CUNEIFORM ARTIST NEWS, TOURS & WEBSITES
Fall 2011
(posted 9/16/2011)
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ARTIST NEWS:
BEAT CIRCUS
Brian Carpenter will be touring with his band the Ghost Train Orchestra this fall. Beat Circus will be performing a one-off show on Sunday October 30th at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan as part of a tribute to writer and artist Edward Gorey.
BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC
Birdsongs will be performing at the Stone in NYC on Saturday, November 26 as part of Steve Feigenbaum's Cuneiform residency.
In August the improvisational loop-based side project B.MEZ (featuring members of Birdsongs with occasional guests) performed live music for a collection of early French and German surrealist and avant-garde shorts, including classic works by Hans Richter, Man Ray, and Marcel Duchamp.
Birdsongs' pianist Erik Lindgren recently composed a fanfare "50 Years Of Excellence" for flute, viola, and cello which will be performed by the Essex Chamber Music Players at Northern Essex Community College on October 23. http://www.ecmp.org/ Lindgren is also performing out with the duo Goli Music plus flutist Daniel Epstein and presenting a concert of original works, Birdsongs' selections, and standard repertoire at the Middleborough Public Library on September 17. http://www.golimusic.com/ http://www.midlib.org/
THE CLAUDIA QUINTET
The Claudia Quintet +1 *with special guest Theo Bleckmann
upcoming performances:
October 2 - The Camel, Richmond, VA (link) *
October 3 - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (link) *
November 18 - The Stone, New York, NY (link) *
November 19 - Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (link) *
November 20 - An die Musik, Baltimore, MD (link) *
December 16 & 17 - Cornelia Street Cafe, New York, NY (link)
**We're looking to fill dates in Feb / Mar 2012 for Claudia. **
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ClaudiaQuintet
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ClaudiaQuintet
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/johnehollenbeck
DEAD CAT BOUNCE
Dear DCB Faithful,
My, what an exciting time to be part of the DC Cat-illion! Our "little big band that could" is very busy this fall, most notably with the release of our fourth studio effort Chance Episodes on Cuneiform! We are very pleased with this new partnership with such a reputable jewel among the indie labels, and to maximize our efforts we have also partnered with Braithwaite & Katz Communications and New Crow Artist Management for our PR campaign.
Our first task after our September 27th release is to hit the midwestern states - familiar territory for us, where real people have come out to support real good music for years. Some highlights include Edgefest at Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, the Umbrella Series at Heaven Gallery in Chicago, and workshops/performances at major jazz programs at both UNI and U. Iowa. Full itinerary details are below.
We are interested also in extending our celebration by touring the Atlantic and Southern states this spring - and possibly beyond to the American West. To this end, we have initiated a Kickstarter campaign - complete with video trailer - that we hope you will enjoy, support with your donations, and spread word of to people you think will be interested. More information on this is below.
Chance Episodes was originally commissioned by Chamber Music America's New Works program, and edited in its final stages with help from American Music Center's CAP program. It celebrates "memory's haphazard way of bringing to the fore seemingly unrelated events, so that an episodic personal narrative is created, as if 'by chance'". We are very inspired by this material that is already road-tested, and will continue to grow as it is performed.
In addition to the CD release, DCB has been busy with another commission from American Composers Forum's Jerome Fund, for an altogether different work entitled Eco Beat Heresy. This work - now in development stages - is unique for DCB in two regards: first, it will be an electro-acoustic extended form piece that capitalizes on digital sound processing, of both live audio and field recorded data; and second, it is the first work whose creative process is documented in several stages and that relies on greater creative input from all the musicians involved. This concept is in part the result of doctoral research by bandleader Matt Steckler, and it hopes to shed new light on the lived experience of improvisers together engaged in an embodied group composition in a variety of play environments, both real and virtual. Documentation of this process is made public on our web sites (below) and blogs as it becomes available. Premiere of the full work is expected early 2012.
In other news from the band, Bill just had his second newborn - congrats Billiam! Jared commissioned Matt to write him a solo sax work for the Navy Sax Symposium in January '12. Charlie has been touring the world with many groups, while being mother to two twin cats Threadgill and Braxton. Dave has shared many insights on holistic health for animals and humans, and Terry is barnstorming with big bands while reveling in suburban life and working on his education degree. A well-rounded bunch indeed! We will be documenting this tour on video, so expect classic DCB hijinx in the post-tour phase...
