If the return of Twin Peaks isn't enough Lynchian pop culture for you, then how about an entire David Lynch arts festival?
For the second year, the director is curating Festival of Disruption, which will take over the Theatre at Ace Hotel on October 14 and 15. The cross-discipline event brings together musicians, artists, actors and all sorts of other Lynch collaborators to raise funds for the transcendantal meditation-promoting David Lynch Foundation.
On the music side, expect performances from Bon Iver (a Justin Vernon solo set, no less), TV on the Radio, the Kills, Sharon van Etten, Laura Marling and the freewheeling, beat-boxing musical-comedy madman Reggie Watts. In addition, Moby and prolific street artist Shepard Fairey will spin DJ sets.
Journalist Kristine McKenna hosts a series of talks, including with L.A. artist Ed Ruscha, comedian Pete Holmes, actors Bill Pullman and Sheryl Lee, and Twin Peaks production collaborators Duwayne Dunham, Dean Hurley, Johanna Ray and Gary D'Amico.
Of course, no David Lynch event would be complete without film screenings, both Lynch-related (Lost Highway and rare shorts) and otherwise (Los Angeles Plays Itself, Don't Look at Me), as well as a bit of meditation courtesy of Brian Eno's Reflection and Bob Roth. You'll also find exhibitions from pioneering color photographer William Eggleston and, surprise, David Lynch, as well as a photobooth from Polaroid.
Tickets for Festival of Disruption go on sale Friday, June 2 at 9am. Tickets start at $249 for two-day balcony access, with seating in the theatre provided on a first-come, first-served basis. If you want to guarantee a seat for all events, you'll need to shell out for a $489 Directors Circle pass. And if you want to rub shoulders at a cocktail party with Lynch himself—on Friday the 13th, no less—then upgrade to the $999 Festival of Disruption donor pass.
In the meantime, here's a look at some highlights from last year's festival.
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