It is now Thursday night, September 20th and T:BA feels like that dream that you keep relating to, day in and out. After a few days of long sleep, the body comes back to its routine only to grapple with the oncoming fall season. Overcast in Portland comes in slowly with most afternoons burning off […]
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Another beautifully sunny day; it has been an awesome September. I recall last year being a challenge for T:BA with unseasonal rain. The warmth and sun this year has been fantastic. Yes, with this opportunity, curator/musician/artist Claudia Meza was lucky, because her free outdoor concert, based essentially on a quote from John Cage that encapsulates […]
Wednesday and Thursday were days off, other than co-hosting that radio program Wednesday morning. As much as I needed the time to catch up on my blog and other aspects of professional life, it was also a disappointment in other ways. Mostly, I wanted to catch Sam Green and Yo La Tango doing the Buckminster […]
The following afternoon, I set out to catch one of the TBA CONVERSATIONS about the festival model and its role in the world of contemporary performance, with Norman Armour from Vancouver B.C, Ron Berry from Austin TX, and Zvonimir Dobrovic from Croatia. Berry does the Fusebox Festival with a focus on music & film, staged […]
T:BA Digest Day 5: International Hassle
We’re post mid-week T:BA now, it’s Friday morning and hurdling in to the weekend. Time to catch up on the happenings and what to look forward to. Lets start with the prior and I’ll end with my schedule for the remaining festival. My week started Monday evening with a beer at Roadside Attraction, a few […]