Efterklang (at Walker Art Center)

with Buke and Gass
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 8:00pm
7:00pm
$18.00
$18.00
$15 for Walker members

“One of the world’s most uniquely-minded bands . . . to see them live is mesmeric.” —BBC

Enter the inspired musical universe of Efterklang. Otherworldly pop meets ambitious and intimate orchestration for a sound that is both sweepingly majestic and instantly catchy. Known for their joyous and stunning live shows, this seven-member Copenhagen-based ensemble of multi-instrumentalists “has a knack for gorgeous, slow-motion buildups and sudden, shivery drop-offs; the music gleams and drips like an ice sculpture that never stops melting” (New York Times).

Copresented with the Walker Art Center.

Preshow gathering in the Balcony Bar, 7–8 pm
Before the performance, join the Walker’s season launch party in the Balcony Bar for complimentary food and drink.


Support provided by The McKnight Foundation.

One part Sigur Ros, one part Radiohead, with interesting arrangements and instrumentation. This art-rock band takes its name, Efterklang, from the Danish word for "remembrance" or "reverberation." Formed in Copenhagen, its four core members are: Casper...
Brooklyn duo Buke & Gass play homemade Frankenstein instruments that make beautiful and wild sproinging sounds--Arone Dyer's "buke" is a modified baritone ukelele; Aron Sanchez's "gass" is a mutant guitar/bass that he built from scratch. But their...