DIRTY PROJECTORS

Saturday 2:00 PM at the Tennessee Theatre
Dirty Projectors w/ DJ/rupture & William Basinski

The Brooklyn-based experimental rock group Dirty Projectors is the brainchild of frontman and chief songwriter Dave Longstreth, who released his own first album, The Graceful Fallen Mango, in 2001, before formally creating the band that launched his career.

The Dirty Projectors became renowned for their virtuosic live performances, ecstatic critical reviews and inventive collaborations with Bjork and David Byrne.  Their constantly evolving sound — both live and on record — and sheer intensity and originality of their music, set them apart.

The group has pushed its sound with each new release, creating concept albums ranging from an opera about Don Henley to a re-imagining of Black Flag songs written from memory. With each new album, Longstreth’s style and cast of musicians has changed.

The Dirty Projectors released Bitte Orca this past June, earning rave reviews from critics and fans. The new album continues the band’s trademark experimentation, mixing traditional string arrangements with exploding drums, spidery guitars and boisterous keyboards. The band’s evolving songwriting has helped make Bitte Orca its best work to date.