This 8-minute video excerpt has just posted today, from last Saturday’s performance I played in with John Berndt (from Baltimore – electronics), Asimina Chremos (movement), Jim Baker (viola), and Carol Genetti (voice) at Silverspace, in Wicker Park.
On Friday, December 5 Jérôme Joy played “Sobralasolas! Episode 1” on Free Radio SAIC. This 80-minute radio-opera was created in collaboration with Dinahbird, Caroline Bouissou, Björn Eriksson, Kaffe Matthews, and Gregory Whitehead. Afterward, I joined Jérôme for a wonderful 30-minute performance on my Springboard. Jérôme played lapotop. This programs ran for two hours. Listen here on the Free Radio SAIC archives: http://freeradiosaic.org/radio/archives/125/
“Sobralasolas! Episode 1” is to be released soon as a CD on Avatar.
The Chicago Phonography broadcast on Philip von Zweck’s Something Else radio program, performed live on August 3rd, 2008, has just been posted in it’s entirety on archive.org. Listen to it here:
Chicago Phonography is a loose collective of artists interested in promoting creative activity in listening by producing and broadcasting unprocessed field recordings as an ensemble in a context of live improvisation. Motivated by the maxim “nature performs and we provide the secretarial services” (R. Murray Schafer The Tuning of the World). This is a four-hour continuous performance by Chicago Phonography broadcasted live from WLUW 88.7 Independent Community Radio studios for the experimental music program Something Else hosted by Philip Von Zweck.
Performing on this evening were Todd Carter, Chad Clark, Chris Hammes, Eric Leonardson, Joshua Manchester, Patrick Scott, and Aaron Zarzutzki.
I have six performances scheduled for October and November, with more being planned. Three happen in the Third Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival (CCAF3), presented in various locations from October 1—12. Look further down for my other three post-CCAF shows held at Enemy, Myopic, and Elastic. Please check the CCAF3 Schedule page and this web page in case of last-minute schedule changes. (more…)
At 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, September 28, I will give a short performance on Monica Herrera’s Strings, her sculptural sound installation at the Hyde Park Arts Center (HPAC):
http://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibitions/2008/07/strings_by_monica_hererra.php
2:00-5:00 p.m., admission FREE, Asian food provided.
Hyde Park Art Center Monica Herrera is a recent graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (MFA 2008). My performance is one of many in the Chicago Artists Month Opening Celebration at HPAC.
Over the weekend there will be a mix of exhibitions and free performances to kick off Chicago Artists Month, including a concert by the Black Monks of Mississippi, portrait drawings by Dale Washington, Butoh dance by Nicole LeGette, and free outdoor concerts by Fred Anderson, Corey Wilkes and Kahil El’Zabar as part of the 2nd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival.
7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 24 at ELASTIC Arts Foundation
Los Cuatros Demonios is Tomeka Reid (cello), Carol Genetti (voice), Guillermo Gregorio (clarinet), Eric Leonardson (springboard), and Dan Godston (trumpet, percussion)
ELASTIC Arts FoundationRelated links:
http://www.elasticrevolution.com/
http://www.myspace.com/electricjunkyardgamelan
http://www.myspace.com/cellomama
Eric Glick Rieman, from Berkeley with his prepared Rhodes piano, will be performing with me this Friday, 8:00 p.m. at the AV-aerie, 2000 W. Fulton Street, Chicago, IL 60612, (312) 850-4030. $8 suggested donation.
This show is a double bill with The Young Equestrians from Brooklyn.
(If you know you can attend, please send me a message. Thanks to the
grief that the City of Chicago has given the folks at the AV-Aerie about
a license, they must promise this is a private party.)
1st set
Guillermo Gregorio — clarinets and saxophones
Eric Leonardson — springboard, amplified objects
Dan Godston — trumpet, small instruments
2nd set : Altamira
Ricardo Lagomasima — drums
John Deblase — electric bass
Nick Millevoi — guitar
Brown Rice 4432 N Kedzie Avenue
Chicago IL 60625
www.brownricemusic.org8:00 p.m.
$5 suggested donation
Directions: Brown Rice is small storefront located a half block north of the Montrose-Kedzie intersection, a few blocks south of the Kedzie station on the CTA Brown Line. There is a small sign over the entrance that reads “Perfect”. View Map.
Listen to the first Chicago Phonographers’ performance at Brown Rice via WAV stream or download the MP3 file. Available now, thanks to Joshua Manchester on this web page www.joshuamanchester.com/ChiPhon.html
Chicago Phonography with Todd Carter, Chad Clark, Chris Hammes, Michael Hartmann, Eric Leonardson, Joshua Manchester, Robert Pleshar, Patrick Scott, Aaron Zarzutzki, and Philip von Zweck.
Brown Rice 4432 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago IL 60625
www.brownricemusic.org9:00 p.m. (Doors open 30 minutes before show)
$6 suggested donation, $4 for students
Directions: Brown Rice is small storefront located a half block north of the Montrose-Kedzie intersection, a few blocks south of the Kedzie station on the CTA Brown Line. There is a small sign over the entrance that reads “Perfect”. View Map.
Background: Initiated by Chad Clark through the chi-improv Yahoo! Group, Chicago Phonography is a way to gather people interested in producing and broadcasting unprocessed field recordings (made in and around Chicago) as an ensemble in a context of live improvisation. This group has never performed together before and is inspired, in part, by the Seattle Phonographers’ Union.
Choice quote: “nature performs and we provide the secretarial services”—R. Murray Schafer