Local sound artist/pianist Tom Grzinich plans on taking out some aggression tomorrow night at Ballet Austin.
Oko Jumu, the name of the night’s event, features performances from guitar/drum duo Bulbs and video from experimental film artist Scott Stark, and comes from the 1949 Joseph Campbell work The Hero With a Thousand Faces. As if that weren’t amorphous enough, the night’s closer Grzinich explains: “I plan to to split my set into three intervals without a space in between. I am going to start with some minimal sound processed through a mixer and effects pedal.”
Then, there’s some vague business of smashing a car.
“I will come back inside to turn off the remaining sound and play the piano for about 12-15 minutes in a style that works to sustain angelic overtones,” he concludes.
Truly an only-in-Austin event. J.G. Ballard fans take note. Starts at 9pm.
This article appears in May 2 • 2008.