MUSIC

AvantGarden promises a Night of Masters and Mystics with the performances of Metal Rouge and A Thousand Cranes, 10pm Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Avant Garden 411 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006.

Metal Rouge, sound artists from New Zealand, channel the freedom of the ancient Maori of their land in their free noise/new music. It was formed in Aukland, N.Z. by Andrew Scott and Helga Fassonaki, They are performing across the United States to spread groundbreaking art from the southern hemisphere of the world to the northern hemisphere.

A Thousand Cranes is an experimental music/performance art troupe from Houston, TX. Their shows define the avant garde, blurring the boundaries between ritual, music and performance art. The members are revolving and include Travis Kerschen, Shawn Rameshwar, Richie Durham, Mary Sharpe, Brian Harrison, Don Walsh, Domokos, Tyler Morris, Hoff, Brittney Chanel Walker, Anthony Torres, Brandon Davis and Tex Kerschen.

METAL ROUGE music and videos
http://www.myspace.com/metalrouge  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqW7MUGpiTI 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_OUxGl3DfQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1J4pKXO8Bo

You can hear A Thousand Cranes on myspace at
www.myspace.com/athousandcranes  and see them on youtube:
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=O16mwXP3lAs
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=snwoHK6NXiA
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=CmzinwS0soc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=O1qaQEf_JvM&feature=related