Book Party for Transmission Arts: Artists & Airwaves

Among the work of over 150 artists my early efforts in the field of radio, art, and radio art were cited in a new book, Transmission Arts: Artists & Airwaves (PAJ Publications, 2011) by Galen Joseph-Hunter, Penny Duff, and Maria Papadomanolaki. On Saturday, July 23 free103point9.org Transmission Arts and WGXC: Hands-on Radio (90.7-FM) will hold… Continue reading Book Party for Transmission Arts: Artists & Airwaves

Chicago Phonography Concert on Airplay Now Online

Chicago Phonography’s live performance from Saturday, July 16, on WNUR’s Airplay program is now online. Listen here via Soundcloud. COMING UP NEXT: Chicago Phonography celebrates World Listening Day with a performance at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, July 23. Find more information on Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology.

World Listening Day 2011

The second annual World Listening Day is on Monday, July 18. I join hundreds and perhaps thousands more people to celebrate and observe this day all through the week. World Listening Day is being recognized in a substantial, truly global way. Participation last year was phenomenal. Please visit the WLP website to learn more, participate,… Continue reading World Listening Day 2011

Respire: Performance with Anna Friz on Friday, July 15 at ESS

On Friday, July 15 I perform with my partner in “sound crime” Anna Friz and her radiophonic installation, Respire during the opening this evening at Audible Gallery at Experimental Sound Studio (ESS). 5925 N Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60660 Opening Reception: 6PM-9PM Anna’s website: http://nicelittlestatic.com/ ESS website: http://www.experimentalsoundstudio.org/ Respire will be active at Audible Gallery until… Continue reading Respire: Performance with Anna Friz on Friday, July 15 at ESS

Polly Ullrich, Chicago art has lost a great friend

Polly Ullrich was a new friend and Chicago art critic who died suddenly in a car accident on Wednesday, July 6. Her feature article about sound in art in Chicago, “Making Worlds: Chicago Sound As Sculpture,” in Sculpture Magazine, mentioned important figures and resources in our local community, including my work with Chicago Phonography. With… Continue reading Polly Ullrich, Chicago art has lost a great friend

Baschet Brothers Musical Sculpture

Experimental musicians Hal Rammel, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann will play and accompany François and Bernard Baschet’s Aluminum Piano (1962). Free with museum admission.

Crystal Baschet Concerts with Hal Rammel and Ed Herrmann

Friday, July 1 at 2–3 p.m. 4th floor gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art. Free with museum admission. Experimental musicians Hal Rammel, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann will play and accompany François and Bernard Baschet’s Aluminum Piano (1962) in the museum’s gallery. Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 This performance is… Continue reading Crystal Baschet Concerts with Hal Rammel and Ed Herrmann

Friday, June 17 – Articular Facet

Performing 7PM A part of the 11th Annual SKETCHBOOK: EVOLUTION The Chopin Theatre   1543 West Division   Chicago IL 60622 Also performing next week Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24. ARTICULAR FACET is a continuation of Julia Miller’s electroacoustic performance project series that began in early 2011 with Joseph Kramer, Noé Cuéllar, Coppice,… Continue reading Friday, June 17 – Articular Facet

Within a Grain of Sand: Our Sonic Environment and Some of Its Shapers

The Sounding Out! blog on sound studies has a new post by Maile Colbert on the Soundscape and World Listening Day. Within a Grain of Sand: Our Sonic Environment and Some of Its Shapers features five brief interviews with people active in the effort to define and explore the notion of soundscape.

Indiana Dunes Sound Walk, Saturday May 21

Indiana Dunes Sound Walk, a set by Ignotus the Mage on Flickr. On Saturday, May 21 I led a soundwalk in Miller Woods at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, with the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and World Listening Project. It was a lovely experience with some very interesting people who participated. Above are photos… Continue reading Indiana Dunes Sound Walk, Saturday May 21