Noise Vs Doom IV recap
11/19/2019
I played a set at the Noise Vs Doom IV Fest last weekend at the DIY Seventh Circle Music Collective in Denver
I played a set at the Noise Vs Doom IV Fest last weekend at the DIY Seventh Circle Music Collective in Denver
Saturday, August 17, 2019 8 PM / $8 / 21+
Streets Denver
1501 E Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado 80218
The Little Fyodor Band
DJ Frank Bell
When the Denver Art Rock Collective was established in 2005, it was designed to help misfit musicians band together in support and celebration of the different, the original, and the weird. Outnumbered in a disinterested rock music scene, the DARC sought refuge in the strange.
Since those halcyon days, the DARC has seen guitar sales decline, CD sales decline, even MP3 sales decline. Clubs have all but abandoned material support for the musically wayward. While the DARC set itself apart from the mainstream, the mainstream has dried up or moved away entirely. Once the court jester to a larger kingdom, the DARC is now one of the few survivors. There is no need to point out the feet of clay, as the once indomitable genre has now withered to dust. Much like Vaughn Meader in the wake of the JFK assassination, the DARC is adrift, a rebel without a cause. Over the past 14 years, many of the bands have disbanded and rebranded before shuffling off to the great gig in the sky. Newer bands, like Bolonium and Gort vs. Goom have taken their place, fighting to keep the spirits alive.
On Saturday, August 17th, 2019 at Streets Denver, in what will either be a reunion of old or a celebration of continuation, the DARC will be hosting their All-Star event. (Hey now, you’re an art-rock star!) Expect to see active DARC bands, The Plastic Rakes, Gort v. Goom, and the Cattle Axe as well as host/MC DJ Frank Bell. And all-star members of such seminal bands as The Mourning Sickness, New Ancient Astronauts, Yerkish, the Skivvies, Amphibious Jones, and the Inactivists. Maybe we’ll even coax Little Fyodor and/or Babushka out of quasi-retirement. These are artists that have not been forgotten… mostly because people weren’t aware of them in the first place. But the few who did see them (mostly because they were dating one or more of the band members at the time) will never forget them. Maybe not in a good way, but the DARC will not go gentle into that dark night. Art Rock may smell funny, but it’s alive!
Mark Mosher (https://markmoshermusic.com/) Thomas Lundy and I will be presenting a short talk at the Modular Synth Fest on July 27:
Theremin, Musique Concrète, and Live Sampling, Oh My!
We will talk about the Carbon Dioxide Ensemble and do a short performance
2:30 pm, Colorado Media School
Colorado Modular Synth Society (CMSS) and Luigi’s Modular Supply are putting on an all-day FREE festival celebrating modular synthesis, the people who play them and build them.
The Colorado Modular Synth Festival (CMSF) will have live music and interactive hands-on activities for kids and adults interested in synthesizers and electronic music. This is a great time to hear new music and experiment with new music technology and theories. Come learn and play with the CMSS community.
I'm doing a presentation about early electronic music, the theremin, Sam Hoffman and The Day the Earth Stood Still for a SF Film class at University of Denver this week. This is the first theremin-related activity I've done for quite a while. I also will have some shows and music coming up soon. Stay tuned!
The Textures show at Mutiny Information Cafe was great -- good sets and an amazing shadow puppet show by Herpes Hideaway
Herpes Hideaway Puppet show
textures ambient showcase presents
Victoria Lundy, Haunted Sound Laboratory, Herpes Hideaway
https://victorialundy.bandcamp.com/
https://www.hauntedsoundlaboratory.com/
textures ambient showcase features 3 live acts each LAST Sunday of the month, 7:30 p.m.,Mutiny Information Cafe, 2 South Broadway, Denver. Shows are ALL-AGES and beverages are available. We requests a $5 -10 donation for the artists.
Symbolicinsight.com/textures
https://www.facebook.com/events/2157100591215345/
“Conduction®: The practice of conveying and interpreting a lexicon of directives to modify or construct sonic arrangement or composition; a structure-content exchange between composer /conductor /instrumentalist that provides immediate possibilities to alter or initiate harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, progression, articulation, phrasing or form by manipulating pitch, dynamics (volume/intensity/density), timbre, duration, silence, and organization in real-time”.
Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris is now recognized as the principal theorist and practitioner in the evolution of the Art of Conduction® -- a significant innovation in the confluence of jazz, new music, improvisation and contemporary classical music. Mr. Morris's work redefines the roles of composer, conductor, arranger and performer, and bridges the gap between composer, interpreter and improviser. His is a world of synthesis whose music and performance contributions will help to sustain the health, longevity, and creativity of music, culture, and the arts in this, our 21st century.
I will be playing a theremin set at ValHallows Eve at Lair of Abraxas this year. Lair of Abraxas are a Viking themed tabletop gaming establishment serving Mead, Wine, and local beer and provide snacks and some foods.
This is a ticketed event.
We will have food, fun, performances, contests, and most excitingly (and for the first time EVER), VIP access before our doors even open! Of course, as ever, we will also include a charity fundraiser.
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 6 PM – 1 AM
Great Hall of Abraxas
12004 Melody Drive, Westminster, Colorado 80234
https://www.lairofabraxas.com/
m.me/greathallofabraxas
Call (720) 502-2142
https://www.facebook.com/events/427164607689659/
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
https://www.meetup.com/Rocky-Mountain-Synth/events/254651176/
Clancy's Irish Pub
7000 West 38th Avenue · Wheat Ridge
Meetup #67 will feature a presentation and performance by Thereminist Victoria Lundy. Well also be at a new venue. Details below.
PRESENTATION: A CENTURY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC
The theremin was invented by a young Russian physicist named Lev Sergevich Termen (known in the West as Léon Theremin) in 1919, so we're coming up on the 100th anniversary. It’s a electronically straightforward but musically difficult instrument, and it influenced everything that came after it. But what came before it? We’ll take a look at early electronic instruments and see how we’ve come back to the theremin after it almost disappeared in the 20th century, only to experience a renaissance in the 21st.
VENUE
Clancy’s Irish Pub in Wheat Ridge has a great traditional pub feel upstairs with a separate stage and bar down a set of stairs in the basement that will be great for performances. They offer a full pub menu and a variety of beers. Checkout pics and menus here https://iloveclancys.com.
SCHEDULE
7:00-7:20 Arrive, get name tag, consider a donation, order some food and drink
7:30-7:45 Meetup kickoff and announcements
7:45-8:30 A Century of Electronic Music Presentation by Victoria Lundy
8:30-9:00 Mingle and hands-on with Analog Four
9:00-9:30 Theremin performance by Victoria Lundy
9:30-10:00 Mingle, wrap-up