Concert by Eugene Chadbourne

Oct 29, 1976
Field:

Concert, Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

Eugene Chadbourne performed a selection of works that made use of extended techniques on acoustic guitar. The concert featured pieces titled “Rocket,” “Amber,” “Preparation #3,” “Kuboxe,” “Four Winds,” “That's All Water Under the Bridge,” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow.”

Curated by Martin Bartlett.

Audio and video documentation is available upon request.
Eugene Chadbourne sits in a chair in the Grand Luxe Hall with an acoustic guitar laid across his lap. A tangle of strings extends from the instrument, forming a frayed nest that cascades off the end of the guitar’s body. A number of microphones point towards the guitar.
Eugene Chadbourne sits on a chair in the Grand Luxe Hall with an acoustic guitar laid across his lap. Performing an extended technique, he is shown rubbing a ribbon down the neck of the guitar. A tangle of strings extends from the instrument, forming a frayed nest that cascades off the end of the guitar’s body. A number of microphones also point towards the guitar.
Eugene Chadbourne sits on a chair in the Grand Luxe Hall playing an acoustic guitar. Performing extended techniques, his hands grip the guitar’s neck.
Eugene Chadbourne sits on a chair in the Grand Luxe Hall while playing an acoustic guitar. A music stand holds his sheet music while two microphones point towards the instrument.
Anthony Braxton and Eugene Chadbourne stand next to each other in what is now Western Front’s media hall. Braxton’s saxophone is seen placed on the countertop along the hallway. They both gaze directly into the camera.

Captions:

Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.