Last weekend, we went to a concert. There were a couple bonafide legends on the bill and lots of friends in the room, but it was really hard to connect. We ended up leaving early.
Most live music spaces (and some DJ-centric spaces) put music-makers on a stage. It's not that this can't work, it's just that it rarely does. It usually results in an audience standing or sitting uncomfortably with their backs to each other–hardly fertile ground to receive an artist's work. As a friend of a friend once said, "We need a new ritual."
Planetarium was born out of a deep desire for an alternative, a way of experiencing music that considers your comfort, artists' intentions, and the importance of gathering socially. We invite you to share a meal and stretch out with your pillows, blankets and mats expressly because we want you to be in the best state to experience music and each other.
We're announcing
the full of season of Planetarium now, excited to grow what we do by inviting
Carlos Niño, the International Anthem artist and André 3000
New Blue Sun collaborator; and
Sarah Davachi, one of the most important electroacoustic musicians and composers alive. They are live performers whose music is perfect for our environment, but who don't often play in spaces like ours.
Chee Shimizu, a DJ and producer from Tokyo who has pioneered the deep listening movement in Japan will play the first two nights of the series this weekend with live performances from
Chris Ryan Williams (
only a few spots left for that), and
Rena Anakwe, a longtime Planetarium collaborator and
Eamon Harkin, Planetarium's co-founder, will join in April.
Justin Carter will preside over all the sessions. More about each artist is down below and on each event listing.
You can
reserve space for all the nights here. We ask that you only reserve honor system tickets if you need them and that you reserve at the supporter level if you are able. To ensure that more people have access, we ask that you reserve a maximum of one honor system space per night. It's okay to reserve two or more spots at the standard and supporter levels.
For the next twenty-four hours, no one is getting this information beyond the Planetarium list,
so please do not post this info publicly. It's okay if you want to share the info directly with a friend; just make sure whoever you share it with will be okay with turning their phone off and not talking once the lights have gone down.
We're looking forward to getting lost in sound with you. Until then...
Big Love,
Team Planetarium
