November 16, 2007
BioSonar on Sunday @ Mad Art
A number of folks who performed on the 52nd City CD "Sound" will be taking part in an event at Mad Art Gallery this Sunday afternoon-into-night.
Here are the details:
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BioSonar: music and art festival / potluck / indoor picnic
4-11PM this Sunday, November 18, 2007
Mad Art (2727 S. 12th Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63118)
$7, or free if you bring a dish that can serve 10 or more
Echolocation Recordings inaugural festival featuring dozens of regional artists from the improv / experimental / electroacoustic / free / deep listening / eclectic / concrete / new music / avant garde / noise / drone / field recording / lowercase / uncategorizable circles, as well as regional literature, video art, and potluck.
The line-up so far includes Peanuts (Jeremy Brantlinger, Eric Hall, Nazeer Sadeeq Holmes), Ghost Ice, Mike Pitts, Y Toros, Andrew Hefner, Raglani, Ajay Khanna and Chris Smentkowski (of Brain Transplant), Mark Sarich, Worm Hands, Dave Stone, Joseph Potthoff, Tony Renner / Learn Artist!, James Weber jr. (of Julia Sets and Museum Mutters), Catholic Guilt, and more to be announced. These performers are encouraged to explore extended technique, long-form composition / improvisation, and collaboration.
This will be an afternoon / evening event designed as an indoor picnic, so bring a blanket or pillow to lay out on the floor as you enjoy the various approaches to non-traditional musics, food provided by the organizers and audience, video / film projections, books from local writers and publishers, and a mini-shop set up by Cherokee St.'s Apop Records (offering a hand picked selection of music to compliment the event).
The cover will be $7, or totally free if you bring any dish that can serve 10 or more people. Refrigeration will be available if needed, and be sure to mark any dishes you need back with your name. Per the liquor license at Mad Art, no outside liquor may be brought, but a full-service cash bar will be available. Smoking is allowed only in the fenced-in outdoor garden area. The all-ages event goes from 4-11 PM.