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Swans is currently touring across 1 country and has 24 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Howard Theatre in Washington, after that they'll be at Union Transfer in Philadelphia.

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One third to the concert I was on the brink of an anxiety attack. Half way through, I had to leave prematurely. Too much bad ambient&drone long streched sequences, not enough hypnoticism to get into it, but also lack of inventive disparateness of music ala Captain Beefheart to enjoy it. The result: post traumatic stress, had to drink two beers to calm myself down. I should have gone shitfaced like the last year, when I really had a blast.

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I went to see The Swans at Berghain Panorama bar on my own as I was in Berlin on my own after Brexiting myself from the UK perhaps a little early with a few negative issues in tow. I found myself completely transfixed from the very start and for the entire duration of the two hour set as I was submerged under a collapsing wall of sound that the band relentlessly grinded out and pushed forward over the audience. The experience fell over you like it was scraping something from you, something you didn’t need. I felt shaken loose by it all and things sort of just fell away. It was so strong that I’m guessing this was the intention and that a lot of the audience were experiencing the same thing, and yet for all the sonic rubble that catapulted outward from each speaker that had an inverted microphone dangling in front of it like a black tulip on a long limp stem, Gira at the same time managed to build everything up. It all had a flow and function to it. Near the end his arms stretched outwards and shook like a shaman accessing some natural power while his hands fluttered behind him like he was conducting the very molecules in the air. It was an outstanding and remarkably stunning performance from all the band members. I just thought ‘thank you’ when I was on my way out.

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By far the loudest concert I've been to. My ears were ringing afterwards. It was physically painful to an extent -

you actually felt the sound hit you. There was an element of masochism to it: 'Yes, hurt me with the sound; I don't care.'

Gira was conducting some mass ritual. He was like a conductor on stage waving his arms about to the other band members, wielding the sound like a weapon. Really quite hypnotic too. It was masterful how they manipulated tension, repetition and catharsis.

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Swans have announced their 16th (!) studio album, The Beggar , out June 23rd via Young God Records. They’ve also mapped a slew of new tour dates across the UK and North America (grab tickets here ), and shared the first preview, “Paradise Is Mine.”

The Beggar was written and produced by Swans mastermind Michael Gira, with contributions from recent and former members of the band and Gira’s other group Angels of Light. Ben Frost also played on the album, which also features backing vocals from Jennifer Gira, Lucy Kruger, and Laura Carbone. Pre-orders are ongoing.

“After numerous pandemic-induced cancellations of tours for the previous Swans album leaving meaning, and an apparent bottomless pit of waiting, waiting, waiting, and the strange disorientation that came with this sudden but interminable forced isolation I decided it was time to write songs for a new Swans album and forget about everything else,” Gira said in a statement. “They came relatively easily, always informed by the suspicion that these could be my last.”

He continued, “When I finally was able to travel, songs in hand, to Berlin to work with my friends recording this record, the feeling was akin to the moment in The Wizard of Oz when the film changes from Black and White to Color. Now I’m feeling quite optimistic. My favourite color is pink. I hope you enjoy the album.”

“Paradise Is Mine” is a nine-minute experimental rock epic featuring droning vocals from Gira as he ponders our very existence. “To create a new world,” he sings. “In the gash, in the break/ In this place, you animate.”

Swans have extended their tour with a new run of dates in the UK and North America beginning in August. Along the way, they’ll hit cities like London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Brooklyn. See the full schedule below.

Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale Friday, March 24th at 9:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster . Once tickets are on sale, you can look for deals at StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Swans’ last album was 2019’s Leaving Meaning .

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Swans The Beggar new album artwork tracklist 2023 tour dates

The Beggar Tracklist: 01. The Parasite 02. Paradise Is Mine 03. Los Angeles: City of Death 04. Michael Is Done 05. Unforming 06. The Beggar 07. No More of This 08. Ebbing 09. Why Can’t I Have What I Want Any Time That I Want? 10. The Beggar Lover (Three) 11. The Memorious

