Monday, August 25, 2008
WORLD PREMIERE, FOLKS
Who's the greatest 20th century composer? If you answered John Cage, you're absolutely right.
The good people at the OgreOgress label have provided me with a single-use, one-time only copy of a previously unrecorded Cage work-- and my listeners get to hear it first!
The world premiere broadcast of John Cage's "Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine" [Eighty-Three] (1991) will air this Saturday, August 30 from 4-6:30 a.m., on WDBX 91.1 FM.
Don't miss it, seriously!
The good people at the OgreOgress label have provided me with a single-use, one-time only copy of a previously unrecorded Cage work-- and my listeners get to hear it first!
The world premiere broadcast of John Cage's "Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine" [Eighty-Three] (1991) will air this Saturday, August 30 from 4-6:30 a.m., on WDBX 91.1 FM.
Don't miss it, seriously!
Labels: broadcast, experimental music, ITDE, john cage, premiere, radio, WDBX
Friday, August 8, 2008
Don't sleep!
Or better yet, catch an early nap-- I have live musical guests for this week's broadcast of "It's Too Damn Early," and you'd be foolish to miss hearing it!
Carbondale Bytelife readers knew about it first, but if you're a little late to the party, why not check out the Flipside article?
The broadcast commences this Saturday morning, from 4-6:30 AM on WDBX 91.1 FM. Trust me, it's easier just to stay awake through Friday!
Labels: live, music, performance, radio, WDBX
Sunday, June 22, 2008
'Too Damn Early' in Prime Time
If you've yet to hear Southern Illinois's flagship experimental and avant-garde broadcast, "It's Too Damn Early," today is your chance! I'll be covering for the Jazz Kitten from 6-8 p.m, so I don't want to hear any excuses about being asleep, etc...
Be sure to listen in-- WDBX 91.1 FM. Feel free to call in requests: 618-457-3691.
Be sure to listen in-- WDBX 91.1 FM. Feel free to call in requests: 618-457-3691.
Labels: experimental, jazz, music, radio, southern Illinois
Friday, May 9, 2008
Just a reminder...
The viewing party for Cristopher Cichocki's film "Elemental Shift" is this Saturday morning, 4 a.m., at WDBX-FM.
I can't say enough good things about this film-- I just hope that you'll come see it, whether you're a fan of experimental media or not. The film is appropriate for all ages, and lasts just over an hour. I hope to see you there!
UPDATE: It looks like we also may have a surprise musical guest in-studio, following the screening. Feel free to kick yourself if you miss this.
I can't say enough good things about this film-- I just hope that you'll come see it, whether you're a fan of experimental media or not. The film is appropriate for all ages, and lasts just over an hour. I hope to see you there!
UPDATE: It looks like we also may have a surprise musical guest in-studio, following the screening. Feel free to kick yourself if you miss this.
Labels: experimental, film, music, noise, radio, southern Illinois, WDBX
Monday, March 3, 2008
New contributor introduction
Hello everyone, my name is DaveX, and I'm the newest contributor here at Carbondale Bytelife. I have a habit of parking my vehicle in front of the Greyhound, which is how I met Dave-- on my way to WDBX of course, but luckily I had time to chat with someone new.
Naturally, our conversation eventually turned to blogging. I've been writing STARTLING MONIKER since late 2006. It primarily deals with experimental music, and my early-morning radio activities hosting "It's Too Damn Early" while broadcasting such music.
My long-stated goal has been to develop an experimental music community in Southern Illinois-- both those who create it, and those who appreciate it. The task has been rough going, but I'm finally starting to see some tangible results!
One avenue toward this end has been my dogged pursuit of working experimental musicians willing to visit Southern Illinois to play on-air at WDBX. This coming Friday night/Saturday morning (depending on how one looks at it) I will be proud to host Craig Colorusso, a New England-based artist who has been playing one enormous piece of original music since its conception in 1997.
Colorusso has this to say about the composition, entitled MB 89:
"MB 89 is an attempt for me to play a continuous piece of music that spans the greater part of my life. Unlike a composition with a discrete beginning and ending that may be played over and over, MB 89 is a composition played once, continuously; spaces between performances are to be treated as musical rests. Instead of many starts and finishes there is constant music. Thus MB 89 is a reference point in my ever-changing life."
Most folks don't realize the amazing things happening in Southern Illinois while they sleep!
Some past highlights include a fully-broadcast ghost hunt on the WDBX premises by two separate teams, the world premiere of a "dark cinema" audio work from Rhode Island, live performances by experimental musicians from all over the midwest, a 4-hour marathon of Japanese noise artist Merzbow, a live collaborative sound event with artists in various European locales, and the regular broadcasting of new experimental music from all around the world.
You can hear the show every week from 4-6:30 AM Saturday mornings, on WDBX 91.1FM. For those with poor reception, dig the online broadcast. I hope you make time for this-- let's face it, nothing else important is happening at this time, right?
Naturally, our conversation eventually turned to blogging. I've been writing STARTLING MONIKER since late 2006. It primarily deals with experimental music, and my early-morning radio activities hosting "It's Too Damn Early" while broadcasting such music.
My long-stated goal has been to develop an experimental music community in Southern Illinois-- both those who create it, and those who appreciate it. The task has been rough going, but I'm finally starting to see some tangible results!
One avenue toward this end has been my dogged pursuit of working experimental musicians willing to visit Southern Illinois to play on-air at WDBX. This coming Friday night/Saturday morning (depending on how one looks at it) I will be proud to host Craig Colorusso, a New England-based artist who has been playing one enormous piece of original music since its conception in 1997.
Colorusso has this to say about the composition, entitled MB 89:
"MB 89 is an attempt for me to play a continuous piece of music that spans the greater part of my life. Unlike a composition with a discrete beginning and ending that may be played over and over, MB 89 is a composition played once, continuously; spaces between performances are to be treated as musical rests. Instead of many starts and finishes there is constant music. Thus MB 89 is a reference point in my ever-changing life."
Most folks don't realize the amazing things happening in Southern Illinois while they sleep!
Some past highlights include a fully-broadcast ghost hunt on the WDBX premises by two separate teams, the world premiere of a "dark cinema" audio work from Rhode Island, live performances by experimental musicians from all over the midwest, a 4-hour marathon of Japanese noise artist Merzbow, a live collaborative sound event with artists in various European locales, and the regular broadcasting of new experimental music from all around the world.
You can hear the show every week from 4-6:30 AM Saturday mornings, on WDBX 91.1FM. For those with poor reception, dig the online broadcast. I hope you make time for this-- let's face it, nothing else important is happening at this time, right?
Labels: experimental, music, radio
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