May 2013
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WatchFind out ”“”wwwhhhooo dddiiiddd ttthhhiiisss ttthhhiiinnnggg”“”.
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Watchparlourtapes:
The _______ take.
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April 2013
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WatchTickets
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coming to Chicago tonight please let there be girls there I’m literally marinating in testosterone rn
— ☁ tiny♡danzig ☁ (@kittaveli) April 25, 2013
This will be the most important concert of my life.
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We found a few more tickets for @smithwesterns tonight. Better hurry up: bit.ly/13LkFN0
— Schubas (@Schubas) April 5, 2013
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Watch4-a-d:
Deerhunter - ‘Monomania’ (Live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)
‘Lil Tape Player Boy at 2:53.
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So Winston Choi is playing this tomorrow:
March 2013
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Pitchfork: When we did the show with you and Peter Sotos and Yellow Tears in 2011, I didn’t see anyone on their cell phones.
Margaret Chardiet: That’s how it should be. Something is happening and people are actually experiencing it, letting it affect them, contemplating it afterwards, and letting it sink in— instead of forming their opinion immediately based on what other people will...
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stop: my full US tour with danny brown!!!!!!!! →
kittydothedishes:
04-13 Indio, CA - Coachella 04-14 Tucson, AZ - Congress^* 04-15 Tempe, AZ - Club Red^* 04-17 San Francisco, CA - Independent^ 04-18 Santa Barbara, CA - Casa De La Raza^ 04-20 Indio, CA - Coachella 04-24 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig# 04-25 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge# 04-26 Minneapolis, MN -…
OMG
February 2013
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Drew Baker Interviews Mabel Kwan →
I recently interviewed Kwan regarding her performance of Haas’ Trois Hommages which occurred last week. The piece, which calls for the player to perform on two pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart, is a massive physical feat. From the viewpoint of a first row audience member, I can definitely say the piece becomes less about the sounds produced and more about the pianist’s physical...
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Lauren Redhead: Nomi Epstein: 3 Questions for... →
laurenredhead:
The next installment of these interviews is with composer Nomi Epstein. The first piece of hers I heard was at the Huddersfield Young Composers’ Competition in 2005, for which she was shortlisted.
Nomi Epstein, D.M.A., is a Chicago-based composer, curator/performer of experimental music, and…
Good timing!
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Watchbjhmusic:
A Human Sound Sculpture by Nomi Epstein.
I was a part of this performance of a new piece written for the dedication of Old Town School of Folk Music’s new building last March.
The perfect follow up to my interview with Nomi Epstein.
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Interview: Nomi Epstein
Apologies for the long hiatus. I’ve got a lot of content from before the new year that still needs to be posted, so let’s get into it.
I spent 2012 reading a lot of/about John Cage for his centenary. I didn’t however, spend a lot of time talking about it. So I interviewed composer, concert curator, and Cage scholar Nomi Epstein at the end of the year to discuss and reflect...
January 2013
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Watchyvynyl:
J Fernandez - Fading Out
Nestle in with this piece’s warm glow, another stunning surrealist piece by filmmaker Jenna Caravello. I’ve really been enjoying the work coming out of this Chicago scene of DIY weirdos, animators, freak folkers, rabble rousers. Mr. Fernandez’ music has that timeless patina, music like an old penny that’s made the rounds and been touched by many hands.
Get...
December 2012
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(Re)(Re)New Amsterdam →
Composer Drew Baker interviews (Un)Familiar Music Series curator Doyle Armbrust about his latest event, (Re)New Amsterdam. This thing is getting some serious buzz; I’m pretty bummed I won’t be there for it. Like, all of Chicago new music will be there.
Click the title to read the interview over at Baker’s blog.
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For Your Ears
<a href=”http://teenriver.bandcamp.com/track/prism-song” data-mce-href=”http://teenriver.bandcamp.com/track/prism-song”>Prism Song by Julie Byrne</a>
Julie Byrne joins Advance Base and J Fernandez for a show hosted by Orindal Records and saki. I’ve been listening to the above track from her latest Teen...
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“Over the years playing in Fugazi, it had become increasingly clear to me the...”
– Ian MacKaye on All Things Considered. (via nprmusic)
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November 2012
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For Your Ears
Manual Cinema has upgraded their first project (originally titled The Ballad of Lula Del Ray) for their most virtuosic show yet: Lula Del Ray. I saw their revival of the original production over the summer at the Logan Arts Center and it was fantastic; I’m positive this new version will not disappoint. Kyle Vegter’s music matches the dreamy yet eerie landscape of the show with...
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“I think “the music expresses the math, and math is in everything” is a...”
– 5 Questions to Sarah J. Ritch (composer, cellist)
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In Retrospect
It looks like Uptown had its fair share of technical difficulties last week:
Chicago! We had some serious technical difficulties tonight that compromised our sound. We apologize, and will be back soon. Love you. -MLH
— Ms. Lauryn Hill (@MsLaurynHill) November 15, 2012
Ms. Hill’s Aragon Theatre performance didn’t receive the best reception. Unfortunately, I have the feeling that...
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Lauryn Hill and Nas bring their Life Is Good/Black Rage tour to Chicago. I’ll be curious to see the reception in the days following the show; it’s clear from Ms. Hill’s Tumblr that it won’t be all nostalgia and fun. Meanwhile, just down the street, the Spektral Quartet will present their latest program, An Auditory Scenario. The concert features the recently departed...
Year One Update
Absent again, I know. There are times when posts are so few and far between that I contemplate whether I should even return to this impenetrable bottomless pit.
Part of the problem is that I spend too much time thinking about what to write and not enough time actually writing it. I’ve also been binging on concerts like nobody’s business. Seeing Elektra and Missa Solemnis in one...
October 2012
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For Your Ears
In case you didn’t pay sixty bucks to see the Chicago Chamber Musicians do Debussy’s Les Chansons de Bilitis, here are two free events you could attend today:
1. Fifth House Ensemble host the Midwest semi-finals of the Rapido! composition competition which will feature new works by three composers. The winner not only gets to expand their work for 5HE, but they will be commissioned...
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Watchindieclassical:
eighth blackbird - Meanwhile (incidental music for imaginary puppet plays) —- a short film by Manual Cinema. Music by Stephen Hartke: Meanwhile: I. Procession.
Music from their newly released album Meanwhile - “On this recording, eighth blackbird wanders through an unfamiliar house. With each track a new door is opened, releasing unexpected sounds and dramas. Some are sweet,...