Avant Music News

Not often do you get to see these three together…
Saturday, January 31st - Bowery Poetry Club - 308 Bowery St - New York NY Tel 212 614 0505 (www.bowerypoetryclub.com). Admission $10. Starts at 7pm Paul Rogers (solo) and trio w. Nick Didkovsky (prepared guitars) and Kevin Norton (percussion).
Note that the site doesn’t seem to be […]

A Varese page has been published, with a short history of the composer and his works, as well as pictures and links.

RER USA is the latest offshoot of Recommended Records, and features online mail order, as well as their own releases.
They are also sponsoring a night of music:
ReR USA Presents:
THE BOY HOWDY RIO SHOW
Janet Feder
Thomas Dimuzio
Hamster Theatre
Chris Cutler
Fri, April 16, 8:00 PM Cervante’s Ballroom, Denver Colorado
email sales@rerusa for addn. […]

A somewhat humorous article describes how the author went into listening to Stockhausen with an open mind.

A source of live creative music for decades, the Bottom Line in New York has recently closed.

These two touring ensembles will be playing Chicago’s Empty Bottle in upcoming months.

A few dates have been posted on Oliver’s site.

A list of Stockhausen performances for the Spring and Summer is available in PDF format. Lucky Europeans…

Wayne’s latest project is called Wayne Horvitz and the New Electric Quartet, and has the following lineup:
Wayne Horvitz: Hammond B-3, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer
Bobby Previte: Electric and Acoustic Drums
Kaveh Rastegar: Electric Bass
Timothy Young: Electric Guitar
Wayne describes the music as “25% Zony Mash, especially since I’m still dragging that B-3 around, 25% The President, because I’m writing […]

As reported earlier, SGM is on tour, but they’ve also revamped their web site with some video news and downloadable audio and video.

The San Francisco Chronicle features an article on ambient and space music, discussing artists such as Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Tangerine Dream, early influences, etc.

A total of six, consisting of:
HENRY KAISER AND WADADA LEO SMITH: YO MILES! - SKY GARDEN
PIP PYLE’S BASH - BELLE ILLUSION
SOFT MACHINE - LIVE IN PARIS
UNIVERS ZERO - IMPLOSION
UNIVERSITY OF ERRORS - JET PROPELLED PHOTOGRAPHS
GARY WINDO - ANGLO AMERICAN

Robert Rich has recently released the live album Calling Down the Sky.
This 74 minute live recording documents an entirely improvised concert in Denver CO, on Saturday July 26, 2003, with an intimate audience who came prepared for anything. With a thunderstorm forming outside, breaking to a peak mid-concert, this improvisation refered directly to the […]

This shouldn’t be interpreted as a recommendation, just a note of an interesting link. You can download a PDF file with the entire content of Cornelius Cardew’s controversial Stockhausen Serves Imperialism booklet.

Thirsty Ear will be releasing a CD from Craig Taborn called “Junk Magic”:
For those already familiar with his formidable and adventurous skills as a keyboardist and composer, the exciting breadth of vision Taborn brings to “Junk Magic” will come as no surprise. The musicians he has assembled for the album are no less exciting: drummer […]