Joe Cantrell
Saturday June 14th [FLAG DAY]
doors at 5:30pm | performance at 6:00pm
$20 tickets at the door / $10 student tickets with ID / sliding scale
*This performance is supported by BROILER, an Oracle Egg Residency series providing 3 to 7 day residencies to incubate ambitious new work in sound and performance. Learn more here. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE MACHO MAN is an absurdist and grotesque performance of the song “Macho Man” by the Village People at an extremely slow rate. Each section of the song takes on different stylistic properties from more ambient to harsh noise. Accompanying the musical performance are synchronized videos that project different aspects of toxic masculinity and its relationship to popular culture, violence and authoritarianism.
We’ve put together a full day itinerary!
⏰ start time moved to 6pm as Oracle Egg is in the curfew zone (performance is 1 hour long)
✊full day itinerary added to encourage our audience to march against fascism and then support our Fashion District friends who are struggling and suffering due to these ongoing raids
👑 NO KINGS 10am at Los Angeles City Hall (200 N Spring Street)
🛍️ SUPPORT THE FASHION DISTRICT @lafashiondistrict needs your support now more than ever
🌮 SUPPORT SONORATOWN @sonoratownla the curfew is hitting small business the hardest
Joe Cantrell
Joe Cantrell is a sound artist and noise musician whose work is inspired by the implications and consequences of technological objects, interactions, and media. His practice examines the incessant acceleration of technology and media production, its ownership, and the cultural implications of these processes. Joe holds a BFA from CalArts, an MFA in Digital Arts from UCSC, and a PhD in Music from UCSD.