A little of this and a little of that from Christopher and Jesse.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
CV is spinning soul, blues, and soulful, bluesy rock tonight at River Gods with P.J. Come have a drink, say hi, and hear some great tunes. Or don’t.
Alvin Lucier is in Boston all week! and NEC is presenting a series of free concerts of his compositions at their Jordan Hall.
Tonight is: “Music for Piano with Amplified Sonorous Vessels” and “Wave Painting Songs for soprano with slow sweep pure wave oscillators”, among other things.
Tomorrow is: ”Silver Streetcar for Orchestra” for amplified triangle, “Music for Solo Performer” for enormously amplified brainwaves and percussion, “Carbon Copies” for saxophone, piano, percussion, among other things.
Did I say FREE? more info: necmusic.edu/alvin-lucier-1
JK
This slays. Portland, Oregon soul music. Who knew?!?
CV
Usually this Tumblr is about music. Today it is about something I stumbled on at the Harvard Book Store two nights ago. The great independent press Dalkey Archive has reissued two of William Gaddis’s great novels: The Recognitions and JR. They are about fakes and money…what could be more timely in our society obsessed by fakery and greed? Check ‘em out but keep in mind that they can be tough reads.
CV
Um, this is going to make your computer screen melt because it is, literally, the greatest video in the history of the universe. Don’t say we didn’t warn you…or you iPhonepadmacwhatever.
CV
fairly super tuesday
looking for something to do in Boston tonight?
BALAGAN at the Brattle Theater is local curators every other on season at the Brattle Theater, usually paired with local djs playing ‘finding your seats music.’ Tonight is Highlights of the Claremont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. doors at 7pm
BEAT RESEARCH with special guest Munchi, featuring Oxycontinental, Wayne and Wax and Flack Is a monthly event of experimental party music at Good Life in Boston. Tonight is the result of a little rescheduling and has two guests. Munchi is huge, I’ll not assume you don’t know.
IMPERIALISMS is a monthly dj night of super obscure 60’s, 70’s and 80’s international records at River Gods in Central Square. Angela Sawyer (Weirdo Records) and Jesse Kaminsky (Kala Bandar Records) present. 9pm-1am
JK
If you like us then you will already know about this. Until the end of the week:
Music download service you've never heard of...Gogoyoko.
This is an amazing service I stumbled upon last night. It has a TON of Scandanavian music-specifically Iceland-as well as tiny, tiny labels from Europe and around the world. Totally amazing. Yes, they also have all the standard indie American labels too but what is the fun of that? I found a Mugison track I had been looking for as well as the debut album by the Icelandic band 1860 which doesn’t have USA distribution. You can listen to the entire songs in preview and there is a feature called “Fair Play in Music” where, if you buy a song from an artist with the fair play shield on it, that artist receives 90% of the sales price. Awesome, right? Don’t say I never gave you no nothin’!
CV
Truth. Finally.
CV