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Keep struttin',
Dead Cat Bounce
"What carries through each piece is Steckler's gift for rich voicings among four horn players... Dead Cat's music doesn't joke around." - Jazz Times
"For sheer snaggletoothed excitement [Dead Cat Bounce] is hard to beat." - Cadence
"A real group that is single minded and totally involved in the music." - Dave Liebman
"The writing offers enough variety to occasionally make you forget that all the music comes from these same six guys." - Chicago Reader
"DCB revels in a reed-driven sound marked by sharply contrasting forms, textures and tones... strident, joyful, lush and strutting use of a horn section." - Washington Post
Kickstarter Campaign (tour fundraiser)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/699565919/dead-cat-bounce-chance-episodes-cd-tour
CD Release "Chance Episodes": 9/27/11
Fall '11 Tour info:
Oct 4, 8pm - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - $7.00 - http://www.rylesjazz.com/
Oct 20. 9pm - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - $7.00 - http://beladubby.blospot.com/ - with Oblique Orchestra
Oct 21, 10pm - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com - $10.00 or festival pass
Oct 22, 10pm - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - $10.00 - http://www.heavengallery.com/ - with Hearts and Minds
Oct 23, 7:30p - Surrounded By Reality presents - Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - $8.00 - http://www.audioforthearts.com/
Oct 24, 7:30p - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - $10 - http://studiozstpaul.com/
Oct 25 - Univ. of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA -Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3-5pm
Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public
Oct 26, 3:30p - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - FREE and open to the public
Oct 26 - Blue Moose Tap House - Iowa City, IA - http://bluemooseic.com/
Oct 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI - http://mysugarmaple.com/
Nov 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009
Recent shows of note:
Brooklyn Conservatory Recital Hall NYC 4/2/11
Proctors Theatre Schenectady NY 1/15/11
Barbés Stochastic Series NYC 8/4/10
Uncertainty Music Series New Haven 5/9/09
Cornelia St. Cafe NYC 9/23/08
other noted past shows: New Haven Jazz Festival, Tri-C Music Festival (CLE), Regattabar (BOS), 55 Bar (NYC), Flint Jazz Festival (MI), Union College (NY), Washington Univ. (STL), Key Maine Jazz Festival (Portland), Discover Jazz Fest (VT)
YouTube Video links/embeds:
Kickstarter Video: http://youtu.be/kDOv6C27Cg4
Tour Prequel A: http://youtu.be/LouYlmClbnU
Hepcat Revival Live: http://youtu.be/zPWnGUTTgnA
Food Blogger Live: http://youtu.be/WSPMCULWoHc
Gone Awry Live: http://youtu.be/HXduwXpZ4FA
Township Jive Revisited Live: http://youtu.be/QwqJrMpKhSM
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CARLO DE ROSA'S CROSS-FADE
This has been an amazing year for me so far. After the release of Carlo De Rosa's Cross-Fade - Brain Dance on Cuneiform Records this past January the album has received many great reviews both in the US and internationally including 4 stars from the London Financial Times! I have also been busy with various projects and performances.
The first exciting piece of news is the use of music from my album in an anti-fracking commercial: http://cleanwaternotdirtydrilling.org/
The video includes celebrities Zoë Saldana, Nadia Dajani, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Charles, Ethan Hawke and Amy Ryan. Check it out!
In late June I did some concerts with Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green's Apex band with Matt Mitchell and Damion Reid completing the rhythm section. We performed at the Montreal and Ottawa International Jazz Festivals and I was really thrilled when I read the following quote in a review of our Montreal concert: "De Rosa — whose Cuneiform debut, Brain Dance, was released earlier in 2011 and is clearly getting him some attention... his solos demonstrated both lithe dexterity and tangential thinking, finding ways to move out of the box while ultimately finding his way back in." - John Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com
The most recent performance with Cross-Fade was at Cornelia Street Café at the end of July and was a great success in part because of the fantastic NYTimes listing we received: "Carlo De Rosa’s Cross-Fade (Friday) As on his sharply dynamic recent album, “Brain Dance” (Cuneiform), Mr. De Rosa, a bassist, features his own complex music for an ensemble of fellow searchers: Mark Shim on tenor saxophone, Vijay Iyer on piano and Marcus Gilmore on drums." (Chinen)
Two albums released earlier this year that I played on include: Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights (Posi-Tone) http://www.benjamindrazen.com/
NYJazz Initiative: Mad About Thad (Jazzheads) which recently received 4 stars in Downbeat magazine. http://www.nyjazz.org/index.html
I also played on Amir Elsaffar's latest album with the Two Rivers Ensemble: INANA (Pi Recordings) which will be released on October 25.
http://www.amirelsaffar.com/index.html
Those are some of the highlights of the past few months.
