Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, in association with Apple Crisp, is proud to present Friday Night Flux with The Cedar Tavern Singers aka The Phonoréalistes, the conceptual art-ernative folk rock duo of Mary-Ann McTrowe and Daniel Wong at The Grand Theatre on 19 March 2010. Sometime in the distant past around the year 2006, these two individuals of musi-artistic temperament were summoned to the mountainous regions of the north and, while enduring not only the harsh climes, but also bear, elk, and T-rex attacks on a regular basis, a voice of a sub-sub-genre of musical art was forged. In the majestic Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, the two intrepid heroes united to fight the good fight and to sing the good song (and occasionally the bad song) in recitals that are part performance art, part art history lecture and part pop song. Through their actions, McTrowe and Wong are engaging new audiences for the art history they tear down and send up.
As the pinnacle of the Friday Night Flux, The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA The Phonoréalistes will be propelled by the pyrotechnical performance feats of their special guests, including the comedy stylings of Duncan Links, belly dancing led by Aleks Bragoszewska and Lisa Pannock, and perhaps some other surprises. Where else are you going to be hit by the trombone barrage of the ’Bone Ultimatum? Nine young musicians from the Montreal jazz scene (including Kingston’s own Taylor Donaldson) perform first class music, and six of them are on trombone.
A free after party at The Mansion with Tea for the Voyage will prolong the merriment.
