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Metroland’s Best of the Capital Region for 2010 came out last week and I am surprised and pleased to be included as the Best Retro-Futurist. Sure, it’s a made-up category, but it’s a good fit. Here’s what they have to say: Composer and instrumentalist Holland Hopson has been a contributor to the region’s avant-garde music
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Here are some recordings and photos from my June 19 show at Sedition Gallery in Sydney, Australia. The performance was part of the Left Coast Festival 2010. The first set consisted of duo improvisations by Holland Hopson, fretless banjo and electronics with Mike Majkowski, double bass. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Hopson Majkowski
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Albany Sonic Arts Presents Pine Smoke Lodge, Cruudeuces, Grab Ass Cowboys, Jefferson Pitcher Saturday May 29 @ 8pm Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany NY $5 suggested donation More about the artists after the break…PINE SMOKE LODGE = Matt McKeever and Hillary Dickerson from Portland, Maine. From Stunned Records: “Together Pine Smoke Lodge summit
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I’m looking forward to floating in the River of Drone II: Seven Hours of Sound. Sunday May 16th 12 noon to 7pm at the SoundBarn in Valatie, NY. The Albany Times Union wrote a preview here. Find more information on the Albany Sonic Arts Collective site or below. Albany Sonic Arts Collective (ASAC) and The
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Albany Sonic Arts Presents Ben Miller/Doug Van Nort Duo, Barn Owl and Shape Shifting Shepherds Saturday May 1 @ 8pm Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany NY $5 suggested donation More about the artists after the break. Ben Miller was a member of legendary Michigan proto-punks Destroy All Monsters with ex-MC5 bassist Michael Davis
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I recently ordered an Arduino board to try another approach for getting sensor data into my computer. More and more of my students are using them, too, and I wanted some first-hand experience. Most of my previous work has been with the Basic Stamp family of boards. The Arduino arrived this week and I promptly
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Albany Sonic Arts Collective presents Defragmented: A concert of emergent systems featuring Marko Timlin and thenumber46 (Suzanne Thorpe + Philip White). Saturday April 10th Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany, NY 8PM Suggested Donation $5 (all proceeds go to touring performers) This concert features Finnish- based composer/sound artist Marko Timlin alongside thenumber46, the collaborative
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I’m excited about this show on Tuesday, April 6 at Bread and Jam in Cohoes, NY featuring Human Mirror and The Jazz Robot. I’ll be opening the show with banjo and electronics. Come early; The music starts at 7pm. Related Posts Weeping Willow Street Improvisations (0) Tax Refund (1) Sedition Edition (0) Hopson and Cosco
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The Albany Times Union has a preview of Sunday’s Albany Sonic Arts Collective concert featuring Lucre and Jonathan Chen. Related Posts ASAC Presents Lucre and Jonathan Chen (0) Tax Refund (1) ASAC Presents Defragmented: Marko Timlin and thenumber46 (0) ASAC Presents Area C, Mudboy, Holland Hopson (0) Albany Sonic Arts: 4 Solo Sets for April
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Albany Sonic Arts Presents Lucre and Jonathan Chen Sunday March 14 @ 8pm Upstate Artists Guild 247 Lark St. Albany NY $5 suggested donation Lucre is the improvising trio of Chris Cogburn , Bryan Eubanks, and Vic Rawlings who perform with exposed circuits, extended ampli?ed cello, low-? modular synthesis, and stripped down percussion. Jonathan Chen