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Kate Miller-Heidke performs at LPR on July 14th. Get tickets here…!
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Download: Kate Miller-Heidke, "Are You Fucking Kidding Me?"
Listen: Anthony Braxton at LPR
In addition to the two sets from “Tri-Centric Modeling: Past, Present and Future, I” that we posted last week, WNYC… is also streaming a performance from that night that features Richard Teitelbaum and Anthony Braxton.
After Richard Teitelbaum explained the roots of his 41-year friendship (they met in a muddy Belgian cow pasture), and music
Listen: John Talabot, "Summerized Mix"
Barcelona producer John Talabot put together a warm and uplifting house mix for PlayGround Mag…. On his aims for the mix:
I have selected some songs that I fancied playing out – some vinyl I haven’t listened to for a while, old stuff, new stuff, edits I have been sent, and even a Four
Pitchfork Reviews Kurt Vile’s Square Shells EP
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Vile has a gift for finding just the right textures for his songs. At his best, every layer of sound is sumptuous in its own way. This holds true whether he’s fingerpicking or just wandering around the neck of his guitar, and whether with a full band or alone with just a drum machine. At
Upcoming World Electronica Shows at LPR
Here’s what’s coming up at LPR in world electronica.
EL GUINCHOfile under: experimental, indie, electronic, world
Influenced by a broad range of artists such as Animal Collective and Os Mutantes, El Guincho… relies heavily on samples from a wide variety of genres including Afrobeat, dub, Tropicália, and rock. Following his acclaimed debut Alegranza! El
Listen: Laurie Anderson on Weekend Edition
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Anderson has just released her first studio album in 10 years, titled Homeland. She says one of its main themes is control; even the album’s title examines it.
“['Homeland' is] not a word that Americans use,” Anderson says. “No one would say ‘my homeland’ — it’s just so sentimental. This record was started in the
Laurie Anderson profiled in the New York Times
The New York Times profiled Laurie Anderson this weekend.
As [Lou] Reed put it: “What she does is overwhelmingly beautiful. In a more enlightened age, they’d build a statue to her.”
Laurie Anderson will be playing songs from her new album, Homeland, on July 13 at LPR….
Listen: Canadian Chamber Orchestra of NYC at LPR
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New York City is a community of locals and immigrants from near and far, so it’s no surprise that Canadian conductor and pianist Justin Bischof chose this city as the home for the Canadian Chamber Orchestra of New York City (CCO/NYC), a showcase for the growing Canadian artistic community in town. On May 4 at
Listen: Antony Braxton at LPR
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Braxton also joined his former quartetmates: pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Gerry Hemingway. A renowned ensemble, this was the moment everyone had been waiting for. Unannounced, Braxton strode up to the stage, entering the flow during one of the group’s dexterous shifts between compositions. With Crispell playing arched chords, her face hidden
Listen: Undead Jazz Fest
WNYC’s No Cover… is streaming several full sets from the Undead Jazz Festival, which was held the other weekend at LPR, Kenny’s Castaways, and Sullivan Hall. In addition to the Graham Haynes/Hardedge performance we posted yesterday, you can stream sets by Matthew Shipp, Bernie Worrell & SociaLybrium, John Hollenbeck’s Large Ensemble, and Michael League below!
Glenn Branca at LPR
Glenn Branca and Paranoid Critical Revolution (guitarist Reg Bloor and drummer Libby Fab, who both play in Glenn Branca Ensemble) performed at LPR this past Saturday. Head over to Brooklyn Vegan… for more photos and videos from the show!
Upcoming Jazz / Experimental / Jam Shows at LPR
Here’s what’s coming up at LPR in Jazz / Experimental / Jam:
JAZZ MAFIA’S BRASS BOWS AND BEATSfile under: hip-hop, jazz
Brass Bows and Beats… is a 40-piece symphony that combines a jazz big band with hip-hop beats and vocals. It was developed composers Adam Theis, Joe Bagale (vocals and arrangements), Jon Monahan, and
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Tagged akron/family, ches smith, jazz mafia, john mediski, leonid fedorov, Marc Ribot, The Nels Cline Singers, vladimir volkov
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Akron/Family Share New Demos
Akron/Family recently posted three new demos on their Bandcamp page. Head over here to check them out!
Akron/Family (performing as Akron Xtended Family Featuring William Parker and Hamid Drake) are playing at LPR on June 30th. Get tickets here.