Swans 2023 Tour Dates: 05/20 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz 05/21- Poznan, PL @ CK Zamek 05/23 – Katowice, PL @ Kino Teatr Rialto 05/25 – Zilina, SK @ New Synagogue 05/26 – Ljubljana, SL @ Kino Siska 05/27 – Innsbruck, AT @ Heart of Noise Festival, Treibhaus 05/29 – Bologna, IT @ Teatro Duse 05/31 – Lyon, FR @ Transbordeur 06/02 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival 06/04 – Lisbon, PT @ Culturgest 06/05 – Lisbon, PT @ Culturgest 06/06 – Faro, PT @ Teatro Das Figuras 06/09 – Madrid, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival 06/11 – Athens, GR @ Vraxon Theatre 06/13 – Thessaloniki, GR @ Moni Lazariston 06/15 – Antwerp, BE @ Bourlaschouwburg 06/16 – Utrecht, NL @ Hertz Theatre 08/11 – Brighton, UK @ St George’s 08/12 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall 08/15 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop 08/16 – Glasgow, UK @ St Luke’s 08/18 – Bristol, UK @ Arc Tangent Festival 08/19 – Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall 08/21 – Dublin, IE @ The Academy 08/23 – Norwich, UK @ Waterfront 08/24 – London, UK @ Troxy 08/26 – La Tour-De-Peilz, CH @ Nox Orae Festival 09/02 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 09/03 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre 09/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 09/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room 09/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room 09/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 09/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 09/15 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall 09/16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Showroom 09/19 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room Showroom 09/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe 09/21 – Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro 09/23 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag 09/24 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 09/26 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater 09/27 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre National 09/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 09/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

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SWANS Announce New United States Tour Dates For 2024

The tour is starting from April 12 through to mid-May.

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SWANS have today announced a United States tour for April and May 2024, following European dates. The band SOLD OUT all but two of their 2023 North American tour. The tour details, which are shared on the heels of a triumphant tour across Europe, N America, and the UK, will see the current incarnation of Swans perform– starting from April 12 through to mid-May. Full details below.

SWANS – UNITED STATES TOUR 2024

4/12/2024    Washington  DC    Howard Theatre

4/13/2024    Philadelphia PA     Union Transfer

4/14/2024    Richmond    VA     The Broadberry               

4/16/2024    Nashville      TN     Blue Room at Third Man

4/18/2024    Atlanta         GA    Variety Playhouse

4/20/2024    Birmingham AL The Saturn

4/21/2024    New Orleans LA The Civic Theatre       

4/23/2024    Houston       TX     White Oak Music Hall

4/24/2024    San Antonio TX     Paper Tiger

4/25/2024    Albuquerque NM    Sunshine Theater   

4/27/2024    Las Vegas   NV     Sick New World Festival

4/29/2024    Los Angeles CA     Lodge Room

5/2/2024      San Francisco        CA     Great American Music Hall

5/5/2024      Salt Lake City         UT     Soundwell    

5/7/2024      Denver        CO    Gothic Theatre       

5/9/2024      Kansas City MO    Record Bar

5/10/2024    St. Louis               MO    Delmar Hall

5/11/2024    Chicago,               IL      Cabaret Metro       

5/14/2024    Boston                  MA    Paradise               

5/16/2024    New York              NY     Racket 

5/17/2024    Brooklyn               NY     Music Hall of Williamsburg 

Primary contributors to The Beggar:

Michael Gira – Vocals, words, acoustic guitar, production. Gira started Swans in NYC in 1982 and has been the primary songwriter, singer and producer throughout the years. During the Swans hiatus (1999 – 2010), he released several albums by and toured with a group called Angels of Light. Gira recently published a book of his short stories, journals, and words for music, called The Knot . He lives in New Mexico.

Kristof Hahn – Lap steel, various guitars, vocals. Kristof first joined Swans in 1989 and was a principal contributor to Angels of Light, and a core Swans member 2010 – 2017. Kristof's other musical ventures have included the Rock ‘n' Roll Noir band Les Hommes Sauvages and Kool Kings (with Alex Chilton). When not making music Kristof translates books. He lives in Berlin, Germany.

Larry Mullins - Drums, vibes, orchestral percussion, Mellotron, various keyboards, backing vocals. Larry is a trained symphonic percussionist. He played through the ‘90s with Iggy Pop and later with The Stooges. He played with Swans in the late ‘90s and was a main contributor to Angels of Light. His current main job is playing drums with The Bad Seeds. Larry lives in Berlin, Germany.

Dana Schechter – Bass guitar, lap steel, keyboards, vocals, piano. Dana played bass in and was a core member of Angels of Light. She subsequently released music and toured as Bee and Flower. Her current band is the power-duo, Insect Ark. Dana is an animator and designer in the film industry and currently lives in Berlin, Germany.

Christopher Pravdica - Bass guitar, sounds, keyboards, vocals. Chris played bass as a core Swans member in 2010 – 2017. Chris has played with the bands, The Gunga Din, Flux Information Sciences, Xiu Xiu, Yonatan Gat, Medicine Singers and has a project of his own called We Owe. Chris is a sound designer and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Phil Puleo – Drums, percussion, vocals, piano, exotic wind instruments. Phil played drums with Swans in the late ‘90s and was a core member in Swans 2010 – 2017 and contributed to Angels of Light. Phil's early NYC musical venture was Cop Shoot Cop and has since played with Human Impact, among others. Phil is an extremely talented illustrator and lives in Chicago, IL. 

