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Jónsi live show by 59 Productions
So, the Spring tour by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Birgisson looks amazing… check out this preview of the stage setting put together by 59 Productions:
http://vimeo.com/9480602It looks gorgeous!! For U.S. tourdates, check out this blog post, or jonsi.com.
~Dan – np: George Hrab – Coelacanth 
Jónsi “Go Do” Video
Jónsi Birgisson of Sigur Rós has the debut video from Go for the song “Go Do.”
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directed by arni & kinski
Tickets for his US Tour go on sale today at 10am. Check http://jonsi.com/ for more info.
~Dan – np: The Album Leaf – A Chorus of Storytellers
Jónsi Tour Announcement
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Birgisson‘s debut solo album GO got pushed back a couple weeks to the week of April 5th (no worries). Here’s the delicious-looking album cover…
Today he announced tour dates to coincide the release of the album…
- april 6 vancouver, canada vogue theatre
- april 7 vancouver, canada vogue theatre
- april 9 seattle, wa the showbox sodo
- april 10 seattle, wa the showbox sodo
- april 13 portland, or roseland theatre
- april 15 berkeley, ca zellerbach auditorium
- april 16 san francisco, ca palace of fine arts
- april 18 indio, ca coachella
- april 21 denver, co paramount theatre
- april 22 lawrence, ks liberty hall
- april 24 minneapolis, mn pantages theatre
- april 25 minneapolis, mn pantages theatre
- april 26 milwaukee, wi the pabst theatre
- april 27 chicago, il vic theatre
- april 28 chicago, il vic theatre
- april 30 toronto, canada sound academy
- may 1 toronto, canada sound academy
- may 2 montreal, canada metropolis
- may 3 philadelphia, pa electric factory
- may 5 boston, ma house of blues
- may 6 boston, ma house of blues
- may 8 new york, ny terminal 5
- may 9 new york, ny terminal 5
from Jonsi’s website:
The shows which start in North America in April, will feature a brand new band and a stage set designed by 59 Productions. Both these things promise to be drop-dead amazing. The idea of the stage collaboration with 59 Productions is to bring together the worlds of theatre and music in a new and hopefully unique way, in order to create something other than the hoary old cliches that pass for innovation in rock’n’roll. The ideas remain very much “in development”, but there will be some surprises, for sure. Here’s a maquette of how things might appear. Cute, huh?
So… excited…
~Dan – np: That1Guy – Packs a Wallop!
I {lessthanthree} Jónsi
SO, Jónsi of Sigur Rós is a rare bird…
No, he’s not a stuffed penguin. But his glimpse into the studio for the upcoming album, Go, is fun and just what I’d expect from him. All I know is that if his promised tour hits anywhere close to me, I’m sooooo fucking going. Pardon my French, but… Je baise ainsi aller à ce concert.
He’s a rare bird, in that I think musically he hits me in a way that others don’t and/or can’t. The little snippets of sound coming from Jonsi.com are spot on what I want to hear. Plus he’s got the aesthetic approach that can do no wrong in my book. Check out his recent PR shots (shot by Lilja & Inga Birgisdóttir and posted on his Facebook page):
Proof for aliens. Icelandic people can’t possibly be human. They make things that are too beautiful.
~Dan – np: Derek Webb – Stockholm Syndrome
more Jónsi news
more Jónsi news… reposted from sigur-ros.co.uk…
jónsi’s debut solo album “go” will be released march 22nd 2010 in europe, march 23rd in usa. the album contains nine songs, most of which are sung in english, and was co-produced by jónsi, alex somers and peter katis (the national, interpol). jónsi will be embarking on an extensive world tour throughout 2010, of which more information will be annonced later.
“go” initally began as a low-key acoustic record, but, according to jónsi, “somewhere along the line it just sort of exploded”. the result is a joyful and dramatic album, featuring ecstatic string, brass and woodwind arrangements by composer nico muhly (antony & the johnsons, grizzly bear), as well as warmer, more melancholic moments.
in the coming weeks, jónsi’s official site www.jonsi.com will be updated with exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and videos of jónsi and collaborators making the record. in addition you can download the track “boy lilikoi” for free, and listen to samples from the album by clicking the “jónsi” letters. artwork on the site was created by jónsi’s sister inga birgisdóttir (press images for the album were shot by jónsi’s other sister lilja birgisdóttir).
“go” tracklist
go do
animal arithmetic
tornado
boy lilikoi
sinking friendships
kolnidur
grow till tall
around us
hengilas
Yay! A world tour, too!
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