Tav Falco in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004 (self portrait)

Tav Falco is an American-born musical performer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, and photographer. He has led the psychedelic rock-and-roll group Tav Falco's Panther Burns (named after a plantation in Mississippi) since 1979. He moved to Europe in the late 1990s and sometimes tours with European musicians in recent incarnations of his Panther Burns group. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x1201, 532 KB) Photo portrays Tav Falco in a side lane in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2004, self portrait. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x1201, 532 KB) Photo portrays Tav Falco in a side lane in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2004, self portrait. ... Triple bridge (Tromostovje) Ljubljana (IPA /ljubljʌna/), German Laibach (/lɑɪbax/), Italian Lubiana (/lʊbjɑ:na/) is the capital of Slovenia, situated on the outfall of the river Ljubljanica into the Sava, in central Slovenia, between the Alps and the Mediterranean. ... The performing arts include theater, motion pictures, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, magic and the marching arts, such as brass bands, etc. ... Performance art is art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... Psychedelic music may refer to: Psychedelic rock, a subgenre of rock Psychedelic trance, a subgenre of trance Psychedelic folk, a subgenre of folk Psychedelic pop, a subgenre of pop Psychedelic soul, a subgenre of soul See also Acid breaks Acid house Acid jazz Acid punk Acid rap Acid rock Acid... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A 2005 Panther Burns lineup on tour in London (left to right): bassist Lannouzière, drummer Pizzorno, guest guitarist Brando, group leader Falco Tav Falcos Panther Burns, sometimes shortened to (The) Panther Burns, is an errant musical troupe performing stripped-down, often primitive rock and roll and other styles... A plantation is an intentional planting of a crop, on a larger scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...

Born Gustavo Antonio Falco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he later briefly adopted the last name of his stepfather and was known for a time as "Gus Nelson" before eventually choosing the stage name "Tav Falco." Falco was raised in Gurdon, Arkansas, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1973. He started the nonprofit Televista "art-action" video group in Memphis to document local musicians and artists in the late 1970s with fellow Arkansas videographer/performance artist Randall Lyon. Falco and Lyon were both heavily influenced by the work of their mentor and friend, noted Memphis color photographer William Eggleston. After Alex Chilton was impressed by a 1978 performance of Falco's at The Orpheum in Memphis that culminated in the chainsawing of a guitar, the two teamed up to start the self-styled "art damage" band, Tav Falco's Panther Burns. The group recorded a first album for Rough Trade at Ardent Studios in Memphis, after a previous 1980 session for the label at Phillips Recording was temporarily shelved (later rereleased on Marilyn Records as The Unreleased Sessions in 1992). Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Gurdon is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... William Eggleston (born 1939) is an American photographer. ... Alex Chilton, circa 1999 Photo: Aimeé Toledano Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton, on December 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Look up rough trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ardent Studios is the Memphis studio where albums released by Ardent Records and many other recording labels are recorded. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Phillips Recording is the short name widely used to refer to the Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio opened at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Sam Phillips in 1959. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Just as he began his early career documenting other artists using video photography, Falco devoted some of his musical career trying to bring attention to great traditional artists obscured from the media's view. He introduced their work to his audiences and to writers following his work by performing Panther Burns shows on billings with these artists, recording interpretations of their songs, and occasionally collaborating with some of them on projects for small record labels he's been associated with, like Au Go Go and New Rose. Among these artists were blueswoman Jessie Mae Hemphill and Charlie Feathers. Falco and Lux Interior of The Cramps worked on the photography and liner notes, respectively, for the 1982 Honky Tonk Man album by Feathers, whose energetic, hiccup-styled vocals from the 1950s influenced both vocalists. Others of his area music heroes who have performed at Panther Burns events include Cordell Jackson, R. L. Burnside, Mose Vinson, and Van Zula Hunt. While releasing numerous Panther Burns albums on small international indie labels, Falco also has co-released some recordings by his band and other Memphis-area artists on his own Frenzi label. Jessie Mae Hemphill onstage addressing a Beale Street audience during a 1980s Memphis music festival Photo: Lisa McGaughran Jessie Mae Hemphill, born in Senatobia, Mississippi, on October 13, 1933, is a pioneering electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, North Mississippi country blues traditions of her family and... Charlie Feathers, (June 12, 1932 - August 29, 1998), was an influential rockabilly and country music performer. ... The Cramps are a band whose only permanent members have been Lux Interior (Erick Purkhiser) and Poison Ivy (Kristy Wallace), the lead singer and lead guitarist respectively. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... Cordell Jackson was an American guitarist thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. ... R. L. Burnside (born Robert Lee Burnside, Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi, November 21 or November 23, 1926; d. ...

Falco has appeared as an actor with small parts in full length films like Great Balls of Fire (1989 - USA), The Big Post Office Robbery (1992 - Hungary), Highway 61 (1991 - Canada), Downtown 81 (2001 - USA), and Wayne County Rambling (2002 - USA). Long a student of the tango under European and Argentine instructors, he also appeared in Dans Le Rouge du Couchant (2003 - France) as a tango dancer, choreographing his part in the film. Several short films he has appeared in, most of which he also produced and in some cases served as the filmmaker, have been shown in underground arts venues like The Horse Hospital in London. In 2003 six of Falco's short films were accepted and archived into the permanent collection of the Cinémathèque Française in Paris for future screening there. The short films archived are Love's Last Warning (1996), Born Too Late (1993), Helene of Memphis (1991), Memphis Beat (1989), Shadetree Mechanic (1986), and 71 Salvage (1971). Great Balls of Fire is a 1957 song by written by Otis Blackwell and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Highway 61 is a 1991 film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Originally shot in 1980-81, this film, directed by Edo Bertoglio, is a rare real-life snapshot of ultra-hip subculture of post-punk era Manhattan. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films, movie documents, and film-related objects in the world. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

Falco has said his main artistic purpose is "to stir up the dark waters of the unconscious."

References

• Deming, Mark. Tav Falco biography. All Music Guide. Accessed Dec. 9, 2004.
• Gordon, Robert (1995). It Came From Memphis. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-1045-9.
• The Horse Hospital (September 9, 2003). The Horse Hospital film discussion and bio on Tav Falco. Accessed Dec. 9, 2004.
• Jordan, Mark (Feb. 11, 1999). Midnight in Memphis. Memphis Flyer. Accessed Dec. 9, 2004.
• O'Brien, Glenn (Aug. 1988). Memphis Blues Again; Tennessee's Most Evasive R&B Man — Tav Falco of Panther Burns. Interview magazine, pp. 50–51.
• Fan site film and video discussion. Accessed Dec. 9, 2004.
• Fan site biography. Accessed Dec. 9, 2004.
• Turner, Jeremy (December 2003). "07: Interview With Tav Falco About Early Telematic Art at Televista in Memphis, New Center for Art Activities in New York and Open Space Gallery in Victoria, Canada." Outer Space: The Past, Present and Future of Telematic Art. Accessed Apr. 28, 2005.

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External links

• Tav Falco and Panther Burns fan site
• Tav Falco and Panther Burns site at Myspace
• Panther Burns overview and discography, All Music Guide
• Tav Falco Biography at Trümmer Booking and Promotion
• Grunnen Rocks Tav Falco & Panther Burns pages
• Tav Falco at the Internet Movie Database