Rhys Chatham’s 200 Guitars at Lincoln Center 8/15

Rhys Chatham’s A Crimson Grail for 200 Guitars
@Lincoln Center’s Out Of Doors festival
Free! - Fri. Aug. 15th, 7:30 p.m.

Composer Rhys Chatham and section leaders John King, Ned Sublette, David Daniell, and Seth Olinsky (Akron/Family) lead an oversized orchestra of 200 volunteer guitarists and electric bassists in the world premiere of A Crimson Grail for 200 Electric Guitars (Outdoor Version) performed not on the Bandshell stage but along the sides of the audience at Damrosch Park, to heighten the work’s polyphonic effect. The work, originally composed for Paris’ famed Sacré-Coeur, has been extensively revised to suit the dynamics of the Park’s outdoor acoustic.

Directions:
By subway: Take the 1 train to 66th Street/Lincoln Center Station or
the 1, A, B, C, D to 59th Street/Columbus Circle and proceed towards
62nd Street on Columbus Avenue.

Posted by Esa | Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | 0 comments

Upcoming at Light Industry - good stuff!

Now there are two great reasons to trek to Sunset Park Brooklyn Light Industry and Diapason Gallery - stop whining about how far away it is- take the N or D train express - just a few stops from Union Square.

Cory Archangel
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 8pm
Content Producer

At long last Cory has finally learned all of the glockenspiel parts from the entire Born to Run album by Bruce Springsteen and will perform it LIVE on a real live instrument. One will have to see it to believe it but be there to cheer him on. Performa was fortunate to present a section of this ongoing musical at the Hudson theater last February - it was a private party so we forgive Cory for not mentioning this.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 8pm
PUBLIC OPINION LABORATORY presents:
All Magic Sands: Reels 1 + 2
Featuring the return of LAMP/LICHT: Andrew Lampert and Alan Licht

You can’t go wrong with these two - or maybe you can but I bet that you won’t be able to tell. Hopefully Light Industry was able to secure Belgian Trappist ale, the projectionist from England and raise the $4,300 that LAMP/LICHT need to do this show… oh wait - I think they decided to do something simpler. Go anyway.

Light Industry
Events take place in Industry City
55 33rd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenue), 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11232
http://www.lightindustry.org/

Posted by Esa | Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 | 0 comments

A Reason to Go to New Jersey

Aside from the fabulous ongoing repertory series at the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre (a bonafide movie palace in Jersey City; read more about it–including how you can help clean up the theater at its adorable annual “Dumpsterthon”–here), and the upcoming Magnetic Fields show at the same theater this October 23, there aren’t many reasons, for city-dwelling art fans, to trek out to New Jersey.

But the biggest reason of all might be Peak Performances, the criminally under-publicized performance series at Montclair State University, which just announced its powerhouse 2008-2009 season. Artists and companies to be featured include Jan Fabre, Dumb Type, and DV8 Physical Theatre, making its first US appearance in 15 years with the premiere of To Be Straight With You.

One of the most unexpected inclusions in the season is a double performance by geeky alt rock band They Might Be Giants (pictured), who will play a “children’s matinee” followed by a show for adults (at which, the press release promises, the band will play “its 1990 classic “Birdhouse in Your Soul,” among other hits”) on January 27. You don’t want to miss out on such great programming–so get on the cheap charter bus to Montclair and check it out!

Posted by Lana | Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 | 0 comments

Tonight in DUMBO John Zorn + Theremin Society

Music At The Bridge Welcomes ISSUE Project Room
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Issue Project Room

An evening of live music and video art curated by ISSUE Project Room (IPR). All FREE!

IPR is a raw exhibition space showcasing innovative performances and exhibitions in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Join them in the park under the tent in the historic Tobacco Warehouse. This week IPR comes to the Park and brings the infamous John Zorn, Theremin Society, and Jonathan Kane.

Set times:
John Zorn/Cobra 6:45pm
Theremin Society 7:45pm
Jonathan Kane/February 8:45pm

John Zorn’s Cobra
Composer and saxophone player, John Zorn is hard to fit into just one genre. He blurs the lines between numerous influences of jazz ensembles, rock, and symphony orchestras, while creating a unique experimental sound all his own. Written and premiered in 1984, Cobra is a classic in the circles of new music, having been performed innumerable times. In fact, composer and “prompter” John Zorn says it is his most-often-performed composition — no mean feat considering his prolific output. It is no wonder, though: There is a mischievous, cartoonish quality to the sound of Cobra that epitomizes Zorn’s style but also makes for continually fascinating listening. Based on the composer’s secretive “game pieces,” Cobra is “a fun-filled, mystical, blindfolded ride down a dark alley that circles back every few yards.” – Steve Loewy, All Music Guide. Read more about John Zorn’s Cobra at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zorn

Jim Staley/trombone
Sylvie Courvoisier/piano
David Weinstein/keyboard
Annie Gosfield/keyboard
Anthony Coleman/keyboard
Eyal Maoz/guitar
Mark Fekdman/violin
Okkyung Lee/cello
Shanir Blumenkranz/bass
Ikue Mori/electronics
Cyro Baptista/percussion
Kenny Wollesen/drums
John Zorn/prompter

Posted by Esa | Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 | 0 comments

Therimin Action at Diapason Opening June 14th

Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia presents
Micah Silver
You and Me, Going
and
Patrick K.-H.
ScAS (ScotchAcoustic Session)
Two sound installations
Programmed as part of Diapason?s exchange program with Moscow?s Theremin Center
Sponsored by The Trust for Mutual Understanding
JUNE 14, 21 and 28 // SATURDAYS 2-8 PM
FREE
OPENING RECEPTION: JUNE 14 6PM
Diapason

882 Third Avenue (between 32nd and 33rd Street) // Brooklyn, NY
Subways: D, N, R to 36th Street
718.499.5070 // info@diapasongallery.org
http://www.diapasongallery.org

Posted by Esa | Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 | 0 comments

Floating Points Festival 2008 at ISSUE Project Room

Floating Points 2008
ISSUE Project Room

This Festival, in its third year, (formerly points in a circle)
explores the versatility of ISSUE Project Room’s Innovative house
speaker system, designed by Stephan Moore.

