Archive for July, 2010
Who is Anima Anonima? P.2
Interview by Jim Hoey
(courtesy of Anima Anonima)
If you can make it happen that’s really good. Just a quick shot to Japan, a quick run to Europe, you know…..
H: There are enough bands around here doing that, yeah.
Who is Anima Anonima? P.1
Interview by Jim Hoey
(courtesy of Anima Anonima)
Anima Anonima light up the stage as a trio, ideally, or when their drummer isn’t available, they go it as a duo. What results is a barrage of creeping sonic exploration, mixing an array of effects, noisemakers, live vocals, delay, samples and live drumming with drop beats and jungle tangled together, to form cinematic rock-disco soundscapes that might find you dancing or zoning off, perhaps simultaneously. Embedded in the neighborhood of South Williamsburg for years, they can mix anything into a noisy beat and bounce it out to a crowd live, electronica with real multi-instrumentalists at the helm. Here’s what Heidi and Gus had to say about Hope St. in Brooklyn, MIDI machines, electroclash, sleeping with spiders, and possibly-poisonous Catholic convents…
Can you talk about the beginnings of Anima Anonima?
Music listings – 7/26 through 8/1
1. Darius Jones Trio
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: The Roulette (20 Greene St, NY)
Ticket: $15
Genre: Jazz
Darius Jones Trio
Adam Lane: Bass
Jason Nazary: Drums
Darius Jones: Alto Sax and Composition
Darius Jones is a Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist, composer, and producer. He joined the New York music community in 2005 after living and studying in Richmond, Va. Jones graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelors in Jazz Studies in 2003 and received a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University in 2008. He received an Advanced Certificate in New Music Education at…(more)
Ornette Coleman’s Europe summer (video) tour 2010.
YouTube videos picked up by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
Photo by John Kruth
Photo by John Kruth
Noa Guy: music is a real thing…die or live – drops of consciousness!
Text by Noa Guy
Line up:
Noa Guy – composer, piano, voice, movement
Thomas Buckner – voice
Antonio Pio Fini – movement
Saul Macwillians – sound environment design
The Hand of Fatima: News & Screenings
Text by Augusta Palmer
Hi there friends & fans of The Hand of Fatima,
We’re thrilled that The Hand of Fatima will be a part of the 19th Annual Woods Hole Film Festival on the Cape this year, and Producer/Editor Chris Arnold and I will both be there for the screening!
Music listings – 7/19 through 7/25
1. New York Sufi Music Festival hosted by Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Pakistani Peace Builders - from July 20 through July 22, 2010
Concert I
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Venue: Union Square Park (north end, opposite Barnes & Noble, East 17th Street , btwn. Park Avenue South and Broadway)
Ticket: free admission
Don’t forget The Master Musicians of Jajouka!
The Master Musicians of Jajouka play music that is both ancient and modern; this is their story.
Istanbulive 2 – Turkish music culture presented in NY’s Central Park!
Date: July 3, 2010
Venue: Central Park Summerstage
Text by Jim Hoey
July 3, 2010 – Under a burning sun recently at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage, the top Turkish music stars turned out to celebrate the sounds of Istanbul and all of Anatolia, as thousands of fans, most of them Turkish, danced and sang along to their favorite songs. This day was labelled Istanbulive 2, a continuation of a new annual show at Central Park, and was marked by strong performances in the traditional, jazz, pop and rock veins.