Bang on a Can

Archipelago music series to feature Shara Worden, Craig Wedren & more ++ New Amsterdam & Cantaloupe do CMJ

There were (more) strings at September 25th’s inaugural show for the Archipelago music series, which happens at Galapagos one Friday a month through next May…

Bon Iver, Marc Ribot & other NY Guitar Fest tickets on sale ++ full upcomng Merkin Hall schedule (New Sounds, etc)

Bon Iver @ Sasquatch Fest (more by Chris Graham) Tickets are now on sale for all of Merkin Hall’s upcoming 2009/10 concerts. Those shows include the NY Guitar Festival‘s Silent Films/Live Guitars series (previously mentioned here), which features David Bromberg and Marc Ribot playing alongside Charlie Chaplin films on January 14th, Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon (Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush) with Steve Kimock (Buster Keaton’s Cops) on January 21st, and more…

Gutbucket - free Brooklyn show Saturday + LPR benefit pics

At the June 11th Bang on a Can benefit at (Le) Poisson Rouge, Gutbucket played a set of prog jazz tunes that drew on influences that included Charlie Parker, electronica, Ornette Coleman, ’80s metal and more…

Newspeak playing w/ Fiery Furnaces (and a Matt Friedberger piece), played the Bang on a Can benefit (pics) ++ 2nd Steve Reich 'Double Sextet' show added

… Fiery Furnaces and NYC ensemble Newspeak are playing a Wordless Music show at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Thursday, June 11th. Tickets are still on sale…

Bang on a Can Marathon 2009 in review w/ pics & video

“This year’s marathon offered works by 28 composers on Sunday, from noon to just past midnight, at the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan…

Tortoise played the Bell House -- Bang on a Can Sunday night

DOWNLOAD: Tortoise – Prepare Your Coffin (MP3) Tortoise @ the Bell House in Brooklyn – May 30, 2009 (Ben Sisto) Less than a month before Beacons Of Ancestorship is released, Tortoise hit town for two highly contrasting gigs over a single weekend…

So Percussion (but not Dan Deacon) tonight, Steve Reich's Double Sextet, Bang on a Can benefits, street band & more

Steve Reich clapping Tonight (5/22) the Undiscovered Islands/New Amsterdam Records series at Galapagos continues with two sets: Sarah Kirkland Snider‘s Penelope performed, guitarist Steven Mackey and singer Rachel Calloway (conducted), and an opening performance…

Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2009 lineup - another attempt at Rhys Chatham's 200 Electric Guitars included

Lincoln Center Damrosch Park bandshell – August 2008 (miro.m)This year’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors (LCOOD), three weeks of FREE music and dance on the plazas of Lincoln Center, will run from August 5 through August 23…

Look & Listen Festival this weekend (lineup), Bang on a Can Marathon announces set times (full lineup)

DOWNLOAD: Michael Gordon – Trance 2 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion – “June” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion performing Steve Reich’s “Drumming, Part Three” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion – “Melody Competition” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion – “Fast” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion – “Go” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion – “March” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: So Percussion – “Work Slow Life” (MP3) Look & Listen Festival is bringing a three-night program of contemporary classical music to two NYC art galleries this weekend (Friday, May 1st to Sunday, May 3rd)…

a review of Signal's 'Trance' performance @ Le Poisson Rouge & an interview with its composer Michael Gordon

DOWNLOAD: Michael Gordon – Trance 2 (MP3) For over an hour on Wednesday, April 21st, downtown space (Le) Poisson Rouge roared with the sound of Michael Gordon’s Trance …
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