On Friday, 01 March the Cross-linx festival will be at the Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven. Cross-linx is a festival for indie-classical that travels with musicians and their crews through five cities in the Netherlands. The festival will show a surprising combination of indie-classical music (avant-garde pop and new music).
Patrick WatsonMain act of the twelfth edition of Cross-linx is the Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson. The music of Patrick Watson is often described as a mix of indie rock and classical music and is often compared to the music of artists like Rufus Wainwright, Andrew Bird en Jeff Buckley. Watson grew up in the village Hudson, near Montreal. In his youth he sang in church choirs and later he delved into jazz and classic piano music. Watson released three albums and performed earlier with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.Other highlights of the festival are acts like Lamb & Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Nils Frahm, Brandt Brauer Frick, The Dodos, Hauschka feat Samuli Kosminen, Rachel Grimes, Katharina Gross, Kate Moore, Alvaret Ensemble, Aart Strootman’s Temko, Onno Govaert and Marlon Penn.Date: Friday, 01 March 2013Time: 20:00 hrsDoors open: 19:00 hrs Tickets: €32.50 Location: Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Heuvel Galerie 140, EindhovenMore info: http://www.effenaar.nl/agenda/7303 and on http://www.cross-linx.nl.
