston, TX. with C.J. Boyd
March 15th at Avant Garden, Houston, TX. with C.J. Boyd
For maps, links, and detailed show listings, check this out.