November 27: The music of guitarist/daxophonist/inventor/improviser/composer Hans Reichel (1949-2011).
November 20: Our broadcast of Steven Nelson-Raney’s concert at Woodland Pattern last Sunday, compositions for solo soprano saxophone at 7 and improvised duos with Chris Burns at 8.
November 13: Jason hosts the show.
November 6: The music of Milwaukee saxophonist/pianist/composer Steve Nelson-Raney in preview of his Alternating Currents Live concert at Woodland pattern on November 13th.
October 30: Our broadcast of the Jason Roebke Combination recorded live at Woodland Pattern last Sunday evening. along with music for orchestra by Anthony Braxton (with the Italian Instabile Orchesta and the AIMToronto Orchestra).
October 23: Jason hosts the show.
October 16: A preview of the Jason Roebke Combinatio playinf for Alternating Currents Live next Sunday.
September 25: We will broadcast our recording of the concert by Jason Kahn and Jon Mueller at Woodland Pattern last Sunday and preview Jason Roebke’s forthcoming concert on October 23rd.
September 18: Jason hosts the show during the Alternating Currents Live event at Woodland Pattern.
September 11: A preview of first Alternating Currents Live concert this season featuring Jason Kahn and Jon Mueller, along with some music for tuba, solo and with live electronics.
September 4: More composed than improvised, part II … with music by Mari Kimura (violin), George Lewis (trombone), Gerry Hemingway (drums), and more … along with a preview of the concert by Jason Kahn and Jon Mueller coming to Alternating Currents Live on September 18.
August 28: More composed than improvised – music by Luigi Nono, Georg Friedrich Haas, Mary Oliver and Rozemarie Heggen, John Cage, Wadada Leo Smith, and many others.
August 21: The music of guitarist Derek Bailey – in Company Week ensembles along with various duos and solos (including the legendary Milwaukee cassette recording on Incus Records).
August 14: A 7 p.m. the trio 1913 will visit with a radio debut of a live recording from their recent performance at Lubar Hall at Milwaukee Art Museum. This concert took place as part of an art performance by Nathalie Miebach a few months ago and Janet Schiff, Scott Johnson, and Victor Delorenzo of 1913 will fill us in on the story behind this new music.
August 7: Jason hosts the show.
July 31: The music of Muhal Richard Abrams with emphasis on his more recent solo and duo recordings (on Pi).
July 24: Three hours of musical contrast: Anne LeBaron, Luc Ferrari, Joelle Leandre, Anthony Braxton, John McDonough, Bill Dixon, and more.
July 17: At 7 p.m. our special guest will be Mark Mantel discussing his forthcoming Milwaukee performance (on Saturday, July 23rd) of “Sketches from the Machine Gun Concerto.” Before and after Mark’s visit: piano music from Aki Takase, Craig Taborn, Kristine Scholz, Cecil Taylor, and many, many others.
July 10: The music of Charlie Morrow (new on XI Records).
July 3: Our broadcast of Joshua Abrams’ solo concert last Sunday night at Woodland Pattern . . . along with some music by Pierre Bastien and some new releases.
June 26: Alternating Currents Live presents a solo performance by Joshua Abrams (double bass and guimbri) with one evening exhibition of the paintings and fabric art of Lisa Alvarado.
June 19: The music of Joshua Abrams featuring previously released recordings and selections from his earlier Alternating Currents Live performances (including Town and Country, Cipher, and Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings).
On Sunday, June 26, at 7 p.m. Joshus Abrams will present an evening of solo bass and guimbri with a backdrop of paintings and fabric pieces by Lisa Alvarado.
June 12: At 7 p.m. we will feature “7 Circular Gestures” by Seth Warren-Crow. Recorded live as part of the dance performance “Stone Soup” at Sweet Water Organics in Milwaukee on May 1, 2011. “7 Circular Gestures” is performed by Sean Behling (clarinet and electronics), David Collins (tenor saxophone and electronics), Jeff Klatt (cello), and Seth Warren-Crow (composer, drums and electronics).
June 5: Music by Mats Gustafsson (in preview of his performances at Okka Fest 2011 in Milwaukee) . . . along with some work by Pierre Bastien.
May 29: By request, a repeat broadcast of new music for tentet by Joelle Leandre . . . along with some new releases and some overlooked electronic gems.
May 22: With guest co-host Thomas Gaudynski, we’ll explore the early lyric music of Harry Partch, including many of his earliest works for intoning voice.
May 15: An incomplete history of electronic music, part II . . . with an emphasis on work from the last 10-15 years . . . including Natasha Barrett and Elsa Justel.
May 8: By request (from a pledge drive supporter) … the music of Frederic Rzewski.
May 1: Special for the WMSE pledge drive . . . an incomplete history of electronic music.