Upcoming events include a tour in late October with alto saxophonist David Bixler's Auction Project featuring Arturo O'Farill. Our 2010 ZOHO release was also awarded 4 stars in Downbeat. We'll be hitting the Mid-west including Cleveland, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. http://www.davidbixler.com/live/
Cross-Fade also has a few performances this Fall including: Cornelia Street Café (NYC) on Saturday, November 19, the Cuneifest at An Die Musik Live! (Baltimore) on Sunday, November 20 and the Stone (NYC) on November 25. I'm hoping to add more Fall dates soon. Carlo De Rosa's Cross-Fade is looking for touring and gig possibilities worldwide.
All the best,
Carlo De Rosa
www.carloderosa.com
DOCTOR NERVE
Doctor Nerve returned from the Zappanale and More Festival in Bad Doberan Germany, where they played two shows and made tons of new friends. Sold all our merch including our glorious new t-shirts! Jammed during the final late night open stage with Ray White, Terence Hansen, members of Project Object, and many more cool musicians. Was a great experience. THANKS to all our Kickstarter backers that made our travel possible! Thanks too, to MidAtlantic Arts for their generous support. Clips of our shows have begun to show up on YouTube, and have been posted on our Facebook Page. Or jump to our Zappanale playlist here: http://tinyurl.com/NerveZappa
Doctor Nerve's new Facebook page is most easily reached if you click the "Like" link at www.doctornerve.org, or search for "Doctor Nerve" on Facebook.
Nerve's looking forward to sharing an evening with Forever Einstein during Cuneiform week at The Stone, NYC, on November 29. See you there!
Nick's new metal band, Haessliche Luftmasken is also going to be playing the The Stone on Feb 29, as part of Pogus week. Check out videos of our premiere show at http://tinyurl.com/luftmasken
ERGO
Ergo has recently made a new recording titled "If Not Inertia", marking a new experiment in the band's sound with extensive use of live sampling, piano and prepared-piano for the first time, and featuring guest guitarists Mary Halvorson, Sebastian Kruger (of the indie band Inlets). Ergo's new pianist/keyboardist Sam Harris has been touring extensively with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, so the band will perform at the Stone for the Cuneiform festival on November 27th with special guest Jason Moran. Trombonist, laptopist and leader Brett Sroka attended an artist residency at I-Park Foundation in Connecticut and has begun working on a new series of compositions. They are seeking performance opportunities in Europe for spring 2012. Please join us on facebook and twitter for regular posts about our varied musical interests.
www.ergoisaband.com
www.facebook.com/ergoisaband
www.twitter.com/ergoisaband
www.myspace.com/ergo
FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA
New CD/DVD "Acte V" (their fifth) due for release on Cuneiform Records in January 2012. Check the label's website and our MySpace page for samples / clips to be added soon. The band, celebrating their fourth year with the same line-up, went into the studio last Spring to record its new studio CD, comprising six new compositions by drummer/bandleader Patrick Forgas. Next in the schedule was the editing and mixing of the band's performance at NEARfest 2010 for the accompanying DVD, which will be 75 minutes long and include tracks from FBP's various CDs, including the title track from 1999's now-oop "Extra-Lucide" and versions of 2 tracks on the new CD. The release of "Acte V" will coincide with the band's long-delayed return to the stage, with an "album release" gig in Paris in January (venue and date tbc) and hopefully many more live appearances to follow. Offers welcome, particularly at prog/jazz festivals.
http://www.myspace.com/forgasbandphenomena
http://forgasbp.online.fr
GUTBUCKET
We had a phenomenal show at the Paris Jazz Festival on July 9. We had two great shows at the BLAZE Festival in London (at the Barbican Freestage and then at Vortex Jazzclub) on July 7 and 9 as well. We also had a lovely, intimate show in Great Barrington, MA at the Berkshire Fringe Festival on August 10.
We will be on tour in Europe in November (definitely still looking for shows across the pond) as we continue to showcase material from our February release "Flock" as well as some brand new compositions.
We will also be performing on November 30 at the Stone in NYC as part of a celebration that month of Cuneiform Records artists curated by our very own Steve Feigenbaum.
