Chris Eckman (SI) // support: Downers & Milk (AT)

Chris Eckmann will present a material from his latest solo album Harney County, some olders songs and also some brand new, unreleased songs which he wrote during the Covid 19 lockdown. In Rhiz he will be accompanied by Blaž Celarec (drums) and Žiga Golob (double-bass), acclaimed musicians from Slovenia, where he is also residing.

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Before establishing a solo career, Chris Eckman gained worldwide recognition as songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for acclaimed American band, The Walkabouts with whom he recorded 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, and 2 collections of rare tracks, on labels such as Glitterhouse, Virgin and Sub Pop. Collaborators and guest musicians have included: Brian Eno, Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Warren Ellis (Nick Cave/Dirty Three), the Tindersticks, Mark Lanegan,… In Vienna he will present a material from his latest solo album Harney County, some olders songs and also some brand new, unreleased songs which he wrote during the Covid 19 lockdown. In Rhiz he will be accompanied by Blaž Celarec (drums) and Žiga Golob (double-bass), acclaimed musicians from Slovenia, where Chris Eckman is also residing.
Downers & Milk are a 7piece collective from Vienna with singer-songwriters Maxím Eczyk and Michael Varga at its core. Ignoring all zeitgeist and categories they create timeless, handwrought music, blending atmospheric Americana, lavish Chamber Pop and fierce Post-Punk into darkly radiant Folk Noir.
Adorned with the two singers‘ vocals, elegant arrangements evoke melancholy in Cinemascope and guide through musical landscapes of peers like Tindersticks, Calexico and Sparklehorse.
At Rhiz Downers & Milk will be performing as acoustic quartet, presenting stripped down and intimate versions of their songs.
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