Personal Tunes Pendent Girls to Do Their Own Thing
18 5 – 18 APRIL 2012 WHERE TO GO HELSINKI TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI Wed 11-Wed 18 April Chipmunk Forge & Circo Aereo: PHÅGEL – the best Cat and Bird PATRICK HEAGNEY show ever Contemporary circus piece based on the determination of two inde- Personal tunes pendent girls to do their own thing. of Montreal, the indie pop giant led by the creatively adventurous Kevin Cirko Kaasutehtaankatu 1 Barnes, will visit Tavastia on Monday 16 April after almost five years Tickets €12/20 of waiting. Despite the name referring to the Canadian city, the band, www.cirko.fi founded in 1996, hails from Athens, Georgia (USA). of Montreal is one of the bands that emerged from the legendary Ele- Thu 12-Wed 18 April phant 6 collective, known for its strong interest and participation in exper- La Bayadére One of the masterpieces of 19th- imental, boundary-breaking music. Throughout its existence, of Montre- century Russian ballet. al’s music has evolved and moved between vaudeville, Beatles-influenced Finnish National Opera twee pop, electronica and afrobeat. The band’s variable style can be clear- Helsinginkatu 58 ly heard in the differences in musical and lyrical style on each of their al- Tickets €14-77 www.opera.fi bums. Another interesting characteristic of the band is the fusion of dra- matic, even gloomy lyrics with bouncy upbeat melodies. With their 11th album, Paralytic Stalks, released in February this year, EXHIBITIONS of Montreal dives deep into the mind of Barnes, whose revelations are as personal as they were on 2007’s album Hissing Fauna, Are You The De- Until Sun 22 April stroyer? Lauri Laine: Paintings of Light and Space Mon 16 April The retrospective exhibition pre- of Montreal (USA) sents Laine’s paintings from the Tavastia mid-1980s to the present.
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