From the Archives: archives 2008

Andrew Drury

totem

01/17/08 @ 8:00pm

January 17, 2008 Totem is a noise rock free improvisation trio that ventures from walls of sound to exploring microscopic sound worlds. Andrew Drury grew up near Seattle (USA) and works primarily in avant-jazz and free improvisation, with regular forays into other genres and media. He has performed in Europe and North America, made four [...]

Jesse Stiles

the trojan pony tour

01/16/08 @ 8:00pm

January 16, 2008 The Trojan Pony Tour, presented by Specific Recordings, features films and live music by artists and musicians from the fabled city of Troy, New York. Featured in the show is infectious, charming, and subversive live music from Specific Recordings artists Ross Goldstein and Jesse Stiles, sexy/patriotic short videos and the debut of [...]

Jim Pugliese

jim pugliese’s phase III cd release party

01/12/08 @ 8:00pm

January 12, 2008 Drums, Christine Bard Bass, Kato Hideki Alto sax, Michael Attias Guitar, Marco Cappelli Percussion/drums/mbira/conducting, Jim Pugliese Join Jim Pugliese’s Phase III with many special guests celebrating the release of their newest CD on the Italian label “Improvvisatore Involontario”. “Phase III” is Jim Pugliese’s newest project and is a continuation of his ongoing [...]

The Holy Experiment + Byron Westbrook

the holy experiment + corridors + ateleia

01/11/08 @ 8:00pm

January 11, 2008 Byron Westbrook is a sound/intermedia artist living in Brooklyn, NY. His work involves performance of processed instrumental and environmental recordings through a multi-channel environment with a focus on redistributing energy distilled from sound and light. In solo performances under the nameCORRIDORS, a system of multiple amplifiers is used in conjunction with PA [...]

Shawn Onsgard

shawn onsgard + maguire x clearvor x halvorson

01/10/08 @ 8:00pm

January 10, 2008 shawn onsgard Piano & Organ Brooklyn pianist and composer Shawn Onsgard presents fresh selections from his avant jazz compositions arranged for solo piano and Hammond organ. Through composition and performance Onsgard seeks an epistemology in music practice which might inform new and meaningful life experiences. He is currently developing an improvisatory solo [...]

mv & ee

mv + ee

01/05/08 @ 8:00pm

January 05, 2008 “It’s gwine to be fine to be back near the Gowanus once again to air some tonal hash. We’ll be rollin’ in with the golden road, core duo exchange of mv & ee augmented with Samara Lubelski, Willie Laneand John Moloney. Psyched to jam with real time presentation of the ‘Gettin’ Gone’ [...]

Rob Schwimmer

ISSUE Project Room’s Theremin Society

01/04/08 @ 8:00pm

January 04, 2008 rob schwimmer +david simons +dorit chrysler +scott burland and frank schultz Tonights performance features 2 new works for theremin PELLUCID DREAMS by Rob Schwimmer and ASSENT David Simons for theremin, tuba, cello and voice commissioned by The Department of Cultural Affairs for ISSUE Project Room. Also featured is new work by Dorit [...]

mv carbon

tony conrad + m.v. carbon

01/03/08 @ 8:00pm

January 03, 2008 If Tony Conrad’s powerful sound has its roots in “minimalism”, M.V. Carbon’s music introduces a more contemporary but equally aggressive practice. Meeting as they do with violin and cello above a unifying drone, Conrad and Carbon explode the space we normally think of in connection with string quartets, waltz music, and country [...]