Connan Mockasin
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Byrdcliffe and Sister Midnight are thrilled to welcome Connan Mockasin to the historic Byrdcliffe Theater for one performance only. This is the first time Connan has played in the US since 2019.
Connan Mockasin is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. Described as “a psych-funk oddball…a contrarian”, Mockasin played a role in the contemporary crossover of psychedelia with indie music and has been praised for his unique approach to songwriting.
Connan’s third album, Jassbusters, is his first in five years. An unclassifiable, unconventional album that neither picks up from nor abandons the modes of 2013’s widely embraced Caramel or its 2010 predecessor Forever Dolphin Love, Jassbusters foreshadows a five-part melodrama film titled Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn, created by Mockasin. Jassbusters soundtracks the unpredictable narrative of the film in eclectic, electric ways.
Whether bending genres or collaborating with artists like James Blake, MGMT, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Connan Mockasin has always maneuvered in mysterious ways. After touring with the likes of Radiohead and Neil & Liam Finn (Crowded House), the R&B surrealist continued assembling a cult around his theater, nay spectacle of life, with Bostyn ‘n Dobsyn screenings and Jassbusters performances throughout October and November 2018.
$35 general admission