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Performances next week at the Lab celebrate 25 years of oddity

June 29, 2009 Polly Moller

I’ve been working so hard today I’ve forgotten to eat, and it’s in that spirit of lightheadedness and poor impulse control that I share with you the following San Francisco…

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Summer Solstice in the Bay Area means the Garden of Memory

June 17, 2009 Polly Moller

The San Francisco Bay Area has a unique way of celebrating the first day of summer. Our most popular new music event, the Garden of Memory, comes around every summer…

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Sonata for Piano and Dirt Bike

June 3, 2009 Steve Layton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb50kHf7Tw0 Carles Santos has been a force on the Spanish “downtown” scene (taking musicians like Santos, Llorenç Barber and Maria de Alvear in opposition to the “uptown” likes of Cristobal…

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Balliett House, San Antonio TX

June 2, 2009 Elliot Cole

Monday last week I headed over to San Antonio to hear a house concert hosted by composer and San Antonio Symphony bassist Doug Balliett. The program included two new pieces…

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Note to Self: Find that FM Radio

May 25, 2009 Polly Moller

I write that note to myself about four times a year, and I forget every time, and every time I miss out on a key aspect of the Illuminated Corridor…

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All Your Fridays Are Belong To Us!

May 1, 2009 Steve Layton

Almost everyone in and around the New Amsterdam Records scene has been written up by us. Many are good and long-time visitors, contributors and pals of S21. But screw that;…

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2+2=5: Christopher O’Riley at Miller Theatre

April 30, 2009 Christian Carey

Christopher O’Riley performs his final recital in the 2+2=5 Series tomorrow night at Miller Theatre. Each of the programs has featured a pairing of a classical composer and O’Riley’s transcriptions…

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Interpretations Season #20: Artist Blog #9 — John Lindberg of S3NY

April 21, 2009 John Lindberg

We’ve reached the final concert of Interpretations’ twentieth season of provocative programming in New York City! Founded and curated by baritone Thomas Buckner in 1989, Interpretations focuses on the relationship…

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April 20, 2009 Steve Layton

Apropos this Wednesday’s Michael Gordon Trance performance mentioned just a few posts previously: Besides the pre-concert talk and videotaping, we’ve got a bit more fun for you all… Along with…

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Trance Talking

April 15, 2009 Steve Layton

Michael Gordon‘s huge and hugely wonderful, 50+ minute riff- and throb-fest Trance, composed in 1995, is being dusted off for what promises to be a memorable performance by the ensemble…