PLAYbox Festival is in its 7th edition.
Curated by an artist, an architect and a designer, this year’s festival runs over 3 days with a stellar programme curated by the trio Correnoz, Ottello, Cattalano (COC).
Friday 19 at Le Périscope (near Gare Perrache, 8€) promises to be dark, haunted and intense.
Kick-off with a wine tasting dedicated to women in wine and noise.
The duo AUBad (guitarist: Seb Martel singer: Kylie Walters) take us to Australia and back with some mythic rock by the likes of The Scientists or Mr Cave and his Bad Seeds.
Next up, dive into the world of legendary Japanese artist Maki Asakawa with a live set and cine concert from Asakawa Maki No Sekai.
Friday’s lineup ends with Mütterlein and their haunted rock from Brittany.
Saturday at La Méduze (Lyon 1er, 8€) is the flip side of Friday but no less intense.
A playful and erudite programme featuring the math-rock of Lyon’s own Shrimpcase, chip music with instrument from Please Lose Battle and finally CocoBoy with an electronic duet all the way from 44.
On Sunday 21, the visual arts programme has gone all out.
Ottello has invited the fabulous Julian Babel with ART BABEL, a collective exhibition featuring the work of 10 excellent Swiss & French artists.
Head to the artists’ studio Les Sarazzineurs (Croix Rousse, Lyon 4°) from noon for the exhibition.
There’s also brunch where you can hang with the artists and nurse your hangovers from the previous days.
At 4pm there is contemporary dance performance by company Marie l’Enfant.
Expo open ’til 8pm. Pay what you can.
All info: festival-playbox.org and/or Facebook