Ben Frost - Guitar, synthesizers, sound manipulations. In his own work, Ben's adventurous sound-craftings are sometimes harrowing and sometimes delicate and quite musical. His numerous albums and his powerful live shows have afforded him much recognition. He is also an accomplished composer and arranger of music for film and television. Ben lives in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Backing vocals are provided by Jennifer Gira, Lucy Kruger and Laura Carbone.

Michael Gira founded the groundbreaking NYC band Swans in 1982. Initially notorious for their relentless, brutal, high-volume onslaughts of sound, the extreme, abject imagery of Gira's lyrics and his thundering vocals, Swans would undergo a series of startling transformation over the next 15 years.

Following the punishing Filth and Cop albums, the ensemble would venture into harshly mechanical proto-industrial rock of their Greed period, then both haunted atmospheric idylls and martial stomps on 1987's landmark Children of God double album.

They'd conjure gentler acoustic-based meditations on The Burning World (1989), then after relocating to Atlanta grand, melody-dense sonic whirlwinds of the White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991) and Love of Life (1993) era, becoming more dissonant and sharp-edged with The Great Annihilator (1994).

Finally, the ultimate statement of that epoch of Swans, Soundtracks For The Blind (1996), incorporated all of these elements across well over two hours of music. At this point, Gira called it quits after 15 years of non-stop recording and touring, disbanding the group. For the next 13 years, he'd make a long series of acclaimed albums and perform live extensively with a revolving roster of musicians under the name Angels Of Light.

Gira also discovered, produced and released albums by other musicians through his label Young God Records. He cultivated such talents as Devendra Banhart and Akron/Family among others, the original figures of the late 00's Avant-folk movement.

In 2010, he reactivated Swans, releasing the studio album My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky to ecstatic critical response and touring the world for the better part of a year. The Seer, a triple album studio set, came out in 2012 and was celebrated by another lengthy world tour eliciting more media praise and album sales that landed The Seer on Billboard's Top 200. Swans' next release, To Be Kind (another triple vinyl) debuted at #36 on Billboard's Top 200 Sales Chart and #5 on their Independent Sales Chart.

The group sold out 47 concert dates in their subsequent touring including selling out two-night stands in cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Paris, as well as single shows in London, Berlin and Rome.

The album garnered enormous praise from the press, and the two-hour long album stream was premiered by NPR. The Glowing Man (2017) (also triple vinyl) was the last studio release by this incarnation of Swans. With 2019's Leaving Meaning, the 15th studio album, Gira returned to working with a fluid supporting cast of musicians once again.

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Swans Announce New Album The Beggar, 2023 Tour Dates

The post Swans Announce New Album The Beggar, 2023 Tour Dates appeared first on Consequence .

Swans have announced their 16th (!) studio album, The Beggar , out June 23rd via Young God Records. They’ve also mapped a slew of new tour dates across the UK and North America (grab tickets here ), and shared the first preview, “Paradise Is Mine.”

The Beggar was written and produced by Swans mastermind Michael Gira, with contributions from recent and former members of the band and Gira’s other group Angels of Light. Ben Frost also played on the album, which also features backing vocals from Jennifer Gira, Lucy Kruger, and Laura Carbone. Pre-orders are ongoing.

“After numerous pandemic-induced cancellations of tours for the previous Swans album leaving meaning, and an apparent bottomless pit of waiting, waiting, waiting, and the strange disorientation that came with this sudden but interminable forced isolation I decided it was time to write songs for a new Swans album and forget about everything else,” Gira said in a statement. “They came relatively easily, always informed by the suspicion that these could be my last.”

He continued, “When I finally was able to travel, songs in hand, to Berlin to work with my friends recording this record, the feeling was akin to the moment in The Wizard of Oz when the film changes from Black and White to Color. Now I’m feeling quite optimistic. My favourite color is pink. I hope you enjoy the album.”

“Paradise Is Mine” is a nine-minute experimental rock epic featuring droning vocals from Gira as he ponders our very existence. “To create a new world,” he sings. “In the gash, in the break/ In this place, you animate.”

Swans have extended their tour with a new run of dates in the UK and North America beginning in August. Along the way, they’ll hit cities like London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Brooklyn. See the full schedule below.

Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale Friday, March 24th at 9:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster . Once tickets are on sale, you can look for deals at StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Swans’ last album was 2019’s Leaving Meaning .

