{"id":8002,"date":"2019-07-16T04:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T04:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spli-t.com\/?p=8002"},"modified":"2020-10-23T03:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T03:34:20","slug":"split-works-presents-william-tyler-2019-china-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spli-t.com\/splitworks2016\/pastevents\/split-works-presents-william-tyler-2019-china-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]SPLIT WORKS PRESENTS: William Tyler 2019 China Tour[:zh]Split Works \u5f00\u529f\u5448\u73b0: William Tyler 2019\u4e2d\u56fd\u5de1\u6f14[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"

[:en]Sublime, emotional post-country for wide-open vistas and the great outdoors<\/em><\/p>\n

In August 2019, William Tyler (Lambchop \/ The Silver Jews) will tour China for a series of shows, workshops and intimate performances. <\/strong><\/p>\n

His mellow, beautiful instrumental music is part travelogue \u2013 an ode to the vanishing landmarks of America\u2019s past \u2013 and part meditation \u2013 a reflection of the anxieties of the country today. Musically, there\u2019s krautrock (hints of Neu! And Autobahn-era Kraftwerk), pastoral folk melodies and psychedelic noodling.<\/p>\n

Expect five evenings of intricate, transporting storytelling \u2013 somewhere between the gentle vibes of a night around a campfire and the erudition of a smart lecture. <\/strong>It\u2019s music that enhances the human capacity to understand ourselves. William Tyler’s last outings in China were with Lambchop in 2016 and the Concrete & Grass Music Festival in 2018, and this time he is adding a series of workshop dates where he\u2019ll go into fingerpicking techniques (a style he helped pioneer in its contemporary form) and his songwriting approach. Dates and details are below.<\/p>\n

We sometimes tend to call music like William’s \u2013 expansive, emotional \u2013 as perfect for \u201cdriving\u201d.That description, while perfect, stops a bit short of really capturing what makes William Tyler special. While there is an element of the road in his work, it always goes beyond the highway. This is music that stops to look, goes offroad to explore, and talks to those we meet along the way.<\/p>\n

That, in a sense, is the essence of this tour. Stories of the road from a storyteller on the road<\/strong>. In Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou, William Tyler sets us off on journeys both imaginary and real, and through music and words, takes us to places far removed from the everyday. A powerful reminder in the times we live and that difference and diversity is to be celebrated, and not merely \u2018tolerated\u2019.<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019ll join us for the ride.<\/p>\n

About William Tyler:<\/p>\n

Nashville-native William Tyler has played with the likes of Ty Segall and Lambchop, and has released five studio albums as a solo artist. 2016\u2019s Modern Country<\/em> was hailed by Rolling Stone<\/em> as one of \u201cthe best country albums of the year\u201d and his 2019 work,Goes West (<\/em>on the legendary Merge Records) was released to widespread critical acclaim.<\/p>\n

SPLIT WORKS PRESENTS: William Tyler 2019 China Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2503Beijing\u2503<\/strong>
\n\u3010Performance\u3011
\nDate and Time\uff1aSunday, 11 August, 19:30
\nVenue\uff1aMain Hall @ Temple \u4e1c\u666f\u7f18
\nAddress\uff1aNo.23 Song Zhu Yuan Sha Tan Bei Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
\nTickets\uff1a180RMB Advance \/ 200RMB Door
\nPre-sale Link:\u00a0https:\/\/yoopay.cn\/event\/WilliamTyler<\/a><\/p>\n