avant-garde

John Cage turns 100; lots of shows & other ways to celebrate

Philip Glass isn’t the only 20th-century composer with a big birthday this year. Avant-garde composer John Cage would’ve been 100, and there are numerous chances to see his work (even more than usual) because of it…

Terry Riley's 'In C' was @ LPR, will be @ Galapagos +++ Darmstadt @ Issue Project Room & Big Ears Fest info

performance at Galapagos in 2007. That’s a review of the ‘In C Remixed’ album release concert that took place at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Sunday, November 8th…

Mode Records benefit w/ Philip Glass (whose opera is @ BAM tonight) & John Zorn (who plays the Vision Fest marathon)

Mode Records has etched its name in the annals of music history, producing the avant-garde and modern classical music of influential composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Iannis Xenakis, and Harry Partch…

August 2009 @ The Stone -- curated by Tyshawn Sorey

Tyshawn Sorey, one of the “Five Drummers Whose Time Is Now” according to the NY Times, will be curating the month of August at, NYC music venue, The Stone…

Tonic owner returns, joins City Winery's Michael Dorf to curate John Zorn's club The Stone in June - full lineup

Since the closing of LES spot Tonic in 2007, The Stone has been one of the venues that’s attempted to fill the void left by the experimental-music-friendly space…

Tony Conrad, Genesis P-Orridge @ Issue Project Room - pics

“The narrow room where IPR has its world-renowned, state of the art speaker system was packed, with people seated in the aisle and on the floor…

Issue Project Room (still exists) (on 3rd St.)

Issue Project Room – May 24, 2008 (yuko2) It has been almost a year since Issue Project Room held their last indoor show where outdoor venue The Yard is now…