4 by Borges at the Atlanta Poets Group Blog

Some metaphysical bedtime stories for you - me reading 4 by Borges with some light musical accompaniment (and a light head cold, unfortunately) at the Atlanta Poets Group's blog. Check out that vintage file photo of me John Lowther pulled from the time when Marcus Slease wrecked my face in Atlanta, and I bled all over John's house.

Three new Pitchfork reviews of really interesting albums, including a well-earned Best New Music for Jon Hopkins' tremendous ambient/dance record Immunity:

Jon Hopkins: Immunity

Eluvium: Nightmare Ending

Cocorosie: Tales of a Grass Widow

Deerhunter Quakes the Carrack Modern Art

by Brian Howe on April 25 2013

If you hadn’t heard that an indie-famous Atlanta rock band was scheduled to play a secret show in Durham by the morning of April 23, you certainly caught wind of it that night if you were anywhere near the Carrack Modern Art. Deerhunter didn’t concede much volume to the small space. Instead, they seemed to greet it with added ferocity, and their clangorous music cascaded through the open windows behind them, down onto a startled Parrish Street.

“See & Hear”: A New Art and Music Series’ Nightlight Debut

Especially for 6:00 p.m. on a Sunday, it was crowded at Nightlight on April 21. The taco potluck on the Chapel Hill nightclub’s patio probably helped boost attendance, as did the fairly long list of names—each with its own distinct coterie of fans and friends—on the program. But mostly, people seemed excited to check out a brand-new curated event, “See & Hear,” that seeks to put local musicians and visual artists into equal dialogue rather than segregating them in their respective clubs and galleries. An eclectic, atmospheric, and well-paced first event, it left me eagerly anticipating the second installment.

"Twins" Mix for the Atlanta Poets Group Blog

John Lowther and the Atlanta Poets Group are curating a cool and rather self-explanatory series called "reading OTHER poets" at their blog. I made a mix for computer voices and accompaniment of Bob Hicok's awesome poem "Twins," from his book This Clumsy Living. 

Listen to the mix here. 

Sunday States

Here's ten minutes of new music for moody Sundays:

The Lion's Face at 9th St. Laboratories

Thanks to Jake Berry for posting The Lion's Face, my collaborative electro-poetic album with Tim Van Dyke, at his 9th St. Laboratories blog. The post also includes some new liner notes I wrote for people who might wonder just what in the hell is going on here, which I've reproduced below.

The Lion’s Face notes

by Brian Howe

March 17, 2013, Chapel Hill

A World-Class Studio in Rural North Carolina

cover photo by D.L. Anderson

Check out my INDY Week cover story on Manifold Recording, a state-of-the-art music and video production facility hidden away in a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired building in rural Pittsboro.

The Haunted Mansion

John Luther Adams interview

Oh wow. I got to interview John Luther Adams, one of my favorite composers, about his relationship with Glenn Kotche, his new piece Ilimaq, and his uncanny music in general. Read it at The Thread.