The Beggar Artwork:

The Beggar Tracklist: 01. The Parasite 02. Paradise Is Mine 03. Los Angeles: City of Death 04. Michael Is Done 05. Unforming 06. The Beggar 07. No More of This 08. Ebbing 09. Why Can’t I Have What I Want Any Time That I Want? 10. The Beggar Lover (Three) 11. The Memorious

Swans 2023 Tour Dates: 05/20 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz 05/21- Poznan, PL @ CK Zamek 05/23 – Katowice, PL @ Kino Teatr Rialto 05/25 – Zilina, SK @ New Synagogue 05/26 – Ljubljana, SL @ Kino Siska 05/27 – Innsbruck, AT @ Heart of Noise Festival, Treibhaus 05/29 – Bologna, IT @ Teatro Duse 05/31 – Lyon, FR @ Transbordeur 06/02 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival 06/04 – Lisbon, PT @ Culturgest 06/05 – Lisbon, PT @ Culturgest 06/06 – Faro, PT @ Teatro Das Figuras 06/09 – Madrid, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival 06/11 – Athens, GR @ Vraxon Theatre 06/13 – Thessaloniki, GR @ Moni Lazariston 06/15 – Antwerp, BE @ Bourlaschouwburg 06/16 – Utrecht, NL @ Hertz Theatre 08/11 – Brighton, UK @ St George’s 08/12 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall 08/15 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop 08/16 – Glasgow, UK @ St Luke’s 08/18 – Bristol, UK @ Arc Tangent Festival 08/19 – Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall 08/21 – Dublin, IE @ The Academy 08/23 – Norwich, UK @ Waterfront 08/24 – London, UK @ Troxy 08/26 – La Tour-De-Peilz, CH @ Nox Orae Festival 09/02 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 09/03 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre 09/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 09/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room 09/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room 09/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 09/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 09/15 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall 09/16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Showroom 09/19 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room Showroom 09/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe 09/21 – Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro 09/23 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag 09/24 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 09/26 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater 09/27 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre National 09/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 09/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

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New Swans album The Beggar now available. Here’s what Michael Gira has to say about it:

“After numerous pandemic-induced cancellations of tours for the previous Swans album leaving meaning, and an apparent bottomless pit of waiting, waiting, waiting, and the strange disorientation that came with this sudden but interminable forced isolation I decided it was time to write songs for a new Swans album and forget about everything else. They came relatively easily, always informed by the suspicion that these could be my last. When I finally was able to travel, songs in hand, to Berlin to work with my friends recording this record, the feeling was akin to the moment in The Wizard of Oz when the film changes from Black and White to Color. Now I’m feeling quite optimistic. My favourite color is pink. I hope you enjoy the album!” – Michael Gira

  SWANS have announced details of their sixteenth studio album, The Beggar, due for...

  SWANS have announced details of their sixteenth studio album, The Beggar, due for release on Mute / Young God Records (N America) on 23 June 2023. In addition, Swans have announced further dates for a tour across the UK, Europe and North America – full details below. The Beggar will be released on double vinyl in a brown chipboard sleeve with a download card for accessing an additional 44 minutes of music (also included on the album’s CD version), as a double CD in a brown chipboard digi-pack, as well as digitally. 

  Listen to the first track from the album, ‘Paradise is Mine: https://youtu.be/HgtGHp2kfPQ

The Beggar was recorded and mixed at Candy Bomber Studio, Berlin, engineered by Ingo Krauss and mastered by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose, Berlin. The album was written and produced by Michael Gira and features contributions from recent and former Swans, members of Angels of Light, as well as Guest Swan Ben Frost. 

  Primary contributors to The Beggar:

Michael Gira – Vocals, words, acoustic guitar, production. Gira started Swans in NYC in 1982 and has been the primary songwriter, singer and producer throughout the years. During the Swans hiatus (1999 – 2010), he released several albums by and toured with a group called Angels of Light. Gira recently published a book of his short stories, journals, and words for music, called The Knot. He lives in New Mexico.

Kristof Hahn – Lap steel, various guitars, vocals. Kristof first joined Swans in 1989 and was a principal contributor to Angels of Light, and a core Swans member 2010 – 2017. Kristof’s other musical ventures have included the Rock ‘n’ Roll Noir band Les Hommes Sauvages and Kool Kings (with Alex Chilton). When not making music Kristof translates books. He lives in Berlin, Germany.

Larry Mullins – Drums, vibes, orchestral percussion, Mellotron, various keyboards, backing vocals. Larry is a trained symphonic percussionist. He played through the ‘90s with Iggy Pop and later with The Stooges. He played with Swans in the late ‘90s and was a main contributor to Angels of Light. His current main job is playing drums with The Bad Seeds. Larry lives in Berlin, Germany. 

Dana Schechter – Bass guitar, lap steel, keyboards, vocals, piano. Dana played bass in and was a core member of Angels of Light. She subsequently released music and toured as Bee and Flower. Her current band is the power-duo, Insect Ark. Dana is an animator and designer in the film industry and currently lives in Berlin, Germany.

