Lee Ranaldo & Leah Singer at X AVANT New Music Festival on October 21, 2011

hipster_bebop_junkie · 10.16.2011, 05:03 PM

X AVANT NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL VI: "TALES OF TWO CITIES"

The Music Gallery's annual festival celebrating the diversity of contemporary music returns for its sixth edition Oct. 15 to 23, exploring the creative connections that span geographic boundaries.

Event Details
The Music Gallery presents
X AVANT New Music Festival VI:
"Tales of Two Cities"
October 15-23 • Toronto, Canada

All-access festival passes available for $85 via http://www.TicketWeb.ca

Festival Event Listings:

Saturday, Oct. 15 @ SPK (206 Beverley St.)
AVANT AVANT: The X Avant Pre-Party featuring
JUNCTION SM (Dandy Jack + Sonja Moonear, Live/DJ)
Chilean/Swiss dynamic duo of techno — Toronto premiere!
with guests Mike Shannon (DJ), Martin Fazekas (DJ) & Hubble (Live)
Co-presented with Breakandenter
9pm | $25 adv | $30 regular | FREE for MG members

Tuesday, Oct. 18 @ MG Fellowship Room
LECTURE — TIM BRADY: Six Strings, Five Lines
A Canadian music icon talks about the role of the electric guitar in contemporary composition
8pm | FREE

Thursday, Oct. 20 @ MG
TIM BRADY'S 20 GUITARS + 1
Montreal composer/guitarist performs "20 Quarter Inch Jacks" for a 20 electric guitar ensemble + "24 Frames" for solo guitar, electronics + video
8pm | $25 adv | $30 regular | $15 member

Special Guest Artists - Just Announced!

Friday, Oct. 21 @ SPK (206 Beverley St.)
LEE RANALDO & LEAH SINGER: "CONTRE JOUR"
Sonic Youth member and his visual artist partner present a piece for "swinging" electric guitar and visuals!
EARLY SHOW! 6pm | $25 adv | $30 regular | $15 member

Friday, Oct. 21 @ MG
TIM HECKER + OVAL + GLOBAL CITIES ENSEMBLE
Exploring the beatless space of modern electronica with the Montreal ambient master + the German pioneer of the glitch + a new cross-cultural Toronto collective
Co-presented with Vague Terrain
8pm | $25 adv | $30 regular | $15 member

Saturday, Oct. 22 @ Goethe Institut
LECTURE — MARKUS POPP, OVAL: Full Circle
One of the inventors of glitch talks about how his creative process led him away from and back to music
2:30pm | FREE

Saturday, Oct. 22 @ MG
BUKE & GASS + MANTRA play "Timber" by MICHAEL GORDON + LORI FREEDMAN
A night of musical hardwood with the Brooklyn homemade instrument duo + a percussion premiere for pieces of wood + fiery improv for woodwinds
8pm | $25 adv | $30 regular | $15 member

Sunday, Oct. 23 @ MG Fellowship Room
LECTURE — MICHAEL GORDON: Where I Live and Work
Bang on a Can founder talks about the influence of New York on his music
3pm | FREE

Sunday, Oct. 23 @ MG
THE NIHILIST SPASM BAND + CONTACT play "Trance" by MICHAEL GORDON
An epic closing night, featuring a double bill of Michael Gordon's powerful, hour-long Trance + the London, Ontario legends and inventors of noise music!

8pm | $25 adv | $30 regular | $15 member
All events at St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St., unless otherwise noted.
Advance tickets available at TicketWeb (TW), Rotate This @ 801 Queen W. (RT), Soundscapes @ 572 College St. (SS).

More info here:
http://www.musicgallery.org/

Music Gallery has uploaded a mix-tape that includes nice teasers by some of the artists participating in this festival:
http://soundcloud.com/music-gallery-...festival-2011/

hipster_bebop_junkie · 10.21.2011, 10:30 AM

This is today. Anyone attending (and hopefully taping)?

http://instagr.am/p/Q7H0_/

hipster_bebop_junkie · 10.22.2011, 10:21 AM

Nice pic taken at this performance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fynes/6267400277/

Pelle · 10.22.2011, 11:47 AM

Nice!
Lee is the man.

Moshe · 10.24.2011, 02:07 AM

http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Concerts/x..._on_october_21

stu666 · 10.24.2011, 02:35 AM

A little birdie told me that 2 or 3 professional camera men were in the room filming this so hopefully we'll get to see the whole thing...

This is all I could find on youtube

and

Lee's pedals

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltg5riCB0A1qffv5do1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1319528551&Signature =iLmATyJo7GqqY9IMn0PiBEHrPP4%3D

hipster_bebop_junkie · 10.24.2011, 02:28 PM

Someone on facemook mentioned he recorded this performance. It's unclear if he filmed or taped the audio but I'm glad to know it was documented, and I'll be ecstatic if and when a recording surfaces.

hipster_bebop_junkie · 10.27.2011, 06:55 PM

Here's a review:

http://www.texturemagazine.ca/wordpress/?p=221

sculley · 10.28.2011, 07:39 PM

The performance was filmed.

