摩登天空音樂節即將首次亮相美國

The Modern Sky Festival, a music festival with indie leanings that was established in Beijing in 2007, plans to make its American debut in October when it presents two days of concerts at the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, the organizers announced on Monday.

帶有獨立音樂色彩的摩登天空音樂節於2007年在北京創立。本週一，該音樂節組織者宣佈今年10月它計劃在美國首次亮相，在中央公園的蘭姆西運動場(Rumsey Playfield)舉辦爲期兩天的演出。

The American version of the festival is scheduled to open on Oct. 4 with "Atomic Bomb!," a tribute to the Nigerian musician William Onyeabor, performed by a cast of musicians to be named. The opening evening will also include performances by Liars, Blood Brothers and several Chinese performers, including Re-TROS (Rebuilding the Rights of Statues) and Zhang Xuan, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter who also goes under the name Deserts Change.

美版摩登天空音樂節將在10月4日舉行，以“原子彈”(Atomic Bomb!)樂隊的演出開始，這是一支向尼日利亞音樂家威廉·奧尼爾波(William Onyeabor)致敬的樂隊，演出樂手名單待定。當晚的演出者還包括“說謊者”(Liars)、“熱血兄弟”(Blood Brothers)以及若干中國表演者，如“重塑雕像的權利”樂隊和臺灣唱作人張懸。

The second day, Oct. 5, will include sets by Cat Power, Stars, the Both (with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo), Lenka and a slate of Chinese bands that includes Second Hand Rose, Tongue, Queen Sea Big Shark and Omnipotent Youth Society.

第二天，即10月5日出演的有“貓女魔力”(Cat Power)、“羣星”(Stars)、“雙人”（the Both，成員爲埃米·曼恩[Aimee Mann]和泰德·里奧[Ted Leo]）和蕾恩卡(Lenka)，以及“二手玫瑰”、“舌頭”、“後海大鯊魚”、“萬能青年旅店”等中國樂隊。

The festival is presented by Modern Sky Entertainment, a company founded in 1997 as an independent record label in Beijing, and now includes publishing, concert and festival divisions.

主辦這一音樂節的摩登天空公司於1997年創立，最初是北京一家獨立唱片廠牌，如今已有了出版、音樂會和音樂節等分支。