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Sep 11 2009

Evan Parker Residency at the Stone: October 1-16

Posted by Christian Carey in CD, Concert announcements, Downtown, ECM, ECM Records, File Under?, Improv, NYC, Uncategorized, experimental, jazz, live events, tags: , , ,
Evan Parker

Evan Parker

John Zorn’s The Stone is affording New York experimental and improvisation audiences an extraordinary opportunity this October. Saxophonist Evan Parker will play over twenty concerts in an extended residency at the new venue.

Parker is well known both for his solo concerts and for his work in a variety of group contexts. On June 30, he released Moment’s Energy, ECM’s fifth recording of the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, a group of more than a dozen improvisers from a number of disparate musical traditions.

Moments Energy

Moment's Energy

Thus, if you’re not in the area, you still have a chance to hear some of his recent music-making. But if you’re in striking distance of NYC next month, one imagines there will seldom be so many opportunities to hear this vital and fascinating artist at work.

Evan Parker Residency at the Stone: Dates

10/1 Thursday 8 pm
Evan Parker Solo (soprano and tenor saxophone)
The legendary saxophonist begins his two week Stone Residency with his ear bending solo music.

10/1 Thursday 10 pm
Evan Parker & Richard Teitelbaum
Richard Teitelbaum (electronics) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophones)

10/2 Friday 8 and 10 pm
Evan Parker, Okkyung Lee and Peter Evans
Okkyung Lee (cello) Peter Evans (trumpet) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/3 Saturday 8 pm
Evan Parker & Milford Graves
Milford Graves (drums) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/3 Saturday 10 pm
Evan Parker & George Lewis
George Lewis (trombone) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/4 Sunday 8 pm
Evan Parker, Mark Dresser and Gerry Hemingway
Gerry Hemingway (drums) Mark Dresser (bass) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/4 Sunday 10 pm
Gerry Hemingway, Mark Dresser, Evan Parker and Herb Robertson
Herb Robertson (trumpet) Gerry Hemingway (drums) Mark Dresser (bass) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/6 Tuesday 8 pm
Evan Parker & Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/6 Tuesday 10 pm
Evan Parker & Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori (electronics) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/7 Wednesday 8 pm
Evan Parker & Wu Fei
Wu Fei (guzheng) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/7 Wednesday 10 pm
Evan Parker & Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser (guitar) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/8 Thursday 8 pm
Evan Parker & John Zorn
John Zorn (sax) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/8 Thursday 10 pm
Evan Parker & Ned Rothenberg
Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/9 Friday 8 pm
Evan Parker & Suzie Ibarra
Suzie Ibarra (drums, percussion) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/9 Friday 10 pm
Evan Parker & Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista (percussion) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/10 Saturday 8 and 10 pm
Evan Parker, Matt Shipp and William Parker
Matt Shipp (piano) William Parker (bass) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/11 Sunday 8 and 10 pm
IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone) John Zorn (sax) Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Okkyung Lee (cello) Ikue Mori (electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Eyal Maoz (guitar) and many special surprise guests.
Come out for this extra special Improv Night and help the Stone survive through its monthly Musical Rent Party—an East Village tradition!

10/13 Tuesday 8 pm
Evan Parker & Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell (bass) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/13 Tuesday 10 pm
Evan Parker & Chris Corsano (drums)
Chris Corsano (drums) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/14 Wednesday 8 and 10 pm
Evan Parker & Dave Holland
Dave Holland (bass) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/15 Thursday 8 and 10 pm
Evan Parker & Fred Frith
Fred Frith (guitar) Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)

10/16 Friday 8 pm
Evan Parker, Tim Berne and Earl Howard
Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophones) Tim Berne (alto sax) Earl Howard (alto sax)

10/16 Friday 10 pm
Evan Parker Solo
Evan Parker (soprano and tenor saxophone)
The legendary saxophone innovator ends his two week Stone run with another virtuosic solo saxophone concert.

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Jul 24 2009

Fire In July debuts in Boston on Saturday

Posted by Christian Carey in Boston, CD, Concert announcements, File Under?, Uncategorized, classical crossover, composer, live events

 Fire in July

Fire in July’s debut album, Ancient Star, features singing cellist Redhage’s inimitable “indie art songs” in ensemble arrangements.

A trio subunit of the Brooklyn indie crossover collective Fire in July will make the band’s Boston debut tomorrow night. Come and check them out live!

JODY REDHAGE & FIRE IN JULY

Saturday, July 25, 2009

8:00 pm

Kaji Aso Studio

40 St. Stephen Street

Boston, MA  02115

www.kajiasostudio.com

www.jodyredhage.com

$10 tickets

Jody Redhage, voice/cello/compositions

Alan Ferber, trombones

Tim Collins, vibraphone

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Jul 06 2009

Tuesday July, 7: Steve Kuhn at Birdland

Posted by Christian Carey in CD, Concert announcements, ECM, ECM Records, File Under?, Uncategorized, jazz, live events

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Early in his career, Steve Kuhn performed with tenor saxophonist John Coltrane. Though there have been countless gigs and recordings since then, and Kuhn is far more often in the role of leader these days, the pianist revisits his experience as a sideman to ‘Trane on his latest ECM CD Mostly Coltrane .

On the disc, Kuhn deftly negotiates the jazz equivalent of a tightrope act: interpreting classics by one of jazz’s greatest figures while still maintaining his own musical personality. Happily, none of Kuhn’s singular soloing style and hallmark voicings are subsumed by homage.

Joined by saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist David Finck, and drummer Billy Drummond, Kuhn plays a CD release party tonight at Birdland in New York City. Sets are at 8:30 and 11; $25 for music.  

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May 10 2009

Cryptacize: Interview with Chris Cohen

Posted by Christian Carey in Asthmatic Kitty, CD Review, File Under?, Interview, Uncategorized, folk, live events, pop, post-psych, rock


  Cryptacize

Chris Cohen is a member of the band Cryptacize, an indie quartet whose recently released LP, Mythomania (Asthmatic Kitty), is a fascinating, oftentimes whimsical, affair. It traverses myriad musical genres: psych-rock, alt-folk, non-Western music, and echoes of Fifties-era pop balladry. The album’s artwork, drawn by Nat Russell, mirrors the band’s sense of inquisitive playfulness.

Cryptacize has been touring up a storm in support of Mythomania, driving from gig to gig in a tiny Toyota Corolla, necessitating a stage show employing miniature amps and a spare drum kit. The band’s turned this supposed limitation into a virtue, ramping up the performance energy level as they bring down the amplitude; providing their entertainment up close at intimate venues for enthusiastic audiences.  

Carey: What inspired the title Mythomania?  


Cohen: The filmmaker Raul Ruiz was talking about Hollywood movies or something – we just liked the word for some reason. Actually we had to look it up. But ‘mythomania’ is also good if you don’t know what it means – ‘myths’ and ‘mania;’ both pertinent to our album.  “Mythomania” really means compulsive lying, where you have to make up one story after another to justify previous lies. 

Our music is created by a process something like that – not that we’re lying – but one thing leads to another in a compulsive kind of way, and you end up with something in the end that’s really weird and isn’t what you’d expect originally.  I think that in general a person’s sense of reality goes something like that too – the narrative we feel like we’re living sort of self-generates and sends us on a very particular, self-determining path which seems somehow already decided.

Carey: I really enjoyed the CD’s artwork – how did you decide on images from the book This is the Smoke that is Inside You?
 

Cohen: Nat Russell is our friend from Oakland and we are fans of his work. We just came across the drawings and said ‘yes!’

Carey:  Cryptacize’s sound brings together a bunch of influences, including Non-Western rhythms and vocal inflections. Would you tell me a bit about some of your favorite reference points from outside the Western pop canon?
 

Cohen: We are interested in all genres.  If you check our blog, we post mixes there of stuff we’ve been listening to lately, so you could get more detail…  anyway I would say I like individual artists in every genre, but never every artist in any genre.  Lately I really like Selda Bacgan, Fairuz, the film composers Shankar-Jaikishan, Group Doueh, Etoile de Dakar, the Pearl Sisters… we’re pretty much open to whatever is unique/exceptional… a lot of that music is older stuff.  I like new stuff too, like Fiji music, but I don’t know about as much there.   It’s kind of like African highlife music mixed with rap, just drums and vocals, and they have really good videos on YouTube.

Carey: At the same time, pop styles from early rock ‘n roll to psych-rock are palpable. It’s great to hear you bring an intricate groove together with more straightforward rock signatures on a song like “Tall & Mane.” How did that arrangement come together?
 

Cohen: Thanks – I don’t know – Mike and I just started playing that rhythm pattern together on the cowbell and guitar.  It was trial and error like everything else. We wanted it to sound frantic so we brought in the sped-up guitars…

Carey: “Gotta Get Into that Feeling” and “I’ll take the Long Way” are examples of another kind of music-making at which Cryptacize excels: the ballad. Sometimes, it’s startling how earnestly presented your ballads are.  Given how cynical pop culture can be, is it difficult to allow a song to be earnest in its emotional appeal?
 

Cohen: No it’s not difficult. That’s just our natural personalities…  I guess I think a cynical ballad would be horrible.  Ballads should be sad!  They should make people cry! How are you going to do that and be cynical?

Carey: Are you still driving a Toyota Corolla to gigs?
 

Cohen: Yes, although not for too much longer… 4 people’s starting to kind of push it for space.

Carey: Using mini amps and a small drum kit certainly keeps things streamlined for touring. How have they affected your musical approach?
 

Cohen: The tiny equipment pretty much made it possible for us to go on tour. On the money we make, we can’t afford to pay for much gas.  We do like the sounds of our tiny equipment though! And it makes the sound-person’s job a lot easier, they like things pretty quiet on stage usually. I don’t know why, I love little amps. And my back loves me not carrying heavy ones anymore!

 

 Cryptacize

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Apr 16 2009

More Record Store Day Events and Treasure Hunting

Posted by Christian Carey in File Under?, Indie, Record labels, Uncategorized, live events, record store day

Ra Ra Riot

It’s Record Store Day on Saturday, April 18. This week, File Under ? has been covering events, releases and celebrations occurring on 4/18, but we’ve just scratched the surface. Some more are listed below. If you’re a North American reader and don’t find one in your area, amble on over to www.recordstoreday.com; chances are there’s a party in your neck of the woods too!
Barsuk Records has several artists making appearances:

  • Ra Ra Riot — performing at Flat, Black & Circular (East Lansing, MI) at 3pm
  • Say Hi — performing at Sonic Boom [Ballard] (Seattle, WA) at 3pm
  • Menomena — foosball tournament (!) at M-Theory (San Diego, CA) at 6pm

A number of stores will be giving away special commemorative Barsuk-label Jones Soda for the celebration, including Amoeba (Los Angeles, CA), Aquarius (San Francisco, CA), Easy Street (Seattle, WA), Fingerprints (Long Beach, CA), Lou’s Records (Encinitas, CA), M-Theory (San Diego, CA), Music Millennium (Portland, OR), Silver Platters (Seattle, WA), and Sonic Boom [Ballard] (Seattle, WA).
Merge Records
-  Telekinesis will be helping Sonic Boom celebrate at their Capitol Hill location
-  Superchunk will be signing EPs at Coachella
Sub Pop Records:
-Vetiver is appearing at Sonic Boom’s Ballard location at 4 PM.
Limited edition 7”s: Blitzen Trapper “War is Placebo”, Vetiver “Wishing Well”, Obits “I Can’t Lose”, and Flight of the Conchords “Pencils in the Wind”. 
Iron and Wine will also be offering up a limited edition live CD recorded in Norfolk on June 20th, 2005. More info
Matador
Limited edition vinyl from Sonic Youth, Jay Reatard, and Pavement. More info

Beggars

Arthur Russell – Love Is Overtaking Me (LP)
Camera Obscura – French Navy single (7″)
Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Lorraine Lookout (7″)

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