2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Presented by: Sounds from the World

Joel Laviolette & Rattletree

Wednesday, March 16
8:00PM - 8:40PM

Russian House
307 E 5th St

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Hailing from the deep live music culture of Austin, TX, Rattletree has taken Electronic music-what has historically been the domain of lonely producers isolated in DJ booths-and exploded it onto the live stage.

Banging on giant wooden marimbas (xylophones), triggering etherial synth sounds, and filling the stage with interactive video projection, lights, and costumes, Rattletree has created a dance music experience that has never been seen before. They’ve been called “Blue Man Group meets Electronica”.

But their music goes much deeper than the typical EDM show.

Rattletree has dedicated their lives to learning the ancient rhythms that have been handed down for generations to invoke ecstatic awakening through the trance inducing music of Zimbabwe.

Living with their teachers in hills of Zimbabwe, they have been granted permission to transmit these rhythms to the world. By infusing these ancient forces with the inte...

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