Dirty Mirrors & The Cornichons
Sunday, Jan 17, 2021 – Sunday, Feb 14, 2021
A concert compilation on the occasion of the exhibition Lost in America
At the close of it’s recent exhibition Lost in America, Neue Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) presents performances by the artist-run bands Dirty Mirrors (John Miller, Aura Rosenberg, John Kessler, Bill Komoski, Dan Walworth) and The Cornichons (John Miller, Aura Rosenberg, John Kessler , Jose Martos, Servane Mary, Dan Walworth). The songs were selected by curator, artist and band member John Miller and offer an insight into the oeuvre of both groups, which in changing constellations play in New York as well as internationally.
Do It Again!
Written by John Miller
Guitar & vocals: John Miller
Organ & vocals: Aura Rosenberg
Photo: John Miller
Holiday
Written by John Miller
Dirty Mirrors: John Miller, guitar & vocals; Aura Rosenberg,
piano; Jon Kessler, lead guitar; Dan Walworth, drums
Photo: John Miller
We Could Get It On
Written by John Miller
Dirty Mirrors live at Metro Pictures, NY, January 30, 2020:
John Miller, guitar & vocals; Aura Rosenberg, piano & vocals;
Jon Kessler, lead guitar & vocals; Bill Komoski, bass;
Dan Walworth, drums
Camera: Hilary Kliros, Mary Clark
Sylvia Bataille
Written by Aura Rosenberg
Dirty Mirrors: Aura Rosenberg, vocals & piano;
Jon Kessler, vocals & lead guitar;
John Miller, rhythm guitar; Dan Walworth, drums
Images: footage from Jean Renoir, A Day in the Country, 1946
It’s All Going to the Dogs
Written by Aura Rosenberg
Dirty Mirrors live at St. Vitus, Brooklyn, NY, December 17, 2017:
Aura Rosenberg, piano & vocals; John Miller, guitar & vocals;
Jon Kessler, lead guitar; Bill Komoski, bass; Dan Walworth, drums
Chill Factor
Written by Merle Haggard
The Cornichons, The Venetian Blinds: Artist-Run Bands,
live at Palazzo Grassi, May 8, 2015: John Miller, guitar & vocals;
Aura Rosenberg, organ; Jon Kessler, harmonica; Jose Martos, bass;
Servane Mary, tambourine; Dan Walworth, drums
Camera: Hilary Kliros
Pablo Picasso
Written by Jonathan Richman
The Cornichons, The Venetian Blinds: Artist-Run Bands,
live at Palazzo Grassi, May 8, 2015: Servane Mary, vocals & tambourine;
John Miller, guitar; Aura Rosenberg, organ; Jon Kessler, lead guitar;
Jose Martos, bass;; Dan Walworth, drums
Camera: Hilary Kliros