Monthly Archives: April 2012

gun violence, life

Unrest Again


Okay so it’s not exactly Christmas as far as I blogger know according to that Gregorian calendar on the wall. It’s just that this is yet another one of those recycle this blog posts in an attempt to maintain content for this blog and my other blog whenever web 2.0 user generated content social media blaghers block possible. And even those the names, times and dates may change, unfortunately this story below seems to remain the same.

And there is unrest in the world. And I know because there are headlines in the news and sitting in my email inbox seemingly piling up upon each other with no end in sight with titles that read, “Defiant Hamas hits Israel with dozens of rockets, Taliban burning, beheading its way through Pakistani valley, Man shoots talker at movies, ‘Santa’ opens fire at Calif. party , Clashes hit Athens ahead of boy’s funeral, shots fired in SoCal Toys ‘R’ Us“. And these headlines seem as if they want to be endless. And even though the mantra of the day seems to be “Happy Holidays”, it sometimes does not seem so happy. As a bleak grim photo of the world seems as if it is being painted between the economy, people who are losing their lives on a daily
basis due to gun violence, that subject that seems to be nowhere found in those presidential election campaigns, an endless amount of seemingly never ending wars that seem as if they have been around since the beginning of time, and a seemingly endless amount of other atrocious and incomprehensible headlines that are too innumerable for me to mention in one blog posting. And are these merry happy holy dayze in this seasons greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year time of year. Are they to be found somewhere here on planet earth. And I wonder if this world that seems as if it is spinning out of control is all part of that 2012 on track thing, or that Kali Yuga iron age descending thing, or some other magical explanation that could be written the stars somewhere in prophecy. And is there a reason to celebrate the holidays this year, these days and times. And it is an observance. Where is the world headed. No one is free when others are oppressed. Is another world possible. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.

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art events, festival, music

An Undead Music Festival 2012


And so on this blogging day I find myself blaghing about music festivals to be found in that city of New York again in an attempt to maintain content for this blog and my other blog whenever web 2.0 social media user generated content bloggers block possible. And so this is another one of those music events that I came across throughout my travels in internetland on this blogging day. And this Undead Music Festival seems as if it Undead Music Festival Facebook event invite rocks.

The Undead Music Festival with MMV and hundreds more!

May 9 at 6:00pm until May 12 at 11:30pm

Various Venues

FOUR NIGHTS celebrating the incredible, dynamic, explosively creative jazz, instrumental, and adventurous music being made in New York City.

May 9th: A Marathon of Concerts in Greenwich Village (25+ bands!)

May 10th: Medeski, Martin & Wood & ? at Brooklyn Masonic Temple

May 11th: Night Of The Living DIY in Brooklyn, Seattle, Norway & more…

May 12th: Improvised Round Robin Duets at 92Y Tribeca

Lovingly and tirelessly organized by Adam Schatz of Search & Restore and Brice Rosenbloom of BoomCollective.

To get updates about the Undead Music Festival, such as when artists are added to the line-up, sign up for our email list HERE: http://eepurl.com/bTY41

BUY TICKETS!

Before they’re gone!!

Full Festival Pass $55 (access to all four nights of the Undead Music Festival!! The biggest bargain of the year!) https://www.ticketfly.com/event/105939/

May 9th: Music Marathon in Greenwich Village Advance- $25 Day of Show-$30 http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/3239

May 10th: Medeski and Martin & Wood at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple $30-55 https://www.ticketfly.com/event/104067/

May 12th: Improvised Round Robin Duets: http://www.92y.org/Tribeca/Event/2012-Undead-Music-Festival.aspx

DETAILS ON EVERY NIGHT OF UNDEAD!!!!

MAY 9th:
A Marathon of Concerts in Greenwich Village, one ticket gets you into all three venues. Set times forthcoming:

Le Poisson Rouge: A TONIC Reunion show! Curated by Melissa Caruso Scott & John Scott

Ted Reichman
Vinicius Cantuaria
Dougie Browne’s Peninsula
Ben Perowsky’s Moodswing Orchestra with TK Wonder and Danny Blume
Jamie Saft’s New Zion Trio
White Out w/ Special Guests
Sex Mob
Yuka C. Honda
MORE TBA!!!

