October, 2010

The Eternal Now with Andy Ortmann

Posted in Events, Listen on Sunday, October 31st, 2010

A comprehensive exploration of contemporary experimental, psychedelic, noise & other obscure music. Hosted by Andy Ortmann (curator of the Nihilist Records label and member of longtime noise project Panicsville and psychedelic warlords, Plastic Crimewave Sound) presenting his obsessive perspective on the new difficult music. Peripheral and relating genres, including ethereal, electronic & extreme metal should [...]



MFA Open Studios 2010

Posted in Events, News on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Friday // 5th November // 4:30 – 9:30 // SAIC Work in progress, food and drink with the SAIC graduate student community.



Sound Dept Wiki – Intro to Sound

Posted in News on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

We now have a Sound dept wiki for the Intro to Sound class. A huge thank you to Monica Ryan for setting this up. The wiki is for current students in Into to Sound to discuss and write about issues they come across as they develop their audio works with the aim of sharing resources [...]



Quiet Circle – Saturday 23rd October @ Green Lantern Gallery

Posted in Events, News on Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Quiet Circle is a one-time-only group performance between 9 Chicago-based sound artists and experimental musicians performing across the gallery space, diffusing solo and variable interactions between performers and audience. Saturday, October 23, 2010, 7 PM Green Lantern Gallery (New Location! 2542 W. Chicago Ave; Chicago, IL) Performers (as a group): Todd Carter (TV Pow), Noé [...]



Hamlettes @ Gorilla Tango Theatre 10/12/10

Posted in Events, News on Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Becky Grajeda (MFA Sound 2011) is the sound designer for the play Hamlettes which opens on Tuesday, October 12 at the Gorilla Tango Theatre. For tickets and more information, please go to: www.hamlettes.weebly.com/index.html



THIS WAS THE KIND OF PRESENTATION OF ALL THE MATERIAL

Posted in Events, News on Saturday, October 9th, 2010

Benjamin Chaffee (MFA Sound, 2011) presents his current body of work. THIS WAS THE KIND OF PRESENTATION OF ALL THE MATERIAL is an exhibition in performance composed of objects, lectures and a play. Chaffee’s work questions questioning, position-taking, methodologies and form, while asking questions, taking positions, presenting objects and assuming methods. October 14 – opening [...]



British Library UK Sound Map

Posted in Listen, Opportunities on Thursday, October 7th, 2010

An initiative by the British Library to create the first UK sound map using audio recordings by the British public. Listen and contribute to the map via the website and audioboo. www.sounds.bl.uk/uksoundmap/index.aspx www.audioboo.fm



Giant Ear ))) 10/02/10 7pm-9pm (EST)

Posted in Listen, News on Friday, October 1st, 2010

Oct. 2, 2010: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.(EST) GIANT EAR))) HOSTED BY EDMUND MOONEY http://free103point9.org/ ASAE Listening to the Future SYMPOSIUM WRAP-UP + CHICAGO PHONOGRAPHY The first half of the show from the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology will be remembrances of the recent ASAE symposium in Chicago, including audio recordings of activities and [...]