In the hands of these diverse performers and sound artist, this
fifteen-channel installation of hemisphere loudspeakers radically
changes the concert experience for both performer and audience.

Each of the hemispheres radiates sound in all directions, activating
the acoustics of this unique concert space. Immersive sonic
environments are generated, electronic sounds take on the
characteristic intimacy of acoustic instruments, and location is
liberated as a musical dimension.

Thursday June 5

Tianna Kennedy & Chad Laird,
Vito Acconci

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Friday, June 6

Elliott Sharp (All Guitar Syndakit)
Tony Conrad

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Saturday, June 7

Dewanatron
Willaim Basinski

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Tuesday, June 10

The Princeton Laptop Orchestra
Ben Owen

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Wednesday, June 11

Bob Holman + Angela Jaeger + Lee Ranaldo & Leah Singer
(A part of the Littoral Concert/Reading Series)

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Thursday, June 12

Annea Lockwood
Curtis Bahn

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Friday, June 13

LoVid
Zach Layton

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Saturday, June 14

Ashley Paul & Eli Keszler
Phill Niblock

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Sunday, June 15

Carla Bozulich/Evangelista

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directions
Subway F Line, Subway G Line
to CARROLL ST-SMITH ST stop
Walk East down Third St over Gowanus Canal to Third Av
Subway F Line, Subway M Line, Subway R Line
to NINTH ST-FOURTH AVE stop
Walk North on Fourth Av. West on Third St to Third Av
Bus B37, Bus B71
to THIRD AVE-THIRD ST (Westbound) or THIRD AVE-UNION ST (Eastbound)
From Union St, walk South on Third Ave to Third St

Posted by Esa | Thursday, June 5th, 2008 | 0 comments

Public Opinion Laboratory at The Stone

Catch Performa alums Jay Sanders, Jim O’Rourke, and Zeena Parkins, among many other fantastic artists, in a 2-week long run at The Stone of presentations by Public Opinion Laboratory, curated by Anthology Film Archive’s Andrew Lampert.
FULL CALENDAR

(Zeena Parkins photo at left copyright Paula Court)

Posted by Lana | Monday, May 12th, 2008 | 0 comments

Japanther May 7th

Performa commission artist Japanther is performing with The Pharmacy next Wednesday, May 7th, 7pm at Europa
buy tickets

Posted by Lillie | Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 | 0 comments

Japanther show this weekend

PERFORMA07 Commission artist Japanther is playing a show with The Pharmacy and Pterodactyl this Saturday 3/29 at the Market Hotel which is located at 1142 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. The show starts at 9:30 and the cost has not been listed.

Posted by Lillie | Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 | 0 comments

Analogos 10 a night of “vintage” analog synthesis - Highly recommended!

This is a powerhouse of really interesting people and worth the trip to Diapason’s new space in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia presents
Analogos 10 a night of “vintage” analog synthesis

Performances and informal discussions, with KABIR CARTER, DAVID GALBRAITH, JAMES FEI, KATO HIDEKI, MICHAEL J SCHUMACHER, SERGEI TCHEREPNIN, STEFAN TCHEREPNIN AND ED TOMNEY

Saturday March 22 at 8:00pm
$5 suggested donation

Kabir Carter: MoogerFooger and Moog pedals and synthesizers
David Galbraith: self-built electronics
James Fei: Arp 2600 synthesizer
Kato Hideki: Octave “Cat” synthesizer, bass
Michael J Schumacher: Steiner-Parker Synthacon synthesizer
Sergei Tcherepnin: Serge modular synthesizer
Stefan Tcherepnin: Serge modular synthesizer
Ed Tomney: EMS VCS 3 “Putney” synthesizer, various
882 Third Avenue (between 32nd and 33rd Street), 10th floor
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Subways: D, N, R to 36th Street
Phone 718.499.5070 | E-mail info@diapasongallery.org

About Diapason http://www.diapasongallery.org
Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia was founded by composer Michael J. Schumacher and choreographer Liz Gerring in 2001 and its program builds on the efforts of Schumacher’s previous sound space, Studio Five Beekman, founded in 1996. Diapason is the sole venue in New York City and one of few internationally dedicated to the presentation of multichannel sound installation where composers and sound artists can realize their work for an interested public. By providing an optimum listening environment, two high quality multi-channel sound systems, a regular audience, and a place for experimentation, Diapason seeks to engage composers and the public in dialogue about the place of contemporary music and sound practice in a broader cultural context. Diapason is supported by NYSCA, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Phaedrus Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Kirk Radke, and by generous individuals. Diapason is a 501(c)3 organization.

Posted by Esa | Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 | 0 comments