Independent Arts News Reporting ArtYard debuts new monthly series 'The Golden Hour with Joseph Keckler' on Saturday, Sept. 28
Reported on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Pictured Above: Joseph Keckler. Photo Credit: Michael Sharkey.
NEWSROOM POST: FRENCHTOWN, NJ
Frenchtown, NJ – ArtYard launches The Golden Hour with Joseph Keckler, a new live performance series bringing some of today’s boldest and most visionary artists together into an inviting variety show format, this Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8:00 p.m., as Keckler welcomes his first guests, celebrated filmmaker and writer Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and award-winning poet Eva HD (The Natual Hustle). The evening weaves together prose and film by Kaufman and HD, including a screening of their recent collaboration, the lyrical Jackals & Fireflies, and musical performances by Keckler.
Keckler was in residence at ArtYard this winter, culminating in a Feb. 3, 2024 performance. Applauded by the New York Times as a “major vocal talent with a range that shatters conventional boundaries… and a trickster’s dark wit,” Keckler is a musician, writer, songwriter and multifaceted creator.
Pictured Above: Charlie Kaufman. Photo Credit: Contributed.
His work has been presented by NPR Tiny Desk, Lincoln Center, Centre Pompidou, and many others. His writing has appeared in publications including McSweeney’s and Lithub. His story and essay collection, “Dragon at the Edge of a Flat World” was published in 2018 and in 2019 he premiered two evening-length performances pieces, including the critically acclaimed Train With No Midnight, and toured the United States as rock group Sleater-Kinney’s national support act.
Future Golden Hour guests include trailblazing underground jazz heroine Lydia Lunch and powerhouse musical polymath Sylvia Black on Sun., Oct. 27, in a special Halloween-themed set are legendary musicians Gregg Foreman, drummer Kevin Shea, and Matt Nelson. On Sat, Nov. 16, bestselling author and outspoken columnist Lindy West (Shrill, The New York Times) and innovative comedian, composer and jazz musician Ahamefule Oluo deliver back-to-back performances. Fearless solo performer Alex Tatarsky shares highlights of their acclaimed “tour de farce” Sad Boys in Harpy Land on Sat., Dec. 14.
Pictured Above: Eva HD. Photo Credit: Contributed.
Located in Frenchtown, NJ, ArtYard is an interdisciplinary alternative contemporary art center comprising an exhibition space, theater, and residency program, dedicated to presenting transformative artwork, fostering unexpected collaborations, and incubating original new work.
