Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Igor Stravinsky, Michel Chion, They Might Be Giants, Paul Lansky, XTC, Captain Beefheart, Luciano Berio, Kurt Vonnegut, Mario Davidovsky, Bob Mould, Maurice Durufle, Mouse on Mars, Francis Dhomont, Thelonius Monk, Benjamin Britten, Momus, JS Bach, REM, Peter Sculthorpe, David Byrne, Harry Partch, Pink Floyd, Oliver Messiaen, Alfred Schnittke, Elliott Smith, Pat Metheny, Josquin, Beck, Ella Fitzgerald, George Crumb, Matt Groening, Claude Debussy, Afghan rebab music, Harrison Birtwistle, Donald Barthelme, Anton Webern, and you.
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classical music norms and values subverted by pop culture and a mistrust of authority
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Jack Stamps has devoted a lifetime to pursuing a variety of musical outlets. He was the founding member of the perennial San Antonio alt-rock band, The Robertsons and spent 10 years, starting in 1987, writing and singing songs with them. In 1997, he began work as a solo artist under the name Pelòn and has recorded numerous collections of alt-pop songs.
In 2001, he turned a portion of his attention to composition and since, has sought to synthesize a relationship between classical music and his alt-pop background. He has written for a variety of different ensembles and has been performed in the US, South America and Europe. He received a BM from the University of Texas at San Antonio, a MM from UT Austin and is currently working on a Doctorate at UT.
Jack's work has been featured at numerous festivals and conferences and most recently at the International Computer Music Conference 2007 in Copenhagen.
He still remains active as a songwriter and lives happily in San Antonio, where he is a visiting lecturer in electronic music at Trinity University. He also enjoys trail running and graphic design.
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Hometown crew! This Friday, September 25th at Jack's! We're back, and warmin it up for Texas SKA legends, Spies Like Us! Those Unruly will open things up for all you Oi/Punk fans! Doors at 9pm! Jack's Patio Bar San Antonio, Texas Doors at 9pm $8! ALL AGES!
Hey, letting you guys know way ahead of time this time that I'll be back in San Antone for another show on Thursday, August 20th at the Silo in Alamo Heights on Austin Hwy. The show is at 10 PM, and we'll be rockin all of your favorites. Save the date and come party with us!
SA town lovers! I know this is brief notice, but there's a party for you all tonight at the Silo Elevated Cuisine in Alamo Heights! It starts at 10 PM and I'll be providing you with the jams to keep you rockin. Come check out some new tunes and good times. The address is 1133 Austin HWY. See you there!
You're invited! Hope you can make it!
Friday, May 8th
@ The Limelight
9pm
21 +
Channel One
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
Best Wishes, Lukas Ligeti
THanx 4R. I am very pleased to meet you here in cyberspace! Beautiful music "Lulled by en imploding lotus" & "Goldsmith Vor mv2" are my favs. i really like your fusion within opera voice natural instruments and synthesis all the very best from london L.
That's great that you're doing your doctorate at UT! I started my own guitar studio last September that is slowly growing and I'm performing more now that my hand is better. Keep me up to date with your goings on.
