While Bon Iver is currently entertaining Sydneysiders at this year’s Vivid Festival, he is also lining up to take part in a new concert for our French friends in the city of love.
The National‘s Bryce Dessner has created a brand new concert called Invisible Bridge. On September 24th and 25th, Paris’s Philharmonie will be flooded with the sounds of this incredible indie supergroup, with Justin Vernon‘s flawlessly stunning voice as well as beautiful guitar compositions by Dessner and his brother Aaron, the contemporary stylings of eight blackbird and the sweet piano melodies of Katia and Marielle Labèque.
So excited for September 24-25 with the amazing @KMLabeque @Ensemble_inter @eighthblackbird @aaron_dessner and @boniver @philharmonie
— Bryce Dessner (@bryce_dessner) May 30, 2016
The Philharmonie’s website has this to say, describing what is to be in store for those interested:
“Passing nimbly between rock and contemporary music, Bryce Dessner cultivates the art of collaboration with shared compositions and performances. For this concert, he brings together guests from a variety of backgrounds: his brother and close collaborator Aaron Dessner (The National), singer Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), and the Labèque sisters.”
The National will also perform at a charity event to raise money for Syrian refugees this Friday. According to Now Toronto, frontman Matt Berninger explained, “There are a lot of people in need of a lot of help. It’s that simple. The community of Hamilton is doing more to help them than most nations, including my own.”
This is certainly not the first collaboration between members of The National and Bon Iver. As well as having performed and collaborated together many, many times, Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner have also curated a festival together, Eaux Claires, which take place in Vernon’s home town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In its second year running, this year’s edition features the likes of James Blake, Erykah Badu, Jenny Lewis, Deafheaven, Shabbazz Palaces, S. Carey (Bon Iver drummer’s side project), Mavis Staples and more.
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