2009-2010 week 23

week 23:



the performers/instruments list:
me singing; shayna dunkelman on marimba; me on pom bottle; agnes szelag singing; chuck johnson on electric guitar, me on lap steel guitar; mead bottle from carly hoopes

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 22

week 22:



the performers/instruments list:
me singing; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; ava mendoza on electric guitar; me humming; me on antoine berthiaume's jaguar baritone custom guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 21

week 21:



the performers/instruments list:
lvx1313 and me singing; shayna dunkelman on marimba; jason hoopes, alee karim singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 20

week 20:



the performers/instruments list:
piano at the church of the nativity (my cousin carole noy's wedding); the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; me singing; agnes szelag on piano; thanksgiving dinner (agnes, olivia, their parents, amanda, melissa, brendan, me) singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 19

week 19:



the performers/instruments list:
myrmyr (agnes szelag- cello, marielle jakobsons- violin); ben bracken and me on electric guitars; jason hoopes and me singing; ivor holloway on saxophone; jason on double bass; marielle on violin (solo)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 18

week 18:



the performers/instruments list:
marielle jakobsons on violin; agnes szelag and me on sruti box and voice; alee karim singing; lvx1313's toy piano; marty mcginn on pipe organ

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 17

week 17:



the performers/instruments list:
zachary james watkins on ebowed guitar; josef van wissem on baroque lute (A415Hz!!!); me singing; agnes szelag singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 16

week 16:



the performers/instruments list:
barn owl (jon porras & evan caminiti); andy strain on trombone; me singing; ava mendoza on guitar; me on bass; chuck johnson on acoustic guitar; chuck on modular synth; agnes szelag on piano and voice; caroline penwarden on pump organ; me on glockenspiel

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 15

week 15:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag, marielle jakobsons, me singing; me on grand piano; me on toy panpipes; agnes and me on digital piano

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 14

week 14:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag and me singing; nadja tuning before their show at the hemlock tavern; marques de caceres crianza wine bottle; me singing; agnes on glockenspiel; me on electric guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 13

week 13:



the performers/instruments list:
me singing; agnes szelag and marielle jakobsons singing; me singing; atomic bomb audition tuning; sam wambach (of diminished men) on saxophone; fred frith on electric guitar; agnes' gu zheng

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 12

week 12:



the performers/instruments list:
stewart port's tin can mandolin; pom bottle; agnes szelag on iphone synth; agnes and me singing; agnes' cello; agnes' electric guitar; agnes on charango, me on melodica

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 11

week 11:



the performers/instruments list:
swedish american hall piano (at the root strata on land festival); me singing; shayna dunkelman on crotales; agnes szelag and me singing; matthias bossi singing; me singing; me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 10

week 10:



the performers/instruments list:
duvel beer bottle; agnes szelag and me singing; brava theatre piano; me singing; me singing; me singing; agnes singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 9

week 9:



the performers/instruments list:
brian gleeson's fender jazz bass; eli wise on acoustic guitar; me on electric guitar; toy pan flute; me singing; me singing; me singing

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 8

week 8:



the performers/instruments list:
kristine barrett's pump organ; ri crawford on electric guitar/flute, me on bass/kurzweil k2500; agnes szelag and me singing; toy xylophone; agnes on iphone glass armonica, me singing; juice squeeze bottle

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 7

week 7:



the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition singing in the car (aba tour); toy piano from robin's house (from rye wolves) (aba tour); streetlamp buzz outside the "on the y" bar in sacramento (aba tour); deana on flute for lulacruza; me singing; agnes szelag and me on her glockenspiel; agnes on iphone mobile synth app

and here's the exit/stop sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 6

week 6:



the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition rehearsal; pom bottle; agnes szelag on cello; upright piano at northern delights bar in hayfork, ca (on aba tour); upright piano at chris' house (aba tour); alee on 12 string acoustic guitar at erin's house (aba tour); charvel acoustic guitar from erin's house (aba tour)

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

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2009-2010 week 5

week 5:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag, sammy kruger, me singing at mineral king; black mountain wine bottle; mike guarino on electric guitar; alee karim and me in atomic bomb audition rehearsal; me singing; agnes singing; fred frith on bass

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 4

week 4:



the performers/instruments list:
agnes szelag on piano/voice, me singing; anantha krishnan on tabla; zeena parkins on arp 2600, carla kihlstedt on acoustic violin; fred frith on piano; agnes, sammy kruger, me singing at mineral king; sammy and me singing; agnes, sammy, me singing at sawtooth peak

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 3

week 3:



the performers/instruments list:
me singing; agnes szelag singing; matthias bossi on piano/voice, carla kihlstedt on bass harmonica; nathan fritz's strange electric glockenspiel; agnes and i on electric basses; evan fraser on berimbau; me on cello

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 2

week 2!:



the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; animal band toy samples (sheep, piano, dog, cat, duck); agnes szelag and me singing; agnes and marielle jakobsons on strings (recording for alee karim's solo album); me singing; agnes and me singing; agnes on sruti box, me on acoustic guitar

and here's the exit sign conglomerate for this week:

2009-2010 week 1

this year i will combine the A's every week. but i've been a lazy bone, and haven't updated this blog in awhile. so here's a rush of each week's combined A's. here's the first week:



and the performers/instruments list:
atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; me on les charmes wine bottle; agnes szelag on novation, me on bass; jack o' the clock (damon waitkus- hammered dulcimer, jason hoopes- bass, jordan glenn- singing); agnes, jason, carly hoopes and me singing; sean dimentia and me on electric organ; kristine barrett and me singing

and the exit sign conglomerate for the week:

