2011

For Brandt Brauer Frick, the drums, strings, and pianos that have long been the bedrock of Western music serve as the common thread between the classical past and the techno present. While devoted to the rich tones and timbres of orchestral instrumentation, the German trio’s rousing tracks are rhythmically focused and rendered with the mechanical precision of four-to-the-floor club tracks. Brandt Brauer Frick majestically transcends audience expectations in their clockwork-esque attention to musical subtleties.

The Czech Republic’s Iva Bittová, one of Europe’s most innovative and celebrated musicians, is rebellious in her individual pursuit of music at its purest. Returning to the Luckman, Iva reunites with Bilé Inferno collaborator Vladimír Václavek for this US debut. 

Open Door is the highly anticipated new project from Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter India.Arie. In this fresh musical offering, Arie partners with Israeli superstar Idan Raichel to create a cross-genre collection of songs that are poignantly relevant to a global audience. The two artists confidently deliver one of the most honest musical expressions to have reached the stage in years.