JG Thirlwell performs Silver Mantis in San Francisco

JG Thirlwell will be performing his Silver Mantis project at The Center For New Music in San Francisco on October 25 2025. There will be two shows, at 6pm and 8pm. Tickets are available here

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute electro-acoustic presentation, performed with software and sampling, theremin and prepared piano. It is an immersive multi channel composition which allows for an elastic performance. It’s performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.

JG Thirlwell performs Silver Mantis on Halloween 2025 in Seattle

JG Thirlwell will be performing his Silver Mantis surround sound project on October 31 2025 at The Rabbit Box in Seattle. Tickets are available here.

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute electro-acoustic presentation, performed with software and sampling, theremin and prepared piano. It is an immersive multi channel composition which allows for an elastic performance. It’s performed with it with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.

More JG Thirlwell West Coast dates will be announced soon.

JG Thirlwell brings Silver Mantis to Kansas City and St Louis

We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project in St Louis at Gethsemane Lutheran Church on Sept 27 2024 and in Kansas City  at Grand Avenue Temple on Sept 28 2024.

In Kansas City, there will be opening performances by Elska and Eric Hall and followed by a premier of “Inner Death Choir” by multimedia artist Unicorns in the Snow. In St Louis the evening will also feature special performances by Nádir Smyth and Eric Hall

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.

Tickets will be available soon.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble to perform at Big Ears Festival in TN

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble will be appearing at Big Ears Festival on March 23 2024. The festival will take place in Knoxviille TN March 21-24. Other scheduled performers at Big Ears include Kronos Quartet, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Herbie Hancock, Colin Stetson, Sex Mob, Fred Frith, Jon Batiste, billy woods, John Paul Jones, Laurie Anderson and millions more!

In addition, JG Thirlwell will present his Silver Mantis project at Big Ears on March 24 2024.

 

Tickets are available here.

Photo by Dan Efram.

JG Thirlwell brings Silver Mantis to Sydney

JG Thirlwell will bring his Silver Mantis project to Sydney on Sept 27 2023 with a free concert as part of the Volume Festival at Art Gallery of New South Wales.

There will also be separate performances the same day by Corinne and Arthur Cantrill, amby downs, Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong, Lisa Lerkenfeldt, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Primitive Motion, Saint Abdullah. The program is curated by Lawrence English of Room 40 Records.

This is the first time that Thirlwell has performed in Sydney.

JG Thirlwell presents Silver Mantis in Wellington and Auckland New Zealand

We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project in Wellington New Zealand at Meow on Sept 14 2023 and in Auckland New Zealand at Audio Foundation on Sept 15 2023.

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-soundelectro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.
Tickets are available here

JG Thirlwell presents Silver Mantis at the Melbourne Recital Center

We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project at the Melbourne Recital Center in Australia on Thursday September 28, 2023.

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.
Tickets are available here

JG Thirlwell brings Silver Mantis to Colchester Arts Centre

We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project at the Colchester Arts Centre in England on Friday August 18 2023.

The Colchester Arts Centre is located at Church Street, Colchester in Essex

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.
Tickets are available here. Photo by Lenny Nasekailo.

JG Thirlwell’s Silver Mantis project in St Louis

We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project in St Louis, Missouri on Monday January 16 2023.
The performance will take place at O’Connell’s 4652 Shaw Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 at 8.00pm.
 
Eric Hall & NNN Cook open

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.

Photo by Matthew Nihil

JG Thirlwell’s Silver Mantis project in Orlando FL

We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project in Orlando, Florida on Friday December 9 2022.

The performance will take place at Timucua, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., Orlando, FL 32806 at 7.30pm.
 
Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.
 
Tickets are available here