Continue to check our tour food blog "Gut Consumption" at http://gutconsumption.blogspot.com/ for periodic updates on what we eat and think about what we eat as we travel the world. It's about more than just food...although that would be enough, right?
And for other digital information, check:
www.gutweb.com
www.twitter.com/gutbucketnyc
www.facebook.com/gutbucketnyc
http://www.youtube.com/user/popegutbucket
www.myspace.com/gutbucket
HAMSTER THEATRE
HAMSTER THEATRE will be playing a series of dates with Thinking Plague, beginning in Denver:
Sat October 29 - Mercury Cafe
2199 California St.
Denver, CO 80205
Sat November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios
2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C
Baltimore, MD. 21230
Sun November 20 - PhilaMOCA: Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art
531 N 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Mon November 21 - "An Evening with Thinking Plague and Hamster Theatre"
(part-interactive discussion and part "living room concert")
Trevose, PA
(just outside Philadelphia - details will be available after September 12)
Tues November 22 - The Stone
16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street)
NYC, NY 10009
In other news, Dave Willey's "Immeasurable Currents" cd is out now on the altrOck label and will be available through Wayside as well!
Dave Willey, Elaine di Falco and Cedric Vuille's cd, "3 Mice" has been mixed and mastered by the wonderful Udi Koomran, and will be released in November.
LED BIB
Led bib are out touring again in the autumn in the UK and Europe. We have been busy working on new material which we will be playing on this tour as well as the old stuff! There are still a few dates left to confirm, so look on www.ledbib.com for updated gigs.
We will also be touring again in the new year and are currently taking bookings on continental Europe in April 2012 and festival bookings throughout the summer.
Autumn 2011 UK Tour
26 October 2011 Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
27 October 2011 The Ballroom, Canterbury
28 October 2011 Green Door Store, Brighton
29 October 2011 The Firestation, Windsor
30 October 2011 Clare Cellars, Cambridge
31 October 2011 The Vortex, London
1 November 2011 The Vortex, London
3 November 2011 Band on the Wall, Manchester
4 November 2011 The Anvil, Basingstoke
5 November 2011 The Harley, Sheffield
6 November 2011 Lichfield Arts Centre, Lichfield
Autumn 2011 Continental European Tour
10 November 2011 Krefeld, Germany
23 November 2011 Jazz Dock, Prague
More European Dates TBA!
THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT
CONCERTS...
THE COMPLETE "BIRDS OF FIRE" (plus Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer set by Jesse Gress, guest guitarist)
Gregg Bendian, drums / Chad McLoughlin, guitar / Neil Alexander, keyboards / Peter Brendler, bass / Earl Maneein, electric violin
Sat Sept 17 (8pm)
BEARSVILLE THEATER
291 Tinker St.
Woodstock, NY
845.679.4406
bearsvilletheater.com
MAHAVISHNU PROJECT plays WEATHER REPORT ! (Black Market, Mr. Gone, 8:30, Mysterious Traveler, Night Passage & more)
Gregg Bendian, drums / Neil Alexander, keyboards / Jon Irabagon, saxophones / Peter Brendler, bass
Thu Oct 13 (8 & 10pm)
IRIDIUM
1650 Broadway (at 50th St.)
New York, NY
Tickets: 212.582.2121
www.iridiumjazzclub.com www.facebook.com/iridiumjazzclub
THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT plays Mahavishnu/Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer
Jesse Gress, guitar / Gregg Bendian, drums / Neil Alexander, keyboards / Earl Maneein, violin / Peter Brendler, bass
Wed Oct 19 (8pm)
Daniel Street Club
21 Daniel St, Milford CT
Tel: (203) 877-4446
www.danielstreetclub.com
http://www.neko-productions.com/mp.html
Thu Oct 20, 2011 (8pm)
Infinity Hall
20 Greenwoods Road West
Norfolk, CT 06058
(860) 542-5531
www.infinityhall.com
MAHA-COUSTIC: Unplugged interpretations of classic Mahavishnu
Gregg Bendian, percussion/arranger / Chad McLoughlin, acoustic guitar / Neil Alexander, piano / Earl Maneein, violin / Peter Brendler, contrabass / Leigh Stuart, cello / Melissa Stylianou, voice / Nick Revel, viola
Sun Nov 20 (8pm)
THE STONE
Ave C./2nd Street
New York NY
www.thestonenyc.com
www.mahavishnuproject.com
www.facebook.com/mahavishnuproject
MATS/MORGAN BAND - MORGAN ÅGREN
* Will perform Frank Zappa's "Greggeray Peccary" with Essen Symphony Orchestra October 20, in Essen, Germany.
