What we’re about
This group is for people who appreciate music and other forms of art beyond the mainstream, with a particular focus on the avant-garde or otherwise odd. Free Jazz, Musique Concrete, Atonality, Noise Music, Outsider Art, Surrealism, Dada, Junk Art, ...you name it! Not all events will necessarily be "weird", but simply off the beaten mainstream path.
This is intended to be an oasis from crass commercial banalities.
I'll post events that interest me, but I am also interested in hearing from artists, musicians, and other creative types about their events that I can share with members. Post your events and ideas in the "Discussions" section. I want this group to also be a vehicle that helps support artists and organizations that are doing interesting creative work.
The only requests are that we keep things friendly and civilized and free from partisan politics.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Movie: Konkombe: The Nigerian Pop Music SceneVidiots, Los Angeles, CA
Date: Wed, Nov 13, 7:30 PM
Venue: Vidiots
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041
FAQ's: https://vidiotsfoundation.org/faq/Tickets: $13.00
https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/konkombe-the-nigerian-pop-music-scene /About:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/T8Nj9R6zAr0?si=ZGftfSvxq4aBZnAQ
Director: Jeremy Marre Run Time: 51 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1979
Starring: Benjamin “Kokoro” Aderounmu, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, I.K. Dairo, King Sunny Adé, The Lijadu Sisters
Screening in higher resolution than ever seen before, Konkombe: The Nigerian Pop Music Scene illustrates how native styles like juju, Afrobeat, and highlife all evolved in step with the country’s social, political, and spiritual currents, before the rest of the world caught wind. In a 1986 preview, The New York Times’ Jon Pareles wrote, “Somehow, the director Jeremy Marre manages to document musical events that most outsiders wouldn’t even hear about, much less be allowed to attend.” Fueled in large part by the month-long, globally-influential Festac ‘77 festival, Konkombe captures the outspoken yet overlooked The Lijadu Sisters at the center of the movement, alongside contemporaries like Benjamin “Kokoro” Aderounmu, King Sunny Adé, I.K. Dairo, and the Sisters’ second cousin Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, before they moved to the US as political refugees.
While The Lijadu Sisters have recently called “fearless and groundbreaking leaders in the male-dominated Nigerian pop music scene” (Billboard) – praised and cited as inspiration by artists like Amaarae, Hayley Williams and so many others – it’s taken nearly six decades to finally start receiving the respect, protection and recognition they always deserved. Beginning this fall, an expansive new partnership with Numero Group brings justice to the musical and political impact of Yeye Taiwo Lijadu and the late Kehinde Lijadu, two iconic, identical twin sisters who “helped lay the foundation for African music’s global resonance today,” and “disrupted men’s dominion over it” (Rolling Stone).
- Online: Michael Doyle - A look at his life & legacy of pacifism & revolutionLink visible for attendees
Online event by Kepler's Literary Foundation, In-person event inMenlo Park, CA is NO HOST!
Kepler’s Books turns 70 next year! Kick off the festivities with a look at Roy Kepler’s life and legacy of pacifism and revolution.
Date: Thursday, November 14, 7:00 pm
Tickets: Free, with options to buy the book
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-doyle-with-john-markoff-tickets-1031271359397FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!
Program:
7pm - Conversation between Michael Doyle and John Markoff
Kepler’s Books has long been a hub for literary bohemians, countercultural musicians, and readers interested in a good browse, and is one of the most influential independent bookstores in American history. When owner Roy Kepler opened the San Francisco Bay Area store in 1955, he led the way as a pioneer in the “paperback revolution.” He popularized the once radical idea of selling affordable books in an intellectually bracing coffeehouse atmosphere.Paperback selling was not the only revolution Kepler supported, however. In Radical Chapters, Doyle sheds light on his remarkable contributions to pacifism and social change. He highlights Kepler’s achievements in advocating radical pacifism during World War II, antinuclear activism during the Cold War era, and antiwar activism during Vietnam. During those decades, Kepler played an integral role, creating a community and a space to exchange ideas for such notable figures as Jerry Garcia, Joan Baez, and Whole Earth Catalog cofounder Stewart Brand. Doyle’s fascinating chronicle captures the man who inspired that community and offers a moving tribute to his legacy.
