![]() ![]() Everyone is dressed the same in light gray suits, gray button-down shirts everyone is barefoot. They then segue into the rollicking “Lazy,” layered with heavy drums and a dance beat that makes it impossible not to bounce along, as they are joined by more members of the band. It looks like it could be the set up for a Spalding Gray one-man show, but he begins singing “Here,” from his 2018 album American Utopia : “… Here is a region that continues living / Even when the other sections are removed… Raise your eyes to one who loves you / It is safe right where you are…” He’s soon joined by two singer/dancers in matching gray suits - one red-headed white man (Chris Giarmo), one black woman with long braids (Tendayi Kuumba), both with shiny eye shadow - who accompany their prophet. The production opens with a curtain of elegant thin-metal chains slowly rising as Byrne, a spectral figure with white hair lit from above, sits in a chair at a card table, holding a model of a brain. Combining a back catalog of 20 songs from both Talking Heads and his solo albums along with bits of storytelling and humble advice, it’s Byrne’s secular church offering a tonic for our tumultuous times - six times a week. Earlier this year, he launched his online magazine, Reasons to Be Cheerful, and in many ways American Utopia, his concert-theater-dance installation that’s opened on Broadway (through January 19th), could be seen as art rock group therapy. Rather than wearing an ironic mantle of aloofness, Byrne - who led Talking Heads through the 1970s and Eighties, and has followed his own joyously eclectic path as a solo artist since then - has in recent years made it his mission to try to help people find happiness. We offer free U.S.Fans of David Byrne are used to his ability of pinpointing life’s dumb incongruities and elevating them to something that could be either joyfully menacing or pleasurably disorienting. ![]() We reserve the right to limit quantities on special items. We will contact orders if we can't honor priority shipping on those items and a refund for the postage will be issued. Priority shipping might not be available for large box sets. Due to new VAT laws, we are unable to ship to the UK, Norway, Brazil, and the 27 countries in the EU. You will be emailed if there is an additional charge before your order is processed. Box sets and books may incur an additional shipping fee for international orders. Foreign orders for those items will be refunded. Some items on our website aren't able to be shipped outside the U.S. Orders containing titles that aren't released yet will be shipped together in full when the pre-order is released.Ĭustoms forms for international orders are marked as "merchandise" and we are not responsible for any additional customs fees when packages arrive at their destination country. It may take several days over a weekend or if the item isn't in stock. If you place an order for "in-store pickup" or "curbside pickup" you will receive an email when your order is ready. "Available to Order" on does not necessarily reflect 'in stock' at our retail location, however it means we have quick order fulfillment (generally 2-3 business days). Prices on do not necessarily reflect the prices in our retail store locations. In conjunction with the show launch, we will be releasing the original cast recording from the show which includes songs from American Utopia along with songs from Talking Heads and his solo career As an encore, David Byrne will be unveiling David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway, which will play a strictly limited engagement on Broadway at the intimate Hudson Theatre from Octothrough January 19, 2020, with the official opening set for October 20, 2019. David Byrne’s sold out international tour in support of his first-ever chart topping album, American Utopia, was the most critically-lauded tour of 2018, with fans and critics comparing it to his legendary Stop Making Sense tour with the Talking Heads.
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