Free Music Archive: Volcano the Bear

September 13, 2009 — Mike

One of the best bands you’ve probably never heard, Volcano the Bear has just posted seven(!) of the albums for free download.

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Umbrella Music Through September 30

September 13, 2009 — Mike

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Wednesday, 16 September 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Mikrokolektyw (Micro Collective)
Artur Majewski – trumpet, electronics
Wojciech Romanowski – drums
11:00PM | Mitchell/Majewski/McBride/Romanowski
Nicole Mitchell – flutes
Artur Majewski – trumpet, electronics
Nate McBride – bass
Wojciech Romanowski – drums
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Jeb Bishop spins Three Sides of the Blues
James Blood Ulmer, Son Seals, John Dowland

Thursday, 17 September 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | My Silence
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Nick Butcher – electronics
Mike Reed – drums
11:00PM | Mikrokolektyw
Artur Majewski – trumpet, electronics
Wojciech Romanowski – drums, electronics

Wednesday, 23 September 2009
The Hideout
9:30PM | KLANG
James Falzone – clarinet
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
Jason Roebke – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
Record Release Concert for “Tea Music” on Allos Documents
Please note that the first set will start at 9:30pm sharp
two sets
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets: Fred Lonberg-Holm spins Teufelfarbenmelodien

Thursday, 24 September 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Stein/Giallorenzo
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Paul Giallorenzo – piano
11:00PM | Hypercolor
Eyal Maoz – guitar
James Ilgenfritz – bass
Lukas Ligeti – percussion

Wednesday, 30 September 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Frank Rosaly‘s Milkwork
Frank Rosaly – solo drums
Record Release Concert For Self-Titled Debut on Contraphonic/Molk
11:00PM | Oxbow
Frank Rosaly – drums
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Keefe Jackson – tenor sax, contrabass clarinet
Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone
Jason Roebke – bass
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets: Joshua Abrams spins Music For Feh Thu Les Byp Eds, Part II

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Music and More Reviews

September 13, 2009 — Mike

From Music and More:

Saturday, September 12, 2009
Julius Hemphill – Flat Out Jump Suite (Black Saint, 1980)

Friday, September 11, 2009
Rez Abbasi – Things to Come (Sunnyside, 2009)

Sunday, September 06, 2009
Monterey Quartet – Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJFP, 2009)

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Evan Parker Residency at the Stone: October 1-16

September 13, 2009 — Mike

Evan Parker’s upcoming Stone residency is previewed:

John Zorn’s The Stone is affording New York experimental and improvisation audiences an extraordinary opportunity this October. Saxophonist Evan Parker will play over twenty concerts in an extended residency at the new venue.

Parker is well known both for his solo concerts and for his work in a variety of group contexts. On June 30, he released Moment’s Energy, ECM’s fifth recording of the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, a group of more than a dozen improvisers from a number of disparate musical traditions.

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Concerts that will keep audiences humming

September 13, 2009 — Mike

Not sure if you really want to hum this stuff, but OrlandoSentinel.com has a list of upcoming Chicago classical shows of note, including a few left of center.

Music in the Loft. This is a good time to sample this high-quality chamber music series, presented in an intimate West Loop setting. The 17th season includes such promising ensembles as the youthful Biava Quartet and showcases music by resident composer Conrad Tao, an astonishing 14-year-old, Illinois-born prodigy. Begins Oct. 3-4; $20, $10 students. 1017 W. Washington Blvd.; 312-243-9233

Frederic Rzewski. The characteristic drive and intensity of Rzewski’s music should emerge in performances given under auspices of the Chicago Symphony’s MusicNOW series, Oct. 5 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E. Randolph St.; and the University of Chicago’s Contempo series, Nov. 14 in Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave. Cliff Colnot conducts; eighth blackbird and the Pacifica Quartet share the latter program. 312-294-3000; $20 (Music NOW). 773-702-8068; $15, $4 students (Contempo)

ICE and Kaija Saariaho. The adventurous, Chicago-based International Contemporary Ensemble affords listeners a rare glimpse into the luminous, mystical chamber music of the celebrated Finnish composer. Nov. 19; $20-$25, $10 students. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660

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