Objects of Memory by Seth Cluett at Swarm in Oakland

Seth Cluett Objects of Memory

Oakland, California-based Swarm Gallery welcomes Ohio-based sound artist and former Brown Cuts Neighbors bassist, Seth Cluett, for his installation in their project space, on view from March 5 – April 10, 2011. This installation is part three of the year-long sound program “Building Steam,” curated by Jeff Eisenberg, Svea Lin Soll, and Aaron Ximm. Seth Cluett’s [...] [...]

Offset Needle Radius Northwest Campaign

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Saturday February 5th concluded the performances for this trip to the Northwest, with a live broadcast on the What’s This Called show on KPSU 1450am in Portland, Oregon, available for download HERE – February 5, 2011 show. (See Ricardo Wang’s digital photos of the performance HERE:::) The good news is that we were on [...] [...]

Jason Martin Live at TIDE POOL – Sara Meltzer Gallery – New York, NY – 01/05/11

Sara Meltzer Gallery poster by Matthew Thurber

Who Jason Martin Live at TIDE POOL When Wednesday, January 5, 2011 7:00pm – All Ages Where Sara Meltzer Gallery (map) 525-531 West 26th Street New York, NY, USA 10001 Other InfoMusic performance for TIDE POOL art show @ Sara Meltzer Gallery – ongoing installation, performances, and a shop curated by Ariel Dill and Denise Kupferschmidt, of the Apartment Show. Sara Melzter Gallery is located at [...] [...]

I’m the Cover Story in the New Cupertino News

Marc Arsenault The C Cupertino News

I seem to be a big deal. Hello to all those on the Apple Campus wondering who this smiling fellow is. Yes, the newest issue of Cupertino California’s The C – Cupertino Magazine, features yours truly, Marc Arsenault on the cover. It can be picked up at various locations around town. The magazine is advertising [...] [...]

Jason Martin TONIGHT at The Gershwin Hotel

John Torreano Variety Hour – Tuesday December 7th, 8pm, $10 John Torreano was last seen at the Gershwin in February 2000 with his show Sex, Love, Art and Things In-Between. He is back as monologist and MC for the show on December 7, in the Large Room, starting at 8:00. He will be presenting his [...] [...]

Tuesday Morning Link Dump

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Go get these on for yourselfness Aaron Smith – of Scientific Maps, nickname: Rebel, Stars of Rock and Evolution Revolution fame – has been mixing it up on the wheels of steel on the Bat Terrible show, Thursdays at 4pm, on WCDB 90.9FM in Albany, New York. He’s been spinning plenty of lovely localness from the [...] [...]

R.I.P. Peter Christopherson

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Peter, P2, Krems, originally uploaded by Chris_Carter_. Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson has often been the man behind the scenes in his 35+ year career in music. He was known and celebrated as a pioneer in electronic and [...] [...]

Author & Punisher Bleak November East Coast Tour

Bleak November

The must-see show this season for those of you in the frigid northeast is the Bleak November Micro-Tour 2010. With stops in Wallingford, CT, Somerville, MA, Albany, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Brooklyn, NY from November 19-27. Basically, close enough to get to for anyone between Philly and Boston. You still drive for a good show, [...] [...]

Music Monday: DUSTdevils

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DUSTdevils made some amazing sounds. I first became aware of them from hearing their version of the Fall’s Hip Priest on the radio. A couple of their releases trickled into my collection over the next couple of years. I eventually heard much more about them from Steven Cerio, who provided the cover art for their [...] [...]

Jason Martin ‘Adirondack Power & Light’ Record Release Show this Monday

Monday, November 8, 2010 7:00pm at Zebulon, 258 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY, USA 11211 Celebrating the release of Jason Martin‘s “Adirondack Power and Light” 12″ Vinyl LP. Recorded in a cabin in the Adirondacks. Site-specific folk songs and noise, channeling stories and history of the submerged towns in the nearby Sacandaga Lake. The show starts at [...] [...]

nickname: Rebel returns to Albany on Sunday

I hope to see each and everyone of you tomorrow night nickname: Rebel returns to Albany, Sunday, October 24, downstairs at Valentine’s 17 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY; 518-432-6572 Doors at 7pm. show at 8pm. Thee lineup is: Joggle, Wow Cool recording artists nickname: REBEL and from Tennessee, the critically-acclaimed garage/psychedelic rock duo JEFF the Brotherhood (they have [...] [...]

Your 2010 CMJ Schwag Report

OK. I’m in New York, at the CMJ2010 Music Marathon & Film Festival. Attending panel discussions, checking out the Exhibitors’ Loft & Registrants’ Lounge, grilling colleagues on this and that, hopefully checking out some of the approximately eight thousand bands playing this week. First up, I have one question… This is the CMJ Festival. Where [...] [...]

Dirty Dirty Dirty Showbiz

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“I had an imaginary band and it turned into a real band”, or some words to that effect, was how Colleen Martin (aka Lady Starlight) described how her and her brother Jason’s childhood band Brown Cuts Neighbors, took on a life of its own some 20 years ago. I was in that band for two [...] [...]

Report from 01SJ/AbsoluteZero

Benoit Maubrey/ Audio Gruppe’s The Audio Ballerinas (2010) use light sensors that enable them to produce sounds as they dance. Friday, September 17th, during AbsoluteZER0. San Jose, California. AbsoluteZero is a street art fair with a heavy DIY tech vibe. It’s a spin-off from the similar annual SubZero event. My sole contribution was the music video [...] [...]

You going to be near Albany, NY or Kittery, ME on Saturday? Go to these shows!

Saturday, September 18, 2010 – The Autumnal Equinox Albany, New York Joggle: Mike Lopez, Paul Geluso & Mitch Elrod at The Drama Cup, 1038 Madison Ave., Albany, NY, USA 12208. Mike and Paul were two thirds of 5Chin400. Mike was also in Brown Cuts Neighbors. To list the rest of their credits would take more space than [...] [...]

Evidence Royal/T Show Reviewed in LA Times Culture Monster

Josef Woodard, AKA Culture Monster had this to say in today’s Los Angeles Times about last night’s show at the Royal/T in Culver City with Evidence and Vibration Institute Orchestra. Their hour in the spotlight was more cerebral, an evocative canvas of sounds at once abstract in origin and tinged by hints of field recordings from [...] [...]

Denim & Diamonds – Street Medics Unite!

Live! July 24, 2010 at 51 3rd Street. Troy, New York. Many more clips available from Conglomco. We still have a couple copies of the D&D CD from Bloodlink Records available. Go get yours. [...]

Analog Underground Studio’s Dave Zagorski Has Died

Dave Zagorski was a dear friend and studio collaborator to Brown Cuts Neighbors and to the late James Kopta. He died far too young and will be much missed. His recordings will live on. Please visit his home site Analog Underground and follow the links there. The published obituary from today’s Albany Times Union is reproduced [...] [...]

Jesse Stiles Drops The Target Museum

Music video for Autoautomatic from “The Target Museum.” Directed/produced/edited by Olivia Robinson & Jesse Stiles. Music by Jesse Stiles, lyrics by Jesse Ball & Jesse Stiles. Filmed in New Delhi, India. NEW! From Jesse Stiles on Wow Cool’s sister label Specific Recordings is the sizzling, much anticipated release the Target Museum as a [...] [...]

KTMv2 by Scott Smallwood

No clue what is going on here. “The new version of the KTM – solid state, run off 12-v battery” Yeah. OK. Right. Scott is, of course, half of Evidence. [...]

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