* Concerts and clinics in Sweden with Trey Gunn (King Crimson) and Jakko Jakszykco between October 22-26
* Concerts w. MATS/MORGAN BAND in Sweden. Info here: www.morganagren.com
New CDs:
* BLIXT w. Bill Laswell and Raoul Björkenheim
* INVISIBLE RAYS w. Trey Gunn and Henry Kaiser
* KINGS OF BELGIUM
* Upcoming reissues w. MATS/MORGAN "Live", "Radio Da Da" and "Teenage Tapes".
THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET
During late August and early September of 2011, The Microscopic Septet assembled once again, for successful gigs at An Die Muzik in Baltimore (in spire of the hurricane) and the Gershwin Hotel in New York. In addition Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston celebrated the release of their duo CD "Live At The Hillside" (Asynchronous 002, distributed by Wayside Music) at the wonderfully hip and intimate Barbes in Brooklyn, together with Johnston's collaboration with clarinettist Andy Biskin, and trombonist Curtis Hasselbring. That group is called The Spokes, and their debut CD is "Not So Fast" (Strudelmedia, also distributed by Wayside). Both gigs were packed, and a good time was had by all.
About the "Live At The Hillside", Jim Macnie in the Village Voice wrote, "After what seems like a gillion years together, pianist Forrester and saxophonist Johnston have fashioned a rare rapport, and their new duet disc...teems with a well-rendered wit and flows with fraternal accord." he described The Spokes as "pretty and provocative at the same time." The New York Times gave the gig a pick and described the Micros as "reliably puckish..."
Both the Microscopic Septet, and Joel Forrester/Phillip Johnston Duo plan to be touring in the US and Europe in 2012.
ED PALERMO BIG BAND
The Ed Palermo Big Band is doing a 3 night stint at Iridium in NYC, October 5, 6 and 7. It will feature ex-Zappa bandmates Napoleon Murphy Brock and Mike Keneally.
And they are currently working on a new CD of Zappa material.
POSITIVE CATASTROPHE
In addition to the Cuneiform Stone gig and Baltimore festival, Positive Catastrophe is also doing a New Haven hit at the Big Room on Nov 19. http://thebigroomnewhaven.com/
All these gigs are in preparation for recording our second album for Cuneiform, slated for May '12 release.
REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE
Revolutionary News - September 2011
RSE leader Ken Field has been working with Mortal Music honcho Andy Pinkham to mix the live tracks from an extraordinary edition of the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble that invaded New York City last May. The group featured drummer Kenny Wollesen (Bill Frisell/John Zorn/Tom Waits) and trombonist Josh Roseman (Dave Douglas/Steve Coleman/Don Byron/Lester Bowie), along with New York and Boston stalwarts Joey Lefitz/drums, Alex Smith/electric bass, Blake Newman/acoustic bass, Danny Heath/trombone, Alex Asher/trombone, Ken Field/alto sax, and Jerry Sabatini/trumpet.
The recordings included great performances at WNYC radio, at John Zorn's lower east side listening room The Stone, and at Brooklyn's 58North6 Media Labs. (Sadly, a slamming set at Barbes was not recorded.) So far the mixes are sounding quite incredible, and we look forward to sharing them with the world!!
RSE returns to NYC for an encore performance at The Stone on Thursday, November 17th, 2011 as part of the Cuneiform Records series there.
