Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 8 PM - 10 PM
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave,
Alameda, California 94501
After performing thousands of bubble shows for children
and families, the Amazing Bubble Man (aka Louis Pearl) sets his sights on
creating a show just for adults to debut as Bubbles After Dark. Since everyone
loves bubbles, this special evening performance will harness the bubble master’s
comedic theatricality with the fabulous accordion diva Jet Black Pearl’s
talents. Singing, rapping and beat boxing about slugs in love, criminal gurus
and hallucinating butterflies alternating sets with the formation of soap
bubbles into new shapes, colors, and textures, provides a rare chance for
adults to forget their worldly cares and simply enjoy some remarkable bubble
art and bubblicious music. Some may wonder could Nina Hagen and Tom Waits have
a secret daughter, born in Caravan Palace, with Bjork as a babysitter?
With more than 50 years of combined stage experience,
this eccentric duo makes each show a unique happening. There is no script and
loops are layered on the fly. This is truly freeform “play” in the purest sense
of the word. While the Amazing Bubble Man has been playing with bubbles and
audiences long enough to know better, performing before an audience of
grown-ups allows him to remove any filters that family shows require.
Jet Black Pearl’s latest EP will be available for the
first time as well, boasting six new songs, varying from very dreamy folk
sounds to electro swing party, recorded during her tours and travels in the
Netherlands, France and the USA. The EP highlights an eclectic array of
musicians that added sousaphone, saxophones, human beat box, kora, and marimba
to her accordion. The songs were mixed by the brilliant sound engineer Oz Fritz
(Tom Waits, Primus, Bill Laswell).
Although most people think bubble shows are for little
kids and their families, and that will happen the following day with two all
ages shows, every so often the simple becomes sublime, as when Pee Wee Herman
made a kids show for adults. Not to be missed.
Cost: $15 - $20
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