Melanie Martinez 'Hades' Listening Party
About This Event
Melanie Adele Martinez, the Queens-born singer-songwriter who rose to prominence on season 3 of The Voice and released the single "Dollhouse" and an EP in 2014, hosts a listening party for "Hades" at Rough Trade NYC. The event situates her recorded work within the arc from televised contestant to Atlantic Records signee and subsequent releases.
About Hades
Hades, in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also made him the last son to be regurgitated by his father. He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated, overthrew, and replaced their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed joint sovereignty over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, which was long the domain of Gaia, available to all three concurrently. In artistic depictions, Hades is typically portrayed holding a bident and wearing his helm with Cerberus, the three-headed guard-dog of the underworld, standing at his side.
About the Artist
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez is a Queens-born singer-songwriter working at the intersection of pop and rock. She first came to wider attention as a contestant on season 3 of *The Voice*, then moved into recorded work with the single “Dollhouse” and its 2014 EP after signing with Atlantic Records.