JOHN CALE (born South Wales, 1942) is a highly influential rock experimentalist who, since the early 1960s, has combined innovative avant-garde techniques with the immediacy of popular music. Having discovered a talent for piano at an early age, CALE studied music at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and traveled to the United States to continue his musical training, thanks to the help and influence of Aaron Copland. After arriving in New York City, he met a number of influential composers. Along with John Cage and several others, CALE participated in the first full-length performance of Erik Satie\u2019s \u201cVexations,\u201d which was an 18-hour piano marathon. More significantly, CALE played in La Monte Young\u2019s ensemble the Theater of Eternal Music, which was also known as the Dream Syndicate. The heavily drone-laden music he played in that group proved to be highly influential for his work with the Velvet Underground.<\/p>\n
In 1965, CALE and Lou Reed formed Velvet Underground, the seminal rock group that was briefly managed by Andy Warhol, who also served as producer on their first album\u00a0The Velvet Underground & Nico. The Velvet Underground collaborated with Warhol on many projects, including acting as the house band for Exploding Plastic Inevitable, the artist\u2019s series of multimedia events. Following Warhol\u2019s death in 1987, CALE and Reed reunited to collaborate on \u201cSongs for Drella,\u201d an album-length song cycle about the artist, who they considered their mentor.<\/p>\n
Following his work with the Velvet Underground, CALE produced a number of important proto-punk records, including debuts by Patti Smith, the Stooges, and the Modern Lovers. He has also released a number of highly regarded and eclectic solo albums, such as the baroque pop\u00a0Paris 1919\u00a0and the sparse\u00a0Music for a New Society.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"john-cale-velvet-underground-the-art-institute-of-chicago","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2020-01-26 19:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2020","month":"01","day":"26","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2020-01-26 21:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2020","month":"01","day":"26","hour":"21","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2020-01-27 01:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2020","month":"01","day":"27","hour":"01","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2020-01-27 03:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2020","month":"01","day":"27","hour":"03","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Chicago","timezone_abbr":"CST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":32477,"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2019-01-09 09:27:20","date_utc":"2019-01-09 15:27:20","modified":"2019-01-09 09:27:20","modified_utc":"2019-01-09 15:27:20","url":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?tribe_venue=the-art-institute-of-chicago","venue":"The Art Institute of Chicago","slug":"the-art-institute-of-chicago","address":"111 S. Michigan Ave","city":"Chicago","country":"United States","state":"IL","zip":"60603","website":"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/","stateprovince":"IL","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"The Art Institute of Chicago","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"111 S. Michigan Ave","addressLocality":"Chicago","addressRegion":"IL","postalCode":"60603","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/"},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"beintheloopchicago.com?id=32477","global_id_lineage":["beintheloopchicago.com?id=32477"]},"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"John Cale (Velvet Underground) @ The Art Institute of Chicago","description":"<p>JOHN CALE (born South Wales, 1942) is a highly influential rock experimentalist who, since the early 1960s, has combined innovative avant-garde techniques with the immediacy of popular music. Having discovered […]<\/p>\\n","url":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?tribe_events=john-cale-velvet-underground-the-art-institute-of-chicago","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2020-01-26T19:30:00-06:00","endDate":"2020-01-26T21:00:00-06:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"The Art Institute of Chicago","description":"","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"111 S. Michigan Ave","addressLocality":"Chicago","addressRegion":"IL","postalCode":"60603","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/"},"performer":"Organization"}}