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… Continue reading Upcoming performances in October and November 2008
Performing solo at the Hyde Park Arts Center
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 5020 South Cornell Avenue Chicago, IL 60615 773-324-5520 www.hydeparkart.org Monica Herrera is a recent graduate… Continue reading Performing solo at the Hyde Park Arts Center
Tom Jaremba 1938-2008
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Professor Emeritus, Tom Jaremba died on August 31, 2008. He was my friend and my graduate adviser at SAIC (when I was a student there from 1981-83). Tom was a teacher to nearly all of us who were active in Chicago’s small but thriving performance art community in… Continue reading Tom Jaremba 1938-2008
Sunday, August 24 @ Elastic with Los Cuatros Demonios
Concluding a busy month of performances, Los Cuatros Demonios opens for Terry Dame’s Electric Junkyard Gamelan, a band from New York who perform original music on invented instruments. 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… Continue reading Sunday, August 24 @ Elastic with Los Cuatros Demonios
Sarah’s Sound Script: New Blog on Sound
Have a look at the new blog by Sarah Mann-O’Donnell. “Sarah’s Sound Script” blog is an online venue for her poetic writings on sound. Sarah is a philosopher and poet who writes about sound. She’s a newcomer from Philadelphia. I met Sarah Mann-O’Donnell at two of my concerts last week, and she wrote about: Monday’s… Continue reading Sarah’s Sound Script: New Blog on Sound
Performing with Eric Glick Rieman at AV-aerie
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… Continue reading Performing with Eric Glick Rieman at AV-aerie
Upcoming Chicago performances in August 2008
Sunday, August 3, 10:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m. on Something Else WLUW 88.7 FM Independent Community Radio, with Chicago Phonography / Live stream Related links: http://chicagophonography.com/ Listen to Chicago Phonographers’ first live performance Monday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. at Myopic Books, 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave., with Jerry Bryerton (percussion) and Christopher Bruce (percussion), free Related links: http://www.myspace.com/jeromebryerton… Continue reading Upcoming Chicago performances in August 2008
World Listening Project developments
[This is an edited version of the July 28th blog post on my MySpace Music profile, and a follow-up to the July 9th post here.] On July 1st I began work on new project called the World Listening Project. It was formed by small group of musicians and sonic artists with the initial goal of… Continue reading World Listening Project developments
Monday, July 21 @ Brown Rice
On Monday I will perform at Brown Rice with instrument inventor Laura Emelianoff, maker and performer of the Open Harp. Brown Rice 4432 N Kedzie Avenue Chicago IL 60625 www.brownricemusic.org 8:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation 1st set Larry Sawyer — poetry Dan Godston — trumpet, small instruments 2nd set Laura Emelianoff — open harp Eric… Continue reading Monday, July 21 @ Brown Rice
World Listening Project
I’m working on a new project initiated by Dan Godston called the World Listening Project. What is it? The goals of the World Listening Project are to collect field recordings from every country on earth, to create a sonic map of the world, and to archive those recordings on a website. Many of the recordings… Continue reading World Listening Project