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11/04 @ 8pm – Andrew Barker Quartet Ricardo Gallo
Andrew Barker Andrew Barker is a drummer / multi-instrumentalist, and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. He studied percussion with drum corps virtuoso Glen “Turtle” Carter, Jack Bell, the principal percussionist of the Atlanta Symphony, multi-percussionists Warren Smith, Andrew Cyrille, and Randy Peterson. Barker has appeared on recordings with singers Kelly Hogan, Tara Jane O’Neal, and [...]

11/06 @ 8pm – Radon Ensemble 10th anniversary
OOPSA Associação CULTURAL presents RADON 10th Anniversary tour In the fall of 2009 the Radon Collective celebrates its 10 year anniversary. This international community of artists with members from the US, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Belgium and Portugal has spemt the past decade laboring on nearly every aspect of the work behind bringing experimental music to the [...]

11/07 @ 8pm – Idea Fire Company Infinity Window Sons of God
Idea Fire Company Idea Fire Company was founded by Scott Foust and Karla Borecky in 1988. Although not nearly as prolific as most bands nowadays — perhaps because of the care that goes into each release — IFCO has released seven full-length albums (all on its Swill Radio imprint), most notably Anti-Natural (1999), Stranded (2005), and The Island of [...]

Apparently, November is the month of music festivals. Calling Out Of Context is a UK experimental festival, taking place in London.

The ICA is pleased to announce Calling Out Of Context, a festival of experimental music and sound which fills the building for nine days in November. One of the ICA’s Galleries is being used as a performance space, while the other features a recording studio, and the Theatre is hosting gigs, workshops and discussions. The programme across these spaces includes an incredible range of musicians and artists, revealing the vitality and relevance of the sonic avant-garde.

Calling Out Of Context features over forty performers and groups, including both emerging figures and well-known names. Many of the participants cross the boundaries between different musical traditions, and the festival (which takes its title from a song by the American underground musician Arthur Russell) draws on the explosively experimental ethos of the 60s and 70s. The programme includes performances by The Red Krayola, Gravetemple, Aaron Dilloway, Teppich (Ei Arakawa and Sergei Tcherepnin), Seb Rochford, Rhys Chatham, 9!, Mira Calix, James Beckett, AGF and Lucky Dragons, as well as new sound works by Jan St Werner and Robin Watkins, and recording sessions from About, Mica Levi (aka Michachu), Alexander Tucker and Woebot. It concludes with a weekend of events dedicated to the British avant-garde musician and activist Cornelius Cardew, featuring contributions from John Tilbury and Ultra-red, amongst others.