Radical Chapters was first published in 2012, and is being reissued in paperback with a new introduction by Michael Doyle–just in time for Kepler’s Books' seventieth birthday!About the Author
Michael Doyle is a reporter in Washington, D.C. with E&E News/POLITICO and formerly was with the DC bureau of the McClatchy newspaper chain. He holds a master’s degree in government from The Johns Hopkins University and a master of studies in law from Yale Law School, where he was a Knight Journalism Fellow. He is the author of Forestport Breaks: A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal and The Ministers’ War: John W. Mears, the Oneida Community and the Crusade for Public Morality, both also published by Syracuse University Press.About the Moderator
John Markoff has covered Silicon Valley since 1977, wrote the first account of the World Wide Web in 1993, and broke the story of Google’s self-driving car in 2010. He is the author of five books, including What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry and Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots. - NOON TO MIDNIGHT: FIELD RECORDINGSWalt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Cross-posted with So Cal Explorers
If you are a fan of contemporary classical music, or are interested in exploring it, this is your event for only $10.00! Fees apply is buying online!
DATE: SAT / NOV 16, 2024 - 12:00PM-12:00AM
VENUE: WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012PARKING: $10.00 for the day.
TICKETS: $10.00
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3020/2024-11-16/noon-to-midnight-festival-field-recordings****All performances will take place in areas accessible by elevator or escalator*****
ABOUT NOON TO MIDNIGHT 2024:
https://www.laphil.com/concerts-and-events/noon-to-midnight
We attended this in April 2022 and it was a lot of fun! You'll have 12 hours of performances in all areas of Disney Hall, plus a cool vibe. Some the top music series in LA will be participating.. You'll hear all kinds of different performances.
Noon to Midnight
The LA Phil’s new music marathon with a full day of pop-up performances featuring some of the leading artists an, id ensembles from Southern California as well as national leaders in contemporary music.Our new-music marathon, which is included in your Green Umbrella package, offers 12 hours of pop-up performances in every corner of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
SCHEDULE:
12-1PM • Michael Pisaro-Liu and Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu (BP HALL)
Michael PISARO-LIU Transparent City
Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin LIU I Carry the Universe With Me12:30-1:30PM • USC Percussion Group, Elements in Sound (KECK)
Masakazu NATSUDA Wooden Music for nine percussionists
George LEWIS Le témoignage des lumières; west coast premiere
Ted HEARNE Thaw
Ondřej ADÁMEK Fishbones1:10-2:30PM • Delirium Musicum (WDCH STAGE)
Andrew NORMAN The Companion Guide to Rome
Andrew YEE The Trees of Green-Wood; world premiere of newly expanded string arrangement
Philip GLASS Violin Concerto No. 2 "The American Four Seasons" Mvt IV
Gabriella SMITH Desert Ecology1:30-2:15PM • Dr. Dawn Norfleet Trio, Instant in Season (GARDEN)
2PM: Conversation in the Field Recording Listening Lounge (FOUNDER'S ROOM)
Moderator: Yewande Pearse
Speakers: Laraaji, Derrick Skye, and Rajna Swaminathan2-3PM • Wild Up Composers (BP HALL)
Andrew McINTOSH Learning
M.A. TIESENGA On paths; world premiere
Patrick SHIROISHI Khristina; world premiere2:15-3:15PM • Isaura String Quartet, Site/Line (KECK)
Leilehua LANZILOTTI Ahupua'a
Aleksandra VREBALOV The Sea Ranch Songs
Tomeka REID Prospective Dwellers
John EAGLE inside-outside; world premiere
Mingjia CHEN the speed at which change; world premiere3:15-3:45PM • Meara O'Reilly, Hockets for Two Flutes (KECK)
Meara O'REILLY Hockets for Two Voices transcribed for flutes
Meara O'REILLY Hockets for Two Flutes; world premiere3:30-4:30PM • LA Phil New Music Group (Unconducted) (WDCH STAGE)
Raven CHACON Three Songs film triptych
Raven CHACON Horse Notations
Odeya NINI Come Close and Sea; world premiere
John Luther ADAMS Dark Waves
A Tribute to Sarah Gibson4PM: Conversation in the Field Recording Listening Lounge (FOUNDER'S ROOM)
Moderator: Sarah Cahill
Speakers: Colloboh, Annea Lockwood, and Ellen Reid4-5PM • Calder Quartet, Desert Crossing (BP HALL)
Missy MAZZOLI Death Valley Junction
Marvel Jem ROTH Lens for string quartet and electronic found sounds
John Luther ADAMS Canticles of the Sky for string quartet
Steve REICH Different Trains4-5PM • Bridge to Everywhere, Breath / Heartbeat / Surrender (GARDEN)
Marc LOWENSTEIN ר֣וּחַ (Ruach), for string quartet, soprano, and field recordings; world premiere
Angélica NEGRON Azul, Naranja, Salado5:15-6:00PM • RedKoral Trio, Stellar Atmospheres: From the Garden to the Cosmos (KECK)
Wadada Leo SMITH The Earth: A Blue Sanctuary...