Via: Stereogum…
Listen: Graham Haynes / Hardedge at LPR
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We began at LPR with trumpeter Graham Haynes and a “sound designer” who goes by Hardedge, both sitting at a table of electronics and crafting improvised, Hassell-like dreamscapes accompanied by abstract computer animations; now and then, Haynes would pick up his cornet to add some echoed and delayed overtones. – Jason Gross, Village Voice
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The New York Times on Anthony Braxton at LPR
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Mr. Braxton, bespectacled and cardiganed as usual, was a hands-on honoree during Tri-Centric Modeling: Past, Present and Future, a two-day festival commemorating his legacy as well as his age. With proceeds going to the nonprofit Tri-Centric Foundation, which supports performances and archival preservation of his music, the festival gathered a marvelous cohort of his protégés
Upcoming Electronic Shows at LPR
Here’s what’s coming up at LPR in electronic.
HOLY GHOST!file under: dance, electronic, indie
From Pitchfork’s review of the Holy Ghost!… track “I Will Come Back”:
New York-bred duo Holy Ghost! have a knack for picking and choosing among regional flavors to arrive at something fresh. On “I Will Come Back”, their new single
MJ Tribute at The Freedom Party This Friday
Last year the Freedom Party’s Michael Jackson tribute nights packed LPR for two Friday nights in a row. They’re bringing it back this Friday, so come check it out! More information can be found here…, and you can check out a video from last year below.
Review: Laurie Anderson, Homeland
Pitchfork’s Brian Howe on Laurie Anderson…‘s Homeland:
Laurie Anderson’s 40-year career bucks classification, incorporating performance art, music, spoken word, video, and more. To mention John Zorn, Lou Reed, and Philip Glass only glosses her collaborations with the American avant-garde. She’s also crossed over in interesting and unexpected ways, whether voicing a singing tot in
Listen: David Karsten Daniels and Fight The Big Bull, I Mean To Live Here Still
Singer-Songwriter David Karsten Daniels and nine-piece post-jazz band Fight The Big Bull recently… collaborated on an album based on the poetry of Henry David Thoreau.
…Daniels, White and the band mixed and matched sounds to the point where genre became irrelevant. Their twangy ballads segue to polyphonic New Orleans jazz (“Though All the Fates”), songs
Upcoming CareFusion Jazz Festival Shows at LPR
This year LPR is hosting two CareFusion Jazz Festival events. You can learn more about the shows below, and head over here to find out more about CareFusion!
TORTOISEfile under: jazz, experimental, post-rock, indie, minimal
Formed in Chicago in 1990, Tortoise… is often considered one of the most influential post-rock bands of the last
Beck Recruits Thurston Moore and Tortoise for Next Record Club
It was just announced that Beck will be collaborating with Tortoise and Thurston Moore for his next installment of Record Club- an ongoing project in which he enlists other musicians to cover an entire album in one day and posts the results on his website. No word yet on what album they’ll do, but the…
NPR on the Undead Jazzfest
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Packed crowds filled with people both young and old, coming to hear a variety of new expressions in the music. Musicians sticking around to hear their friends or new friends play, even if they weren’t performing during the festival. An atmosphere where you wanted to see sets even if they were overcrowded, sweaty, late at
Undead Jazzfest Reviews
LPR, Kenny’s Castaways, and Sullivan Hall hosted the Undead Jazzfest this past weekend, and The New York Times, Time Out New York, and The Village Voice gave it great reviews. Below are a few highlights.
The New York Times:…
The best way to fight a pervasive assumption is to pretend it doesn’t exist. The
Upcoming Experimental Shows at LPR
Here’s what’s coming up at LPR in experimental.
ANTHONY BRAXTON…file under: experimental, jazz, avant-garde
Although Braxton exhibited a genuine — if highly idiosyncratic — ability to play older forms (influenced especially by saxophonists Warne Marsh, John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, and Eric Dolphy), he was never really accepted by the jazz establishment, due to his
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Tagged anthony braxton, glenn branca, marc ponthus, timetable percussion
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LPR is giving away tickets to TONY-nominated musical FELA!
…FELA!, the most critically acclaimed new musical of the season, has received 11 Tony Nominations, including Best Musical.
His story inspired a nation. His music inspired the world. FELA!, is the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose soulful Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation.
Inspired by his mother, a civil rights champion,
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