Trumpeter Jaimie Branch and drummer Marc Riordan are an active presence on the Chicago music scene. Since meeting at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2001, they have performed together as a duo and in numerous other Chicago based ensembles including Rupert, Fly Trap, Phelt, Nick Broste Quartet, Medium Sized Rabbit, and Branch/Riordan/Sexton. Their duo music incorporates slow, introspective melodies, abstract sound-based approaches, and high density free jazz. They have been presented in a variety of contexts by organizations such as Umbrella Music (Chicago), Bowerbird (Philadelphia), and the Subconscious Cafe series in Cambridge, MA.
i will be taking part in a monthly music series this sunday
HOME GROWN MUSIC takes place at the Kimball Ave Evangelical Church at 2324 N. Kimball Ave
there will be 4 performers of which i will be playing second.
i will be performing my usual solo percussion set but have recently added some new goodies to my set up (mainly a small toy piano but also a new contact mic on my bass drum!)
this is an all ages show and there is plenty of room at the back of the church for kids to play and goof off as they tend to do so bring your children or any child you may find laying about that could benefit from a live music experience.
dont worry...this is a non church event (even though it takes place at a church) so no one will be trying to shove dogma down the children's throat or anything like that.
(D)amaged (B)atchelor (H)ood "leave at your own chosen speed"
MAY 9 - cincinnati, oh @ BUNK art/music/film space (1818 john st.) w/ Wasteland Jazz Unit, bad people & the Endlessly Excruciating Extemporaneous Ensemble $5 9pm
10 - columbus, oh @ vietcong house w/ twin crystals & modern creatures (vancouver, BC) & FOREST
11 - ypsilanti, mi @ dreamland theatre w/ SECRET TWINS (myspace.com/secrettwinsmusic) LEAF BLOWER / CHURCH PIPES (Jason + Kevin’s project concerning the manipulation of the aforementioned items/instruments)
14 - iowa city, ia @ 109 dodge st. (next to “night people hq”) 7pm=potluck, 8pm=show w/ Meera Marinara (stand up) & Black Diamond
15 - st. louis @ APOP records 2831 cherokee st. (more info TBA)
16 (morning = 4am till 6:30am) - (D)(B)(H) will perform a live in-studio radio special from 4am till 6:30 on WDBX 91.1fm in carbondale Illinois!!!
16 - little rock @ schiller st. house (more info TBA)
17 - nashville, tn @ "little hamilton" (1318 little hamilton ave.) = 1 year anniversary of the warehouse space & also bridge-et-oh’s birthday w/ "the possibilty of dancing", the grappler, mattoid, occult activity on campus & more (aether jag???)
18 - bloomington, in @ the cinemat (123 s. walnut st.) $5 THE FINAL SHOW AT THE CINEMAT... EVER!!!! w/ adrian orange and her band, fancie (both on tour) and dang!fever.
i loved seeing you guys play in brooklyn that night. hope to see you guys play again
and jaimie it was awesome meeting you, when you come back here let me know. maybe we can play our tubes too.
Crap-- won't be able to make it tonight... (it's about an hour and a half on the subway each way from my 'hood.) Do you guys ever play in Manhattan? (If not, I'm moving to Brooklyn in the fall, so that should make things easier...)
