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Chicago Scratch Orchestra with guest conductor Eric Glick Rieman

9 PM Friday, January 7 Heaven Gallery 1550 N. Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.heavengallery.com The Chicago Scratch Orchestra (CSO) follows up its debut at the Green Mill with a new set of scores . The idea for the “Scratch Orchestra” was conceived in 1968 by British avant-garde composer Cornelius Cardew (1936–81), with… Continue reading Chicago Scratch Orchestra with guest conductor Eric Glick Rieman

Last Broadcast of “Something Else”

On Sunday, December 19 Chicago’s longest running radio show for experimental, avant-garde music, phonography, and other genres of audio art makes its final broadcast, concluding 15-years of programming. In less than two weeks Philip von Zweck, the host and producer of Something Else who started the show in October 1995, will move on to other… Continue reading Last Broadcast of “Something Else”

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, Deborah Stratman’s “Sonic Warfare”

November’s Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology / World Listening Project meeting features a special presentation by Chicago artist and filmmaker Deborah Stratman. Sunday, November 21, 1:00 pm Enemy, 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd floor Chicago, IL 60622 Attendance is free and open to the public

The Dialogues on Monday, November 15 and 22

My next performance in The Dialogues will be on November 15 and November 22 (final performance). Links Hall 3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Suite 207 Chicago, IL 60657 Phone: 773-281-0824 All shows are at 7:30 on Mondays. Tickets $15/ $12 online/ $10 Students and Seniors

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology: A Soundwalk with Eric Leonardson

Saturday, October 16, 2:00PM – 4:00PM Beginning at The Corpse | Green Lantern Gallery this soundwalk engages participants a important facet of theUkrainian Village/Humboldt Park neighborhood that is often ignored: its soundscape. Contact Eric if you would like to learn more, and visit the MSAE webpage. The Corpse | The Green Lantern Gallery 2542 Chicago… Continue reading Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology: A Soundwalk with Eric Leonardson

The Dialogues at Links Hall

I am one of three guest artists creating sound at Links Hall in this nine-show series beginning September 13. Links Hall Artistic Associate Dexter Bullard curates a series of improvised intimate phone calls between two well-known Chicago performers who are unknown to each other while the audience uses headphones to listen in… Links Hall 3435… Continue reading The Dialogues at Links Hall

The Tenth Muse for 2010 Latino Theatre Festival

7:30 Thursday, July 22 Goodman Theatre 170 North Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60601 The Tenth Muse, in An Evening of Original Music and Performance A new opera by Chicago-based composer Elbio Barilari, The Tenth Muse celebrates the life and poetry of the extraordinary Mexican writer, poet, musician, scientist, thinker and feminist, Sor Juana Inés de… Continue reading The Tenth Muse for 2010 Latino Theatre Festival

Keith Anwar 1952–2010

My friend Keith Anwar died on Monday, July 5, 2010. I’ve known Keith since 1982 as a brave steelworker, historian, socialist, technician with the Chicago Transit Authority, and playwright. His play, Kabulitis won the Dionysos Cup in the Polarity Ensemble’s New Plays competition this past May. It was read at the Josephenium, while I was… Continue reading Keith Anwar 1952–2010

Listening for the Future: American Society for Acoustic Ecology meeting in Chicago

I’m happy to announce that the American Society for Acoustic Ecology‘s Listening for the Future symposium will take place from Friday, July 9 through Sunday, July 11 in Chicago. Hosted by the ASAE’s Midwest chapter and the World Listening Project this conference is the first of its kind in the United States. Please visit the… Continue reading Listening for the Future: American Society for Acoustic Ecology meeting in Chicago