Christopher Pravdica – Bass guitar, sounds, keyboards, vocals. Chris played bass as a core Swans member in 2010 – 2017. Chris has played with the bands, The Gunga Din, Flux Information Sciences, Xiu Xiu, Yonatan Gat’s Medicine Singers and has a project of his own called We Owe. Chris is a sound designer and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Phil Puleo – Drums, percussion, vocals, piano, exotic wind instruments. Phil played drums with Swans in the late ‘90s and was a core member in Swans 2010 – 2017 and contributed to Angels of Light. Phil’s early NYC musical venture was Cop Shoot Cop and has since played with Human Impact, among others. Phil is an extremely talented illustrator and lives in Chicago, IL.  

Ben Frost – Guitar, synthesizers, sound manipulations. In his own work, Ben’s adventurous sound-craftings are sometimes harrowing and sometimes delicate and quite musical. His numerous albums and his powerful live shows have afforded him much recognition. He is also an accomplished composer and arranger of music for film and television. Ben lives in Reykjavik, Iceland. 

Backing vocals are provided by Jennifer Gira, Lucy Kruger and Laura Carbone.

  The Beggar tracklisting

1. The Parasite

2. Paradise is Mine

3. Los Angeles: City of Death

4. Michael is Done

5. Unforming

6. The Beggar

7. No More of This

9. Why Can’t I Have What I Want Any Time That I Want?

10. The Beggar Lover (Three)

11. The Memorious

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About kristof hahn (swans).

Kristof Hahn is an experimental, avant-rock’n’roll guitar player. He lives and works in Berlin. Hahn’s music ranges from abstract cinematic soundscapes to elegant rock’n’roll noir songs.

Hahn is best known for his lap-steel guitar playing in the New York experimental rock band  Swans . He joined the band in 1989 for the Burning World tour and played on the subsequent album “White Light from the Mouth of Infinity” (1990). He left the band in 1992, joined SWANS’ bandleader Michael Gira’s follow-up project Angels of Light in 1998 and became a constant member of the SWANS relaunch from 2010 until 2017.

Hahn is also the founder of the Berlin based bands Les Hommes Sauvages and Sultans of Gedankebrain and has collaborated with a variety of artists from different backgrounds such as Alex Chilton, Tav Falco, Thomas Wydler, and Pere Ubu. His approach to the lap-steel guitar is less rooted in traditions but more drone-oriented, creating vast soundscapes that at times erupt into sonic thunderstorms and at other times resolve into ethereal melodies.

Besides his band activities Hahn has recorded movie soundtracks for German director Robert Schwentke (Eierdiebe/The Family Jewels – 2003) and Austrian film-maker Marko Doringer (Mein Halbes...

Besides his band activities Hahn has recorded movie soundtracks for German director Robert Schwentke (Eierdiebe/The Family Jewels – 2003) and Austrian film-maker Marko Doringer (Mein Halbes Leben – 2008, Naegel mit Köpfen – 2013). He also translates books from English to German – among these are: “The Song of the Silent Snow” by Hubert Selby Jr., “Margrave of the Marshes”, by John Peel, and “Thy Neighbor’s Wife” by Gay Talese.

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Swans: The Beggar review – dark and unsettling, purifying and beautiful

(Mute/Young God) Written during lockdown, the band’s 16th album is full of claustrophobic unease as Michael Gira contemplates life, mortality and the end of existence

I n the 80s and early 90s, when Swans were routinely described as “the loudest experimental band in the world”, their pulverising shows would see audiences vomiting or heading for the exits. Michael Gira and cohorts have ploughed a quieter furrow since “reactivating” in 2010. However, their 16th album shows that the old intensity hasn’t deserted them, it just comes in different forms, as suggested by opener The Parasite, which builds from a gentle acoustic guitar to a cacophony of quiet noise.

Written in what Gira calls the “strange disorientation” of lockdown, the prevailing atmosphere on The Beggar is one of unsettling, claustrophobic unease, as the drawling 69-year-old contemplates life and mortality. “Am I ready to die?” he asks on the naggingly hypnotic Paradise is Mine, reversing the question for the ominous title track to wonder: “When will I finally learn to live?”

The Velvet Underground-worthy Los Angeles: City of Death is the closest this Swans incarnation comes to rock and unusually for a band of this vintage, they’re still springing surprises, such as the way Michael Is Done suddenly erupts into beatific rapture reminiscent of early Brian Eno. Unforming has shades of Spiritualized at their prettiest. The 44 minutes of brooding menace that make up The Beggar Lover (Three) aren’t for the faint hearted, but the sublime, choral No More of This – in which Gira ponders the end of existence – shows that dark and unsettling can be purifying and beautiful.

