Soundwalk – Part II
Having thoroughly enjoyed my soundwalk through the woods of Kitchener last month, I was happy to hear that Issue Project Room will be hosting their first annual "Soundwalk-a-thon" this Sunday, (6/7) […]
Dissent
During a break from the action yesterday, I spoke to a composer friend, who had a bit of a different take on the Marathon: "Bang on a Can is kind
Tortoise
Well, at least they're appropriately named: after taking nearly 40 minutes to set up, Chicago post rock vets Tortoise finally started their marathon-ending set at 11:32 tonight. So much for
Quiet Hour
Kicking off the marathon's final stretch is Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who gives us an hour of tranquility (including a melodic piano solo and a new work written for the
Tabla Rasa
On the surface, there isn't anything all that innovative about Evan Ziporyn's "Sulvasutra," which he wrote for the Silk Road Ensemble (though he wasn't sure he was supposed to tell
Lady Bangers
Note to Missy: when you get the NY Times critic tapping his shoe to your sweet strings and ipod-driven beats, you're probably onto something. Too bad they only let you
Quenched
After yesterdays performance of David Lang's "give me," it only makes sense to hear Julia Wolfe's "Thirst" from "Water," with the Ars Nova and Athelas Sinfonietta, both of Copenhagen. The
Free Time
New jazz pioneers Henry Grimes and Andrew Cyrille are creating a holy mess of sound right now, totally improvised and bad ass. "We'll call this one 'The Perfect Thing'" Grimes