Acclaimed electro-acoustic composer and performer Sxip Shirey celebrates the release of his new album A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees with a non-stop evening of music and performance. Shirey and his band perform songs from Whiskey/Bees including “Cinnamon Stick”, “Woman of Constant Sorrow”, “Penny Red”, “Palms”, and “So Stay” alongside his full arsenal of sonic and performative ideas.
Featuring: Choral Chameleon performing a new piece for “The Gauntlet – The choir you walk through”; The infamous co-joined breathing duet last performed by Sxip Shirey and Rachelle Garniez at TED; A dance party with Sxip’s sousaphone-fueled JANK band; And multiple reverse disc music boxes, marbles and glass bowls, spinning weight plates, extended triple penny whistles, and other sonic surprises alongside the beautiful, sexy and surprising music from Shirey’s new album, A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees.