Avant Music News

From Bagatellen:

Esther Venrooy - Shift Coordinate Points/The Spiral Staircase - 30 Mar 08
Right Hemisphere - Right Hemisphere - 27 Mar 08

This recent concert is reviewed.

The resulting music is a mix of melodic lines, harmonic textures, and pure sounds—all subject to electronic alteration that is part of each improvisatory composition. While Torn clearly leads the band, the interplay between him and the others, particularly Berne and Rainey, is what makes the music. In this set, Taborn […]

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
The Hideout
10:00PM | The Green Pasture Happiness
Aaron Zarzutzki - no-output turntable
Dan Fandino - turntable
Brian Labycz - electronics
11:00PM | The Friction Brothers
Record Release Concert for Live at Elastic Abstract On Black Records
Michael Colligan - dry ice with tea kettles, trombone mouthpiece, butter knives, angle iron, pachinko balls, metal bowl, […]

From All About Jazz:

31-Mar-08 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Lil’ Tae Rides Again (Hyena Records)
Reviewed by Chris May
31-Mar-08 Multiple Artists
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman: Song X: Twentieth Anniversary
Reviewed by Chris May
31-Mar-08 Meredith Monk
impermanence (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman
31-Mar-08 Cuong Vu
Vu-tet (Artist Share)
Reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
30-Mar-08 Ahleuchatistas
Even In The Midst…. (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones
30-Mar-08 Contemporary Noise Quintet
Pig Inside the […]

UK label Not Applicable will celebrate with a launch concert for their two latest releases.

On Friday 4th April we’ll be celebrating the release of two new records on Not Applicable with performances by both groups upstairs at the Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon. The night will start at 8pm and you can find further details here.
Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie […]

From Clark University:

The Extensible Electric Guitar Festival will debut at Clark University April 4 and 5. The festival aims to showcase the electric guitar’s spirit of exploration, presenting music and musicians that use the electric guitar in innovative ways which extend its capabilities.
Following is the festival schedule.
Friday, April 4
7:30 p.m. Concert I (Razzo Recital […]

I can’t tell if this festival is currently taking place, about to happen or over. In any case, an article previews the event.

From Musique Machine:

Philip Jeck - Sand
I’ll have to admit in the past Philip Jeck’s take on ambience and soundart has always underwhelmed me, it just felt too vague, too out of focus and wish-washy. But Sand has really impressed me, there seems a lot more focus, depth and listenability here; the tracks invite you […]

This Australian festival is currently underway.

Walls will unleash his distinctly physical brand of dangerous cacophony in collaboration with similarly embodied American sound-artist Daniel Menche at the Corner Hotel in Richmond on Tuesday night. He is just one of the 50-plus Australian and international artists to perform at the inaugural Melbourne International Biennale of Exploratory Music, […]

From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:

March 28, 2008
Ron Anderson’s PAK, The Stone
Keith Abrams, Ron Anderson, Jason Berry, Tim Byrnes

Wayne Horvitz’s new quartet is previewed in anticipation of a North Texas performance.

The members of Gravitas Quartet (Wayne Horvitz on piano, cellist Peggy Lee, trumpet player Ron Miles and bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck) each have notable experience in both classical and jazz music and composer Wayne Horvitz has created a unique repertoire for the band that […]

From DMG:

Finally here! Sun Ra ‘Media Dreams’ expanded 2CD ed! Art Ensemble of Chicago w/ Fred Anderson 2 CD Set! Elliott Sharp Live In Dachau Solo! Bauer/Gumpert ZentralQuartett! Lucas Niggli Drum Quartet!
Four new HAT releases! Michael Adkins Qt, Manuel Mengis Gruppe 6 & Paul Bley Reissue, a Half Dozen discs from Walter Thompson, Wolter Weirbos […]

From AGP:

The Avant Garde Project is a series of 20th-century classical-experimental- electroacoustic torrents digitized from LPs whose music has in most cases never been released on CD, and so is effectively inaccessible to the vast majority of music listeners today. This is wild stuff, so check it out if you’ve never heard this sort of […]

The lineup for Vision Festival 13 has been announced. Vital info is below, but follow the link for a list of performances.

TIME:
June 10: 7pm - 11:30pm
June 11: 7pm - 11:15pm
June 12: 7:30pm - 11:30pm
June 13: 7:30pm - 12:30am
June 14 (afternoon): 1pm - 6pm
June 14 (evening): 7:30pm - 12:30am
June 15: 6pm-10pm
DATES:
June 10 - 15, 2008
TICKETS:
Tickets […]

From AAJ:

29-Mar-08 Association P.C. Jeremy Steig
Mama Kuku (Promising Music/MPS)
Reviewed by John Kelman
27-Mar-08 Spring Heel Jack
Songs and Themes (Thirsty Ear Recordings)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton