MARK MALLMAN ANNOUNCES 78 HOUR PERFORMANCE "MARATHON 3"

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MARATHON 3 : The 78 hour long song

 
From October 7 through October 10,  Mark Mallman will perform one of the greatest musical feats of his career thus far; the 78 hour long song MARATHON 3.  His non-stop performance from the Turf Club in St. Paul, MN will include well over 400 pages of lyrics and nearly 100 backup musicians over the course of 4 days.  It's been six years since Mallman’s last marathon performance (Marathon 1 happened Sept 10-11 1999, and Marathon 2 took place September 4-6, 2004).

This Piece is representative of one of indie rock's unsung heros life's undertaking.  “This piece represents 3 marathons.  Each phase is 26 hours long, like a Marathon is 26 miles.  The first phase is called 'A Giant Wave,' the second 'Blood Flow,' and the 3rd “Liquid Moth.””  The 3 phases of the song will be performed consecutively, without breaks, totaling 78 hours.  When asked recently if he was planning on setting a world record, Mallman declined, saying,  “I am not a magician or a stuntman attempting to set a world record.  I am a professional musician.  I seek to expose the raw nerve of creativity itself.”

Mark Mallman's songs have been featured on This American Life, MTV, VH1, MSNBC, Current Television, and Public Radio International.  He has been touring America twice a year since 2003 and is currently signed with Badman Recording Company.  Mallman is also the frontman for Ruby Isle (Kindercore) and guitarist of newly formed WAXX MAXX.

Marathon 3 will begin October 7th at 4pm CST and end October 10th at 10pm CST and will be webcast live from www.markmallman.com.  A full schedule of guests and performers will be announced a week before Marathon 3 and the event will be recorded on multi-track for future release.  Advanced tickets are available through First Avenue and online at http://www.first-avenue.com/calendar/Turf%20Club/2010-10

For more info on Mark Mallman and Marathon 3, as well as free mp3 download and archival footage from Marathons 1+2, go to www.markmallman.com

“David Lynch would appreciate Mallman's world”
-CHICAGO SUN TIMES

“simply mesmerizing to watch”
- WE HEART MUSIC

“Mark Mallman is a renaissance musician for the 21st Century”
– THE 3-MIN EGG
   
 “Comparisons to Meatloaf and Harry Nilsson don’t seem quite so improbable"
- LA WEEKLY

“Electro tinged piano rocker"
-PITCHFORK