Goth artist Voltaire announces summer shows
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Goth artist/musician Voltaire will be back on the road this summer, taking his unique blend of macabre and folksy music to stages as nearby as Tribeca and as far off as Hawaii.
The 42-year-old Cuban-born artist, an accomplished animator who also teaches at New York’s School of Visual Arts, has released 10 albums and written various books — most notably, he penned various books on goth lifestyle and culture.
Born Aurelio Hernandez, Voltaire took his stage name from the famed French Enlightenment writer.
Voltaire’s music relies heavily on Eastern European traditional folk music, and is atypical of more mainstream goth music. He began making a name for himself in the 1990s by performing at clubs throughout the Big Apple, eventually building a national following.
His itinerary of upcoming peformances will begin July 10 in Tulsa, OK, and bring him back home the following night for an appearance at the Ace Film Festival at Tribeca Cinemas.
His latest album, the self-released To the Bottom of the Sea, came out last year.
Check out his website for other performances, which will take him as far as Honolulu, Toronto and Atlanta.
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