2008-2009 june-july

here's the last month of this year!-


list of performers/instruments:

voices by: me, bruce teale (dad), joyce teale (mom), kristine barrett, agnes szelag, barn owl (jon porras & evan caminiti), jordan glenn, patrick allen, heath thacker, marielle jakobsons; me on "les charmes" wine bottle; agnes on her new electric cello; me on "pom" bottle; varun kejriwal on harmonium; kevin adams on casio sk1, me on arp avatar; patrice scanlon on laptop, me on nord electro; me on piano at the dayton art insititute; agnes on xylophone; me on piano; luis maurette on marimba de chonta; me on pitch pipe; me on "crystal geyser" bottle; agnes on charango, me on melodica

2008-2009 may-june

list of performers/instruments:

voices by: me, carly hoopes, marielle jakobsons, alee karim, jordan glenn, agnes szelag, mikey c (preshish moments), shayna dunkelman; ellen fullman on long string instrument, stuart dempster on trombone; alee karim on electric guitar, dobro, & bass guitar; shayna dunkelman on vibraphone; barn owl, theresa wong on cello, ellen fullman on long string instrument; red plastic pan flute from lark in the morning; jason hoopes on his new double bass; me on electric guitar; me on charango; me whistling; me on acoustic guitar; agnes on sruti box; me on line 6 guitar; dave holton on electric guitar; jon porras (of barn owl) on electric guitar and harmonium; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; eli wise on electric guitar

2008-2009 april-may

list of performers/instruments:

voices by- me, agnes szelag, jon porras & evan caminiti (of barn owl), carly hoopes, liz albee, nathan snider, jason hoopes, johanna borchert; kristine barrett on pump organ, me on acoustic guitar; agnes on cello, me on unplugged bass guitar; agnes and me on digital piano; jason hoopes performing amanda schoofs' piece at his recital; wiener kids (jordan glenn- accordion, aram shelton- bass clarinet, cory wright- bass sax); varun kejriwal on a mexican coke bottle; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; me on gu zheng; me on a bottle of "three philosopher's" beer at zach watkins house in santa cruz; johanna borchert on piano; me on a "pom wonderful" bottle; caroline penwarden on accordion; small bell tree; sample stolen from "cantus in m3mory of b3njamin britt3n" by arvo part; alee karim on electric guitar; agnes on the iglassharp app for the iphone

2008-2009 march-april

list of performers/instruments:

voices by- me, agnes szelag, amir shirani, rachel kast, danny kelly, nathan snider, jason hoopes; me whistling; pianos by- me, fred frith, jason hoopes, sammy kruger, leah mittelmeier; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; sample stolen from "h3art shap3d box" by nirvana; jason on piano/agnes on cello; beth custer on bass clarinet; sample stolen from "pr3lude to 110 or 220/wom3n of th3 world" by jim o'rourke; me on- oud, double bass/wine bottle (with jason hoopes on acoustic guitar and piano all at the same time), crystal geyser juice squeeze bottle, willie winant's gongs (with sarah howe on his marimba), guitar/voice (with agnes on psaltery/voice), wooden marimbas from lark in the morning by agnes/me

2008-2009 february-march

list of performers/instruments:

voices by- me, fred frith, agnes szelag, heike liss, ellen fullman, varun kejriwal; me whistling; leah mittelmeier on piano; me on champagne, wine, & beer bottles; me on piano; ellen fullman & david gamper on long string instrument & electronics; oaxacan; the atomic bomb audition; damon waitkus on wineglasses, ukelin, dulcimer, & banjo; emily packard on violin, piano, musical saw, psaltery; me on bass/electric guitars; mikey c (preshish moments) on synthesizer (reaktor); gregg kowalsky on electric tanpura; marielle jakobsons on fender rhodes; me on microkorg; sample stolen from "conspiracy of the gods" by trans am; sample stolen from "the stones speak through the fire" by barn owl; sample stolen from "sitopul/zdirnaita in doi/rogojana" by ensemble tulnicarese

2008-2009 january-february

here's the longest one for this year (probably), weighing in at 20 seconds!

list of performers/instruments:

me on kazoo, singing, humming, ebowed bass, ukulele, toy melodica, piano (fazioli!!!), philicordia, pianoforte, brouilly wine bottle, chimes, internal microphone feedback; sarah palmer singing; matthias bossi singing; quentin sirjacq on the piano; the atomic bomb audition singing, in rehearsal (bass, guitar, drums); barn owl (voices, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, harmonica, harmonium); jordan glenn (vibraphonette, marimba, 2 glockenspiels, bell set, lap steel); leah rae mittelmeier on piano; sylvie and deborah from the quentin sessions on violin and cello

2008-2009 december-january

this one is ridiculously short, sure to be the shortest this year. tune in again on feb. 12th for a 20 second one!

list of performers/instruments:

cosa brava singing; me singing; wine bottle; the atomic bomb audition in rehearsal; kate pierce singing; carla kihlstedt on violin (red witch fuzz pedal- thanks laura!); phoebe humming; me humming; shayna dunkelman/preshish moment's piano; me on electric guitar, koolshades guitar, accordions; wine bottle from carly and jason; brian gleeson singing; rachel kast singing; andy strain on trombone; jason hoopes on double bass; noah phillips on electric guitar