Michael Pisaro's foray into experimental-pop, Tombstones, reconstitutes traces and fragments of the voice. Lawrence Kumpf speaks with Pisaro, Julia Holter and Jason Brogan about Tombstones in anticipation of their October 3rd performance.

Michael Pisaro's foray into experimental-pop, Tombstones, reconstitutes traces and fragments of the voice. Lawrence Kumpf speaks with Pisaro, Julia Holter and Jason Brogan about Tombstones in anticipation of their October 3rd performance.
Michael Pisaro's foray into experimental-pop, "Tombstones" reconstitutes traces and fragments of the voice. Jason Brogan will lead an ensemble of musicians including Julia Holter, from Los Angeles, New York City, and Charleston in a performance of selections from the recently released album.
Unsound Festival New York opens with a night of distinctive female experimental artists working with sound. LA resident Julia Holter and Norway’s Jenny Hval combine avant-garde structures with music at the edge of pop, New York cellist Julia Kent, a collaborator of Rasputina and Anthony and the Johnsons, performs solo.
Video of the full live set from Julia Holter's solo piano performance at the Unsound Festival New York 2012, 4/18/12.
Right off the bat, from its first outing in February 2010, Unsound Festival New York has established itself with fans and critics as essential New York culture. Unsound Festival New York embraces a range of genres from contemporary classical music to post-industrial sounds to black metal to new directions in bass.