Archive for the 'the NOW now' Category

The NOW now Series 2008 #6
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

[ Wednesday, 6 August, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] david rothenberg - Rothenberg’s music connects the living sounds of the natural world to the traditions of global rhythmic innovation and improvisation. Inspired by the melodies and beats of birds, insects, whales, water, and wind. http://www.whybirdssing.com

roil A new trio featuring Chris Abrahams - piano, Jame ‘Pug’ Waples - drums and Mike Majkowski - bass.
Proceeds […]

The NOW now Series 2008 #5
Monday, July 7th, 2008

[ Monday, 7 July, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] martin ng - turntables
ben byrne + ivan lisyak - puters + electronics
ashley scott - computer-based audio - with projected video

@ serial space 33 wellington st chippendale
foto - snow

The NOW now Series 2008 #4
Monday, June 9th, 2008

[ Monday, 9 June, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] laura altman + monika brooks

daiji igarashi (Brisbane) - solo

daiji + adam sussman + rory brown

artery - chris abrahams, jon rose + mike majkowski

artery + peter farrar & sam dobson

Serial Space 33 Wellington Street Chippendale 7pm $10 + $8

The NOW now Series 2008 #3
Monday, May 26th, 2008

[ Monday, 26 May, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] louise dibben (electronics and visuals)
blake freele (electronics and computer)

aemon webb (electronics)
aaron clarke (electronics, vocals)

kate wilson (drums)
steph (guitar, vocals)
kallie (vocals)
kate mara (accordion)

Serial Space 33 Wellington Street Chippendale 8pm $10 + $8

music at King’s Cave, Linden - the NOW now series 08 #2
Sunday, April 27th, 2008

[ Sunday, 27 April, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] King’s Cave
Bourke Rd, Linden (right near Linden Station)
Blue Mountains
2pm
$10-donation

Wadada Leo Smith = Solo trumpet
the only solo performance from Smith while in Australia.

Matt Earle + Jim Denley = guitar/electronics + sax/woodwinds respectively

Two Blue Mountains inhabitants who are coincidently two astounding improvising musicians.

HOW TO GET THERE:
Train is the best way to travel.
From Central the blue mountains […]

The NOW now Festival Day#3: Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Sunday, January 20th, 2008

[ Sunday, 20 January, 2008; 12:00 pm; ] 12pm outdoor kids workshop – Wilson Park
ross bolleter - ruined piano and story-telling

2pm Outdoor Concert
sam dobson - double bass, sarangi, clock radios
peter farrar - saxophone
alex masso - percussion
simon ferenci - trumpet
yusuke akai - guitar

carolyn connors (melb) - voice
rosalind hall (melb) - prepared saxophone

Main Hall
6pm
mathieu werchowski - violin (fr)
dan whiting - laptop
xavier charles (fr) - […]

The NOW now Festival Day#2: Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Saturday, January 19th, 2008

[ Saturday, 19 January, 2008; 12:00 pm; ] 10am Sound Walk . CANCELLED/POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

3pm workshop for kids (both young and old!!)
instrument building – Dale Gorfinkel & Rod Cooper

Small Room

6pm
Jo Truman – voice
Mike Majkowski - double bass

6.30pm
Ross Bolleter - ruined piano
Jon Rose - violin

Main Hall
7.30pm Brendan Walls - inventions, creations and monstrosities

break

Main Hall
8.30
Emmanuelle Pellegrini (france) - sound poetry

8.50 […]

The NOW now Festival night#1: Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Friday, January 18th, 2008

[ Friday, 18 January, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Main Hall

7pm sci-hi - paul winstanley (nz) - electronics

7.30pm
greg kingston (tas) - guitar
carolyn connors (vic) - voice

8.15pm louise dibben - audio visuals

break

9.30pm
clare cooper (berlin) - chinese harp
thomas meadowcroft (berlin) - organ

10pm passenger of shit

11pm festival club at Akemi – spontaneous and unscheduled collaborations
feat. Sun of the Seventh Sister

Tickets available […]

the NOW now Festival Launch
Monday, December 10th, 2007

the Abercrombie Hotel (cnr Abercrombie St & Broadway, city)
8pm, FREE
Should be a good night. Come and get a your NOW now 08 festival pass at discount price!
Gail Priest - laptop
Abel Cross - bass / Adrian Klumpes - Keyborads / Tony Osborne - voice
Dale Gorfinkel/ Robbie Avenaim - prepared vibraphones

the NOW now series 2007 #21 at the Abercrombie Hotel
Monday, November 12th, 2007

[ Monday, 12 November, 2007; 8:00 pm; ] Curated by John Blades

The Loop Family Presents Excursions in Turntablism.
A very different night of experimental music featuring some little-known and first-time solo performances.  And each one first-time solo performance at a now now event.  The performances will be:
Manny Gasparinatos from The Loop Orchestra with a solo turntable performance tribute to his much loved Joy Division.
Golden […]