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Chester county schools featured in all catholic orchestra’s annual concert.

Sixty-four students representing Archdiocesan Secondary Schools and private Catholic High Schools throughout the five-county region have been selected to participate in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 2024 All Catholic Orchestra and to perform in the annual concert. This year’s All Catholic Orchestra, is under the direction of guest conductor, Professor Jiannan Cheng, the Director of Orchestras at the College of Performing Arts at Rowan University. Katherine Chmelko, the Director of Performing Arts and Choral Director at Nazareth Academy High School and David Zagorski, the Instrumental Director at Nazareth Academy High School, will serve as the Festival Coordinators.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Nazareth Academy High School

4001 Grant Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19114

Students from Archdiocesan Secondary Schools including Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor (Delaware County); Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia; Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster (Bucks County); Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown (Chester County); Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield (Delaware County); Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Fairless Hills (Bucks County); Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale (Montgomery County); Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford (Montgomery County); and Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in the Tacony section of Philadelphia will participate.

Students from private Catholic High Schools including Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School in Lower Gwynedd (Montgomery County); Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem (Bucks County); Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown (Montgomery County); Nazareth Academy High School in Northeast Philadelphia; Sacred Heart Academy in Bryn Mawr (Montgomery County); Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School in North Philadelphia; The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova (Delaware County); Villa Joseph Marie High School in Holland (Bucks County); and Villa Maria Academy High School in Malvern (Chester County) will also participate.

The students will perform pieces selected from The Abduction from the Seraglio by Mozart arranged by Richard Meyer; Symphony No. 7 (second movement) by Beethoven arranged by Richard Meyer; The Beautiful Galatea by Suppé arranged by Victor López; Theme from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky arranged by Chris. M. Bernotas; In the Fading Light of Autumn by Ralph Ford; Symphony No. 5 (finale) by Tchaikovsky arranged by Richard Meyer; Theme from New York, New York by John Kandor and Fred Ebb arranged by Bob Cerulli.

Four Year Awards will be presented to Daria Heletkanycz, Nazareth Academy High School in Northeast Philadelphia; Gabriella Breault, Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor (Delaware County); Madeline Sarachman, Villa Joseph Marie High School in Southampton (Bucks County); Maxfield Kline, Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School in North Philadelphia; and Ruthanne Lally, Villa Maria Academy High School in Malvern (Chester County). In addition, Grace Palermo, Nazareth Academy High School in Northeast Philadelphia, will be recognized for her participation in the All Catholic Concert Band.

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Are you a Taylor Swift lover ? Fans already know all too well that her Eras Tour concert film — after playing in theaters last year — is now making its way to streaming, debuting this week on Disney+ and featuring four bonus acoustic tracks that weren't in the theatrical release.

Plus, after six seasons on Fox, 9-1-1 moves to ABC, kicking off its season with a huge cruise ship disaster. The comedy series Girls5eva also has a new home, switching from Peacock to Netflix for its third installment. Grey's Anatomy , Station 19 , and The Amazing Race are all back with new seasons as well. And Feud: Capote vs. the Swans and Masters of the Air both wrap up.

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Monday, march 11.

Streaming The Madame Blanc Mysteries - Acorn TV Young Royals (season premiere) - Netflix The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys (series debut) - Peacock Carpe DM (series debut) - The Roku Channel

Check Local Listings Finding Your Roots - PBS

8 p.m. 90 Day: The Single Life - TLC The Bachelor - ABC Love & Hip Hop: Miami - BET The Voice - NBC The Neighborhood - CBS MasterChef Junior - Fox Spring Baking Championship - Food Network / Max Queens - NatGeo

8:30 p.m. Bob Hearts Abishola - CBS 9 p.m. Below Deck - Bravo Stupid Pet Tricks - TBS, Discovery, truTV, Animal Planet Seeking Sister Wife - TLC / Max So You Think You Can Dance? - Fox Rock the Block - HGTV / Max Queens - NatGeo 10 p.m. Bad Romance (season finale) - ABC The Playboy Murders (season finale) - ID Deal or No Deal Island - NBC Queens - NatGeo Lakefront Empire (series debut) - HGTV

11 p.m. Queens (season finale) - NatGeo

Tuesday, March 12

Streaming Father Brown - BritBox Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (docuseries debut) - Netflix Prisoner (series debut) - MHz Choice

Movies The Color Purple - Digital Silver Haze - VOD

8 p.m. Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta - MTV Vanderpump Rules - Bravo Night Court - NBC The Cleaning Lady - Fox Fixer to Fabulous: Italiano (series debut) - HGTV FBI - CBS

