Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
“IF THERE IS NO SEDUCTION, THERE IS NO MUSIC.” The capitalized sentiment leapt off the page in Terry Riley’s program note for “Eureka!” the late-night opening event for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s West Coast, Left Coast festival Saturday night. And...
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Big Ears : Big Ears Festival Returns in 2010, March 26–27-28 Composer Terry Riley Confirmed As Artist In Residence The BIG EARS FESTIVAL is proud to announce another weekend of visionary music, exploratory art, and southern hospitality for March 26, 27, and 28 in historic Knoxville, Tennessee. This time, BIG EARS is especially proud to host the legendary American composer TERRY...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
words by Andrew Frisicano , photos by Steven P. Marsh As its length [about an hour] suggests, this was a leisurely "In C," and it began [at Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday] with a prelude of sorts: a rich aural haze surrounding a honking, spirited saxophone line that darted about for five minutes before the steady, pulsing C signaled the start of Mr. Riley's work. The ensemble, which included standard...
Sounds & Fury (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Several days after posting our mini-rant, "Manifesto (A Mini-Rant)", trashing the "music" of composers Steve Reich and Terry Riley (and, glancingly, the non-opera music of...
Lexicon Devil (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... of Don Cherry 's in-fuggin'-credible Tibet LP from the early '70s, the missing link between Terry Riley and Pharoah Sanders . Blew my brain. Might do yours, too. For reading material, browse the blogs listed to the right there as they usually offer fountains of wisdom and information, and if you're up for a laugh, you can check out the paranoid, one-man-against-the-world rantings...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble In C Remixed Innova Recordings 2009 It's not only one of minimalism's early classics, but {{Terry Riley = 10703}}'s seminal "In C," composed in 1964, could also be described as an early foundation for the modern concept of remix. 53 musical fragments--as brief as three notes and as long as 18--are performed by an ensemble of no...
Daniel Stephen Johnson (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Just in case you needed something else to be thankful for (BECAUSE TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING, GET IT'), here is a streaming mp3 of the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble playing Terry Riley's In C at their LPR release party! Via them . I'm not totally loving the alapana (I am guessing that is Michael Lowenstern? somebody who was there correct me) that kicks it off—"...
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... a spirited attempt to keep Cauthen during last Thursday’s council session. Even defenders such as Terry Riley, John Sharp and Ed Ford had little to say in favor of keeping the city manager.The council members were more upset about the process and how it played out. They really weren’t that divided over the policy decision being made. So the hard feelings shouldn’t last that long....
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The XX will be performing tonight at the Henry Fonda Music Box | Photo by Terryfy via the XX's Myspace Our Pick: Friendly Fires, The XX, Holly Miranda @ Henry Fonda Music Box Tonight Maine-bred folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne will be continuing a three-night stint at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown with LAist favorite, Illinois-based alternative country singer-songwriter Lissie . As mentioned...
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
This is the first video from Matmos' new album, and you can catch them this Saturday at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. You knew it would happen. After countless collaborations and performances with the LA Phil, John Adams has signed on as the orchestra's creative chair and is in charge of the first festival under Dudamel: West Coast, Left Coast . The opening event will feature the Kronos Quartet, Terry...
SFist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... $15 Lovvers , The Fresh & Onlys , Religious Girls @ Elbo Room $8 A Special Performance of Terry Riley's In C, The Lickets, Juliann Barwick @ Cafe Du Nord $10 Wet Hair, Talk Normal, Wheel @ 21 Grand Tuesday, November 17th The Whigs, The Features, The Dead Trees @ Independent $12 Julian Casablancas @ Regency Ballroom $39.50 Lovvers , Triclops! , Hightower @ LoBot Gallery Wednesday,...
Renewable Music (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... at the inception of minimalism with his University of California classmates LaMonte Young and Terry Riley in the early 1960s. Like Riley, he also studied Indian music and went onto found the electronic music studio at UCLA and make some of the earliest major synthesizer recordings. Following the example of fellow Portland native Lou Harrison, Leedy made important contributions...
Musical Perceptions (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... that it will continue. Steve Reich I am less certain about, and I'm sure that the only thing of Terry Riley's that will be performed in 50 years is "In C". 7. David Lang. The combination of the Bang On a Can juggernaut and winning the Pulitzer will keep David's music in the public conscious for 50 years. Particularly because there are strong feelings about his work in both...
Losanjealous (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
PICK OF THE WEEK Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) w/ I’m In You Thursday, November 19 El Rey Theater Info THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS Sign up for our weekly mailing & get the jump on ticket giveaways before they go online. email: Rambling Boy: Charlie Haden Family & Friends w/ The Haden triplets, Josh Haden, Sam Bush, Dan Tyminski & Jerry Douglas & Special Guest Jack...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... California’s classical music scene, including San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet, composer-musician Terry Riley and former L.A. Philharmonic Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, now the orchestra’s first conductor laureate; Salonen’s “L.A. Variations” will be on the program with “City Noir,” also conducted by Dudamel. Also on the eclectic list are former Beach Boy Brian Wilson and “The Yellow...
