Jeff Young and Paul Pinto, Patriots, Run for Public Office on a Platform of Swift and Righteous Immigration Reform, Lots of Jobs, and a Healthy Environment:
an Opera by Paul Pinto and Jeffrey Young
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"Haunting and humorous. Patriots begs to be witnessed live, with its inherently dramatic delivery, humorous moments, and text-driven narrative." -I Care If You Listen
Jeff Young and Paul Pinto, Patriots, Run for Public Office on a Platform of Swift and Righteous Immigration Reform, Lots of Jobs, and a Healthy Environment: an Opera by Paul Pinto and Jeffrey Young A half-hour political satire framed as a town hall debate featuring poetic grandstanding, singing, wild instrumental virtuosity, improvisation and questions from the audience, ...Patriots... has become an all-too-real reflection of today's bad behavior surrounding issues of immigration and national identity. Created and performed by Jeff Young (thingNY, World/Inferno Friendship Society, LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI) and Paul Pinto (thingNY, Thomas Paine in Violence, The Great Comet of 1812) …Patriots… delivers fast-talking pointed critiques of the political zeitgeist, a minimalist score of violin, percussion and electronics, tight vocal harmonies, and extended musical and textual improvisations amidst an array of cardboard boxes and the stars and stripes. First performed in 2011, ...Patriots... has toured the U.S. four times across 25 states and has been released as an album on Gold Bolus Recordings. |
Video by Matthew Bernard
Photos by Ben Semisch
2018 CAMPAIGN TOUR
Pinto and Young pack their boxes with those campaign buttons, shine their shoes, and head to the heartland. Their nearly monthlong, ten-state, tour includes stops at two festivals devoted to new and experimental music, Under The Radar Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, and NMASS (New Media Art and Sound Summit) in Austin, Texas.
Tue, July 10, 7pm: Little Amps Coffee Roasters Olde Uptown location
1836 Green St, Harrisburg, PA, $5 suggested donation, with DarkSoft, Sleepingpill {Facebook event}
Wed, July 11, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: It Looks Like It’s Open
13 E Tulane Rd, Columbus, OH, $5-10 suggested, with Gnôthi Seauton and VERSIONING (formerly Sea Tone) {Facebook event}
Thu, July 12, 8pm doors, 8:30pm show: Chase Public
2868 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH, entry by donation, with Ben Sloan, Yvette Nepper {Facebook event}
Fri, July 13, 9pm: El Leñador
3124 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO, $5, 21+, with Beauty Pageant, Janet, IE {Facebook event}
Sat, July 14, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: The Pearl
1715 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, MO, $15, with Calvin Arsenia, Lace Chamber {Facebook event}
Sun, July 15, 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: Harvester Arts
215 N Washington Ave, Wichita, KS, $5-15 suggested, with Old Man Creaky Bones {Facebook event}
Mon, July 16, 7pm: Resonator
325 E Main St, Norman, OK, entry by donation, with Forced Into Femininity, Blair Summers {Facebook event}
Tue, July 17, doors 7:30pm, show 8pm: Top Ten Records
338 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX, $10 strongly suggested, with blendways and remnant baby, Polecat {Facebook event}
Wed, July 18, 8pm: Notsuoh
314 Main St, Houston, TX, $5-15 suggested, with Rebecca Novak + Rachel Hulsey, Nancy’s Son {Facebook event}
Thu, July 19, 8pm: High Wire Arts
326 W Josephine St, San Antonio, TX, with The Whale(Kory Cook and Eddie Vasquez), Something on the Wind {Facebook event}
Sat, July 21, 3pm: NMASS at Ground Floor Theatre
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX, 3-day pass $50, Saturday only $30, with many artists (festival runs Fri-Sun July 20-22) {Facebook event}
Mon, July 23, 8pm: Living Arts
307 E Matthew B. Brady St, Tulsa, OK, with Bonnie Lander, David Broome
Tue, July 24, doors 7pm, show 7:30pm: Vulpes Bastille gallery
1734 Locust St, Kansas City, MO, with Julius Eastman's Stay On It, Akadungeonmaster, Lace Chamber, Bonnie Lander {Facebook event}
Wed-Sat, July 25-28: Omaha Under the Radar festival, Omaha, NE – also performing George Lewis‘s Artificial Life 2007/2017, $40 festival pass, $75 VIP pass, individual events free or $10, tickets here, with many artists {Facebook event}
Sun, July 29, 6:30pm doors, 7pm show: Public Space 1
120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, with Bonnie Lander, Mega Laverne and Shirley, Tanngrisnir (Christopher Burns and Trevor Saint) {Facebook event}
Mon, July 30, 6:30 doors, 7pm show: Slate Arts
3203 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, $5 suggested donation with BYOB with Bonnie Lander, Mega Laverne and Shirley, Sam Scranton
Tue, July 31, 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: Mahall’s
13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH, $5-15 suggested, with Bonnie Lander, Togishi {Facebook event}
Wed, August 1, 7:30pm: Alia Musica presents at Simon’s Sculpture Studio
305 Gist St, Pittsburgh, PA, with Bonnie Lander, Dubravka Bencic {Facebook event}
Thu, August 2, 7pm: Community Arts Phoenixville
207 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA, $10-15 suggested, with Bonnie Lander {Facebook event}
Past performances: TOUR THE BORDERLANDS - JANUARY 2016
Pinto and Young pack their boxes with those campaign buttons, shine their shoes, and head to the heartland. Their nearly monthlong, ten-state, tour includes stops at two festivals devoted to new and experimental music, Under The Radar Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, and NMASS (New Media Art and Sound Summit) in Austin, Texas.
