Ryan McGuire is a double Bassist from Boston, the founder/bandleader of avant metal group Ehnahre, and the Bassist for the Chaparrals.
Tag: Improvisational Music
XFest
Open Field Initiative and 119 Gallery present XFest 2016, a festival of improvised music, visuals and movement.
Fire Museum Presents: Bill Nace + Steve Baczkowski
Bill Nace is one of the premiere avant-garde guitarists active today. He has one of the most personal and unique pallets of sound ever to be culled from an electric guitar. Nace creates a distinct, mind-bending cacophony and focuses his textures with intense precision and control. He works under various guises (Body/Head with Kim Gordon,… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Bill Nace + Steve Baczkowski
Fire Museum Presents: Lead Pipe
Lead Pipe is sound artists Stephanie Bonham & Paul Irvin Brinkley. Stephanie moved to Philadelphia from Austin in 2013. Her soundscapes incorporate field recordings, drones, infinite loops, synthesizers, effects pedals, drum machines and distorted vocals. She is joined by longtime collaborator Paul Irvin Brinkley , manipulating radio and records. Brinkley played bass synth with Lead… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Lead Pipe
Membrane Channel presents: aaron zarzutzki + richard kamerman + bhob rainey
Aaron Zarzutzki (Chicago) Aaron Zarzutzki is an improviser of various sorts. He works primarily with misuse and perversion of objects and systems. Virtuosity, volatility, futility, and capability are thought of. Zarzutzki currently lives, works, and plays in Chicago. Richard Kamerman (New York) Richard Kamerman has been breaking electronics and crashing computers while trying to coax… Continue reading Membrane Channel presents: aaron zarzutzki + richard kamerman + bhob rainey
Fire Museum Presents: Jooklo Duo + Brandon Lopez + Keir Neuringer
Jooklo Duo is the Italian duo of Virginia Genta and David Vanzan. The duo performed a set of their improvisational music for the ecstatic “Fire Museum Presents” crowd at House Gallery 1816 in Fishtown. The set included the following musicians: Virginia Genta: tenor and soprano sax, clarinet David Vanzan: drums Brandon Lopez: bass and Keir… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Jooklo Duo + Brandon Lopez + Keir Neuringer
fidget presents: Mark Zaki
Building on his many diverse interests, composer and violinist Mark Zaki’s work ranges from historically- informed and traditional chamber music to electroacoustic music, mixed-media composition, and music for film.
fidget presents: Adam Vidiksis
Adam Vidiksis is a composer, conductor, percussionist, and technologist based in Philadelphia whose interests span from historically informed performance to the cutting edge of digital audio processing. Equally comfortable with both electronic and acoustic composition, his music has been heard in concert halls and venues around the world. Vidiksis has become known for exploring new… Continue reading fidget presents: Adam Vidiksis
Little Berlin Presents: Jarrett Gilgore + Matt Engle + Michael Szekely
Jarrett Gilgore is just making his mark in the Philadelphia jazz scene. Originally from Philadelphia, Gilgore lives in Baltimore where he studied at the Peabody Conservatory. Down in Baltimore he can be seen performing with people like John Dierker, Will Redman, Anthony Pirog, and Dave Ballou. Matt Engle has been an active member of the… Continue reading Little Berlin Presents: Jarrett Gilgore + Matt Engle + Michael Szekely
Fire Museum Presents: Helena Espvall + Bardo Pond
Helena Espvall started to play electric guitar as a bored teenager in northern Sweden, and went on to take cello lessons and was never bored again. After having played in rock bands, a silent movie orchestra, an Arabian ensemble and being inspired to play free improvised music by a shocking Eugene Chadbourne performance, she moved… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Helena Espvall + Bardo Pond