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All of a sudden, I wish I had the means to get to Baltimore. There are two fascinating events going on there: (A 12 hour uninterrupted improv?! Perhaps I'm taking this too literally by thinking that there would be NO moments of silence. The idea of having musicians play in shifts is really neat. Wonder what the chances are of getting something like that together on this coast....) I also notice that LD's own Rob Switzer is among the performers. ------------------------- The Red Room is closed this weekend to make way for two extremely large scale, rich events in the history of Baltimore experimental music that are happening in Baltimore. Both events are entirely free. "Oddstruments" A gallery exhition of totally original instruments & their sounds, featuring work by Neil Feather, Reed Ghazala, Eric Leonardson, Michael Johnsen, Catherine Pancake, Ricardo Arias, Bradford Reed, Colin Hinz, and Andy Hayleck. An incredibly rare dose of very imaginative stimulus. http://www.johnberndt.org/oddstruments - plus, simultaneously, next door - "Sound/Shift" July 26th, 27th & 28th. Possibly the largest ever massing of musicians in North America for the purposes of pure experimental improvisation, this event bring around 80 improvisors together for three day-long (12-hour) uninterupted pieces of music, playing in overlapping shifts. An almost complete list of musicians is at the bottom of this email. With no aesthetic constraints other than that the music be wholy improvised, this is likely to be an extremely varied experience, and one that stretches perceptual, psychological, and social boundaries. A complete schedule can be found at - http://www.johnberndt.org/soundshift ARTSCAPE is www.artscape.org and the event is sponsored by Artscape, along with the Baltimore Office of Tourism and Promotion, and Mayer Martin O'Malley and the Citizens of Baltimore. Maps and directions can be found on the web site--parking is complicated, so it is best to park a couple blocks away and walk in. at The Red Room c/o. Normals Books and Records 25 E. 31st Street Baltimore http://www.redroom.org ============================================ Soundshift Features the following musicians: BALTIMORE: Neil Feather Jackie Blake Scott Larson John Berndt Julia Hammid John Dierker Kristen Toedtman Lafayette Gilchrist Mike Barker Dan Breen Andy Hayleck Calvin Tullos Vattel Cherry Chris Pumphrey Chris Donaghue John Lemonds Timothey Nohe Steve Castor Steve Bradley Michael Mersky aka LARKIN Twig Harper Carly Ptak Jason Urick David Crandall Tom Boram Jake Amaral Jason Willett Alex Strama Audrey Chen Ian Nagoski Greg O'brien keith childress Mark Richards Patrick Crouch Louis t. Gordy keith childres Jef Allen George Spicka Tom Goldstienm Adam Wright Ryan Copland Bryan Martin Mark Richards Chiara Giovando Doug Holden Dave Atoms Tyler Wilcox Wes Matthews ________________________________ ELSEWHERE: Ricardo Arias Lukas Legeti Eric Leonardson Elliot Levine Toshi Makihara Alberto Gait‡n Jonathan Matis Robert Switzer Steve Loewy Rachel Loewy Ernesto Diaz-Infante Charles Cohen Jim Meneses Helena Espvall-Santoleri Mike Sebastian Blaise Siwula Adam Lane Gary Hassay Stanley Schumacher Rotcod Zzaj Dan DeChellis Anita DeCellis Matt Hannafin Willie Mack Chris Forsyth Mary Flannery Robert W. Getz Chris Heenan Yvette Perez Elizabeth Ebaugh Zack Ebaugh and many, many more! _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com