music
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When I was young, I used to make home recordings of pop songs by layering track after track on a karaoke machine. By the time I got the drums, bass, rhythm guitar, lead and piano, and vocals there was eerie bleed through on the cheap Memorex tapes I was using. It would take me an…
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“Nakashi”: Typhoon Relief Benefit To raise funds towards typhoon relief efforts in Taiwan, local food and performing artisans will join forces with Taiwanese artists for an evening of art, sound, live music and dance. The event will feature an one-night-only exhibit of visual and sound art installation works by Taiwan-based artists responding to the typhoon.…
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9 performers played for 30 out of 60 minutes @ the Bridge PAI, organized by Jonathan Zorn sound more photos
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The Secret We were driven back underground by the local economy. Or was it local politics? Organizers of noise shows have always had a hard time securing venue spaces, but recently in Richmond and Charlottesville, art galleries, particularly small non-profit or grassroots galleries have become reliable partners. Yet in this economy, such spaces are having…
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This week seems to be filled with the angst and anticipation of a new year as the kids (and lifelong learners) head back to school. My first day was today, and after holding my first class with bright students eager to learn more about sociology and media, I remembered why I love the classroom and…
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The annual meeting of sociologists offers both intellectual inspiration and anxiety as both new and established scholars try to connect with others in a sea of over 6,000 colleagues. I felt in the thick of it this year as a presenter, job seeker and attendee. My concerns about the grim job market were calmed by…
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University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK July 13-17, 2009 The meeting of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music in Liverpool was full of excellent papers from scholars around the globe. Sociologists, anthropologists, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, geographers, urbanists, and others presented work on the practice, expressive meanings and significance of popular music in a wide…
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Pyramid Atlantic Sliver Spring, MD Grapefruit Experiment’s first US performance for Queering Sound, a music and arts festival for DC Pride Week. Collaboration with Martin Terrazas. Photos by Hong Nguyen.
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University of North Carolina, Greensboro May 27-30, 2009 At my first conference as a “composer” and performer, rather than a sociologist, my trio the Pinko Communoids was featured on the third evening concert along with Monique Buzzarte and Tomie Hahn & Melaine Klein. Monique’s set offered a moving mix of conch shell, trombone and electronics.…
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Southwest Harbor, ME May 14-15, 2009 The Pinkos trekked up to Southwest Harbor Maine to record for EcoSono, a DVD project by composer Matthew Burtner that features improvised electro-acoustic performances in natural surroundings. We discovered that swearing fisherman, hemi trucks, and busloads of children are indeed part of the natural surroundings of this small coastal…
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