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Shows this week and in July
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Matt Davignon
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Jun 18, 2008 08:40 PDT
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Hi everyone,
Through a series of coincidences, I seem to have a fairly busy
performance schedule for the next month, then it's back under the home
recording rock for me. (In fact, I have a week off for recording
starting today, which means that a jackhammer crew has taken up
residence under my window starting this morning.)
Here are the shows:
Thursday, Jun 19 2008 8:00 PM
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street
San Francisco
8pm MD Duo - David Michalak - lap steel guitar & Matt Davignon - drum
machine/pedals
9pm Noah Phillips - guitar; Andy Strain - trombone; Jason Hoopes - bass
Trombonist Andy Strain moved to the Bay Area two years ago to work on
an MFA at Mills College in Oakland. There, he focused on combining his
studies with Fred Frith and Roscoe Mitchell in free improvisation and
post-modern dance with Trisha Brown-descendent Shelley Senter to
create a unique brand of performance. His latest project, "Resonant
Migration," focuses on exploring the pedestrian movement of the
trombonist and transforming it into a dance of it's own right.
Until his move to the west coast, Andy lived in Stuttgart, Germany,
for four years playing in various orchestras and chamber ensembles
throughout the region. He also served as principal trombonist of the
Monterrey, Mexico symphony orchestra for one year. There, he was able
to develop and perform didactic concerts for school children which
involved the seeds of movement he currently employs in his work.
Jason Hoopes is an improviser (bass) and composer. He recently earned
a MA from Mills College where he studied with Fred Frith, Zeena
Parkins, Roscoe Mitchell, India Cooke, and Joelle Leandre. He
performs/has performed with many Bay Area artists including Jordan
Glenn, Andy Strain, Mike Dale, Amanda Schoofs, India Cooke, Charity
Chan, Rhiannon Kirby, Lavinia Vago, and the late Toyoji Tomita. He
plays bass in Oakland's The Atomic Bomb Audition and is working toward
a MFA at Mills where he studies with Roscoe Mitchell.
Noah Phillips enjoys playing guitar in any capacity for live
audiences. He hopes to continue doing so as often as possible.
David Michalak plays a Fender lap steel guitar and an assortment of
odd percussion instruments. While he is more commonly known as a
filmmaker (50 films with original soundtracks since 1971), the visual
art side of him seeps inherently into his solo performances and group
compositions which are characterized by shimmering passages, abstract
snapshots and haunting representations of natural elements. Besides
Ghost In The House, David plays in his instrumental ensemble Reel
Change as well as the duo, Dr. Bob. Some musicians that he is
currently performing with are: Tom Nunn, Andrew Voigt, Bob Marsh,
Carla Kihlstedt, Karen Stackpole and Kyle Bruckmann.
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Friday, July 11, 2008, 8:00PM
Royce Gallery 2901 Mariposa Street
(Between Harrison & Alabama)
San Francisco, CA
room: Batterie!
In the first of four Summer 2008 concerts, Z Programs ROOM presents
four artists:
Suki O'Kane (percussion)
Moe! Staiano (percussion)
Matt Davignon (drum machine)
Amy X Neuburg (MIDI percussion and Voice)
Each will do a short solo set, and Pamela Z will join all of them in
an ensemble finale.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival
at Hemlock Tavern
Time tba (currently it says "late show")
Chris Schlarb: Twilight & Ghost Stories
(I'll be part of the ensemble performing this piece, with Alexander
Kort, Kris Tiner and Ellul.)
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Sunday July 20th, 2008
Musicians Union Hall
116 9th Street @ Mission
San Francisco
6:00 pm
"Touch the Gear!" Free Public Demonstrations and Expo
A free public event presented as a micro-demo exposition where artists
can demonstrate how they use their gear.
During live shows audience members may be timid to talk to you and
discover the wild worlds sound, but with "Touch the Gear" presented in
a friendly environment there will be an opportunity to give a closer
look. Debunk the mysterious worlds of tablecore electronics, laptop
music software, and home-built inventions.
Matt Davignon, Tom Nunn, Tom Duff, Guillermo Galindo, Mark Wilson, LX
Rudis, Bob Scott-Sato (XOME) of NoiseFX, and more! featuring drum
machines, synths, electronics, inventions.
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Thanks for listening!
Matt Davignon
www.ribosomemusic.com
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