The Stone, Avenue C & 2nd Street, NYC, 8-9:15pm, $10. thestonenyc.com
Upcoming RSE performances include:
· Wed 7 Sep, 1-2pm: Carl Barron's 95th birthday party, Cambridge (MA) City Hall
· Fri 23 Sep, 7-10pm: Cambridge (MA) Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery
· Fri 30 Sep, 10pm-1am: HONK! Festival kickoff event, with guests from visiting HONK! bands, Johnny D's, Davis Sq, Somerville, MA
· Thu 17 Nov, 8-9:15pm: The Stone, NYC
OTHER NEWS
Ken Field will perform his original music for "Double Expose" & "Under the Skin", dance works by Guggenheim & NEA grantees Bridgman/Packer Dance:
Festival de Danza Sin Fronteras, Nueva Loreda, Mexico (October 23, 8pm)
Festival Internacional Extremadura, Monterrey, Mexico (October 26, 8pm)
ll Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea, Torreón, Mexico (October 29, 8pm)
Festival Cultural Universitario – ITESO, Guadalajara , Mexico (October 31, 8pm)
Teatro de la Danza, Mexico City (November 4, 8pm)
Long Center, Austin, TX (November 18/19)
http://bridgmanpacker.org
www.RevolutionarySnakeEnsemble.org • info@RevolutionarySnakeEnsemble.org
facebook.com/RevolutionarySnakeEnsemble • twitter.com/revsnakeens
JASON ROBINSON
Upcoming concerts w/ the Janus Ensemble:
Sunday, October 16, 2011, 8pm, $10
Jason Robinson's Janus Ensemble
With Liberty Ellman (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), and George Schuller (drums)
University of the Streets, 130 East 7th Street, New York, NY
http://www.universityofthestreets.org/
Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 10pm, all ages, $10
Jason Robinson's Janus Ensemble
With Marty Ehrlich (alto sax and bass clarinet), Nir Felder (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), and George Schuller (drums)
The Stone, New York, NY
http://www.thestonenyc.com/
Other upcoming concerts:
Monday, September 12, 2011, 8pm, $10
with James Ilgenfritz (bass), Dave Ballou (trumpet), and George Schuller (drums)
University of the Streets, 130 East 7th Street, New York, NY
http://www.universityofthestreets.org/
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 7pm, all ages, free
Performing solo acoustic and electroacoustic pieces from Cerberus Reigning (Accretions/2010) and Cerberus Rising (Circumvention, 2009)
Augusta Savage Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
http://www.umass.edu/fac/augusta/
Websites:
http://www.jasonrobinson.com
http://www.facebook.com/jasonrobinsonmu
THINKING PLAGUE
We reported in June that the new TP cd, "Decline and Fall", would be released in September. …We lied. Due to some schedule problems the mixing had be postponed to October, at which time Mike Johnson will be in France to mix the cd with Bob Drake at Maison Isolé Studios. Thus Cuneiform will release the cd in January. Believe us, though, when we say that, based on some preliminary mixes we've heard, it will have been worth the wait. To reiterate from the last 'news', this cd will quite hard-edged, very much avant *rock*, complexly melodic and song-like, with great sound - a real Johnson-Drake composition & mixing/production "opus".
TP was recently invited by the producers of "Romantic Warriors", the prog music documentary, to be featured in "Part 2" of the 'series', which focuses on 'avant prog' (aka RIO, etc.). In August hey came to Colorado to interview members and video tape some rehearsal performances. They plan to video TP performing at the Cuneifest and elsewhere in November. TP is one of a handful of bands that are being especially featured in the documentary, which is expected to be out in 2013.
This fall Thinking Plague (and Hamster Theatre, which share 3 members) will do a short series of concerts as follows (links may require right-click):
Sat October 29 - Mercury Café
2199 California St.
Denver, CO 80205
Sat November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios
2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C
Baltimore, MD. 21230
Sun November 20 - PhilaMOCA: Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art Click here to purchase advanced tickets
531 N 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Mon November 21 - "An Evening with Thinking Plague and Hamster Theatre"
(part-interactive discussion and part "living room concert")
Trevose, PA (just outside Philadelphia - details will be available after September 12)
Tues November 22 - The Stone
16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street)
NYC, NY 10009
The live band will feature the following line-up:
Elaine Di Falco - vocals
Kimara Sajn - keys
Robin Chestnut - drums
Dave Willey - bass
Mark Harris - reeds
Mike Johnson - guitar
Please note that the show on Nov. 23 at the Magic Room in Brighton, MA has been CANCELLED due to venue issues.
This fall Italy's Altrock label will release a beautiful new CD, entitled "Immeasurable Currents", by longtime TP bassist Dave Willey "and friends" - which include the late Hugh Hopper, TP bandmates Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Deborah Perry handles, Dave Kerman, and Mark Harris, as well as Wally Scharold of miRthkon.
