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Video: Ben Frost Releases 'The River Of Light And Radiation'
by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2024 Explore the latest from Ben Frost as he unveils the video for 'The River of Light and Radiation' from his new album, SCOPE NEGLECT, now available on Mute.... 
Ben Frost's New Album 'Scope Neglect'; North American Tour Starts Next Week
by Michael Major - March 01, 2024 Ben Frost has released his first album in seven years, Scope Neglect, via Mute. Accompanying this release day he has also shared the video for track “Tritium Bath”, which was directed by visual and sound artist Domiziano Maselli. Don't miss the upcoming North American tour kicking off next week.... 
Ben Frost Shares New Track 'Chimera' & Announces North American Tour Dates
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 Ben Frost shares new track 'Chimera' and sets North American tour dates. In the sonic crucible of Ben Frost's Scope Neglect, music undergoes a metamorphic alchemy. It's the beginning of a new chapter in Frost's career that's uncanny, unexplainable, familiar yet entirely new and groundbreaking, like ... 
Drowse Reveals New Single 'Mystery Pt. 2'
by Michael Major - October 12, 2022 Bates completed an MFA at Mills College, coloring the album with shades of avant-electronic and minimalist composition (Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, Maryanne Amacher, Sarah Davachi etc…). To realize this scope Drowse collaborated with Madeline Johnston (Midwife), Alex Kent (Sprain), Lula Asplund, ... 
Drowse Announces New Album for The Flenser 'Wane Into It'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022 In 2019, Drowse’s Kyle Bates set out to produce a self-recorded new album. Now, three years later, he’s emerged with Wane into It, continuing a distinctly Pacific Northwestern tradition of self-recording indie experimentalists (Grouper, The Microphones, Unwound’s Leaves Turn Inside You). Watch the n... 
Ches Smith and His Quartet Release 'Interpret It Well' LP
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022 “Interpret it well,” reads the script text in Raymond Pettibon’s mysteriously evocative drawing. A few thick black ink strokes describe an enigmatic landscape – the telephone poles, the railroad track and the building in the distance seem obvious enough as markers of desolation, but the swirl of lin... 
Explore Michael Harrison's Album Seven Sacred Names at Online Event
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2021 On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 7pm ET, Arts Letters & Numbers presents, as part of its exhibition in the CITYX Venice Italian Virtual Pavilion of the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, an exploration of composer/pianist Michael Harrison's new album, Seven Sacred Names, through musical performances a... 
Michael Harrison Releases 'Seven Sacred Names'
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2021 On June 18, 2021, composer and pianist Michael Harrison releases his new album Seven Sacred Names on Cantaloupe Music.... 
Horse Lords Debut Single and Video For 'People's Park'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 18, 2020 Horse Lords have shared a music video for their single 'People's Park' from their forthcoming album The Common Task (releasing March 13 via Northern Spy), which they premiered today via The Quietus.... 
Crystal Beth Unleashes Her Debut Album PUSH THRU
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2019 Crystal Beth unleashes her first full-length studio record, PUSH THRU, a solo incarnation using wailing vocals, amplified clarinet, beat-boxing and electronics to weave a sonic universe all her own. The album will be released on Trey Gunn's 7D Media on October 18, 2019. Beth has been described as “w... 
Kronos Plays Terry Riley's 'Sun Rings' for String Quartet + Voyager Transmission Sounds
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 29, 2019 Kronos Quartet's groundbreaking 2002 collaboration with composer Terry Riley, Sun Rings, is available as a recording for the first time via Nonesuch Records on August 30, 2019. Sun Rings is available to pre-order from iTunes and the Nonesuch Store, where the album track a?oeBeebopterismoa?? may be d... 
L.A.'s Most Notorious Indie Electro Duo L.A. Drones! Release Their Long-Awaited New Album
by Tori Hartshorn - July 08, 2019 One of the most buzzed about L.A. indietronic bands of the last several years, the extraordinary L.A. Drones!, has just released their new full-length album I Can't Stop To Dance This Shit! For the uninitiated, L.A. Drones! (Spanish for “thieves”) are a mysterious duo from parts unknown, Mr. Pablo &... 