Sullivan Hall:

Positive Catastrophe
Stabbing Eastward (Ryan Sawyer & Tunde Adebimpe)**
Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense (w/ Shane Endsley, Miles Okazaki, Keith Witty, Damion Reid)
Gerald Cleaver’s Black Host (w/ Darius Jones, Brandon Seabrook, Cooper-Moore, Pascal Niggenkemper)
Chris Dingman’s Waking Dreams (w/ Loren Stillman, Fabian Almazan, Ike Sturm, and Jared Schonig)
Kris Davis Trio (w/ Michael Sarin, Eivind Opsvik)
Tony Malaby’s Paloma Recio (w/ Ben Monder, Drew Gress, and Flin van Hemmen)

**of TV On The Radio!

Kenny’s Castaways:

Secret Architecture
Joe Sanders
Nate Wooley Quintet (w/ Josh Sinton, Matt Moran, Eivind Opsvik, Harris Eisenstadt)
Greg Ward Trio (w/ Joe Sanders, Damion Reid)
Ohad Talmor’s Newsreel (w/ Dan Weiss, Miles Okazaki, Shane Endsley, Jacob Sacks, Matt Pavolka)
Chicago Underground Duo (Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor)
Val-Inc

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MAY 10TH

Medeski and Martin & Wood & ?….a unique night of MMW + guests, featuring 1 set of the trio, 1 set with each member of the band being replaced by a guest for a song, and 1 set of special guests sitting in with the group, featuring:

Marco Benevento
Anthony Coleman
Marcus Rojas
Oren Bloedow
Vernon Reid
Charlie Burnham
Chuck Campbell
Miho Hatori
G Calvin Weston
and MORE TBA

Taking place at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in Ft. Greene, this WILL sell out, so grab a festival pass now to ensure entry into this, the Marathon show AND the Round Robin on May 12th.

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MAY 11TH

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DIY

A celebration of the artists running the asylum, cutting out the middle man and presenting dynamic instrumental, improvised, jazz and otherwise music in the homes, warehouse and artspaces that suit the music, truly allowing anything to happen. Performances will be happening in select DIY spaces in New York City as well as all around the country. If you run, perform at, or love an artist run space anywhere in the world and would like to organize a show on May 11th, please let us know at SearchAndRestore@gmail.com

A full festival pass will get you in, but a donation at the door for any of these shows will get you a free Sixpoint beer, generously donated by our favorite brewers in all the land. Come engage with the community at the ground level and be floored by this amazing music.

Lineups being announced soon, but here are the participating spaces in New York City:

Seeds (in Prospect Heights)

ShapeShifter Labs (in Gowanus)

IBeam (in Park Slope / Gowanus)

The Freedom Garden (in Bushwick)

Big Snow Buffalo Lodge (in Bushwick)

more TBA!!!

OTHER LOCATIONS CONFIRMED FOR NIGHT OF THE LIVING DIY:

Austin, TX // Houston, TX // Seattle, WA // Portland, OR // Chicago, IL // Madison, WI // Milwaukee, WI // Richmond, VA // Copenhagen, Denmark // Oslo, Norway // MANY MORE TBA!!

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MAY 12TH

Improvised Round Robin Duets

17 artists enter. Arranged in a random order. Artist #1 improvises for 5 minutes solo on stage, and is then joined by #2. After 5 more minutes, #3 enters, and #1 leaves. So on. It’s a beautiful method for collective spontaneous composition, removing the ego and presenting the community in a seriously fun way.

Featuring: Mark Helias (bass), Brandon Seabrook (banjo / guitar), Hilmar Jensson (guitar), Allison Miller (drums), Amir Ziv (drums, 1st hour), Mike Pride (drums), Bob Stewart (tuba), Cooper Moore (piano), Miles Okazaki (guitar), Marika Hughes (cello), and more TBA!!
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