www.thinkplague.org
www.reverbnation.com/thinkingplague
www.myspace.com/thinkingplaguemusic
www.facebook.com/pages/Thinking-Plague/171672812869502
http://www.myspace.com/555710419
ARTIST TOURS 2011/2012
JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN (www.jasonadasiewicz.com)
Nov 18 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
Nov 19 USA Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA - www.arsnovaworkshop.org
Nov 20 USA Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles St, 2nd Floor - Baltimore, MD 21201 - andiemusiklive.com
AFUCHE (www.myspace.com/afuche)
Sept 17 USA Paper Garden Records Presents Multiverse Playground Part III - 104 emerson place, Brooklyn, NY
Nov 19 USA Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C, Baltimore, MD. 21230 - orionsound.com
Nov 20 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
BEAT CIRCUS (www.beatcircus.net)
Oct 30 USA Highline Ballroom - 431 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011 - www.highlineballroom.com
BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC (www.birdsongsofthemesozoic.org)
Nov 26 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
DAVID BORDEN / MOTHER MALLARD (www.davidborden.org)
Nov 23 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
CLAUDIA QUINTET (www.johnhollenbeck.com)
Oct 2 USA The Camel - 1621 W. Broad St. - Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353-4901 - http://www.thecamel.org/
Oct 3 USA James Madison University - Concert Hall - 800 S. Main Street - Harrisonburg, VA box office: (540) 568-7000 -
Nov 18 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
Nov 19 USA Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA - www.arsnovaworkshop.org
Nov 20 USA Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles St, 2nd Floor - Baltimore, MD 21201 - andiemusiklive.com
Dec 16 USA Cornelia Street Cafe - 29 Cornelia St., New York, NY - http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/
Dec 17 USA Cornelia Street Cafe - 29 Cornelia St., New York, NY - http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/
DEAD CAT BOUNCE (www.deadcatbounce.org)
Oct 4, 8pm USA Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - $7.00 - http://www.rylesjazz.com/
Oct 20. 9pm USA Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - $7.00 - http://beladubby.blospot.com/ - with Oblique Orchestra
Oct 21, 10pm USA Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com - $10.00 or festival pass
Oct 22, 10pm USA Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - $10.00 - http://www.heavengallery.com/ - with Hearts and Minds
Oct 23, 7:30p USA Surrounded By Reality presents - Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - $8.00 - http://www.audioforthearts.com/
Oct 24, 7:30p USA Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - $10 - http://studiozstpaul.com/
Oct 25 USA University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA -Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3-5pm
Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public
Oct 26, 3:30p USA University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - FREE and open to the public
Oct 26 USA Blue Moose Tap House - Iowa City, IA - http://bluemooseic.com/
Oct 27 USA Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI - http://mysugarmaple.com/
Nov 25 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009
Mar 23, 2012/7:30p USA Proctors Theatre - $15 - http://www.proctors.org/events/party-horns-nyc-1
CARLO DE ROSA'S CROSS-FADE (www.carloderosa.com)
Nov 20 USA Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles St, 2nd Floor - Baltimore, MD 21201 - andiemusiklive.com
Nov 25 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009
DOCTOR NERVE (www.doctornerve.org)
Nov 29 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
ERGO (www.ergoisaband.com)
Nov 27 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!)
FAR CORNER (www.far-corner.com)
Oct 22 USA Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave, Racine, WI 53406 - (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish, Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon)
FOREVER EINSTEIN (www.forevereinstein.com)
Nov 29 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA
Nov 26 USA Sweden Prog Fest - Bryggarsalen, Bryggarsalen (T-Odenplan), Norrtullsgatan 12N - Stockholm, Sweden - http://swedenprog.se/
GUTBUCKET (www.gutweb.com)
Nov 30 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
HAMSTER THEATRE (www.hamstertheatre.com)
Oct 29 USA Mercury Café - 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205 - www.mercurycafe.com
Nov 19 USA Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C, Baltimore, MD. 21230 - orionsound.com
Nov 20 USA Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 - 215.291.4919 - www.kungfunecktie.com
Nov 22 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009
Nov 23 USA The Magic Room, 155 North Beacon Street . Brighton, MA - (617) 775-4009 - www.magicroomgallery.com
IDEAL BREAD (www.joshsinton.com - www.myspace.com/idealbread)
Nov 15 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
Nov 20 USA Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles St, 2nd Floor - Baltimore, MD 21201 - andiemusiklive.com
LED BIB (www.ledbib.com - www.myspace.com/ledbib)
Oct 26 UK Hare and Hounds, Birmingham - hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
Oct 27 UK The Ballroom, Canterbury - www.theballroom.co
Oct 28 UK Green Door Store, Brighton - www.thegreendoorstore.co.uk
Oct 29 UK The Firestation, Windsor - www.firestationartscentre.com
Oct 30 UK Clare Cellars, Cambridge - www.srcf.ucam.org/clarejazz
Oct 31 UK The Vortex, London - www.vortexjazz.co.uk
Nov 1 UK The Vortex, London - www.vortexjazz.co.uk
Nov 3 UK Band on the Wall, Manchester - www.bandonthewall.org
Nov 4 UK The Anvil, Basingstoke - www.anvilarts.org.uk
Nov 5 UK The Harley, Sheffield - www.theharley.co.uk
Nov 6 UK Lichfield Arts Centre, Lichfield - www.lichfieldarts.org.uk
Nov 10 DE Krefeld, Germany
Nov 23 CZ Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic
THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT (www.mahavishnuproject.com)
Sep 17 USA Bearsville Theater - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679-4406 - http://bearsvilletheater.com/
Oct 13 USA The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 - http://theiridium.com/calendar/
Oct 19 USA Daniel Street Club - 21 Daniel St - Milford CT (203) 877-4446 - http://www.danielstreetclub.com/
Oct 20 USA Infinity Hall - 20 Greenwoods Road West - Norfolk, CT 06058 (860) 542-5531 - http://www.infinityhall.com/
Nov 20 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra!
