(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Boom box-wielding duo Javelin brings its witty, catchy collage of catchy melodies, ethereal vocals, synth-pop soundscapes and danceable rhythms to MASS MoCA‘s intimate Club B-10 on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 8pm.
Founded in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist cousins George Langford (guitar, bass guitar, drums, and mandolin) and Tom Van Buskirk (cello and piano) in Providence, R.I., the Brooklyn-based band took four years to refine its pop-collage approach before releasing its first album. The band’s debut album, “Jamz N Jemz” – a mix-tape distributed in a CDR format – catapulted the band to wunderkind status, garnering Pitchfork’s “Best New Music” award and honorable mention on the site’s “Album of the Year” list.
Since then the duo has played its surrealist block party-in-a-box at venues throughout the U.S., Europe, and South America, including Lollapalooza, MoMA, and the Whitney Museum of Art. Unquestionably experimental, Javelin has incorporated an FM transmitter and a variety of boom boxes in past shows (b.y.o. boombox), producing an act Pitchfork enthusiastically calls “an otherworldly radio station based in some crate-digger bunker”. In 2010 Javelin signed to Luaka Bop, David Byrne’s psychedelic world music label, and earlier this year they released their first full studio album, “Hi Beam.”
Club B-10 is a casual venue on the third floor of the museum. A full bar, plus dinner and snacks from Lickety Split, are available before and during the show. Tickets are $12 in advance or $16 on the day of the show. Student tickets are $10. Members receive a 10% discount. Tickets are available through the MASS MoCA Box Office, located on Marshall Street in North Adams, from 11 am until 5 pm (closed Tuesdays). Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling 413.662.2111 x1 during Box Office hours or purchased online at MASS MoCA.
MASS MoCA is one of the world’s liveliest (and largest) centers for making and enjoying the best new art of our time, across all media: music, art, dance, theater, film, and video. Hundreds of works of visual and performing art have been created on its factory campus during fabrication and rehearsal residencies in North Adams, making MASS MoCA among the most productive sites in the country for the creation and presentation of new art. MASS MoCA strives to bring its audiences art and experiences that are fresh, engaging, and transformative.
MASS MoCA’s galleries are open 11am-5pm every day except Tuesdays. Seasonal exhibitions are open from April 15 to November 15. Gallery hours are often extended on evenings featuring performing arts events. Gallery admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for children 6-16, and free for children 5 and under. Members are admitted free year-round. For additional information, call 413.662.2111 x1 or visit MASS MoCA.