My time as director and curator of the creative music series The Ivy Room Experimental & Improv Hootenanny in Albany CA is soon coming to a close as I am moving (back) to NYC. The reins have been placed in the capable hands of veteran local musicians Suki O’Kane and Alan Korn. They are sure [...]
The Ivy Room Hootenanny received a mention in an East Bay Express article by Nate Seltenrich.
The April Hoot featured O-Type, Greyscale, Jet Black Hair People and Strangelet batting around some crazy long tones and noise – check out some audio:
O-Type
LM + Jet Black Hair People + Greyscale
Jeff Hobbs + David Slusser
Don’t miss the next Hoot [...]
Feb 16 2009 9:00pm FREE!
Experimental/Improv Hootenanny
KingTone’s Ivy Room
Albany, California
Featuring: Lovely Builders (Ross Hammond/Scott Amendola) + Curated sets by Citta Di Vitti, Stragelet + interludes by Allen Whitman
Feb 23 2009 8:00pm
2+2 quartet (LM, Ross Hammond, Devin Hoff, Shawn Hale)
Java Lounge
Sacramento, California
Mar 1 2009 5:00pm
Val Esway & El Mirage
Thee Parkside
SF, California
Mar 5 2009 8:00pm
Lumper/Splitter
Luggage Store Gallery
San Francisco, [...]
This is why the Experimental/Improv Hootenanny rocks. It is also why folks should stay late, because it always gets…nutty. The below example comes courtesy of ‘Lude, the Narcotics addicted Clown.
Michael Z’s photos
Michael Z’s audio (KAP/Myles Boisen, ‘Lude, Lords of Outland, Michaela Peterson)
October 27 saw another great Ivy Room improv/experimental hootenanny and social club session.
The featured act was Pluto performing with all its original members (David Slusser – keyboards, woodwinds, Ralph Carney – horns, Len Paterson – guitar, electronics, Ellen Schoenwetter – bass, Steve Clarke – guitar, trumpet, Marc Weinstein – drums and Ken Kearny – misc, [...]
The idea behind the monthly Experimental/Improv Hootenanny & Social Club is to foster collaboration and community amongst players and fans of improvisational outside music in a cozy place where people can chill, chat, get a decent cocktail – all with no cover..
Each month consists of one featured act and three curated sets with five [...]
Sonic evidence courtesy of Michel Zelner/House of Zoka:
#1 7/14/08
Brumit/Carnaki, Blue7, Jonathan Segel, John Hanes, Myles Boisen, John Shiurba/Morgan Guberman/Suki O’kane, Allen Whitman, Guberman/Spurgeon/Menegon (Fisted Lizard)
#2 9/15/08
Laurie Amat Sextet, Ross Hammond Quartet (w/ Hanes, Mezzacappa, Greenlief), Mark Growden Quintet
#3 10/27/08
Reid Johnston, Jeff Hobs, Geo, Jonathan Segel, Pluto
#4 11/24/08
KAP/Myles Boisen, ‘Lude, Lords of Outland, Michaela Peterson
#5 [...]
