Holland Andrews and Chris Johnedis in an Improvised Concert Film The experimental drum and vocal duo, called I’d Rather Not Talk About It, closed out the 2016 Improvisation Summit of Portland, last summer. It was the end of another long weekend in which even big fans of weird music and their acute ears were beginning …
Category Archives: Live Music
Swelling Drones Carried by Electric Wind
Listen to the Extradition Series Concert from July 23, 2016 If nothing else, the minute to dollar ratio and sonic quality of this concert, curated by percussionist Matt Hannafin, offers a great value. I was there to capture the room with a simple field recording setup, and to snap some pictures. The presentation of five …
Pebble Trio Live 11.07.15
The Pebble Trio is an improvisational music group consisting of world-traveling pianist Thollem McDonas, Reed College bass instructor Andre St. James, and local arts guru / drummer Tim Duroche. They performed on Saturday at Tabor Space, a cafe and performance hall associated with the Presbyterian Church, up the hill at southeast 55th and Belmont. A …
Poppet, Live 06/21/14
Poppet is the music of recording artist, Molly Raney. Performing live and solo at Portland’s Alhambra Theater on June 21st, 2014, Poppet offers two songs not yet appearing on any records out now or forthcoming. The songs, “Forged in Data” and “Humans: Flawed!” express the existential crisis of being-data with the underpinning problem of resisting …
Doug Haning & Friends Live 04.24.14
This collection of live recordings were performed improvisational at the Waypost in Portland, Oregon, on the twenty-fourth night of April, 2014. Doug Haning performs piano and curated the musicians. Jon Shaw, bass Carson Halley, drums Nate Lumbard, Saxophones Chris Kennedy, trumpet Michael Vlatkovich, trombone Doug is becoming an historic performer of improvised music in Portland …
Live Recordings of Collin McKelvey and PDX Electronic Musicians
Four electronic music artists with varying backgrounds assembled at the Alice Coltrane Memorial Coliseum and Wazoo on October 4th, 2014. Headlining was Collin McKervey, and supporting was Soul Ipsum, Terror Apart, and Subdwarf. Collin McKelvey (aka ORBLESS) is on Soundcloud as @c-mck. He is a San Francisco based artist working with sound and video to …
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Pregnant, Live in Portland 06/20/14
The first in an effort toward many, please enjoy this live recording. Our mission to progress the purpose of online media and journalism, we not only review work but create content. The electronic music band known as Pregnant was recorded live and mastered by Horizon Times for you. They provide a fluid performance with a range of …
Time Doesn’t Exist, Larry Yes Live
Larry Yes becomes the first featured artist in a series of live recordings for the Horizon Times blog and podcast. I joined him at The Waypost for an intimate concert where he performed some new songs, including this anthem “Time Doesn’t Exist, Love is All There Is.” It is a beautiful sentiment if not an …