RanaldoNecro · 10.31.2011, 03:10 PM

http://www.magentamagazine.com/8/features/lee-ranaldo

10.16.2011, 05:03 PM	#1
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 786	X AVANT NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL VI: "TALES OF TWO CITIES" The Music Gallery's annual festival celebrating the diversity of contemporary music returns for its sixth edition Oct. 15 to 23, exploring the creative connections that span geographic boundaries. Event Details The Music Gallery presents X AVANT New Music Festival VI: "Tales of Two Cities" October 15-23 • Toronto, Canada All-access festival passes available for $85 via http://www.TicketWeb.ca Festival Event Listings: Saturday, Oct. 15 @ SPK (206 Beverley St.) AVANT AVANT: The X Avant Pre-Party featuring JUNCTION SM (Dandy Jack + Sonja Moonear, Live/DJ) Chilean/Swiss dynamic duo of techno — Toronto premiere! with guests Mike Shannon (DJ), Martin Fazekas (DJ) & Hubble (Live) Co-presented with Breakandenter 9pm \| $25 adv \| $30 regular \| FREE for MG members Tuesday, Oct. 18 @ MG Fellowship Room LECTURE — TIM BRADY: Six Strings, Five Lines A Canadian music icon talks about the role of the electric guitar in contemporary composition 8pm \| FREE Thursday, Oct. 20 @ MG TIM BRADY'S 20 GUITARS + 1 Montreal composer/guitarist performs "20 Quarter Inch Jacks" for a 20 electric guitar ensemble + "24 Frames" for solo guitar, electronics + video 8pm \| $25 adv \| $30 regular \| $15 member Special Guest Artists - Just Announced! Friday, Oct. 21 @ SPK (206 Beverley St.) LEE RANALDO & LEAH SINGER: "CONTRE JOUR" Sonic Youth member and his visual artist partner present a piece for "swinging" electric guitar and visuals! EARLY SHOW! 6pm \| $25 adv \| $30 regular \| $15 member Friday, Oct. 21 @ MG TIM HECKER + OVAL + GLOBAL CITIES ENSEMBLE Exploring the beatless space of modern electronica with the Montreal ambient master + the German pioneer of the glitch + a new cross-cultural Toronto collective Co-presented with Vague Terrain 8pm \| $25 adv \| $30 regular \| $15 member Saturday, Oct. 22 @ Goethe Institut LECTURE — MARKUS POPP, OVAL: Full Circle One of the inventors of glitch talks about how his creative process led him away from and back to music 2:30pm \| FREE Saturday, Oct. 22 @ MG BUKE & GASS + MANTRA play "Timber" by MICHAEL GORDON + LORI FREEDMAN A night of musical hardwood with the Brooklyn homemade instrument duo + a percussion premiere for pieces of wood + fiery improv for woodwinds 8pm \| $25 adv \| $30 regular \| $15 member Sunday, Oct. 23 @ MG Fellowship Room LECTURE — MICHAEL GORDON: Where I Live and Work Bang on a Can founder talks about the influence of New York on his music 3pm \| FREE Sunday, Oct. 23 @ MG THE NIHILIST SPASM BAND + CONTACT play "Trance" by MICHAEL GORDON An epic closing night, featuring a double bill of Michael Gordon's powerful, hour-long Trance + the London, Ontario legends and inventors of noise music! 8pm \| $25 adv \| $30 regular \| $15 member All events at St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St., unless otherwise noted. Advance tickets available at TicketWeb (TW), Rotate This @ 801 Queen W. (RT), Soundscapes @ 572 College St. (SS). More info here: http://www.musicgallery.org/ Music Gallery has uploaded a mix-tape that includes nice teasers by some of the artists participating in this festival: http://soundcloud.com/music-gallery-...festival-2011/ __________________ Religion kills more than it saves you, man...
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10.21.2011, 10:30 AM	#2
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 786	This is today. Anyone attending (and hopefully taping)? http://instagr.am/p/Q7H0_/
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10.22.2011, 10:21 AM	#3
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 786	Nice pic taken at this performance: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fynes/6267400277/
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10.22.2011, 11:47 AM	#4
Pelle expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,725	Nice! Lee is the man.
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10.24.2011, 02:07 AM	#5
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,894	http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Concerts/x..._on_october_21
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10.24.2011, 02:35 AM	#6
stu666 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 13,504	A little birdie told me that 2 or 3 professional camera men were in the room filming this so hopefully we'll get to see the whole thing... This is all I could find on youtube and Lee's pedals http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltg5riCB0A1qffv5do1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1319528551&Signature =iLmATyJo7GqqY9IMn0PiBEHrPP4%3D __________________ http://tapewormstu.blogspot.co.uk/
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10.24.2011, 02:28 PM	#7
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 786	Someone on facemook mentioned he recorded this performance. It's unclear if he filmed or taped the audio but I'm glad to know it was documented, and I'll be ecstatic if and when a recording surfaces.
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10.27.2011, 06:55 PM	#8
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 786	Here's a review: http://www.texturemagazine.ca/wordpress/?p=221
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10.28.2011, 07:39 PM	#9
sculley empty page Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7	The performance was filmed.
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10.31.2011, 03:10 PM	#10
RanaldoNecro expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eye Of The Squirrel Posts: 1,481	http://www.magentamagazine.com/8/features/lee-ranaldo __________________ He is not Alone
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