Here’s an update on what’s been happening at OOYH BK. The series has been running strong every 1st and 3rd Sunday at Freddy’s Bar in South Slope. We’ve just completed our first cycle, and are in the process of scheduling the next round which will run May/June/July/August.
We had a special performance this past Sunday (NOT a 1st or 3rd Sunday, but actually a 5th Sunday) since we won’t be at Freddy’s Bar on May 6 due to a conflict. The night featured Josh Sinton on bass clarinet, Ed Rosenberg on tenor sax, and David Grollman on snare drum and more. We varied the format for this one, having each musician play a short solo set and then they played together as a trio to close the night. ALL the sets were great, and the two trio pieces were among the most satisfying musical experiences in this guy’s recent memory. I’ve posted the whole night below (provided courtesy of OOYH veteran Danny Gouker). They are in chronological order, so it’ll be just like you were there even if you weren’t. Enjoy!
We had our second installment of OOYH BK, and like the kickoff show it was an inspiring night of music all around. The great saxophonist Tony Malaby joined in for the first set, which made for a pretty ridiculous front line of saxophone players! Here are two clips, one from each set for your viewing pleasure…some beautiful music in here. Thanks to all who played, and to all who attended. Really excited about the expansion and future of OOYH.
Super sad to not be making it back to Baltimore for the 3rd Anniversary show. Matt and Jon have a great night of music lined up that is sure to not disappoint. I’ll be wishing I was there!
The bands from last night were:
Set One: Tony Malaby, Patrick Breiner, Ed Rosenberg-saxophones; Simon Jermyn-electric bass; Flin van Hemmen-drums
Set Two: Adam Schatz-sax, electronics; Kirk Knuffke-cornet; Shannon Barnett-trombone; Will McEvoy-bass; Tim Kuhl-drums
Thanks to Daniela Mileykovsky we have some more video of the Brooklyn Kickoff show that looks a whole lot better than what I shot on my phone. More to come from this weekends show. Big thanks to Daniela for these! Some special moments in here…both of the short clips especially. Enjoy!
Set One, Part One:
I’m very excited to say that the kickoff show for OOYH Brooklyn was a huge success. Two really amazing bands, an awesome crowd, and a really great hang for the whole night. If you’ve been to an OOYH performance you know that the hang is a major part of it! I got a lot of positive feedback from musicians involved in the collective and from also from people who had no idea what OOYH was prior to this night. I’m already looking forward to the next performance on March 4.
Huge thank you, props, etc to the nine musicians who played (and sounded amazing), to Matt Frazao, Jon Birkholz, Daniela Mileykovsky, and Dan Ryan for making the trip up from Baltimore just for this show, for the 50+ people in the audience, and to Freddy’s Bar for hosting us. Excited that the energy and enthusiasm that’s always been part of the Baltimore OOYH is present up here as well.
Below are some videos I took on my iPhone. Daniela shot video as well, and as expected it looks WAY better than mine. She’s doing a documentary on the whole OOYH thing, and I can’t wait to see everything she’s shot. The first band was a quartet of Nathaniel Morgan-alto, Josh Sinton-low reeds, Jonathan Goldberger-guitar, and Kate Pittman-drums. Second set was Timo Volbrecht-reeds, Rick Parker-trombone, Dustin Carlson-guitar, Landon Knoblock-rhodes, and Devin Gray-drums. The biggest difference between the two chapters of OOYH is that, since Bmore is a weekly event, the night is only one band and both sets are the same group. It always leads to awesome things after the band has taken a break, had a beer (or soda!) and talked a little bit. We had to change the format for the BK chapter 1) since we’re only meeting twice a month and 2) because there are already 80+ musicians who want to be involved. So I was a little worried that we’d lose some of the second set energy. I can say without hesitation that both of these bands abolished that worry…they got right in there right off the bat. Here’s a link to the audio for both full sets (thanks again, Daniela) and below that are a few videos. Enjoy, and I hope to see you on March 4 at Freddy’s!
Our friends at the High Zero Foundation are at it again, presenting experimental and improvised music at this year’s Artscape Festival. For the past five years they’ve presented music under the title Exotic Hipnotic in the University of Baltimore Student Center (5th floor). The concept is the same this year but the name has changed to Worlds In Collusion. It is, in my opinion, one of THE things to check out at Artscape, and it doesn’t hurt that the Student Center is air conditioned. So get out of the heat and check out something a little different. Full lineup:
Friday July 15:
2pm K. S. Resmi • Indian Carnatic Singing
3pm Alex Strama • Theatrical Apocalyptic Rock
4pm Effervescent Collective • Experimental dance & music
5pm Ear Monsters • Free Jazz by Elementary Schoolers
6pm N. Scott Robinson • World Percussion
7pm The Westsiders (Baltimore Marching Band) • Exalted Baltimore spirit
8pm Sam Garrett • Modern Classical compositions
9pm Andy Hayleck and Dan Conrad • Hypnotic light performance with experimental music
Saturday July 16:
12pm Holy Ghost Party • Chillingly weird pop music
1pm Rum Raisin • Cathartic noise music
2pm Spaceships and Insects (Liz Downing and Nathan Bell) • Cosmic Banjos & Songs
3pm HEARTON (Dan Bren and Friends) • Unpredictable improvised madness
4pm Neil Feather • Visionary invented instruments
5pm Peabody Early Music Ensemble • Music from Ancient Times to the Renaissance
6pm Geist • Japanese Heavy Metal
7pm Samuel Burt Ensemble • Contemporary Compositions for Reeds, Strings, and Electronics
8pm Soumya Chakraverty • Gorgeous Indian Classical Music
Sunday July 17:
12pm Parallel Octave • Experimental Greek chorus sings unusual texts
1pm Jesse Heffler & Allen Mozek • Spoken Word / Experimental Performance
2pm Whoarfrost • Explosive experimental rock
3pm Composer Will Redman • Avant-garde classical music featuring improvisation
4pm Ahmed Borhani • Persian Classical Music
5pm Horselords • Hypnotic rock influenced by North African music
6pm Jimmy Joe Roche • Live electronic music
7pm Wrhatnala USA Gamelan Ensemble • Traditional Balinese music
