Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Jandek playing Douglas Hyde Gallery

June 13th. Tickets are limited to 100. €20 from the Gallery (which is in the Arts Block in Trinity) or from Road Records.

(DHG will take phone bookings on 01-8961116 - they open at 11am)

Some information about Jandek:

Jandek is the musical project of an outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released 53 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical information. Jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, often using an open and unconventional chord structure. Jandek's music is unique, but the lyrics closely mirror the country blues and folk traditions of East Texas. The name "Jandek" is most commonly used to refer specifically to the main – often sole – performer, rather than to the project.

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