Tue, July 10, 7pm: Little Amps Coffee Roasters Olde Uptown location
1836 Green St, Harrisburg, PA, $5 suggested donation, with DarkSoft, Sleepingpill {Facebook event}
Wed, July 11, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: It Looks Like It’s Open
13 E Tulane Rd, Columbus, OH, $5-10 suggested, with Gnôthi Seauton and VERSIONING (formerly Sea Tone) {Facebook event}
Thu, July 12, 8pm doors, 8:30pm show: Chase Public
2868 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH, entry by donation, with Ben Sloan, Yvette Nepper {Facebook event}
Fri, July 13, 9pm: El Leñador
3124 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO, $5, 21+, with Beauty Pageant, Janet, IE {Facebook event}
Sat, July 14, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show: The Pearl
1715 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, MO, $15, with Calvin Arsenia, Lace Chamber {Facebook event}
Sun, July 15, 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: Harvester Arts
215 N Washington Ave, Wichita, KS, $5-15 suggested, with Old Man Creaky Bones {Facebook event}
Mon, July 16, 7pm: Resonator
325 E Main St, Norman, OK, entry by donation, with Forced Into Femininity, Blair Summers {Facebook event}
Tue, July 17, doors 7:30pm, show 8pm: Top Ten Records
338 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX, $10 strongly suggested, with blendways and remnant baby, Polecat {Facebook event}
Wed, July 18, 8pm: Notsuoh
314 Main St, Houston, TX, $5-15 suggested, with Rebecca Novak + Rachel Hulsey, Nancy’s Son {Facebook event}
Thu, July 19, 8pm: High Wire Arts
326 W Josephine St, San Antonio, TX, with The Whale(Kory Cook and Eddie Vasquez), Something on the Wind {Facebook event}
Sat, July 21, 3pm: NMASS at Ground Floor Theatre
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX, 3-day pass $50, Saturday only $30, with many artists (festival runs Fri-Sun July 20-22) {Facebook event}
Mon, July 23, 8pm: Living Arts
307 E Matthew B. Brady St, Tulsa, OK, with Bonnie Lander, David Broome
Tue, July 24, doors 7pm, show 7:30pm: Vulpes Bastille gallery
1734 Locust St, Kansas City, MO, with Julius Eastman's Stay On It, Akadungeonmaster, Lace Chamber, Bonnie Lander {Facebook event}
Wed-Sat, July 25-28: Omaha Under the Radar festival, Omaha, NE – also performing George Lewis‘s Artificial Life 2007/2017, $40 festival pass, $75 VIP pass, individual events free or $10, tickets here, with many artists {Facebook event}
Sun, July 29, 6:30pm doors, 7pm show: Public Space 1
120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, with Bonnie Lander, Mega Laverne and Shirley, Tanngrisnir (Christopher Burns and Trevor Saint) {Facebook event}
Mon, July 30, 6:30 doors, 7pm show: Slate Arts
3203 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, $5 suggested donation with BYOB with Bonnie Lander, Mega Laverne and Shirley, Sam Scranton
Tue, July 31, 7pm doors, 7:30pm show: Mahall’s
13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH, $5-15 suggested, with Bonnie Lander, Togishi {Facebook event}
Wed, August 1, 7:30pm: Alia Musica presents at Simon’s Sculpture Studio
305 Gist St, Pittsburgh, PA, with Bonnie Lander, Dubravka Bencic {Facebook event}
Thu, August 2, 7pm: Community Arts Phoenixville
207 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA, $10-15 suggested, with Bonnie Lander {Facebook event}
Past performances: TOUR THE BORDERLANDS - JANUARY 2016