The Jilted Brides are a psychedelic folk/electronic duo from Melbourne, Australia. Psychedelic in the original Greek means 'clarifying the soul'.
Tanya sings and creates video projections for our performances, Nicole
sings, plays keys and writes and produces the songs.
We formed in December 2007, and produced our first album Larceny of Love within a matter of weeks. Larceny of Love is divided into two 'sides' - psychedelic ballads then electronic hymns. We have put up some of the ballads and one of the hymns in our song list. You can also see a couple of videos we have made to other tracks on the album. We hope you like what you hear:-)
Tanya is a vocalist, video artist and photographer. Her channel is youtube.com/tanyaandrea. Nicole is a song writer and producer, with a long background in electronica (B(if)tek, Artificial) and also more recently, folk rock (Dust).
The Jilted Brides sing about heartache, the dark night of the soul,
spiritual yearnings and desire. Our music is both sacred and profane, just
like love.
We sound a little like a cross between Leonard Cohen, Air and The Carpenters, Boards of Canada and Bobbie Gentry, Brigid Bardot leaning against the easy snap and click of drum machines, old organs and '70s synthesizers. Our 808 has been drinking:-)
Many thanks to some special people who did some session work on the album: Mark Gardiner (guitar), Gavin Vance (bass) and Graham Lee (pedal steel).
We were very honored to work with Kuba Fiedorowicz, who is one of the most gifted visionary painters in the world. Kuba created the artwork for 'Larceny of Love'. Our 'two brides' logo is his (based on a dream he had before he even met us!) as is the painting that accompanies the song 'Feelings Never Felt Before'.
We played at the New Music West festival in Canada in May, and are now in the US. We have been artists in residence at various spectacular locations around the country (including Montana, Washington and New York), and we have played in New York and Pittsburgh.
Since arriving in Pittsburgh in October 2008, we found a home for our album, with the local Uh Oh label. 'Larceny of Love' CDs are now available for purchase from this site!
The Jilted Brides are currently in a state of renewal and rebirth; Tanya is spending more time on her visual passions, photography and video; and Nicole has branched out into writing, and presenting. But Nicole has written more material and there will be a new Jilted Brides line-up recording and performing in Pittsburgh and beyond from 2010.
We have had many adventures since throwing everything to the wind and taking off for the promised land in May 2008; anyone who is interested in our fates can follow Nicole's blog here: http://www.nicoleskeltys.com
On November 20 & 21, come to the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater for FREE work-in-progress viewings of Mayhem & Majesty - heavy on the mayhem! We will be debuting ten scenes from our upcoming show and are eager for audience feedback leading up to its World Premiere in March 2010. Following each performance will be a talkback with the audience and the company. Come on down and get embroiled in the Squonk creative process!
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Wishful Thinking Paintings by Victoria Cessna and David Wallace
Opening Friday, August 7, 2009. 6-10pm. Zombo Gallery. 4900 Hatfield St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201 www.zomboworld.com With live music by Slim and George Cessna with Rob Loveclutch. Showing through Friday, August 28.
With great excitement and a touch of wise doubt, local painters Victoria Cessna and David Wallace present ‘Wishful Thinking’ at Zombo Gallery on August 7, showcasing works that were completed by the artists over the past year.
Both artists have an affinity for using found imagery from bygone eras as inspiration for their work.
Cessna’s paintings explore the mysterious allure of the random snapshot and capture the quality of a long-forgotten photograph in paint. Her work takes these photographs out of their original context and suggests that there is more than meets the eye in these seemingly tranquil domestic environments.
As a graphic designer, Wallace has always been interested in the power of images and words in advertising. The pairing of innocent, naïve images from mid-century home magazine ads with more modern, direct text create a more complex world than those ‘50s magazines imply. New meanings are derived and questions are posed. As in Cessna’s work, things are not always as they seem or as we wish they could be.
Just as the phrase ‘Wishful Thinking’ can either cheerfully conjure a joyful hope or sarcastically imply a skeptical doubt, the work of Cessna and Wallace explores the duality of meaning inherent within mundane, everyday imagery.
