Kaki King To Release The Neck Is A Bridge To The Body

Kaki King Announces New Album,

The Neck Is A Bridge To The Body

Groundbreaking New Multimedia Show

Touring the U.S. January – May

 

Video of “Battle is a Learning” (Live @ JCCSF) Available HERE

“More than anything the process of creating this music has proven to me once again that the guitar really does the speaking, and I’m just the interpreter.” –Kaki King

“In her near-13-year career that’s seen six studio albums and a Golden-Globe nomination for best original score, King has earned critical acclaim for the way she combines unusual tunings, complex fingerstyle picking, and slap bass techniques to create soundscapes that range from instrumental acoustic work to high-voltage rock songs. Now, she’s using her guitar in an entirely new way: as a projection screen.” – The Atlantic

The Neck Is A Bridge To The Body is Kaki King at deconstructing and redefining the role of solo instrumental artist though virtuoso technique, insatiable imagination, and boundless humanity. The album is a companion piece to Kaki’s groundbreaking new multi-media performance, which uses projection mapping to present the guitar as an ontological tabula rasa in a creation myth unlike any other.

“Although it’s a soundtrack to the multimedia show, I want the album to stand on it’s own as a collection of instrumental music,” says Kaki, who brought NYC-based string quartet, ETHEL, to join her on two tracks, along with Dan Brantigan on horns. “The album is an amalgam of the many different ways I’ve approached the instrument over the years.  Some of it’s rough, some of it’s sad and beautiful, and some of it could be remixed for the dance floor. More than anything the process of creating this music has proven to me once again that the guitar really does the speaking, and I’m just the interpreter.”

The Neck is a Bridge to the Body uses an Ovation Adamas 1581-KK Kaki King Signature 6-String Acoustic guitar customized specifically for this production. The show was produced in collaboration with Glowing Pictures – known for their work with such artists as Animal Collective, David Byrne & Brian Eno, Beastie Boys, and TV On The Radio.

“A shockingly gifted, stunningly complex performer… King has been dubbed by fans and critics alike: an iconoclast, a prodigy and a guitar hero, even drawing critical comparisons to Jimi Hendrix.” – LA Times

Tour Dates:

1.30 // Washington, DC // The Hamilton TICKETS

1.31 // Philadelphia, PA // World Cafe TICKETS

2.11 // Chicago, IL // Lincoln Hall TICKETS

2.12 // Minneapolis, MN // The Cedar TICKETS

2.18 // Austin, TX // Empire Control Room TICKETS

2.19 // Dallas, TX // Granada Theater TICKETS

2.26 // Toronto, Canada // Geary Lane TICKETS

2.27 // Montreal, Canada // Club Soda TICKETS

2.28 // Portland, ME // SPACE Gallery TICKETS

3.1 // Providence, RI // Columbus Theater TICKETS

3.3 // Boston, MA // Brighton Music Hall TICKETS

3.21 // New York, NY // Merkin Concert Hall TICKETS

** A collaborative performance with John King and Ethel, commissioned by the Ecstatic Music Festival

4.3 // San Francisco, CA // Public Works (Tickets on sale soon HERE)

4.4 // Los Angeles, CA // The Masonic Lodge TICKETS 

4.6 // Seattle, WA // Triple Door TICKETS

4.7 // Vancouver, Canada // The Biltmore Cabaret TICKETS 

4.8 // Portland, OR // Dour Fir TICKETS

5.21 // New York, NY // Rough Trade TICKETS