LOLA 2010 September 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 – London Ontario

A friendly reminder that London Ontario’s own LOLA Festival (London Ontario Live Arts) is taking place this weekend.  Since its inception in 2006, LOLA has built a reputation on innovative curation, bold artistic statement and constant growth.  LOLA (London Ontario Live Arts) is a mostly free four day multi-disciplinary excursion into visual art and sound, their aim is to transform London's downtown core through subtle spectacles of the seen and heard. 

 From The LOLA website:

The curatorial theme of LOLA 2010, Conflict//Resolution — stems from an interest in working with the social history and heritage of Victoria Park. A former British Army barrack turned green space, the park is currently home to many war memorials, including decommissioned military equipment. For the past four years, Victoria Park has also served as the central location for the LOLA Festival. In response to this, the art in this year's festival ofthen simultaneously references war and peace, while when possible referencing the history and culture of the park and London.

The musical trajectory of this year’s lineup was, in a sense, borrowed from the expanded and ever evolving musical oeuvre of the late Arthur Russell.  Arthur’s limitless pallet and knowledge of musical languages was nothing short of extraordinary.  Disco, the avant-garde, folk, soul, experimental, ambient, contemporary chamber works, and rock were but a few of the genres Arthur explored.  In following Arthur and his world of echo through boundless musical landscapes, we're taught to appreciate new sounds, textures, subtle abstractions, and sonic colorings we'd yet to acknowledge or understand previously.

The stellar lineup this year is huge and includes Jamie Lidell, Land of Talk, My Brightest Diamond, the Chicago Underground Duo, Born Ruffians, Caribou and closes Sunday night with Text of Light featuring  Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and many more.

The full schedule and artist lineup below.  Please check the LOLA website for maps and additional venue information.  

Thursday, September 16, 2010 

6:30 pm UWO ArtLab Opening Party UWO ArtLab
8:30 pm Downtown Walk (led by Andrew Francis) Rogers Main Stage
10:00 pm Zeus London Music Hall
11:30 pm Jamie Lidell London Music Hall

Friday, September 17, 2010

2:00 pm Wild Domestic Rogers Main Stage
3:00 pm Transmorphous Sound Ensemble Trans/Media Stage
4:00 pm Capillary Action Rogers Main Stage
5:00 pm LOLA Happy Hour The Grand Theatre
5:00 pm Tony Conrad Trans/Media Stage
6:00 pm Trio Tarana Rogers Main Stage
7:00 pm Christopher Willits Trans/Media Stage
8:00 pm My Brightest Diamond Rogers Main Stage
9:00 pm Rhys Chatham Trumpet Trio Trans/Media Stage
10:00 pm Born Ruffians Rogers Main Stage
10:00 pm Invincible APK Live
11:30 pm Pursuit Grooves APK Live

Saturday, September 18, 2010

1:00 am James T. Cotton (Dabrye / Tadd Mullinix) APK Live
2:00 pm Ben Gunning Rogers Main Stage
3:00 pm Thesis Sahib Trans/Media Stage
4:00 pm Minotaurs Rogers Main Stage
5:00 pm Exit 2012 Trans/Media Stage
6:00 pm Fond Of Tigers Rogers Main Stage
7:00 pm White Rainbow Trans/Media Stage
8:00 pm Land Of Talk Rogers Main Stage
9:00 pm Chicago Underground Duo Trans/Media Stage
10:00 pm Bang The Party APK Live
10:00 pm Caribou Rogers Main Stage
11:00 pm The Makeover APK Live

Sunday, September 19, 2010

12:00 am Bang The Party APK Live
12:30 pm UWO Contemporary Music Ensemble Rogers Main Stage
2:15 pm Light Of East Ensemble Rogers Main Stage
3:30 pm Leaf Bird Rogers Main Stage
5:00 pm Arthur's Landing Rogers Main Stage
6:45 pm Text Of Light (feat. Lee Ranaldo) Rogers Main Stage