AMPLIFY 2011: stones

[jon abbey]

I'm extremely excited to announce this, the most ambitious fest I've put on in the US thus far. every fest I do is different, depending on the location and the venue/s, but this one is unusual in that every set will be a separate admission, because that's the way this venue (The Stone) works.

anyway, more info as things develop, but for now I wanted to announce it so that people could start to make plans to come from out of town if they wanted. I believe everything is final and locked in, with the one exception that Joe Foster's two sets on the 7th and 8th may flip with each other if Toshi can make it to town in time for the 7th (edit: these are now flipped). the last two nights consist of a six set subfestival curated by Michael Pisaro to celebrate the first year of his Gravity Wave label.

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September 1-17, 2011, The Stone, NYC and Issue Project Room, Brooklyn

9/1 (Thursday)
Barry Chabala/Dominic Lash/Ben Owen perform Wandelweiser (featuring premieres of pieces written specifically for this night)
8 PM: Antoine Beuger-approcher s'éloigner s'absenter
10 PM: Michael Pisaro-hinwandeln, augen zu (premiere)

9/2 (Friday)
8 PM: Bonnie Jones/Maria Chavez
10 PM: solo David Kirby

9/3 (Saturday)
8 PM: Graham Lambkin/Vanessa Rossetto
10 PM: solo Olivia Block

9/4 (Sunday)
8 PM: solo Jason Lescalleet
10 PM: Christian Wolff/Keith Rowe



9/6 (Tuesday)
8 PM: David Barnes/Richard Kamerman/Graham Stephenson (three duo sets)
10 PM: solo Taku Unami

9/7 (Wednesday)
8 PM: Keith Rowe/Taku Unami
10 PM: Toshi Nakamura/English (Joe Foster/Bonnie Jones)

9/8 (Thursday)
8 PM: The Dolphin (Joe Foster/David Barnes/Richard Kamerman/Graham Stephenson)
10 PM: Keith Rowe/Toshi Nakamura

9/9 (Friday)
8 PM: Radu Malfatti/Keith Rowe (composition)
10 PM: Toshi Nakamura/Taku Unami

9/10 (Saturday)
8 PM: Radu Malfatti/Keith Rowe (improvisation)
10 PM: solo Toshi Nakamura

9/11 (Sunday)
8 PM: solo Keith Rowe
10 PM: Radu Malfatti/Taku Unami (improvisation)



9/13 (Tuesday)
Radu Malfatti/Michael Pisaro duo (2 sets)
8 PM: Claude Lorrain 2 (Malfatti)
10 PM: Ascending Series (6) (Pisaro)

9/14 (Wednesday)

Gravity Wave festival (3 sets)
7:30 PM: A cloud drifting over the plain (Michael Pisaro, Greg Stuart, Barry Chabala, Dominic Lash)
9 PM: Mind is moving (I and IV) (Michael Pisaro, Dominic Lash)
10:30 PM: fields have ears (6) (Barry Chabala, Michael Pisaro)

9/15 (Thursday)

Gravity Wave festival (3 sets)
7:30 PM: A transparent gate (with ten panels) (Greg Stuart solo) (this will be a 100 minute performance/double length set, $20 admission)
10:30 PM: asleep, street, pipes, tones (Michael Pisaro, Katie Porter)

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Issue Project Room, Brooklyn

9/16 (Friday)

Radu Malfatti/Taku Sugimoto
Takahiro Kawaguchi solo
Annette Krebs/Taku Unami

9/17 (Saturday)

Saritote (Moe Kamura/Taku Sugimoto)
Taku Unami/Takahiro Kawaguchi
Annette Krebs/Taku Sugimoto

[Dan Warburton]

Splendid line-up indeed!

[Adrian]

Oh dear - I would really like to go to quite a few of these. Better start checking out flights and hotels... Hope it is not totally prohibitively expensive...

[jon abbey]

I am going to try to get some hotel tips, I'll post them here if I find anything really good.

[laszlo juhasz]

We were planning to visit NYC at the end of August, but now it seems we have to rearrange almost everything!

[simon reynell]

looks fantastic, Jon, but I don't think there's any chance I'll get there. Couldn't you have organised it for Barnsley?

[Adrian]

how about AmsterdAMPLIFY 12?

[Dohol]

I think I could swing the airfare and frugal eating, but the hotel thing kills the deal for me..

I was thinking of dossing with a good friend who lives in Brooklyn, but he's moving to Massachusetts before Sept..

damn..

[barry]

there's not going to be much time to sleep anyway doug

[niwi]

what's this sleep thing people keep talking about?

[Dohol]

what's this sleep thing people keep talking about?

It's something old people do....

[p_ano]

rad. big props to Jon for putting this together. this will be my first time seeing keith rowe, so i am super stoked. also, this rossetto/lambkin duo could be really interesting.

[benjamin]

This looks fantastic. Thanks very much, Jon, for curating this. I'm sure it's early to start asking, but this screams for another Amplify Box. So, are there any plans? I'm happy to to put in a pre-order even now!

[Adrian]

I have checked a few things out and there are a couple of good deals for me, BUT I have decided to restrain myself and not go - even though it is taking all my strength of willpower, and is breaking my heart (because WOW Jon, amazing that this has been/is being put together). I really need to do the mature thing and try and save some money (not going would save me a lot in one go), because the company I work for is doing quite terrible financially, and this might have consequences for my job. [damn] sobs. sobs some more. This decision was a surprise for me - am I really growing up?

[jon abbey]

This looks fantastic. Thanks very much, Jon, for curating this. I'm sure it's early to start asking, but this screams for another Amplify Box. So, are there any plans? I'm happy to to put in a pre-order even now!

I don't think a box, I've done that already. presumably it will be recorded, but it's still 6+ months away, I just finally locked in the schedule a few minutes before starting this thread, so one thing at a time.

[jon abbey]

I have checked a few things out and there are a couple of good deals for me, BUT I have decided to restrain myself and not go - even though it is taking all my strength of willpower, and is breaking my heart (because WOW Jon, amazing that this has been/is being put together). I really need to do the mature thing and try and save some money (not going would save me a lot in one go), because the company I work for is doing quite terrible financially, and this might have consequences for my job. [damn] sobs. sobs some more. This decision was a surprise for me - am I really growing up?

well, now that you've saved all that money, you can buy yourself a copy of the AMPLIFY 2002 box while the ErstSale is still going on.

[rlrds]

What about hostels. I would definitely be willing to stay in a hostel.

[jon abbey]

there's one in the East Village, near when DMG used to be, grisha or someone should have the specifics.

I added the details of the two Malfatti/Pisaro sets on the 13th, Claude Lorrain 2 at 8 PM and Ascending Series (6) at 10 PM. whoo!

[faster]

what's this sleep thing people keep talking about?

A symptom of caffeine deprivation.

[Gerardo A]

What about hostels. I would definitely be willing to stay in a hostel.

The White House hostel is just a few blocks from The Stone, I stayed there in 2006 and survived, I think it was around $40 for a single room. Pretty stoked about the lineup, hope I can find a way to make it.

http://www.whitehousehotelofny.com/