WESTERN FRONT – Concert by Lyn Vasey and GX Jupitter-Larsen

Description:

For his solo performance at Western Front, Lyn Vasey performed blues slide guitar, electric guitar, and bass with effects, acoustic compositions, and extended techniques. His instruments hung from the ceiling until they were used, creating a theatrical framing for the performance. The transitions between instruments and songs were intercut with two alternating voices: one proclaiming the power of positive thinking, and the other drawn from conservative news broadcasts reporting on the evils of homosexuality. A set piece included Bill Pearce and Dick Anthony’s record “Bill & Dick” (1984), which was displayed at the front of the stage next to Vasey’s pedal board.

Following Vasey’s set, GX Jupitter-Larson emerged on stage in a black executioner hood and performed a “destroyed music” noise set using an electric projector loaded with a tape loop of an industrial rhythm.

Presented as part of Musicity 84.

Video documentation is available upon request.

Seen in black and white, a performer sits on a stage playing an acoustic guitar behind a standing microphone. The stage is cluttered with wires and speakers and the background is covered with soundproof standing walls. Above the stage hang three acoustic guitars, and in the foreground leans a vinyl cover by, quote, Bill and Dick, unquote.

Seen in black and white, a performer stands holding an electric guitar, dressed in a short-sleeved, collared shirt, dress pants and shoes, looking towards the camera. Their background is littered with wires, speakers, a microphone stand, and soundproof walling. Above, three guitars hang from the ceiling, tied by ropes that look like nooses.

Related People

David Kelln (Technician)

Related Events

1984

Musicity 84

Captions:

Lyn Vasey performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 28, 1985.
Lyn Vasey performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 28, 1985.

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.