NYC showcase pays tribute to Fad Gadget
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February 08, 2012
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# NYC showcase pays tribute to Fad Gadget
**Frank Tovey** was one of the finest performers in the history of
music. Whether he was hanging from ceilings covered in shaving cream as
electronic punk pioneer **Fad Gadget** or smashing lightbulbs while
belting out twisted folk melodies as **Frank Tovey & The Pyros**, he
was putting his entire body and soul into his performance. Small wonder
that his live shows were things of legend, and his work continues to
inspire others to this day. **MUTE** Records, Tovey's home since the
beginning, is celebrating his work in March with the three-part
exhibition *FGFt*.
Marking the 10th anniversary of his shocking death in 2002, FGFt opens
March 1st with a group exhibition of art inspired by Tovey, and includes
**Olaf Breuning, Kelsey Henderson, Erika Keck, Robert Knoke, Terence
Koh, Alex Rose, Desi Santiago, Matt Sims, Liz Wendelbo, Granth Worth,
Una Szeemann**, and **Fischerspooner**. On March 3rd, minimalists **Xeno
& Oaklander** will perform together with **Ike Yard**, and on the
10th the documentary Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey will be showing
for only the second time in the US (the first was also in NYC for a Drop
Dead party). All events are free and open to the public, so if you're in
New York we highly recommend that you celebrate a true musical legend.
More information is available [here][1]{: target="_blank"}.
[1]: http://mute.com/frank-tovey-and-the-pyros/exhibition-live-music-performance-film-screening-in-new-york
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text: '<p> <strong>Frank Tovey</strong> was one of the finest performers in the history of music. Whether he was hanging from ceilings covered in shaving cream as electronic punk pioneer <strong>Fad Gadget</strong> or smashing lightbulbs while belting out twisted folk melodies as <strong>Frank Tovey & The Pyros</strong>, he was putting his entire body and soul into his performance. Small wonder that his live shows were things of legend, and his work continues to inspire others to this day. <strong>MUTE</strong> Records, Tovey’s home since the beginning, is celebrating his work in March with the three-part exhibition <em>FGFt</em>. </p><p>Marking the 10th anniversary of his shocking death in 2002, FGFt opens March 1st with a group exhibition of art inspired by Tovey, and includes <strong>Olaf Breuning, Kelsey Henderson, Erika Keck, Robert Knoke, Terence Koh, Alex Rose, Desi Santiago, Matt Sims, Liz Wendelbo, Granth Worth, Una Szeemann</strong>, and <strong>Fischerspooner</strong>. On March 3rd, minimalists <strong>Xeno & Oaklander</strong> will perform together with <strong>Ike Yard</strong>, and on the 10th the documentary <em>Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey </em> will be showing for only the second time in the US (the first was also in NYC for a Drop Dead party). All events are free and open to the public, so if you’re in New York we highly recommend that you celebrate a true musical legend. More information is available <a href="http://mute.com/frank-tovey-and-the-pyros/exhibition-live-music-performance-film-screening-in-new-york" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>'
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# NYC showcase pays tribute to Fad Gadget **Frank Tovey** was one of the finest performers in the history of music. Whether he was hanging from ceilings covered in shaving cream as electronic punk pioneer **Fad Gadget** or smashing lightbulbs while belting out twisted folk melodies as **Frank To...