Alison BJORKEDAL Hum; world premiere
Eve BEGLARIAN From the Same Melancholy Fate
Anne LEBARON My Beloved Spectra
5:30-6:15PM • Annea Lockwood, Water Energy (BP HALL)
Annea LOCKWOOD Jitterbug
Annea LOCKWOOD Buoyant field recording5:30-6:30PM • LA Phil New Music Group (WDCH STAGE)
Ingram MARSHALL Fog Tropes
Derrick SKYE Alluvion; world premiere
Donnacha DENNEHY Tessellatum (Version II) for solo viola and strings, world premiere6PM: Conversation in the Field Recording Listening Lounge (FOUNDER'S ROOM)
Moderator: Sarah Cahill
Speakers: Ka Baird, Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu, Michael Pisaro-Liu, and Patrick Shiroishi6:15-7:00PM • Celia Hollander, L.A. Interval (GARDEN)
Celia Hollander, keyboard, laptop, midi controller, audio interface6:45-7:45PM • Laraaji, Bliss, Beauty, Beyond (a celestial sound trance-mission) (BP HALL)
7:15-8:00PM • Ellen Reid, Oscillations: 100 Years and Forever (KECK)
8-9PM • Rajna Swaminathan, Mangal; world premiere (GARDEN)
8-9:10PM: Doug Aitken, Lightscape; world premiere (WDCH STAGE) *SOLD OUT!
8:15-9:15PM • Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer, Different Rooms (BP HALL)
9-9:50PM • Colloboh, Through-Zero (KECK)
9:15-10:15PM • Josh Johnson, Unusual Object (BP HALL)
10:15-11:15PM • The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, PAPA: a Sonic Compendium (WDCH STAGE)
Jesse SHARPS Goat and the Ram Jam
Horace TAPSCOTT Isle of Celia
Brian HARGROVE The Fluctuating Tides… As I Bask in the Warm Light of Serenity; world premiere
James WELDON JOHNSON & John ROSAMOND JOHNSON Lift Every Voice And Sing11PM-12AM • Visionary States, Evening Attunement: Night Ragas (BP HALL)
Location Key
All N2M activities take place inside and around Walt Disney Concert Hall (111 S Grand Ave.).
BP HALL: inside, level 2
FOUNDER'S ROOM: inside, next to BP Hall
GARDEN (Blue Ribbon Garden): outside, level 3
GARDEN SPIRAL: outside, level 3; near the Grand Ave. & 2nd St. staircase
KECK (Amplitheatre): outside, in the Blue Ribbon Garden; Keck is south of the Lillian Disney Fountain
MAIN LOBBY: inside main entrance, level 1
LOBBY EAST: inside, level 3; on the east side of the building
LOBBY WEST: inside, level 3; on the west side of the building
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL (WDCH) STAGE: inside, main auditoriumEllen Reid curates the 2024 marathon that explores the musical movement of field recordings with bold ideas, cutting-edge performers, plus local food trucks and craft beers that make this a can’t miss party!
Noon to Midnight is part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information, please visit pst.art. - NOON TO MIDNIGHT: DOUG AIKEN'S LIGHTSCAPE - SOLD OUT!Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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Part of Noon to Midnight Festival & Green Umbrella New Music Series
Same day as Noon to Midnight, but requires a separate ticket!The world premiere of the concert iteration of Lightscape caps off the LA Phil’s daylong Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings festival
DATE: SAT / NOV 16, 2024 - 12:00PM-12:00AM
VENUE: WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012TICKETS: Due to overwhelming demand, all available tickets have been purchased and this concert is now SOLD OUT.
You can also buy them now as a package of 3 events (which can include Noon to Midnight plus one more - I recommend Jason Moran on 10/11.)
laphil.orgPARKING: $10.00 for the day. Disney Hall has a large underground parking structure. Other lots are available in the area. Street parking is difficult.
****All performances will take place in areas accessible by elevator or escalator*****
Program
Doug AITKEN "Lightscape"
Artists
Doug Aitken
LA Phil New Music Group
Grant Gershon, conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic DirectorAbout this Performance
The world premiere of the concert iteration of Lightscape caps off the LA Phil’s daylong Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings festival, with Grant Gershon leading the LA Phil New Music Group and the Los Angeles Master Chorale in a hypnotic series of original soundscapes and minimalist compositions to accompany Doug Aitken’s vivid moving images.
Lightscape is an innovative multimedia artwork created by the artist Doug Aitken in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. It’s a modern mythology propelled by music that asks the questions, “where are we now?” and “where are we going?” Lightscape is a shapeshifting act of contemporary storytelling that unfolds in various stages: a feature-length film, a multi-screen fine art installation, and a series of live musical performances.
Noon to Midnight is part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information, please visit pst.art.
