intelectual un-pop. thoughtful music for unpopular adults. imaginative music for popular dreamers. broadway musicals, dark soundtracks, male female vocals, ghosts, ukulele, cabaret, punk, antifolk, rumpus room, cocorosie, kevin blechdom, mc hammer on crack humpty. Breakfast: Judy Garland, toasted John Cage (you're the shrimp). Lunch: Old E, Phillip Glass and "the girl next door" Dinner: Yma Sumac salad with Liza Minelli nut mix. Night cap with Klaus Nomi. parlor games in Brooklyn basements, interactive fun from the 50's- for hipsters.
A Brooklyn based saw/piano duo who have been together four years, Ching Chong Song writes songs that are lyrically and musically at once dark, serious, and funny. In unapologetic cabaret fashion they candidly address the audience both with assertive, melodic singing and unconventional instrumentation. Coming up from the underground to play at prestigious clubs on tour in the U.S. and Europe they are happy to the core to be called, "…a genuine New York oddity..."
Ching Chong Song has been on six European tours playing in large venues in Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam as well as tiny towns where they find small, subversive collectives and build strong bonds with the people they meet.Some international shows include legendary club SO36 in Berlin and Art Basel, the largest art fair in the world, Ching Chong Song was showcased as part of the Porticus project along with Kevin Blechdom and Wolf Eyes. They’ve played at the 2007 Berlin Porn Film Festival showcase and Ladyfest, Rotterdam. Ching Chong Song’s most recent European tour included an ongoing collaboration with many artists such as Kevin Blechdom, Barnwave, Justice Yeldham, Blevin Blechdom, Ironing, and Irene Moon making up Slaughterin’ Slobbersville, a vaudevillian genetic mutant war set in 2024 which culminated at the 2009 Donau Festival in Krems, Austria.
In mid 2009, Ching Chong Song released a second album produced and mixed by Kevin Blechdom called Everything Is For The Babies, featuring Susan Hwang (The Debutante Hour/Bushwick Book Club) playing accordion and singing. Most recently, Dan, Julie, and contra bassist Geoff Larson have embarked on a recording journey with Max Hart (We Are Scientists), combining abstract piano, saw, vocal, ukulele and bass instrumental compositions with songs. Ching Chong Song will head down under this December to join fellow Slobbersville comrades for shows and festivals in New Zealand and Australia.
EMAIL: chingcsong@gmail.com
3rd Annual WAGSTOCK this Sunday, June 21st!! Wagstock is free for all. Bring blankets, pets, brew, snacks and snuggle up on the grass with your sweetie pie.
THE XPOSED INTERNATIONAL QUEER SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL
WILL HIT THE SCHWUZ WITH AN AMAZING NEVER
BEFORE COMPILED PROGRAM OF QUEER SHORT FILMS FROM TURKEY
PLUS
THE PARTY OF THE WEEK, THE XPOSED PARTY
WITH FREE SHOTS and MUSIC by Desolation Disko King, Das Ponymädchen, Mikki P and
Direct from Australia – Seymour Butz! Plus a konzert by SO LOW SUICIDE!
How are you? I just got the T-shirts I ordered for the NYC Musical Saw Festival. I'm excited about the logo: What do you think? I hope you can join us at the festival on Saturday, July 18th, 2pm at Trinity Church, 31-18 37th street, Astoria (Queens).
KEVIN BLECHDOM - NEW ALBUM !!! OUT NOW !!!! OMG !!!
GENTLEMANIA!! GENTLEMANIA!! GENTLEMANIA!! GENTLEMANIA!!
An acoustic album chock full of palpitating love songs.
Kevin Blechdom plays piano and sings.
Available NOW on Sonig and on iTunes.
www.itunes.com/kevinblechdom/gentlemania
Online Now!
