Marfa Book Company presents Desert Encrypts, a three-day creative music and visual art event organized by multidisciplinary artist Rob Mazurek and Marfa Book Company’s Tim Johnson. In its second year, Desert Encrypts brings four internationally acclaimed artists together in Marfa, TX from July 26-28, 2019 for a series of performances and exhibitions.
This year's quartet includes Berlin-based visual artist and filmmaker, Rosa Barba; percussionist, Chad Taylor; electronic music composer and sound artist, Jan St. Werner, and musician, composer, and visual artist, Rob Mazurek.
On Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th, Mazurek will premiere Desert Encrypts: Volume 2, the second volume in his ongoing composition inspired by the desert in and around Marfa, at the Crowley Theater. Nate Cross of Astral Spirits Records and Craig Clouse will spin records at the Hotel Saint George following performances. This year, we’ll also be celebrating the record release of Desert Encrypts: Volume 1, produced by Austin-based record label, Astral Spirits, and recorded live at the Crowley Theater in 2018. Click here to listen to a sample track off the new record....
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Marfa Book Company presents Desert Encrypts, a three-day creative music and visual art event organized by multidisciplinary artist Rob Mazurek and Marfa Book Company’s Tim Johnson. In its second year, Desert Encrypts brings four internationally acclaimed artists together in Marfa, TX from July 26-28, 2019 for a series of performances and exhibitions.
This year's quartet includes Berlin-based visual artist and filmmaker, Rosa Barba; percussionist, Chad Taylor; electronic music composer and sound artist, Jan St. Werner, and musician, composer, and visual artist, Rob Mazurek.
On Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th, Mazurek will premiere Desert Encrypts: Volume 2, the second volume in his ongoing composition inspired by the desert in and around Marfa, at the Crowley Theater. Nate Cross of Astral Spirits Records and Craig Clouse will spin records at the Hotel Saint George following performances. This year, we’ll also be celebrating the record release of Desert Encrypts: Volume 1, produced by Austin-based record label, Astral Spirits, and recorded live at the Crowley Theater in 2018. Click here to listen to a sample track off the new record.
On Saturday, July 27th, critic, writer, and gallerist, John Corbett, will read from his latest book, Pick Up The Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music (University of Chicago Press, 2019). Corbett, widely regarded as a champion of free jazz and improvisational music, gives a personal account of his take on music in the 1970s.
On Sunday, July 28, 2019, Rosa Barba and Chad Taylor will close the weekend with a sound-light performance at the Arena at the Chinati Foundation.
Mazurek will have a solo show of visual work on display throughout the weekend at Wrong (110 West Dallas Street, Marfa, TX). Wrong will host an opening for the show on Friday, July 19 from 6-9pm.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2019
CROWLEY THEATER / 98 SOUTH AUSTIN STREET MARFA, TX
PREMIERE OF DESERT ENCRYPTS: VOLUME 2 (PART 1)
FEATURING ROSA BARBA, CHAD TAYLOR, JAN ST. WERNER AND ROB MAZUREK / DOORS 7:30PM / SHOW 8PM / $10 / DJ SETS BY NATE CROSS AND CRAIG CLOUSE AT THE HOTEL SAINT GEORGE BAR FOLLOWING
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019
CROWLEY THEATER / 98 SOUTH AUSTIN STREET MARFA, TX
JOHN CORBETT READS FROM PICK UP THE PIECES: EXCURSIONS IN SEVENTIES MUSIC / DOORS 1:30PM / LECTURE 2PM / FREE
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019
CROWLEY THEATER / 98 SOUTH AUSTIN STREET MARFA, TX
PREMIERE OF DESERT ENCRYPTS: VOLUME 2 (PART 2) / FEATURING ROSA BARBA, CHAD TAYLOR, JAN ST. WERNER AND ROB MAZUREK / DOORS 7:30PM / SHOW 8PM / $10 / DJ SETS BY NATE CROSS AND CRAIG CLOUSE AT THE HOTEL SAINT GEORGE BAR FOLLOWING
SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019
THE ARENA AT THE CHINATI FOUNDATION / 1 CAVALRY ROW MARFA, TX
ROSA BARBA AND CHAD TAYLOR SOUND-LIGHT PERFORMANCE / DOORS 8:30PM / SHOW 9PM / FREE
PURCHASE TICKETS:
http://www.marfabookco.com/shop
FULL PRESS RELEASE:
https://mailchi.mp/d748e3b2e501/desert-encrypts-volume-2-july-26-28-2019-marfa-tx?e=8a233866c0
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