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INTO THE FUTURE, ONE SOCIAL NETWORK AT A TIME
When I was a kid I used to watch the original Star Trek quite a bit and dream about futuristic things like star ships, tricorders, warp travel, hand-held communicators, teleportation and the like....
View ArticleAS THOUGH A LITTLE KID WOULD PLAY
Someone please tell me this is a joke:Via Kaiser. And there's more where that came from.
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SUCH A NICE YOUNG MAN
photo by Tom PalumboWow. Wow. Wow. I love the internet.Just discovered this rare 1953 radio interview (part I) with Miles Davis at Lockwood & Summit (via Jeff Hyatt).If you can stand the extreme...
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FOR FOLKS DOWN THERE
Next Monday I am playing with Motoko Honda's Sound Escape Project at The Jazz Bakery, a venerable Los Angeles jazz institution that will be closing up and looking for a new place to live as of May 31.I...
View ArticleNOTHING IS FREE
There are so many layers to this, I don't know exactly where to start... iTunes is offering the first movement of John Cage's 4'33" as a free download today.Is it just me, or does this piece seem a bit...
View ArticleFOR FOLKS HERE AND THERE
No fooling, we're gearing up for a trio of Industrial Jazz Group shows this weekend in Bakersfield (CSUB), LA (El Cid), and San Diego (Dizzy's).Leave it to Durkin, this is the first tour I've ever been...
View ArticleTO WHOM WHO KEEPS A RECORD
My new email address: kristiner at me dot comHooray, MobileMe!
View Article(WHY DO) SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY?
I was teaching my Music Education class last night and the topic was arts in elementary education in the climate of NCLB, specifically focusing on this TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson (embedded above),...
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OLD, NEW, UPCOMING MUSIC
I finally posted the live recording from the concert pictured above, which took place last May 30 at Baloard in Montpellier, France.This was the third of three shows the Empty Cage Quartet played with...
View ArticleWHITHER THE ARTS CZAR?
Quincy Jones is still at it, again calling out for the current President to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. This time at HuffPost:"Every great society from the Egyptians, to the Greek and Roman...
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UPCOMING GIG PROPAGANDA
It's been nearly two years since Empty Cage Quartet has done anything on the West Coast, so this time we're doing it right: we finally got a Facebook page, we will be celebrating the release of a new...
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EMPTY CAGE: THE MOVIE
Our DVDs just arrived - this is the video documentation of a gig last September at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy. More info about this fantastic new DVD series here, and here are a few...
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OPPOSING WINGS
Something new for this weekend. An explanation of the basic system is available here - see the composition notes for Gravity No. 1.This is the first of the second-generation Gravity pieces which will...
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WEEKEND TOUR RECAP
Some images below from the last two Empty Cage gigs. Tomorrow (Monday) night we wrap it up at The Jazz Bakery in LA. Get tickets here, or find more info on Facebook.On Friday we were at Metro Galleries...
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THE BAKERY SET
Some photo evidence here from last Monday's hit at the sadly-soon-to-close Jazz Bakery in LA, most of them shot by our friend Allen Glass (he's in the green plaid jacket in the third pic...
View ArticleFURTHER EVIDENCE
Video below from the Sun Ra Tribute show at the Pharaoh's Den in Riverside. The video projections behind us (courtesy of VJFranzK) are all live effects, i.e. the video fx parameters are being altered...
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BLOGGING WILL RESUME
...eventually.For now, more gig spam. Playing two electroacoustic ambient improv duo sets this weekend with friend/guitarist/composer/producer Chris Schlarb, in Ventura on Friday and at my series in...
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RETURN TO ELECTRIC TRUMPETLAND
For this weekend's duo gigs with Chris Schlarb I am firing up Electric Trumpet Rig v3.0, which is looking like this:Trumpet > Shure Beta 57 Mic > ART Tube MP Preamp >BBE Wah Pedal > Ernie...
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ALMOST LIKE BEING THERE
Some pictures below from our weekend romp through Zoey's in Ventura and Metro Galleries in Bakersfield. The pics of Chris and I were taken by Jeff Kaiser, pics of Kaiser and Liebig were taken by yours...
View ArticleSASSAS TURNS TEN
Happening this Saturday:MAPPING sound.– The SASSAS (Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound) 10th Anniversary Concert utilizes sites in 8 Los Angeles neighborhoods located...
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CHUNG KING CORPSED
What a day, what a greatevent!Full audio/video/photo documentation will eventually be posted at the SASSAS website, but here are some quick mobile pics (courtesy of Cindy Bernard) of Alicia Mangan and...
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SLOW SOUND
SoCal people take note: tonight begins the Slow Sound Festival, a two week-long celebration of quiet music:"Slow Sound is the mindful practice of experimental sound and music," says festival curator...
View ArticleGREENER PASTURES
It's been a long time coming, but I am finally making the switch to WordPress.As anybody who is still using this platform knows, Blogger blows. Aside from the inherent limitations and generic-ness of...
View ArticleA FRIENDLY REMINDER
Just a note to my followers and subscribers, I am no longer blogging at this location. If you would like to continue to subscribe to my posts (and I hope that you do), please do so via this RSS feed:...
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