DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET Photos

June 14, 2011 — Mike
Billy Bang

From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:

June 11, 2011
Aesthetic Arrest, Abrons Arts Center
Emily Coates Kenny Wollesen Mike Irwin Will Orzo

June 11, 2011
Billy Bang Tribute, Abrons Arts Center
Ahmed Abdullah Andrew Bemkey Bill Cole Charlie Burnham Daniel Levin Dave Sewelson Francois Grillot Henry Grimes Hilliard Greene Isaiah Gage James Ilgenfritz James Spaulding Jason Kao Hwang Jemeel Moondoc Julianne Carney Ken Filiano Kyoko Kitamura Mazz Swift Michael Wimberly Newman Taylor-Baker Remi Alvarez Rosie Hertlein Roy Campbell Sabir Mateen Sarah Bernstein Ted Daniel Tom Zlabinger Trina Basu William Parker

June 11, 2011
Connie Crothers Quartet, Abrons Arts Center
Connie Crothers Ken Filiano Richard Tabnik Roger Mancuso

June 11, 2011
Geraldine Eguiluz’s Albedo Solo, Abrons Arts Center
Geraldine Eguiluz

June 11, 2011
Mystery Collective Spiritual Renaissance, Abrons Arts Center
Cooper-Moore Gerald Cleaver Jason Kao Hwang Patricia Nicholson Parker Rob Brown Roy Campbell William Parker

June 11, 2011
Remi Alvarez Quartet, Abrons Arts Center
Dom Minasi Ken Filiano Michael T.A. Thompson Remi Alvarez

June 11, 2011
Reut Regev R-Time Special Edition, Abrons Arts Center
Adam Lane Burton Greene Igal Foni Reut Regev

June 11, 2011
Sonny Simmons & Francois Tusques, Abrons Arts Center
Francois Tusques Sonny Simmons

June 10, 2011
Action Theory, Abrons Arts Center
Abraham Gomez-Delgado Melanie Maar Rachel Bernsen Taylor Ho Bynum

June 10, 2011
Aesthetic Arrest, Abrons Arts Center
Bronwen MacArthur Emily Coates Mike Irwin Nick Kinsey Rachel Bernsen Sonja Kostich Will Orzo

June 10, 2011
AFRAZZ, Abrons Arts Center
Anthony Robustelli Cheryl Thomas Dave Mullen Hailejaa Euma Michael Wimberly Richie Robles Ronnie Roc

June 10, 2011
At the Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center
Cooper-Moore Henry Grimes Joe Morris Kris Davis Marc Ribot Muhammad Ali Taylor Ho Bynum Tyshawn Sorey William Parker

June 10, 2011
Emily Coates & Charlie Burnham, Abrons Arts Center
Charlie Burnham Emily Coates

June 10, 2011
Henry Grimes & Marc Ribot, Abrons Arts Center
Henry Grimes Marc Ribot Nobu Awata

June 10, 2011
Jackson Krall Secret Music Society, Abrons Arts Center
Arthur Brooks Hilliard Greene Jackson Krall Joe Rigby Juan Quinonez Mark Hennen

June 10, 2011
Paradoxical Frog, Abrons Arts Center
Ingrid Laubrock Kris Davis Mat Maneri Tyshawn Sorey

June 10, 2011
Planetary Unkown, Abrons Arts Center
Cooper-Moore David S Ware Muhammad Ali William Parker

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Newsbits

June 14, 2011 — Mike

A new Poul Ruders release from Bridge Records is reviewed.

Bridge Records also has a new release out from Dmitri Tymoczko.

Drummer Tony Levin, who passed away last year, will be remembered through a concert this Saturday in England.

In One Wind and Vartan Mamigonian play June 17 in New York.

Philip Glass was recently interviewed on stage.

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New Releases from Bo'Weavil Recordings

June 14, 2011 — Mike
Oren Ambarchi

From Bo’Weavil Recordings:

Rolled in the Midst of Never-Ceasing Currents Flowing Without A Rest Forever Onward – Starving Weirdos – LTD LP (350)
Dream Request – Oren Ambarchi & Robbie Avenaim – LTD LP (350)

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Carla Kihlstedt's Necessary Monsters

June 14, 2011 — Mike
Carla Kihlstedt performing with Sleepytime Gor...

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From ALARM Press, Carla Kihlstedt writes about one of her latest projects:

Oakland-based multi-instrumentalist Carla Kihlstedt has had a hand in upwards of 50 albums in less than 15 years. As a member of groups such as Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and The Book of Knots, Kihlstedt sings and plays violin, organ, percussion, and just about everything else. Currently, she’s set to premiere Necessary Monsters, a song cycle based on Jorge Luis Borges’ The Book of Imaginary Beings, in San Francisco on July 29 and 30 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Read more about the project and the corresponding Kickstarter campaign on the Imaginary Beings Project website. We gave Kihlstedt the opportunity to write about her personal relationship with these monsters and how they unlocked a world of objectivity and imagination.

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Musique Machine Reviews

June 14, 2011 — Mike
Steve Roach

From Musique Machine:

Christopher McFall – The Body As I Left It
White Static Demon – Apparitions
Horsing/Ze?bra Mu – Split
Steve Roach – Sigh of Ages
White Dog/Pregnant Spore – Split
Where Is This – High Definition Ghost
Merzbow & Z’ev – Spiral Right / Spiral Left
Doodshoofd – Polititiestaa
Smrznik – The Robot Who Looked Like Me
Å – Untitled I-II (Infinity series Part 4)
Human Greed – Fortress Longing
Dissecting Table – Chaos Attractor [3"]
Various Artists – Hate Tasting
Blut Aus Nord – 777 Sect(s)

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Broken Research Releases

June 14, 2011 — Mike

From Broken Research:

LEVIN-DECANINI, ANTHONY: Pairings/Birth Plan LP (BRS 047LP)

Roll-up keyboard, xo laptop, language master (an educational device that plays 2 second cards that have tape on them and can be rerecorded). Anthony is a really tremendous improviser in Chicago who I first saw with this post-rock [for lack of any other reasonably descriptive term] group Binges that was just mind-blowing. Essentially a prog duo with an incredible mathy drummer that has a great feel named Chris Robert and Anthony playing bass, guitar, sax, tapes, effects and percussion all at once [one line on one instrument, change etc etc] so it sounded like a disturbed version of On The Corner-era Miles but without any goofy noise or fusion tropes at all -just completely solid music. He gave me this solo disc last year and it has been in heavy, heavy rotation. I’m thrilled to be able to release it and am excited that people are finally giving me stuff that has all the same values of the music on brokenresearch without it having the same sounds or mechanics. This track reminds me of some Pole/Merzbow hybrid kinda slowed and throwed.

MEMORIZE THE SKY: Creeks LP (BRS 048LP)

Memorize the Sky have played and recorded with Braxton, sure. That doesn’t do much to explain what they accomplish in terms of reducing breadth of musical experience to focused motivic cells that continually produce new ideas that I would never think of. I could also run down the massive who’s who type bio of each individual but suffice to say they are recording for a label focused on new American improvisation for a reason. When I became familiar with the band, and it really is an actual band, it was through playing with both Zach and Aaron who were not reductionists or drones but rather folks who REALLY got into a singe idea, thus motivic cells. The previous stuff I heard sounded like morning fog dissipating in the dawn. This one sounds like a rain forest, maybe? A temperate American rain forest? The weird world music cut on On The Corner?

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JazzWrap Reviews

June 14, 2011 — Mike
Rob Mazurek

From JazzWrap :

Rob Mazurek‘s Starlicker: Double Demon
Nicole Mitchell: Awakening

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