Alien Message Unveils Concert Season

When you receive a “message from the future” detailing the invasion of Earth by a mysterious alien species, take note.

This past Friday, the Contemporary Museum announced its 2009-2010 season of its popular Mobtown Modern concert series with just such a message. The “intercepted broadcast” reveals the master plan of tinfoil-clad aliens to invade our planet, using New Music as a means of mind control.

Mobtown Modern’s third season will include nine concerts featuring music from local composers alongside the most prolific compositions of the 20th and 21st centuries. Season highlights include an improvisational concert, collaboration with the Fluid Movement performance arts group, interactive performances, the series’ first solo recitals, and a retrospective of local musician Alexandra Gardner.

Check out the cheeky video announcement. You can also see the video on The Rest is Noise, a  blog by Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker.

Resistance is futile. The invasion begins Wednesday, September 16, 2009.download Close Encounters of the Third Kind