On View: July 27-July 27, 2023
Performing Arts Stage at Port Authority Bus Terminal (8th Avenue between 40 & 41st Streets, near the Jackie Gleason statue)
Time:
7:00 pm, Free and open to the public
Mat Kastella’s work references the nostalgia of Y2K-era pop to convey a kind of pre-digital togetherness. His performances are held in public parks and train stations around the city. In fact, he first met Stacy and Tom, co-founders of Montez Press Radio, on the street because they heard him outside their studio on Canal Street and came down to introduce themselves and invite him on air.
Kastella’s persona as an artist is a forever-young pop star who dreams of touring an unbroken America. Live from the stage at Port Authority, the busiest bus terminal in the world, Kastella, joined by dancers Lawrence Ward and Yasuharu Kawate, performs songs off of his upcoming album. Opening acts by Club Cringe.
This program is organized as part of Montez Press Radio's 12-Month Residency.
BIOS
Mat Kastella is a singer-songwriter, performer, and arguably the hottest thing New York City has seen since MTV’s TRL got cancelled. Drawing inspiration from the OG boybands and pop stars from days long past and mixing it with the freshest sounds of the century—he’s an artist you’re not going to want to miss.
The Kitchen’s programming is supported by grants from The Amphion Foundation, Inc., Arison Art Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Ford Foundation, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Inc., The Willem de Kooning Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Marta Heflin Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Open Society Foundation, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Simons Foundation, and Teiger Foundation; and in part by public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Season programming is made possible in part with support from The Kitchen’s Board of Directors and The Kitchen Leadership Fund. Learn more about the Leadership Fund.
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