Devon Church of Exitmusic Reveals WE ARE INEXTRICABLE Official Video
by Tori Hartshorn - May 23, 2019 Exitmusic co-founder Devon Church recently released his debut solo album, We Are Inextricable. The album which follows up follows up Exitmusic's critically acclaimed album The Recognitions, can be ordered now at Bandcamp and is available on streaming services. This Friday Devon Church will kick off ... 
Samantha Boshnack Releases 'Seismic Belt-Live in Santa Monica'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 15, 2019 The trumpeter and composer Samantha Boshnack isn't a geologist by trade, but she certainly thinks a lot about earthquakes and volcanoes. Over the past 15 years, while living in her adopted hometown of Seattle, Boshnack has hiked the environs of Washington's Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens with a ... 
MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Announce New Album 'Opaque Couché'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 06, 2019 According to Brooklyn-based art blog Hyperallergic, opaque couché wins “the title of 'World's Ugliest Color'… So why did MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO (MBM) name its fantastic new album Opaque Couché? “I wanted to do a title based around a particular color, so I wanted to give opaque couché a chance since it... 
Bang on a Can to Present 2019 People's Commissioning Fund Concert
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 29, 2019 On Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 7:30pm, Bang on a Can will present the 2019 Bang on a Can People's Commissioning Fund (PCF) concert, one of the most anticipated and reliable launching pads for composers in New York and beyond. The performance is presented as part of Kaufman Music Center's Ecstatic Mu... 
Samantha Boshnack's Seismic Belt Releases Live in Santa Monica (Orenda Records) 3/15
by Tori Hartshorn - January 24, 2019 The trumpeter and composer Samantha Boshnack isn't a geologist by trade, but she certainly thinks a lot about earthquakes and volcanoes. Over the past 15 years, while living in her adopted hometown of Seattle, Boshnack has hiked the environs of Washington's Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens with a ... 
String Quartet Ethel Celebrates the Circus at BAM 11/14-17
by Tori Hartshorn - October 16, 2018 As part of the string quartet's 20th anniversary season, ETHEL returns to BAM with Circus: Wandering City, a multimedia musical journey into the history of the iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that explores and honors the complex relationship between circus troupes, their performers,... 
Maya Beiser and Evan Ziporyn Embark on a U.S. Tour with Ziporyn's Ambient Orchestra Performing Bowie Symphonic: Blackstar
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2018 This fall, cello soloist Maya Beiser and composer/conductor Evan Ziporyn embark on a U.S. tour with Ziporyn's Ambient Orchestra, bringing Bowie Symphonic: Blackstar to the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA (Friday, October 12); the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington... 
Pat Metheny Elected into Royal Swedish Academy of Music
by Macon Prickett - June 28, 2018 Pat Metheny has been elected into the prestigious Royal Swedish Academy of Music. ... 
Gang Gang Dance Announce September North American Tour Dates
by Macon Prickett - June 25, 2018 On Friday, June 22nd, New York's genre-defying stalwarts Gang Gang Dance released their first album in 7 years, Kazuashita, via 4AD, which they celebrated with a life-affirming sold-out release show that same night in their hometown of New York City.... 
String Quartet ETHEL Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season
by Macon Prickett - June 04, 2018 String quartet ETHEL, known for its enlivened playing and consistently groundbreaking redefinition of concert music, announces their landmark 20th anniversary season. Described as “an adventurous quartet with a rock band's zest” by The New York Times and deemed “a genre unto itself” by the Village V... 
Make Music New York Announces Full Schedule of 1,000+ Free, Outdoor Music-Making Events Citywide to Kick Off Summer
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018 Make Music New York Announces Full Schedule of 1,000+ Free, Outdoor Music-Making Events Citywide to Kick Off Summer... 
The Broad Unveils 2018 Summer Happenings Music & Performance Line-Up Feat. Gang Gang Dance, faUSt, & More
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018 The Broad today announced the lineup for the third edition of Summer Happenings at The Broad, a music and performance series sponsored by Leading Partner East West Bank. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a “wildly eclectic mix of music and art,” the summer event series – one of Los Angeles' most po... 
Full Lineup and Schedule Announced For Bang on a Can Marathon at NYU Skirball
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2018 Bang on a Can announces its 2018 Bang on a Can Marathon, presented for the first time at the NYU Skirball on Sunday, May 13, 2018 from 12-10pm. This incomparable super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the world features ten hours of rare performances by some of the mos... |
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