ED PALERMO BIG BAND (www.palermobigband.com)
Oct 5 USA The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock)
Oct 6 USA The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock)
Oct 7 USA The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock)
RICHARD PINHAS (www.richard-pinhas.com)
Oct 4 FR RP with Etienne Jaumet - France
Oct 21 FR RP with Etienne Jaumet @ BBMIX Boulogne Billancourt - Paris, France
POSITIVE CATASTROPHE (www.positivecatastrophe.com)
Nov 17 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
Nov 19 USA The BIG ROOM - New Haven, CT
Nov 20 USA Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles St, 2nd Floor - Baltimore, MD 21201 - andiemusiklive.com
(Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation)
PRESENT (http://www.rocktime.org/present/)
Sep 16 FR RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France
RATTLEMOUTH (www.rattlemouthmusic.com)
Nov 26 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES (www.aleckredfearn.com)
Nov 19 USA Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C, Baltimore, MD. 21230 - orionsound.com
Nov 27 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE (www.revolutionarysnakeensemble.org)
Sep 23, 7-10p USA Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Cambridge, MA
Sep 30,10:00p USA HONK! Festival kickoff event - Johnny D's - Davis Square - Somerville, MA
Nov 17 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
JASON ROBINSON (www.jasonrobinson.com)
Nov 23 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
ROSWELL RUDD [with IDEAL BREAD]
Nov 15 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
WADADA LEO SMITH (www.wadadaleosmith.com)
Oct 14 & 15 UK Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo Moholo Duo, Vortex Club, 11 Gillett Square, London N16 8AZ, UK
Oct 19 SP Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo Moholo Duo - Festival de Jazz San Juan Evangelista - Madrid, Spain
Oct 20 FR Wadada Leo Smith Lecture - Musée du Quai Branly - Paris, France
Oct 21 FR Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo Moholo Duo - Musée du Quai Branly - Paris, France
Oct 28, 29 & 30 USA Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) @ Redcat, Los Angeles CA
Dec 10, 9pm USA Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California - www.beyondbaroque.org/
Dec 15 & 16 USA Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus Presented by Mutable Music/Kosmic Music @ Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY
--Dec 15 - Ensembles: String Quartet Plus, Mbira, Golden Quartet
--Dec 16 - Ensembles: Silver Orchestra, Golden Quintet, Organic
THINKING PLAGUE (www.myspace.com/thinkingplaguemusic)
Oct 29 USA Mercury Café - 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205 - www.mercurycafe.com
Nov 19 USA Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C, Baltimore, MD. 21230 -.orionsound.com
Nov 20 USA Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 - 215.291.4919 - www.kungfunecktie.com
Nov 22 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009
Nov 23 USA The Magic Room, 155 North Beacon Street . Brighton, MA - (617) 775-4009 - www.magicroomgallery.com
UNIVERS ZERO (www.univers-zero.com)
Sep 16 FR RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France
UPSILON ACRUX
Nov 19 USA Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C, Baltimore, MD. 21230 -.orionsound.com
Nov 20 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009
ZEVIOUS (www.zevious.com - www.myspace.com/zevioustrio)
Nov 30 USA The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street), NYC, NY 10009 - www.thestonenyc.com
For more info on these artists, please visit the artists’ websites, www.cuneiformrecords.com or email: joyce@cuneiformrecords.com
Cuneiform Artist Websites
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