‘Wishful Thinking’ opens Friday, August 7 at Zombo Gallery in Lawrenceville and continues through August 28. For more information on Zombo Gallery visit www.zomboworld.com To view David Wallace’s artwork visit www.salaczar.com To view Victoria Cessna’s artwork visit www.vicskitschn.com
Greetings! i LOVE the videos you've posted and am really kicking myself for missing your NY show. I never got wind of the date. Please tell me you're planning to return. Your songs are wonderful. xx ivy
I have an hour long mix for the inimitable Solid Steel Radio show (Ninja Tune) on Friday May 15th, featuring such Gems as Minotaur Shock, Nathan Fake, Clark, Boards of Canada and much more.....
The Fujiya & Miyagi single 'Sore Thumb' which features my remix of their album track 'Dishwasher' is out NOW on Full Time Hobby Records (Tunng, The Accidental).
Come and party with Squonk Opera on Friday May 22nd at 8:00 pm at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room for the Galaxy Premiere of Astro-rama!
Astro-rama is a joyous large scale outdoor event that unifies an audience in creating humanity’s message for far-flung galaxies. The show features live music, dynamic video, 3 stories of scaffolding, a 40' radio telescope, cherry pickers, scissor lifts and a giant robot. Astro-rama was filmed over 2 chilly nights in October 2008 at Pittsburgh's Schenley Plaza.
Astro-rama premiere and party with the Squonkers. Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. for $25 Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
moinsen poinsen was geht ab.... Habe jetzt Kämpferherz Part 2 plus noch ein Lied das heißt "Bye" auf meiner Seite. Einfach mal anhören und sagen wie es ist jau :) achja wenn du noch nich mein zweites Tape kennst... yallah du wirst nicht enttäuscht sein;) pfirsich ehrenwort machs jut und schön tach do
Thank You very much for the connection and Your kind comment - and a big pleasure to explore Your rich, beautyful and enchanting music (Loreena McKennit with Brian Eno couldn't have done it better...) !!!
Peace to You, success + big good wishes, Michael
P.S. And thank You for Your translation of "psychedelic" (usually I know such things, but in this case I could learn something new...)
Hand to Hand - the coast to coast collaborative collage of Rebecca Trawick and David Wallace
Over the course of two years, Rebecca and I traded collages back and forth through the mail, adding to each work as it changed hands. Throughout this process, we never met in person - I live in Pittsburgh, and Rebecca lives in Southern CA. We found that working together was a way to communicate on a purely creative level. We weren’t interested in becoming “pen pals,” but rather in seeing how our two styles could combine to create work that was not completely me, not totally her, but something new and surprising to us both. The work debuted at Moxie Dada in Pittsburgh in January 2007 and has since been shown at Phd Gallery in St. Louis and Tangent Lab in Wichita, working its way across the U.S. in much the same way the pieces themselves traveled between the two of us.
"This beautiful collection of collages holds no specific thematic intentions; there are no hidden messages to interpret. Each piece offers its own vocabulary, images for which viewers can create their own meanings. Or one can simply appreciate the image for its aesthetic value as a beautiful work of art." - Janera Soloman, Pittsburgh City Paper
'Hand to Hand' February 11 – March 13, 2009 Hub-Bub 149 S.Daniel Morgan Ave. Suite 2 Spartanburg, SC 29306 864-582-0056
Opening reception Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Squonk Opera and the Lively Arts College of Fine Arts Performance Plus present Indiana County: The Opera.
Come celebrate Indiana County with a new installment in our ‘Hometown Series’, a show that has been called “noisy, colorful, funny, outrageous” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and “a quirky, playful, music- and image-driven piece of performance art “ by the Tribune Review.
Our show is not exactly ‘opera’, but a multi-media live concert that weaves music with video projections, props and puppets. To see more of what we do, check out our website at http://www. squonkopera. org.
Indiana County: The Opera includes amazing Indiana based dance and choral groups, and lots of video interviews with Indiana County residents.
Friday, January 30 at 8:00 pm Fisher Auditorium IUP Performing Arts Center
Tickets are available in advance at the Hadley Union Building, at iuptickets. com, the door starting at 7:00 p.m. or call (724) 357-2547 for information
Come join us and say Hi! Hope to see you there! Squonk Opera
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