8:30 p.m. Extended Family - NBC

9 p.m. The Oval - BET Caught in the Act: Unfaithful - MTV Little People, Big World - TLC / Max Renovation Aloha - HGTV Alert: Missing Persons Unit - Fox The Voice - NBC Wildcard Kitchen (series debut) - Food Network The Lionheart (doc) - HBO / Max FBI: International - CBS

10 p.m. Shōgun - FX / Hulu 7 Little Johnstons (season premiere) - TLC Password (season premiere) - NBC

Wednesday, March 13

Streaming The New Look - Apple TV+ Sue's Places - ESPN+ Constellation - Apple TV+ Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Disney+ Little Wing (movie) - Paramount+ 8 p.m. Married at First Sight - Lifetime Survivor - CBS The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (reunion, part 3) - Bravo The Masked Singer - Fox My 600-lb Life - TLC Teen Mom: Family Reunion (season premiere) - MTV The Conners - ABC

8:30 p.m. Not Dead Yet - ABC

9 p.m. Abbott Elementary - ABC Sistas - BET Family Law - The CW Trafficked Underworlds With Mariana Van Zeller - NatGeo Rico to the Rescue - HGTV / Max Animal Control - Fox Love Is Blind: The Reunion (special) - Netflix 9:30 p.m. Family Guy - Fox The Amazing Race (season premiere) - CBS

10 p.m. Feud: Capote vs. the Swans (season finale) - FX Judge Steve Harvey - ABC Resident Alien - Syfy On the Case With Paula Zahn - ID / Max

10:30 p.m. Prison Brides (season finale)- Lifetime

Thursday, March 14

Streaming Sesame Street - Max Halo - Paramount+ Tokyo Vice - Max Far North (season finale) - Sundance Now, AMC+ Supa Girlz - AllBlk Friends in Low Places: Building the Oasis - Amazon Prime Video Girls5eva (season premiere) - Netflix Invincible (midseason premiere) - Amazon Prime Video Apples Never Fall (series debut) - Peacock The Girls on the Bus (series debut) - Max Justice, USA (docuseries debut) - Max

Movies Land of Bad - Digital Frida (doc) - Amazon Prime Video

8 p.m. Next Level Chef - Fox Jersey Shore Family Vacation - MTV Young Sheldon - CBS 9-1-1 (season premiere) - ABC Law & Order - NBC

8:30 p.m. Ghosts - CBS 9 p.m. Married to Real Estate (season finale) - HGTV Son of a Critch - The CW Bold & Bougie - WE tv Summer House - Bravo Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits - Lifetime Grey's Anatomy (season premiere) - ABC Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) - Disney+ Law & Order: SVU - NBC So Help Me Todd - CBS Farmer Wants a Wife - Fox 10 p.m. Botched - E! I Wasn't Expecting a Baby - Lifetime Station 19 (season premiere) - ABC True Crime Story: Smugshot (docuseries debut) - SundanceTV, AMC+, Sundance Now Law & Order: Organized Crime - NBC

Friday, March 15

Streaming Masters of the Air (season finale) - Apple TV+ The Dynasty: New England Patriots (season finale) - Apple TV+ The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin - Apple TV+ Manhunt (series debut) - Apple TV+ The Reluctant Traveler - Apple TV+

Movies Knox Goes Away - In theaters Irish Wish - Netflix The Prank - In theaters The Neon Highway - In theaters Trolls Band Together - Peacock The American Society of Magical Negroes - In theaters Prey - In theaters, VOD Snack Shack - In theaters The Bloody Hundredth (doc) - Apple TV+ Remembering Gene Wilder (doc) - In select theaters French Girl - In theaters One Life - In theaters The Animal Kingdom - In theaters, VOD The Tuba Thieves (doc) - In select theaters Dream Scenario (streaming debut) - Max

8 p.m. RuPaul's Drag Race - MTV Friday Night Vibes (Blade and Blade II) - TBS S.W.A.T. - CBS Shark Tank - ABC On Patrol: First Shift - Reelz BMF - Starz

9 p.m. 20/20 - ABC Dateline - NBC Fire Country - CBS On Patrol: Live - Reelz

9:30 p.m. RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked - MTV

10 p.m. Blue Bloods - CBS

Saturday, March 16

8 p.m. Love & Marriage: D.C. - OWN Cold Justice - Oxygen On Patrol: First Shift - Reelz 55th NAACP Image Awards - BET, CBS, VH1 Friday Night Sext Scandal (movie) - Lifetime

9 p.m. On Patrol: Live - Reelz Kill or Be Killed - Oxygen

Sunday, March 17

Check Local Listings Call the Midwife (season premiere) - PBS Masterpiece: Nolly (series debut) - PBS Masterpiece: Alice & Jack (series debut) - PBS

