(Doors: 8:00 pm) SHOW: 9:00 pm PDT
13 NW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR
Star Theater Presents: The Tear Garden
Doors; 8:00pm
Show: 9:00pm
Ages: 21+
The Tear Garden’s conception can literally be traced back to a seat on an aeroplane high over Greenland in 1986.
cEvin Key, composer and instrumentalist of an emerging Skinny Puppy had asked Edward Ka-Spel of the Legendary Pink Dots to write lyrics for a piece that deserved more than a bonus slot on a cassette release. The song was “Center Bullet” and Ka-Spel’s contribution was requested as he had been invited to perform a string of performances in Key’s home city of Vancouver in Canada.
The connection had been building for some time and after a new version of “Center Bullet” had been laid down in less than an hour, it seemed logical to write a few songs from scratch. The collaboration was set in stone… the Tear Garden was blooming and it deserved a future.
A first album , “Tired Eyes Slowly Burning” was recorded a year later and as the years rolled on, the band/ project expanded, taking in Dwayne Goettel from Skinny Puppy and literally the entire lineup of the Legendary Pink Dots.
Fast forward 3 decades and the Tear Garden thrives; the new album , ‘Astral Elevator’ has been gleefully received and a long persistent cry from an audience clamouring for a tour look set to have their prayers answered.
For some , the combination of Skinny Puppy’s sonic overload and the Pink Dots’ hallucinogenic labyrinth may seem like an unlikely combination, but the evidence of the music and the longevity of the project exemplifies a perfect marriage.
The Tear Garden is:
cEvin Key… Synthesisers, machines, drums
Edward Ka-Spel… voice, devices
Dre Robinson… machines
Erik Drost… guitars
Randall Frazier… synthesisers
Joep Hendrikx … live electronics
- One (1) General Admission Ticket
- Soundcheck Viewing
- Group Photo Op
- Exclusive Screen Printed Tour Poster
- Souvenir Laminate w/ Lanyard
- Exclusive Tote Bag
- Early Entry/Merch Shopping
The Tear Garden
Soriah
Soriah, which translates as "Pleiades" in Arabic, is the stage persona for the internationally recognized artist, Enrique Ugalde. Soriah's craft is a blending of traditional Khöömei (Tuvan Throat Singing), tempered with Soriah's own visceral force. Performances vary from being steeped in tradition and bound to its constructs to more experimental fascinations with electronic and acoustic accompaniments, and introducing Butoh and Ritual Performance Art. Soriah's use of Khöömei as a transportive medium is an offering to nature in her own tongue, that of organic sound whether it be wind, water or the mimicry of animals.
One becomes encased in an awe-laced ceremonial pallor while in attendance at a Soriah performance. A deep spiritualism imbues each piece performed, whether entirely traditional or exhibiting a fusion of music, movement and meditation that Soriah describes as Vocalized Ritual Drone.
