The venetian blinds - artist run bands

2015 TOUR - FIRST EDITION VENICE 7-8-9 MAY 2015

The opening of the 56th Venice Biennale will mark the first edition of THE VENETIAN BLINDS - ARTIST-RUN BANDS

Conceived and produced by
Palazzo Grassi - Punta della Dogana (Venice), LeConsortium Dijon andSilencio (Paris), The Venetian Blinds - Artist-Run Bands is the first Music Festival entirely dedicated to rock bands founded by visual artists. More international dates will soon be announced. The Venetian Blinds’ motto: “This is the price to pay to keep up a certain idea of behaviour, a certain idea of entertainment. The Venetian Blinds is on tour!”
The first concerts will take place in Venice on 7, 8, 9 May 2015 at 9:30 PM at Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi. (Doors open at 8:30 PM).

Tickets are free and exclusively available by pre-registration online from 30 April at : www.thevenetianblinds.com.

During three days the following bands will be on stage :
• EMILY SUNDBLAD & MATT SWEENEY
• THE RODNEY GRAHAM BAND
• THE CORNICHONS
• BOB CAROL TED
• I APOLOGIZE
• MARTIN CREED AND HIS BAND

More info & pre-registration on www.thevenetianblinds.com
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THURSDAY 7 MAY
DOORS OPEN AT 8.30PM
DJ SET BY ERIK RUG (SILENCIO RESIDENT DJ)
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9.30PM
EMILY SUNDBLAD & MATT SWEENEY
Emily Sundblad is a Swedish singer, actress and painter. She is one of the founders and portrayers of fictional artist and art dealer Reena Spaulings, whose work was exhibited at the Tate Modern and the Whitney Museum’s Biennial. Matt Sweeney is an American guitarist best known for his former heavy rock band Chavez and his collaborations with producer Rick Rubin and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

10.30PM
THE RODNEY GRAHAM BAND
Feat. Rodney Graham, Paul Rigby, David Carswell, Peter Bourne
Vancouver-based artist Rodney Graham will bring to Venice his signature blend of psychedelic rock and folk music. “Graham has always kept the question open: am I a musician trapped in an artist’s mind or an artist trapped in a musician’s body”, wrote Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth.

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FRIDAY 8 MAY
DOORS OPEN AT 8.30PM
DJ SET BY ERIK RUG (SILENCIO RESIDENT DJ)
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9.30PM
THE CORNICHONS
Feat. John Miller, Dan Walworth, Aura Rosenberg, Jose Martos, Servane Mary, Jon Kessler
John Miller’s protean oeuvre (photographs, paintings, sculptures, videos), enlightened by his prolific production of critical texts, has ever questioned the values of our societies, both in the global societal sphere and in the more specific realms of media and art. Since studying at the Rhode Island Art School, he has been the member of numerous bands, including The Poetics alongside Mike Kelley and Tony Oursler. The Cornichons, his latest project, was founded in 2013.

10.30PM
BOB CAROL TED
Feat. Steve DiBenedetto, Dave Rick, Colette Russen
In the late 1980's, acclaimed painter and drummer Steve DiBenedetto and guitarist/bassist Dave Rick wrote, recorded, and performed together in progressive art punk bands Wonderama and Shapiro-rama. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Dave also played in paradigm shifting bands Yo La Tengo, Phantom Tollbooth, Bongwater, and King Missile. BOB CAROL TED reunites Steve's drums and Dave's guitar, and adds Colette Russen's bass. BCT is a pre-modern-green-energy-trio dedicated to coaxing twenty-first century noises out of twentieth century musics and materials.

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SATURDAY 9 MAY
DOORS OPEN AT 8.30PM
DJ SET BY ERIK RUG (SILENCIO RESIDENT DJ)
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9.30PM
I APOLOGIZE
Feat. Jean-Luc Verna, Gautier Tassart, Julien Tiberi
Siouxsie and the Banshees, T.Rex, Janis Joplin are among the music icons of Jean-Luc Verna. The French performer, photographer, sculptor and designer enjoys covering their songs and adopting their codes and attitudes. “I was born in the 60s, therefore I am 25. This is the perfect age to put on stilettos and take the mic.”

10.30PM
MARTIN CREED AND HIS BAND
Feat. Martin Creed, Anouchka Grose, Keiko Owada, Serge Vuille, Katy Huntley, Katrina Wilson, Rob Eagle
Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed founded his alternative rock band, formerly known as Owada, in 1994. His latest album Mind Trap, produced by Creed and Andy Knowles, was released last year on Telephone Records.