Movies Butterfly in the Sky (doc) - In select theaters

7 p.m. 60 Minutes - CBS America's Funniest Home Videos - ABC Sin City Murders - Oxygen

8 p.m. The Equalizer - CBS Naked & Afraid - Discovery Tournament of Champions - Food Network Home Town - HGTV The Real Housewives of Potomac - Bravo 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (season premiere) - TLC American Idol - ABC Killing for Extra Credit - Lifetime

8:30 p.m. Krapopolis - Fox

9 p.m. The Great North - Fox Married to Medicine (reunion, part 3) - Bravo The Way Home - Hallmark The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - AMC The Regime - HBO / Max In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (docuseries debut) - MGM+ Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (docuseries debut) - ID / Max

9:30 p.m. Grimsburg - Fox 10 p.m. Bar Rescue - Paramount Network Curb Your Enthusiasm - HBO CSI: Vegas - CBS Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV - ID / Max What Would You Do? - ABC

11 p.m. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - HBO / Max

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SWANS ANNOUNCE NEW UNITED STATES TOUR - APRIL/MAY 2024

SWANS   have announced a United States tour for April and May 2024, following European dates. The tour details, which are shared on the heels of a triumphant tour across Europe, N America, and the UK, will see the current incarnation of Swans perform– starting from April 12 through to mid-May. Full details below.

SWANS ANNOUNCE NEW EUROPEAN TOUR - FEB/MARCH 2024

SWANS   have announced a European tour for   February and March 2024 . The tour details, which are shared on the heels of a triumphant tour across Europe, N America, and the UK, will see the current incarnation of Swans perform in theatres, churches and festivals – starting from 7 February through to mid-March – with support from   Maria W Horn . Full details below.

SWANS ANNOUCE THE BEGGAR, SIXTEENTH STUDIO ALBUM OUT JUNE 23 2023

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Feel Good Now

Public Castration Is A Good Idea

Public Castration Is A Good Idea

Michael Gira • The Knot: Complete Words for Music, Collected Stories and Journals

Michael Gira • The Knot: Complete Words for Music, Collected Stories and Journals

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leaving meaning.

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Soundtracks For The Blind (Remastered 2018)

My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky

My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky

Filth LP and Deluxe 3CD (Remastered 2015)

Filth LP and Deluxe 3CD (Remastered 2015)

We Are Him

Angels Of Light

The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People"

The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People"

We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head

We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head

Great Annihilator / Drainland (Remastered 2017)

Great Annihilator / Drainland (Remastered 2017)

The Glowing Man

The Glowing Man

Love of Life

Love of Life

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White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

Children Of God / Feel Good Now (Remastered 2020)

Children Of God / Feel Good Now (Remastered 2020)

To Be Kind

Swans - Where Does A Body End?

Cop/Young God + Greed/Holy Money

Cop/Young God + Greed/Holy Money

Children of God/World of Skin

Children of God/World of Skin

New Mother

Love Is Simple

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Akron/Family & Angels Of Light

Angels of light & akron/family.

Meek Warrior

Meek Warrior

Akron/Family

The Body Lovers / The Body Haters

What We Did

What We Did

M. gira / d. matz.

Drainland by Michael Gira

Michael Gira

oh me oh My....

oh me oh My....

Devendra banhart.

Rejoicing In the Hands

Rejoicing In the Hands

Nino Rojo

The Black Babies

Death Seat

Wooden Wand

The Glass Bead Game

The Glass Bead Game

James blackshaw.

All Is Falling

All Is Falling

Magic neighbor

Magic neighbor

Lisa germano.

In the Maybe World

In the Maybe World

Lullaby For Liquid Pig

Lullaby For Liquid Pig

Difference and Repetition

Difference and Repetition

Windsor for the derby.

The Orchard

The Orchard

Fire on fire.

Maximin

Palestine / Coulter / Mathoul

Rever

InTERvention

David coulter.

Mi And L'au

Mi And L'au

Fire on Fire

Is There Really A Mind? (Handmade CD) - (New Album Fundraiser & Pre-Order) - SOLD OUT

Swans Are Dead: Live '95-'97 (SOLD OUT)

Swans Are Dead: Live '95-'97 (SOLD OUT)

I Am Not This 2LP (Sold Out)

I Am Not This 2LP (Sold Out)

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Moscow metro private tours.

  • 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
  • Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

  • Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
  • Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
  • Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
  • Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
  • Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
  • Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
  • Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
  • Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
  • If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
  • Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
  • Have fun time with a very friendly local;
  • + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

  • Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
  • + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

  • Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
  • Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
  • The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

  • + A friend in Moscow.
  • + Private & customized Moscow tour.
  • + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
  • + An authentic experience of local life.
  • + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
  • + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
  • + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
  • + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
  • + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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