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Tag: Concerts and Events

  • Vancouver New Music Festival

    John Oswald via last.fm The 2009 Vancouver New Music Festival takes place next week and features Chris Cutler, John Oswald, and many others. 21 – 24 October 2009 Show starts 8pm each night Free Artist Chats at 7pm each night Negative Landscapes: free symposium on 24 October 2009, 2:30pm Scotiabank Dance Centre 677 Davie Street…

  • Moving Sounds Festival Review

    NYTimes.com has words about this avant-garde fest. The Moving Sounds Festival means its title to be taken in every possible way. The works performed during this three-day event are meant to be moving, if not always emotionally then viscerally or intellectually. Some of the pieces make significant use of spatial elements: the sounds move around…

  • Noise: Noise: What’s That Noise?

    The Boise Experimental Music Festival is profiled in the Boise Weekly: The “experiment” in the inaugural Boise Experimental Music Festival in 2006 had almost as much to do with the event as it did with the kind of music showcased. “This style of music emulates life,” organizer and improvisational musician Krispen Hartung said. “It’s like…

  • Upcoming Emily Hay Appearances

    Emily Hay (via last.fm) From Emily Hay: February 18, 2009 circa 11:00pm Duo performance by Emily Hay (flutes/vocals/electronics) and Motoko Honda (keyboards/electronics/sound art) Spark Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music (University of Minnesota) Bedlam Theater 1501 S. 6th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota http://spark.cla.umn.edu/ http://www.emilyhay.com http://www.myspace.com/motokohonda April 24-25, 2009 Duo performance by Emily Hay (flutes/vocals/electronics) and Motoko…