Sunday, December 5th at 8:30 pm
Seed the Sound Sundays feature local and touring musicians across diverse genres. This Sunday, we feature World History and Wytold! $10 suggested donation.
About World History:
WORLD HISTORY began in the winter of 2006, as a collection of songs written and recorded aboard several boats in Seattle, Washington. The project has since evolved into a laughing, stomping, yelping collaboration between Neil Campau and Jamie Menzel.
They most often write songs about historical characters and events that are rarely talked about in compulsory school textbooks, and their lyrics provide hints of their anarchist anti-politics. Campau provides the majority of the vocals, alternately strumming his rusty autoharp and breaking guitar strings, while Menzel lends her soft vocals and intricate flute melodies, and from time to time, breaks something in a percussive fervor.
Whether performing a raucous, triumphant historical retelling or a foot-stomping sing-along, World History continues to captivate audiences from living room to back porch.
In addition to making music, World History supports the efforts of DoDIY.org, a website dedicated to supporting communities that rely on mutual aid and work toward de-constructing hierarchy, patriarchy, homophobia, racism, able-ism, transphobia, and all other forms of institutional oppression. They hope to be an extremely helpful resource for musicians, performers, speakers, artists, and/or activists who would like to travel.
About WYTOLD:
WYTOLD blends classical strings with contemporary jazz and rock by layering percussive bowing and melodic fingerpicking on the cello. Two extra strings on his electric cello allow Wytold’s music to capture the depth and power of a standup bass, the rich tonal timbre normally associated the cello, and the bright crispness of violin solos and harmonies. Wytold records, molds, and solos over these sounds live on both electric and acoustic cellos to create his own rockorchestral accompaniment on stage.
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities has recently sponsored Wytold to record and produce an original solo CD, coming in Spring 2011.
