Bassist David J. Explores the Macabre with Detroit’s Theatre Bizarre Orchestra

October 13, 2016

David J. and Joshua James discuss the allure of the dark carnival.

M.C. Nightshade and the Theatre Bizarre Orchestra

The house band of the “Greatest Masquerade on Earth” is releasing an album with a legend of the post-punk scene . Detroit’s Theatre Bizarre Orchestra and David J., a founding member of the bands Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, collaborated on a new vinyl release called Carpe Noctem. Listen to David J. and orchestra director Joshua James discuss the allure of the dark carnival with CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire.

 

The group performs as M.C. Nightshade and The Theatre Bizarre Orchestra at Third Man Records in Detroit on Thursday, October 13, and the next two Fridays at the Theatre Bizarre Gala. David J. will also be at Found Sound in Ferndale on Monday, October 17 to sign copies of his new memoir, “Who Killed Mr. Moonlight? Bauhaus, Black Magick, and Benediction.”

Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Theatre Bizarre Orchestra from Theatre Bizarre Orchestra on Vimeo.

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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