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  • BigEars Festival 2010

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    The BigEars Festival 2010 takes place this coming March. The groundbreaking Big Ears Festival, slated for the weekend of March 26-28, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is excited to unveil the initial line up for this year’s event.  Building on the visionary programming of last year’s inaugural festival, the 2010 Big Ears expands with a remarkable…

  • Vancouver New Music Festival

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    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…

  • Varese Featured at Salzburg Festival

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    The music of Edgard Varese will be a focus on the upcoming Salzburg Festival. Related articles by Zemanta Saariaho: L’Amour de loin CD review (telegraph.co.uk)

  • Noise: Noise: What’s That Noise?

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    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…

  • Avantgarde Festival in Germany

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    August 28-30 of this year will feature a German avantgarde festival focusing on Krautrock and similar musics. Related articles by Zemanta Noise on the edge of wright – Tonight (netnewmusic.net)