We are playing live, July 15th at Opus40, in Saugerties NY. You can get tickets here
This is a reunion of our band, Clare & the Reasons, it’s been 10 years, yes, 10… Olivier will open the evening with French cinema music. This is a pretty emotional thing, to dig back into this music, it was such a huge part of our lives, and then things shifted, but it feels magical and healing to dive back in, actually.
Clare & the Reasons plus an opening set to celebrate Bastille Day: musique pour le cinéma Français by Olivier Manchon
5PM Gates / 6PM Show / $15 adv / $20 gate / All Ages
Food by Corners / Drinks by Stockade Tavern
Clare & the Reasons is the faded, but not forgotten project of Clare and Olivier Manchon. They made 3 studio albums and toured around much of the world. Paste Magazine said “It’s music that’s meant to be felt, not just heard.” The Guardian wrote “a sassy blast of symphonic jazz-noir.” The Times of London exclaimed “symphonic pop so swoonsome that the authorities could slap a health warning on it.” NPR radioed “...vintage pop and music-hall McCartneyisms.” The New York Times scribed "orchestral luxury and nuance." Butwhy did Clare & the Reasons fade? Because of the ampersand. Clare never wanted the ampersand, but try telling that to a world who loves them. So, after nearly 10 years of mediation, healing and deciding that ampersands are aok, Clare & the Reasons are reuniting for the first time at Opus 40 July 15th 2023.
French born violinist and multi instrumentalist, Olivier Manchon lives in Kingston NY. He has played with so many folks, such as Van Dyke Parks, My Brightest Diamond, DeVotchKa, Sufjan Stevens, The New Pornographers, Stephane Wrembel, Lionel Loueke, more too, but that’s enough. Olivier mainly does film scoring with his bride Clare Manchon now. He also does a good amount of arranging. He has a deep and saturated knowledge of French film music and will perform some of his favorites at Opus 40. He will then co lead the reunion show of Clare & the Reasons.
